Commonwealth Bank 'exploited refugees'
Posted on 31 March, 2008
The Commonwealth Bank has been accused of exploiting refugees in its allocation of loans.
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Tibetan monks defy protest ban
Posted on 28 March, 2008
Buddhist monks from one of Tibet's most sacred temples have defied China's crackdown to protest in front of visiting foreign reporters in the capital, Lhasa.
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Rudd departs to walk the world stage
Posted on 27 March, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will depart on his 17-day world tour this morning, after last night laying out his vision for Australia's place on the global stage in a keynote Sydney speech.
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School drug tests a 'waste of money'
Posted on 26 March, 2008
A year-long study from the Federal Government's advisory group on drugs has found drug testing in schools would be a waste of money.
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Three charged over Olympic protest
Posted on 25 March, 2008
Three French activists who were arrested for staging an anti-China demonstration at the lighting of the Olympic flame in Greece overnight have been charged and released from custody.
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Two dead in level crossing smash
Posted on 24 March, 2008
Two members of one family are dead after a train hit a car on a level crossing at Modewarre near Geelong, south-west of Melbourne.
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Western Sydney pushed to brink of recession: Labour MP
Posted on 21 March, 2008
A Labor backbencher has warned that her area of western Sydney is being pushed to the brink of recession by interest rate rises.
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Rudd defends China trip
Posted on 20 March, 2008
The Federal Opposition says the Government's objectivity has been called into question because Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and other Labor MPs accepted sponsored overseas trips when they were in Opposition.
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Australian Olympians 'won't be gagged'
Posted on 19 March, 2008
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) says its athletes will not be stopped from speaking about human rights issues at this year's Beijing Games.
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Rudd confirms HMAS Sydney find
Posted on 17 March, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed searchers have found the wreck of HMAS Sydney off the West Australian coast, solving Australia's greatest naval mystery.
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Netballer dies after grand final collapse
Posted on 14 March, 2008
A 17-year-old netball player from Colac has died after collapsing while warming up for a netball grand final match in Warrnambool last night.
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More proof of consumer confidence drop
Posted on 13 March, 2008
New figures give further evidence of the shock to consumer confidence from consecutive interest rate rises.
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Mutilated women prepare class action
Posted on 12 March, 2008
A public meeting on the New South Wales far south coast is today expected to hear the extent of serious misconduct allegations levelled against former doctor Graeme Reeves.
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Families devastated by Mildura crash verdict
Posted on 10 March, 2008
The families of six teenagers killed in a road accident in Victoria's far north-west have expressed anger after the man charged in relation to the accident was found not guilty of culpable driving.
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'Sex slaves rescued' from Sydney brothels
Posted on 7 March, 2008
Police and immigration officials have charged five people over an alleged sex trafficking syndicate operating in Sydney brothels worth an estimated $3 million a year.
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Rush given fresh hope in death penalty fight
Posted on 6 March, 2008
A lawyer for convicted drug smuggler Scott Rush hopes he will be spared the death penalty now that three fellow members of the 'Bali nine' have had their sentences reduced to life in prison.
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Moses high on Mt Sinai: Israeli study
Posted on 5 March, 2008
Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.
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No need for rates rise: former RBA governor
Posted on 4 March, 2008
Former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Bernie Fraser says there is no need for today's predicted interest rate rise.
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Housing affordability crisis worsens
Posted on 3 March, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will unveil new housing affordability figures today which show housing stress has worsened and become more widespread.
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'Pumpkin's' dad arrested in US
Posted on 29 February, 2008
Police in the United States have captured New Zealand fugitive Michael Xue, who is suspected of killing his wife last year.
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