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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Dollar surges to a 24-year high
Posted on 28 February, 2008
The Australian dollar has hit a 24-year high, as the US dollar continues to slide to new lows.
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Aust bowel cancer rates rising: report
Posted on 27 February, 2008
The latest figures on chronic disease in Australia show bowel cancer rates are increasing, and it is now the second most common cancer.
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Rudd unveils selection panel for 2020 summit
Posted on 26 February, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced the list of 11 prominent Australians who will help select the participants for the 2020 summit to be held in April.
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Not enough help for teen binge drinkers: report
Posted on 25 February, 2008
The Federal Government's advisory group on drugs has found one in 10 high school students has been binge drinking in the last week.
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McCain denies affair with female lobbyist
Posted on 22 February, 2008
US Republican heir apparent John McCain has denied having an affair with a female lobbyist as his White House campaign and conservatives excoriated a critical article in a prominent US newspaper.
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Respect, partnerships 'key to Indigenous policy'
Posted on 21 February, 2008
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner has outlined what he says is the best formula for improving the lives of Indigenous Australians.
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Homicide squad investigating deaths of Sydney children
Posted on 20 February, 2008
The homicide squad is investigating after two children were found dead at a Canley Heights house in Sydney's south-west yesterday.
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Rudd most popular PM in 20 years: poll
Posted on 19 February, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is Australia's most popular Prime Minister in more than 20 years, according to a Newspoll published in today's Australian newspaper.
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Most Indigenous housing sub-standard: study
Posted on 18 February, 2008
An extensive survey of Aboriginal housing has found only a third had facilities to wash a child in.
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At least 15 shot at US university
Posted on 15 February, 2008
As many as 18 people were injured and several people were taken away in ambulances after a shooting at Northern Illinois University, west of Chicago, this morning (Australian time), officials and US media said.
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Nelson waiting for Rudd to apologise over speech snub
Posted on 14 February, 2008
Brendan Nelson says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not apologised for the actions of Labor staffers who turned their backs on the Opposition Leader as he delivered his response at yesterday's apology to the Stolen Generations.
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Rudd: We say sorry
Posted on 13 February, 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has delivered the long-awaited apology to Australia's Stolen Generations.
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Aborigines should respond to apology in Parliament: Greens
Posted on 12 February, 2008
Greens leader Bob Brown has hit out at the Government for refusing to allow Indigenous people to speak in Parliament in response to the Prime Minister's apology tomorrow.
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Aborigines head for Canerra calling for compensation
Posted on 11 February, 2008
Hundreds of Aboriginal people are making their way to Canberra to hear the Prime Minister officially apologise to the Stolen Generations, as calls are made for compensation from the Federal Government.
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'Forgiveness' essential to sorrry process: MP
Posted on 8 February, 2008
A North Queensland Federal Liberal MP says a gesture of forgiveness by the Indigenous community after next week's formal apology is essential to the reconciliation process.
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Ledger's death a warning to others: dad
Posted on 7 February, 2008
Heath Ledger's family says the official finding that the 28-year-old actor died of an accidental drug overdose should put an end to speculation about his death.
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