Rudd serious on politician pay cut: Gillard
Posted on 6 February, 2008
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a suggestion by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that politicians might take a pay cut to set an example for the country is a serious one.
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RBA expected to lift rates
Posted on 5 February, 2008
Most economists say high inflation is more than likely to prompt the Reserve Bank (RBA) to lift interest rates by a quarter of a per cent when it meets today.
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ACTU pleads for rate rise amnesty
Posted on 4 February, 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is being urged to consider the plight of working families when deciding whether to increase interest rates this week.
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Hicks not planning to profit from story: lawyer
Posted on 1 February, 2008
Media groups have begun canvassing David Hicks for his story, but the freed terrorism supporter's lawyer says any agreement would be within the law.
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Macklin calls for cross-party 'sorry' support
Posted on 31 January, 2008
The Federal Government is calling on all parliamentarians to declare their in-principle support for the apology to the Stolen Generations.
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Businesses looking for leadership on climate change
Posted on 30 January, 2008
A new survey has found that despite the warnings, just 22 per cent of Australian businesses have taken action in response to climate change.
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Corruption case against Soharto will continue: lawyers
Posted on 29 January, 2008
Lawyers say a multi-billion-dollar corruption case against late former Indonesian president Suharto will keep going after his death.
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Focus on basics instead of saying 'sorry': Nelson
Posted on 28 January, 2008
Federal Opposition leader Brendan Nelson says the Government should focus on the basics instead of considering an apology to Indigenous Australians.
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Gillard given blueprint for new IR system
Posted on 25 January, 2008
The Federal Government's move towards a new industrial landscape is one step closer, with a new report outlining a changed workplace relations system.
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Ledger's autopsy deemed 'inconclusive'
Posted on 24 January, 2008
It could take another 10 days to determine how Australian actor Heath Ledger died, after an initial autopsy in New York proved inconclusive.
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Heath Ledger dead
Posted on 23 January, 2008
Australian actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment, possibly of a drug overdose.
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Thousands mourn Hillary at State funeral
Posted on 22 January, 2008
Thousands are gathering in New Zealand to honour Mt Everest climber Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral this morning.
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Tax cuts won't be dropped, Swan says
Posted on 21 January, 2008
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says $30 billion worth of tax cuts promised during last year's election campaign will not be touched under a new plan to slash budget spending.
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Aust traders brace for Wall St fallout
Posted on 18 January, 2008
Australian markets are expected to struggle in early trading following a tough session on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Japan agrees to free Sea Shepherd activists
Posted on 16 January, 2008
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says the Japanese Government has agreed to free two Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activists who are being held on board a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters.
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Aust Embassy caught in kabul hotel attack
Posted on 15 January, 2008
Suspected Taliban militants have carried out a gun and grenade attack on a luxury hotel housing the Australian Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Flash flooding hits N Queensland
Posted on 14 January, 2008
Emergency service crews have spent the night rescuing stranded drivers and homeowners from floodwaters in North Queensland.
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Heat, wind keeps extreme fire danger across Vic
Posted on 11 January, 2008
Searing heat and gusty winds are expected to create extreme fire conditions across Victoria today.
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Baby bonus causing Indigenous population explosion: MP.
Posted on 10 January, 2008
Far north Queensland MP Jason O'Brien says he has heard anecdotal reports that the baby bonus scheme has led to a population explosion in some Cape York Indigenous communities.
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Texas man: 'God told me to cook girlfriend'
Posted on 9 January, 2008
A Texas man accused of cooking pieces of his murdered girlfriend said he did it on orders from God, investigators repotedly told a local paper.
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