PM may struggle to hold Bennelong
Posted on 19 February, 2007
A poll out this morning indicates Prime Minister John Howard may face a battle to hold his own seat at the next federal election.
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Rain storm death toll in India reaches 40
Posted on 16 February, 2007
Officials say at least 40 people have died in northern India in a week of unusually heavy rains for the season.
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US military base to be built in WA
Posted on 15 February, 2007
The United States military will build a new communications base at Geraldton in Western Australia.
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Govt pressed on Murray-Darling costings
Posted on 14 February, 2007
The Federal Opposition has grilled departmental officials about the costings of the Government's $10 billion water plan for the Murray-Darling Basin.
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PM 'standing up for Australia' in criticising Obama
Posted on 13 February, 2007
Defence Minister Brendan Nelson is standing by the Prime Minister's criticism of US presidential candidate Barack Obama, who wants troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by March, 2008.
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Obama rejects PM's Iraq 'rhetoric'
Posted on 12 February, 2007
United States presidential hopeful Barack Obama has blasted Prime Minister John Howard's complaint about his plan to bring US troops home from Iraq as "empty rhetoric".
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Heavy snow causes disruption in Britain
Posted on 9 February, 2007
Airline passengers bore the brunt of unusually heavy snow in England and Wales, which forced the temporary closure of runways at several airports and caused disruption on roads and rails.
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'Billion-dollar black hole' in PM's water plan
Posted on 8 February, 2007
The Federal Opposition says Prime Minister John Howard's $10 billion water plan for the Murray-Darling Basin is facing a billion-dollar black hole.
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PM says carbon trading part of climate change solution
Posted on 5 February, 2007
Prime Minister John Howard has signalled that Australia is likely to be involved in a carbon trading scheme as part of tackling climate change.
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UN panel blames humans for global warming
Posted on 2 February, 2007
The United Nations (UN) climate panel has agreed that human activities are causing global warming that may bring more droughts, heatwaves and rising seas, delegates say.
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States back PM's Murray-Darling plan
Posted on 1 February, 2007
Most of the state and territory leaders are now giving conditional backing to Prime Minister John Howard's plan to take federal control of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Archaeologists find Stonehenge settlement
Posted on 31 January, 2007
Archaeologists in Britain have found a large ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge.
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PM pledges billions to solve water crisis
Posted on 25 January, 2007
Prime Minister John Howard will today use a major address to pledge billions of dollars to overhauling water management in Australia.
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Israeli President faces rape charge
Posted on 24 January, 2007
In what would be an unprecedented indictment against an Israeli head of state, Israel's ministry of justice says prosecutors intend to charge President Moshe Katsav with rape and other crimes against female employees.
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Rudd promises education overhaul
Posted on 23 January, 2007
Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd is promising to reshape the education system if he wins the next election.
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Labor seeks emergency water summit
Posted on 22 January, 2007
The Federal Opposition is stepping up its call for an overhaul of water management across the country.
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Bushfires destroy eight homes
Posted on 17 January, 2007
Eight homes have been destroyed in Victoria overnight, as bushfires cause havoc across the state.
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Watchdog demands drop in petrol prices
Posted on 16 January, 2007
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is calling on oil companies to lower their petrol prices.
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Tackle climate change and bird flu, Rudd urges Howard
Posted on 15 January, 2007
The Federal Opposition has urged Prime Minister John Howard to raise at the East Asia Summit the issue of a coordinated regional response to national disasters.
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New York odour hospitalises seven
Posted on 9 January, 2007
Authorities in New York are scrambling to find the source of a strong gas-like odour that has spread across large parts of the city.
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