Taxi driver kills 12 in Uk massacre
Posted on 3 June, 2010
At least 12 people are now known to have been killed by a taxi driver who went on a shooting rampage in the county of Cumbria in north-west England.
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Miners head to Canberra for tax fight
Posted on 2 June, 2010
The nation's biggest miners are descending on Canberra today armed with new ammunition in their fight against the mining profits tax.
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Stosur spoils Henin's Paris dream
Posted on 1 June, 2010
Australia's Samantha Stosur has stunned four-times former winner Justine Henin at the French Open to wreck hopes of a dream quarter-final between the returning Belgian and top seed Serena Williams.
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Extinct bird painting could be 40,000 years old
Posted on 31 May, 2010
Scientists say an Aboriginal rock painting found in Arnhem Land could be Australia's oldest painting.
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Wild weather warning for NSW
Posted on 29 May, 2010
New South Wales police are urging drivers to slow down this weekend with wild weather forecast to batter the state.
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Asylum seeker policy 'an appeal to fear and racism'
Posted on 28 May, 2010
A social justice advocacy group says it is concerned that both sides of politics are attacking asylum seekers in the lead-up to the federal election.
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Abbott flags return to overseas processing
Posted on 27 May, 2010
Asylum seekers could again face processing in overseas countries under a Coalition government, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has announced.
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Fraser quits Liberal Party
Posted on 26 May, 2010
Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has quit the Liberal Party, reportedly because he believes it is becoming too conservative.
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BP uncertain mud plug will stop leak
Posted on 25 May, 2010
Frustration is mounting in Washington over BP's failure to seal the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, but senior Obama administration officials say there is no viable alternative.
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Reserve Bank firm accused of bribery
Posted on 24 May, 2010
A Reserve Bank currency firm was willing to supply prostitutes and pay bribes to foreign officials to win banknote supply contracts, according to a federal police witness at the centre of Australia's most serious corruption investigation.
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US stocks defy eurozone finance fears
Posted on 22 May, 2010
US stocks have rebounded from steep opening losses amid fears over eurozone finances and the global economic recovery as buyers sought bargains a day after sharp drops.
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US teams creates 'synthetic life'
Posted on 21 May, 2010
US researchers have developed the first bacteria cell controlled by a synthetic genome in a breakthrough that may pose philosophical and scientific questions about the bid to recreate life.
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Aussie Porte seizes Giro lead
Posted on 20 May, 2010
Richie Porte has become the first Australian since Robbie McEwen in 2005 to don the Tour of Italy overall leader's pink jersey following the 11th stage, a 262-kilometre ride from Lucera to L'Aquila.
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Church of Scientology rejects neglect claims
Posted on 19 May, 2010
The Australian Church of Scientology has hit back at claims by the daughter of its president that the organisation created a systematic neglect of children.
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Labor MPs line up to attack 'phoney Tony'
Posted on 18 May, 2010
Government MPs have pounced on an admission by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott that he is not always entirely accurate in the heat of verbal combat.
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Monaco triumph Webber's 'greatest day'
Posted on 17 May, 2010
Australia's Mark Webber celebrated 'the greatest day of my life' after storming to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix and moving to the top of the Formula One leaderboard.
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Sydney gets ready to welcome Watson home
Posted on 15 May, 2010
Teen sailor Jessica Watson is set to sail into Sydney Harbour this morning, ending her seven-month solo round-the-world voyage.
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Fears Jessica Watson won't cope on land
Posted on 14 May, 2010
The grandfather of teenage sailor Jessica Watson says he is worried how she will cope after being alone at sea for so long.
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Captain Dragan arrested after global manhunt
Posted on 13 May, 2010
A man wanted over war crimes in Croatia has been arrested by Australian Federal Police officers in New South Wales following a worldwide manhunt.
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Brown resigns, Cameron becomes PM
Posted on 12 May, 2010
British prime minister Gordon Brown has announced his resignation and Conservatives Leader David Cameron has been invited by the Queen to form Britain's next Government.
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