Fish stocks to collapse within 50 yrs, say scientists
Posted on 3 November, 2006
An international team of scientists says global fish stocks may be wiped out within 50 years if ocean species continue to be lost at their present rate.
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Amnesty chief Khan wins Sydney Peace Prize
Posted on 2 November, 2006
The first woman to head the world's largest human rights group has received the 2006 Sydney Peace Prize.
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South Africa's apartheid-era premier Botha dies
Posted on 1 November, 2006
South Africa's former apartheid-era president PW Botha has died at his home in the Western Cape at the age of 90, the SAPA news agency reports.
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Opposition attacks Govt over climate change
Posted on 31 October, 2006
The Federal Opposition is stepping up its attack on the Government over climate change in the wake of the Sir Nicholas Stern report.
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Carr condemns school chaplains plan
Posted on 30 October, 2006
Former New South Wales premier Bob Carr has condemned the Federal Government's plan to fund chaplains in public and private schools, saying it could be deeply divisive.
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Princess Mary pregnant again
Posted on 27 October, 2006
The Danish royal family has announced Crown Princess Mary is pregnant with her second child.
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Wage hike proves critics wrong, says Andrews
Posted on 26 October, 2006
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Kevin Andrews, says a decision to increase the minimum wage by $27.36 a week is great news for Australia's lowest paid workers.
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Howard dismisses Sogavare arrest talk
Posted on 25 October, 2006
Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is trying to keep up the diplomatic pressure on Australia by reportedly telling other Pacific leaders at the forum in Fiji that he fears he could face arrest on his return home over the Julian Moti affair.
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Land freed up for a new development
Posted on 20 October, 2006
A new Mooroopna housing development is expected to be home to almost 5000 and lead to a new primary school and small commercial centre.
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UK Muslim woman wins veil victimisation case
Posted on 20 October, 2006
A female Muslim teaching assistant in Britain who refused to remove her veil in the classroom has won an employment tribunal case for victimisation, but lost her claim of religious discrimination.
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Ancient fish was advanced for its age
Posted on 19 October, 2006
Fish developed features characteristic of land animals much earlier than once thought, researchers say.
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Australia's obesity cost 'nears $4b'
Posted on 18 October, 2006
A new report estimates the yearly financial cost of obesity in Australia at $3.7 billion.
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Drought relief criteria too strict, NSW Minister says
Posted on 17 October, 2006
The New South Wales Government says while it welcomes the Federal Government's drought relief package, too few farmers are eligible for the interest rate subsidies.
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Farm production heading for recession: Costello
Posted on 13 October, 2006
Treasurer Peter Costello says Australia is looking at a recession in farm production as an El Nino weather pattern worsens the drought.
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Yankees pitcher killed in NY plane crash
Posted on 12 October, 2006
A New York Yankees baseball pitcher has been killed after the light plane he was piloting crashed into a high-rise building in Manhattan this morning.
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Desai becomes youngest female Booker winner
Posted on 11 October, 2006
Indian writer Kiran Desai has succeeded where her mother failed and became the youngest woman ever to win the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
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Google buys out YouTube
Posted on 10 October, 2006
Web search leader Google has agreed to acquire top video entertainment site YouTube for $A2.2 billion in stock, putting a lofty new value on consumer-generated media sites.
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Climate change threatens economies, security: report
Posted on 9 October, 2006
A CSIRO report has warned climate change will threaten the region's economy and security unless governments and aid agencies start preparing for its impacts.
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Bishop plans education takeover
Posted on 6 October, 2006
Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop has launched an attack on the curriculums set by state and territory education authorities.
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Nuclear energy panel considers Chernobyl
Posted on 5 October, 2006
The Federal Government-appointed panel investigating nuclear power has visited the sites of major overseas nuclear disasters, including Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.
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