Tributes flow for Democrats' 'heart and soul'
Posted on 29 August, 2006
Political figures are paying tribute to the founder of the Democrats, Don Chipp, who has died in Melbourne at the age of 81.
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Howard rejects warning on greenhouse emissions
Posted on 28 August, 2006
Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed calls for Australia to cut its greenhouse emissions by 60 per cent by 2050 in order to combat the effects of global warming.
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68,000 children accessing homeless program, AIHW says
Posted on 25 August, 2006
Children are among the highest users of a government-funded program for the homeless, a report says.
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Liberal senator welcomes stem cell breakthrough claim
Posted on 24 August, 2006
A Liberal senator opposed to further stem cell research has welcomed a scientific breakthrough that could allow for research without the destruction of human embryos.
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Beattie set to win Qld election: poll
Posted on 22 August, 2006
The Beattie Government is on track to be returned to power in Queensland.
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Possible brain repair protein pinpointed
Posted on 21 August, 2006
New Tasmanian research has found a protein could hold the key to repairing damaged brain and spinal cord cells.
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Survey reveals continent's collision line
Posted on 18 August, 2006
Researchers say northern Australia was once a separate land mass to the rest of the continent which crashed into central Australia, wedging underneath it.
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Researchers applaud stem cells conscience vote
Posted on 17 August, 2006
Researchers have welcomed moves towards a conscience vote in Federal Parliament on the use of stem cells.
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Recruitment concerns cloud ADF expansion plan
Posted on 15 August, 2006
There are concerns recruitment issues may hamper the Federal Government's plan to significantly increase the number of personnel employed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Poll shows Govt under pressure on petrol prices
Posted on 14 August, 2006
A new opinion poll shows rising petrol prices could be hurting the Federal Government, with support for the Coalition down on the previous month.
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US at war with 'Islamic fascists', Bush says
Posted on 11 August, 2006
US President George W Bush has tightened airline security and said a plot foiled by Britain to blow up US-bound flights was a "stark reminder" the United States is "at war with Islamic fascists".
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Nelson outlines Afghan troop deployment
Posted on 10 August, 2006
Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says Australian troops in Afghanistan will be there for at least two years at a cost of more than $350 million.
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Police fear rat poison placed in Brisbane schools
Posted on 8 August, 2006
A substance thought to be rat poison has been found at a Brisbane playground and a Brisbane state school, and there is concern it has also been placed at other schools.
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AMA seeks $2b in Indigenous health spending
Posted on 7 August, 2006
Australia's peak medical body, the Australian Medical Association (AMA), is calling on the Federal Government to do more to increase the life expectancy of Indigenous Australians.
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US general warns of Iraq civil war
Posted on 4 August, 2006
America's top commander in the Middle East says Iraq could slide into civil war if the mounting sectarian violence is not quelled.
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Castro 'very alive and very alert'
Posted on 3 August, 2006
The speaker of Cuba's National Assembly has said that he has met and spoken with Fidel Castro and the ailing Cuban leader was "very alive and very alert" after undergoing surgery and ceding power.
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RBA lifts interest rate to 6pc
Posted on 2 August, 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised its official interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6 per cent, as widely expected.
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Pro-water recycling lobby seeks national water quality survey
Posted on 1 August, 2006
The Australian Water Association (AWA) has called for a national survey of the quality of the country's drinking water supplies, so that people can be given the facts about water recycling.
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Schumacher closes gap with Germany victory
Posted on 31 July, 2006
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher blasted the Formula One title race wide open overnight with a commanding victory in his home German Grand Prix.
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Tour champion Landis denies doping
Posted on 28 July, 2006
Tour de France champion Floyd Landis has denied being a drugs cheat after recording a positive drugs test.
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