Larry smashes far north Qld coast
Posted on 20 March, 2006
Category 5 cyclone Larry has smashed into the far north Queensland coast, lashing the area with winds of up to 290 kilometres an hour.
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Olympics next for fired-up Kersten
Posted on 17 March, 2006
Cyclist Ben Kersten says he had something to prove by winning gold in the one-kilometre time trial at the Commonwealth Games last night.
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Australians charged in global child porn case
Posted on 16 March, 2006
Two Australians have been charged in connection with an alleged international child pornography ring, and police say a third is being investigated.
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ABC efficient, under-funded: KPMG report
Posted on 15 March, 2006
A review commissioned by the Federal Government on the ABC's efficiency and funding has found that the national broadcaster is both efficient and chronically under-funded.
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'Bloody' campaign kicks off in UK
Posted on 14 March, 2006
The Australian tourism advertisement which has sparked controversy in the United Kingdom has been launched in London.
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Business leader backs call for more IR changes
Posted on 9 March, 2006
A prominent business leader says there should be more changes made to Australia's industrial relations (IR) system but not for a few years yet.
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Hackett looks for positives in Thorpe withdrawal
Posted on 8 March, 2006
Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion Grant Hackett says Ian Thorpe's withdrawal from Australia's Commonwealth Games team will give other swimmers much-needed exposure at a major championships.
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Triumphant Crean issues challenge over factions
Posted on 7 March, 2006
Simon Crean says the ALP must stand up to its factional leaders, in the wake of his win in a bitter preselection battle.
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PM ready to re-examine uranium policy
Posted on 6 March, 2006
Prime Minister John Howard has arrived in India for a three-day visit where he is expected to be asked to consider changing Australia's policy on exporting uranium to the South Asian giant.
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Cable shows PM knew about AWB bribes: Opposition
Posted on 3 March, 2006
The Federal Opposition says cables warning of alleged kickbacks in AWB's wheat contracts tendered to the Cole inquiry yesterday were sent directly to the Prime Minister nearly six years ago.
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Thorpe in doubt for Melbourne Games
Posted on 2 March, 2006
With less than two weeks before the Commonwealth Games begin in Melbourne, Australia's star swimmer Ian Thorpe is struggling to shake off an illness that has left his Games preparation in tatters.
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AWB media coverage somewhat misleading: Howard
Posted on 28 February, 2006
Prime Minister John Howard says he is not surprised by an opinion poll showing 70 per cent of Australians think the Coalition Government was aware of AWB kickbacks to the former Iraqi regime.
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Smith century steers Proteas to victory
Posted on 27 February, 2006
Skipper Graeme Smith hit a superb century to steer South Africa to a convincing six-wicket win over Australia in the first one-day international at Centurion Park overnight.
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Costello pushes nationality 'test'
Posted on 24 February, 2006
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says Australians with dual nationality should lose their Australian citizenship if they do not respect the country's laws and cultural values.
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Turnbull under fire over implied role in HIH collapse
Posted on 23 February, 2006
High profile politician Malcolm Turnbull has defended himself against continuing claims he had a role in the collapse of the insurer HIH.
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Thousands join Westpoint suit
Posted on 22 February, 2006
Legal action will be taken on behalf of thousands of investors who lost millions of dollars in the mezzanine financing schemes associated with the failed Westpoint Corporation.
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Irving jailed for denying Holocaust
Posted on 21 February, 2006
An Austrian court has found the right-wing British historian David Irving guilty of denying the Holocaust and sentenced him to three years in prison.
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Driver to face court, sixth teen dies
Posted on 20 February, 2006
A 34-year-old man will appear in the Mildura Magistrates Court in north-west Victoria today charged over the road incident in which six teenagers died at the weekend.
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RU486 vote welcomed
Posted on 17 February, 2006
The first Australian doctor who applied to prescribe the abortion drug RU486 says she is pleased and relieved the Federal Parliament has voted to take control of it away from the Federal Health Minister.
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Vale 'on her own' over Muslim population comments
Posted on 14 February, 2006
A Federal Parliamentary Secretary has distanced herself from a Coalition colleague's comments about the abortion drug RU486.
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