Gordon Brown resigns as leader
Posted on 11 May, 2010
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will stand down as Labour leader and eventually premier in a dramatic move which could see his party keep power despite losing a deadlocked election.
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Toyota does $1b profit U-turn
Posted on 10 May, 2010
Japanese media is reporting that carmaker Toyota is set to report an operating profit of more than $1 billion.
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World market turmoil rolls on
Posted on 8 May, 2010
A global stock market rout has churned ahead as governments scrambled to shield the world from the Greek debt debacle and the United States launched a probe into a calamitous Wall Street plunge.
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Climate debate derailed: scientists
Posted on 7 May, 2010
Two-hundred-and-fifty scientists have signed an open letter saying they are deeply disturbed by the recent escalation in attacks on climate scientists, saying political action has been derailed.
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Sydney moves closer to car-free George Street
Posted on 6 May, 2010
Sydney City Council appears to have won state government support for banning motorists from parts of Sydney's CBD.
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15 dead in World Cup fever outbreak
Posted on 5 May, 2010
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned people travelling to South Africa about the risk of contracting Rift Valley fever.
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Coalition punishes Labor to take poll lead
Posted on 4 May, 2010
The Coalition is in an election-winning poll position for the first time since 2006, with the latest Newspoll showing it leading Labor by 51 to 49 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis.
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Obama arrives in oil spill disaster zone
Posted on 3 May, 2010
US president Barack Obama has warned that the widening Louisiana oil slick could have a "potentially unprecedented" environmental and economic impact on the US Gulf's vulnerable shores.
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New drilling on hold as spill washes ashore
Posted on 1 May, 2010
The White House has announced that no new offshore oil drilling will be authorised until the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fully investigated.
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Massive oil spill spreading too fast to contain
Posted on 30 April, 2010
The US government is scrambling to contain a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is spreading faster than initially thought.
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Tobacco companies rally against plain packaging
Posted on 29 April, 2010
Australia's biggest tobacco companies say the Government's decision to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes will only provide a boost for the black market trade.
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Wall St dives as ratings agency junks Greece
Posted on 28 April, 2010
A decision to downgrade Greece's debt to junk status has sent a shudder through international financial markets.
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Labor shelves emissions scheme
Posted on 27 April, 2010
It was once a centrepiece of the Federal Government's election strategy, but now the emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been relegated to the shelf until at least 2013.
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Huge current discovered in Southern Ocean
Posted on 26 April, 2010
Scientists say the discovery of a deep ocean current in the Southern Ocean could provide new insights into climate change.
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Black Saturday fire boss resigns
Posted on 23 April, 2010
The head of Victoria's Country Fire Authority (CFA) Russell Rees has announced his resignation, after coming under mounting criticism for the CFA's handling of the Black Saturday bushfires that killed 173 people.
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Cadel upstages Contador in Belgium
Posted on 22 April, 2010
Australia's world champion road racer Cadel Evans won the Fleche Wallonne one-day classic in Belgium overnight ahead of Spanish duo Joaquin Rodriguez and Alberto Contador.
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Coalition considers Gen Y dole ban
Posted on 21 April, 2010
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has confirmed that the Coalition is considering a scheme which could deny the dole to people under 30.
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Ash means cash for hotel industry
Posted on 20 April, 2010
Travellers say hotels are cashing in on the hundreds of thousands of airline passengers stranded around the world as clouds of volcanic ash keep airspace closed over Europe and the UK.
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Qantas still grounded, hope for European flights
Posted on 19 April, 2010
Airlines are questioning whether closing Europe's airspace has been an overreaction, as Qantas confirms that its services to the continent are unlikely to resume tomorrow.
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Volcano cloud smothers Europe
Posted on 16 April, 2010
A huge plume of drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland has disrupted air traffic across much of northern and western Europe, stranding tens of thousands of air passengers.
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