Outcry over call for nuclear power debate
Posted on 3 June, 2005
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr's call for a debate on the merits or otherwise of nuclear power has been labelled "ludicrous" by environmentalists, who say it is too risky an option to even consider.
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'Trust me' says cuddle hormone
Posted on 2 June, 2005
It could be criminals' dream drug - a hormone that makes people trust you.
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SAS soldier disciplined over Afghan action
Posted on 1 June, 2005
The Defence Department has confirmed reports that an Australian SAS soldier was disciplined after an operation in Afghanistan that killed at least 11 Afghani villagers, and in which personal effects were souvenired from one of the dead.
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Nation watches as Corby verdict looms
Posted on 27 May, 2005
A panel of Indonesian judges is scheduled to deliver the verdict today in the trial of Gold Coast woman Schapelle Corby, who is accused of smuggling 4.1 kilograms of marijuana into Bali.
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Australia below-par on human rights: Amnesty
Posted on 26 May, 2005
The Australian Government has been accused of encouraging terrorism and fuelling instability around the world by betraying international standards on human rights.
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Entertainers pay tribute to Kennedy
Posted on 25 May, 2005
Tributes are pouring in for legendary entertainer Graham Kennedy, who died this morning at the age of 71.
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Aust couldn't cut Corby sentence: Ruddock
Posted on 24 May, 2005
Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has warned that Australia could not change the sentence imposed on alleged drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, even once a prisoner exchange agreement is signed.
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Labor claims sole parents to lose $120pw
Posted on 23 May, 2005
The Federal Opposition says the Government's plan to force sole parents into part-time work will cost families between $70 and $120 per week.
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Care shortage reaches crisis point
Posted on 20 May, 2005
Parents of adults with disabilities in the Goulburn Valley say a lack of permanent accommodation for their children has reached crisis point.
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Sheikh's aide confident of Wood's release
Posted on 20 May, 2005
A man who has been helping Sydney Sheikh Taj el-Din Al Hilaly with negotiations for hostage Douglas Wood's release says Mr Wood will be freed "very soon".
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Little-used power allows ports takeover
Posted on 19 May, 2005
A constitutional expert says the Federal Government is using a little-known power to take over the regulation of Australia's major port facilities.
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Kylie's diagnosis shocks fellow entertainers
Posted on 18 May, 2005
The entertainment industry is in shock after news Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has breast cancer.
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Witnesses tell of Solon concerns
Posted on 17 May, 2005
A social worker who saw Australian woman Vivian Solon before she was deported says she raised the case with the Immigration Department and was told she would be cared for by a mission in the Philippines.
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Corby prosecutor dismisses Govt letter
Posted on 16 May, 2005
The leading prosecutor in Schapelle Corby's Bali drugs trial say the Australian Government's letter confirming an investigation into Sydney baggage handlers has no legal value.
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Howard unveils plan to protect Tas forests
Posted on 13 May, 2005
The clear-felling of Tasmania's native forest will be reduced under an agreement between the Federal and State Governments.
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Costello slashes taxes, revamps welfare
Posted on 11 May, 2005
The Federal Government's multi-billion dollar tax plan will come under greater scrutiny today as Treasurer Peter Costello promotes his 10th Budget.
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Hostage deadline passes
Posted on 10 May, 2005
The deadline set by the kidnappers of Australian man Douglas Wood for the Howard Government to pull Australian troops out of Iraq has passed.
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Black box recovered after fatal plane crash
Posted on 9 May, 2005
The black box flight recorders retrieved from the site of Australia's worst plane crash in almost 40 years will be taken to Canberra today for analysis by air safety investigators.
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Family plea for missing teenager
Posted on 6 May, 2005
The family of a 16-year-old boy missing since Anzac Day has made an impassioned plea for information into his whereabouts.
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UK leaders cast their votes
Posted on 6 May, 2005
Millions of Britons are voting in a general election widely expected to hand Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party an historic third successive victory.
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