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AFP scrutinises law after cadet sex claims The Federal Police and the Federal Government have hinted laws about transmitting pictures over the internet might need strengthening, following allegations a female Defence Force Academy cadet was secretly webcasted having sex. Greens leader tells newspaper to 'grow up' A simmering conflict between The Australian newspaper and the Greens has become open warfare, with Greens leader Bob Brown accusing the national broadsheet of a vendetta against his party and telling it to "grow up". Big tobacco fights back against plain packets British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) says it will launch a court challenge against proposed plain-packaging laws for cigarettes. Flight delays after airport security scare Police are still looking for a man who breached security at Melbourne Airport today, delaying flights across the country. Morcombes burn effigy of abduction suspect The parents of missing Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe have burned a life-size mannequin that was used to seek help in finding people of interest in their son's case.
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Rudd for the naughty corner? The PM can't risk it Kevin Rudd broke the rules when he breached Cabinet solidarity on Monday night. So why won't Prime Minister Gillard discipline her errant foreign minister? She's damned if she does, and in trouble if she doesn't. But then what has she got to lose, apart from authority, credibility ... and power. Learning the hard way how to reduce carbon emissions For 15 years Australian governments have tried to reduce carbon emissions with over 300 different programs. It will cost us all less to reduce emissions if we put a price on them. The awakening within Afghanistan Media spin now supplements the roar of war and the grind of geo-politics to keep drowning out the voices of those Afghans who simply want to be free to liberate themselves. Financial fetishes: Voodoo Economics In the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, an economics teacher launches into an improvised soliloquy: "Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Something-d-o-o economics. 'Voodoo' economics." This first of a three-part series on financial fetishes explores the impact of Voodoo Economics and what it teaches us about the future of the global economy. Believing the evidence on climate change policy It is disturbing when people - especially politicians - ignore or deny the evidence on how to actually achieve lower emissions.
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Bolt lands Sunday show with Ten Network Ten has confirmed controversial columnist Andrew Bolt will host his own show on the channel on Sunday mornings from May 8. Power price surge keeping shoppers away A new survey says rising utility bills are the main reason consumers are staying away from retail stores. Big tobacco fights back against plain packets British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) says it will launch a court challenge against proposed plain-packaging laws for cigarettes.
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WHO warns of post-antibiotic era The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for more urgent action to deal with drug-resistant infections after a bacteria which resists almost all antibiotics was discovered. Cluster bombs found on Thai-Cambodia border Experts visiting the Thai-Cambodia border have found almost half the sites they toured were contaminated by unexploded cluster bombs. Probation for paedophile guidebook author An American man who wrote and published a guidebook that gave advice to paedophiles has been sentenced to two years probation in the US state of Florida.
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Bolt lands Sunday show with Ten Network Ten has confirmed controversial columnist Andrew Bolt will host his own show on the channel on Sunday mornings from May 8. Power price surge keeping shoppers away A new survey says rising utility bills are the main reason consumers are staying away from retail stores. Tree-sit protester arrested An anti-logging activist has been arrested after being removed from a tree sit in the Picton Valley in Tasmania's south.
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Open-air urinals not the answer for Darwin Darwin Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer says open-air urinals would not be the answer to problems associated with a lack of public toilets in the city. Premier pushes GST case Tasmania's Premier, Lara Giddings, says the arguments put forward by Western Australia and Queensland to change the GST arrangements do not stack up. Jerberra Estate residents given deadline to leave Devastated residents of a so-called 'paper estate' near Tomerong on the South Coast have been asked to enter an agreement to move out of their homes by September this year.
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Appleby sweating on Masters fitness Stuart Appleby is racing against time to overcome a painful back problem and take his spot in the Masters first round. Burgess, Ellis cleared for return England Test team-mates Sam Burgess and Gareth Ellis will go head to head in Friday night's NRL clash between South Sydney and Wests Tigers after both passed fitness tests. Ancelotti accuses ref of lacking courage Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti lashed out at Spanish referee Alberto Undiano after his side was denied a certain penalty against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
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Peel picked for carbon storage study The Peel region has been chosen for a new study which aims to increase the amount of carbon that can be stored underground. Visionary scientists grow proto-eye Japanese scientists believe they are getting closer to growing a human eye. Heat rises in the search for temperature data truth When it comes to climate change either you're with us, or you're on the other side.
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Water commission sounds quality warning The authority advising the Federal Government on water policy has released a report warning of a serious risk to the future quality and supply of urban water. Jerberra Estate residents given deadline to leave Devastated residents of a so-called 'paper estate' near Tomerong on the South Coast have been asked to enter an agreement to move out of their homes by September this year. Report casts shadow over solar plans A scathing auditor-general's report has raised doubts on plans for two huge solar power projects near Mildura in north-west Victoria.
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