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Smith orders review of Defence culture The commander of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) has been told to take leave, as the Federal Government announces a series of inquiries into the culture of the Defence Force. Dad gets life for 'horrible' bridge murder The Melbourne man who threw his four-year-old daughter off the Westgate Bridge has been sentenced to life in jail with a non-parole period of 32 years. Police Minister's alleged attacker charged Police have charged an Adelaide man with assaulting South Australian Police Minister Kevin Foley. $20b feud with Telstra drove NBN's birth It is already the most expensive infrastructure project in Australia's history, and it seems the final cost of the National Broadband Network could blow out by billions. Japan set to extend nuclear evacuation zone The Japanese government is considering extending the evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant because of high radiation levels.
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Carbon debate leaves Gillard out of breath Kevin Rudd in his job as foreign minister is generally regarded as smelling like a rose, Julia Gillard, in the top job, is getting just a little bit whiffy. The electorate's disappointment in Julia Gillard is more profound because she came to the position with much good will and sympathy. We had high hopes for her, but she has let us down. As Shakespeare put it in rather harsher context: Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds. The exception of Defence Almost all commentary on the scandal at ADFA is uninformed, due to a widespread failure to understand that military organisations are different to other organisations, and must be. Trademark rights to extinguish plain packaging bill? The release of the Federal government's draft plain packaging Bill brings with it few surprises except an admission of the ill-considered haste they released their original proposal with. A boy's world through rose coloured glasses Like women, men are still expected to abide by certain unwritten rules, including those of colour. For many, pink smacks of effeminacy, hence gayness. The logic's twisted, but it's common. Department of Defence: nowhere to hide A window was opened last week into the mindset of some military senior officers in terms of their reaction, or lack of it, to the unacceptable abuse of a female student at the Australian Defence Force Academy. A showdown between Defence Minister Stephen Smith and his department had been looming for some time. But the slackness, bloated self-importance and other-world secretiveness of uniformed defence personnel came to a head for Smith and the political process over the inability of senior officers to understand and respond to basic issues of morality, ethics and bullying. Smith took a stand.
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Shots fired in Sydney street Police are investigating reports of gunshots that could be linked to a break and enter in Sydney's south. Mubarak says he is victim of defamation Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said he was the victim of defamation and threatened lawsuits in his first public comments since he was ousted in a popular uprising, aired Sunday (local time) on Al Arabiya television. Details of NZ quake commission finalised The New Zealand government has finalised the details of the Royal Commission that will examine the cause of deadly building collapses during the Christchurch earthquakes in September and February.
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Mubarak says he is victim of defamation Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said he was the victim of defamation and threatened lawsuits in his first public comments since he was ousted in a popular uprising, aired Sunday (local time) on Al Arabiya television. Details of NZ quake commission finalised The New Zealand government has finalised the details of the Royal Commission that will examine the cause of deadly building collapses during the Christchurch earthquakes in September and February. Bali Nine drug smuggler marries A member of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring has married an Indonesian woman in a jailhouse ceremony in Bali.
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Truckie questions future of Stuart Highway An Alice Springs-based truck driver is warning the Stuart Highway between Central Australia and Darwin is approaching the end of its life span. Demand for big Cats Caterpillar Underground Mining is struggling to meet strong demand for its mining trucks. Liberals oppose canal ban After opposing the canal development in Ralphs Bay the Liberal party won't support a statewide ban on canal estates.
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Liberals oppose canal ban After opposing the canal development in Ralphs Bay the Liberal party won't support a statewide ban on canal estates. Regulator to examine waterfront leases in NSW The cost of renting public land on the waterfront will be reviewed for the first time since 2004. Birdwatchers hope for law change boost Birdwatchers in Central Australia believe proposed pastoral land changes will boost the hobby's popularity in the area.
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Lyon savages 'indefensible' Saints St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has admitted for the first time that the Saints' golden modern-day run may be over without them ever achieving the ultimate success. Parker to play after illness scare Brisbane forward Corey Parker will play in tonight's NRL clash against Newcastle despite receiving treatment in hospital on the weekend. Power claims wire-to-wire win Australia's Will Power started up front and never relinquished his spot to win the Indy grand prix of Alabama.
Science & Technology	More Science & Technology Stories >
'Fed-up' women ditching science careers A summit in Canberra is examining why Australian women are dropping out of science and engineering, often when they are at the peak of their careers. Birdwatchers hope for law change boost Birdwatchers in Central Australia believe proposed pastoral land changes will boost the hobby's popularity in the area. Government pulls plug on science teacher training There are concerns about the quality of science teaching in Australian primary schools, after the Federal Government announced that it would stop funding a teacher training program.
Environment	More Environment Stories >
Truckie questions future of Stuart Highway An Alice Springs-based truck driver is warning the Stuart Highway between Central Australia and Darwin is approaching the end of its life span. Regulator to examine waterfront leases in NSW The cost of renting public land on the waterfront will be reviewed for the first time since 2004. Man dies in Kur-ring-gai park A man has died on a walking trail in the Kur-ring-gai Chase National Park north of Sydney.
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