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Wait nearly over for royal wedding The wait is nearly over for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are to marry at Westminster Abbey tonight in a dazzling display of royal pomp and pageantry set to draw a huge audience at home and abroad. Man accused of shooting neighbours dead Police will allege a man shot dead three neighbours before starting a siege that ended with his arrest eight hours later in Adelaide's eastern suburbs. Chopper pilot breaks down at flood inquiry A helicopter pilot has told the Queensland flood inquiry that rescuers could have stayed in Grantham, west of Brisbane, for an hour longer if their aircraft had been upgraded. Two charged over ADFA sex scandal Two cadets from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) have faced court over allegations they secretly filmed a female cadet having sex and broadcast it over the internet. Home prices fall, rents rise Capital city home prices fell again in March, but rents have surged over the past six months.
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You get bread crumbs, they live a merry circus The royal family is an institutional codification of your worthlessness. No matter how you slice and dice it, an aristocracy, by definition, rests on the brute fact that they are royal and you are common. And yet tonight's wedding will attract a television audience of some two billion people, a sizeable proportion of the world's population. How do we explain this? Why such enthusiasm for an event structurally predicated upon the innate inferiority of the very people celebrating it? A right royal knees up It's every young girl's dream to marry a prince but with royalty being thin on the ground many have to settle for becoming lawyers, doctors, prime ministers... The Chaser's royal wedding commentary: frequently axed questions The people demand answers about the cancellation of The Chaser's Royal Wedding Commentary. So here goes. Supporters the winner as AFL delivers to the heartland So conditioned is the football community to treating its administration with suspicion and derision, it threatened to miss the magnitude of what was being unveiled. Political engagement is a universal constant It's routine to hear people say they hate politics and that they happily live without engaging it at any level, despite most amateur family/office politics being more brutal than anything the professionals have to offer. Politics haters also usually loudly declare their loathing of politicians and how they are the worst of people but after many years of being exposed daily to state and federal politics I think it's reasonable to say that our politicians are fair reflection of our community and no more or less flawed than all of us.
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Wait nearly over for royal wedding The wait is nearly over for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are to marry at Westminster Abbey tonight in a dazzling display of royal pomp and pageantry set to draw a huge audience at home and abroad. Obama reshuffles national security team US president Barack Obama has announced a significant reshuffle of his closest national security advisers in what is expected to have wider implications for America's defence policy. Roxon refuses to back down on PBS deferral Pharmaceutical and consumer groups have failed in their bid to have several new drugs, deferred by the Government due to cost, added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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Wait nearly over for royal wedding The wait is nearly over for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are to marry at Westminster Abbey tonight in a dazzling display of royal pomp and pageantry set to draw a huge audience at home and abroad. Obama reshuffles national security team US president Barack Obama has announced a significant reshuffle of his closest national security advisers in what is expected to have wider implications for America's defence policy. Rudd tells Australians to leave Syria Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has told Australian travellers in Syria to leave as soon as possible.
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Darwin home prices rise Darwin home prices have risen in the last month but are still lower than a year ago. Ex-drug company boss sues over dismissal The former general manager of Pan Pharmaceuticals is seeking $1 million in damages, claiming he was wrongfully dismissed. Foster's shareholders decide wine and beer don't mix Foster's shareholders have voted to split the company's wine and beer businesses, in an effort to boost their combined value.
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MP says Illegal fishermen turn to people smuggling Indonesian fishermen have switched trades and become people smugglers, the federal Member for the seat of Solomon in Darwin says. NT budgets over $1b for health Health Minister Kon Vatskalis says more than $1 billion has been allocated to health services in the Northern Territory budget this year. Alice Springs prepares for $5m facelift Planning is under way for the revitalisation of the Alice Springs town centre.
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Dorsey delays Breakers' title charge Ron Dorsey hit two clutch three-pointers to keep Cairns' hopes of a maiden NBL championship alive with an 85-81 win in double-overtime in game two against New Zealand at the Snakepit on Sunday. Tendulkar gets win as birthday gift Mumbai Indians gifted birthday boy and skipper Sachin Tendulkar a 37-run victory in an Indian Premier League match against Deccan Chargers overnight. Sharks' Smith fined for pub incident Cronulla half-back Tim Smith has been fined by police for remaining in the vicinity of a licensed premises after being refused entry.
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ACT moves on classifying R18+ video games The ACT Government will consider introducing an R18+ classification for violent video games even if other jurisdictions do not reach an agreement. Funding secured for IT research The future of a Tasmanian IT research centre has been secured for another five years. Sony faces scrutiny over PlayStation breach Sony Corporation could face legal action across the globe after it belatedly disclosed one of the biggest online data breaches ever.
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More money for parks, Indigenous rangers The Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Minister says $2 million has been allocated to boost conservation programs and train more Indigenous rangers. Bligh announces ship tracking station for Gladstone Premier Anna Bligh has announced additional protection for the Great Barrier Reef on the last day of her three-day tour of Gladstone in central Queensland. Anglers fear cold water pollution in local rivers Anglers say water authorities can no longer ignore the cold water pollution in the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers.
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