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Afternoon Edition. Sat 30 Apr 2011
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A night of celebration for royal newlyweds London is winding down after royalty and commoners alike spent a long day and night celebrating the highly-anticipated nuptials of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. World watches as William and Catherine wed Take a look back at the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which was watched by up to two billion people around the world. Catherine changes dress for royal reception Catherine Middleton changed into a strapless white satin gazar evening dress by designer Sarah Burton for the evening party at Buckingham Palace following her wedding, royal officials said. Eight-tiered wedding cake wows reception guests A magnificent eight-tiered wedding cake took centre stage as Prince William and Catherine Middleton celebrated their marriage with friends and family at Buckingham Palace following the ceremony. Police continue Adelaide siege investigation Adelaide police say they have seized a number of items from the two houses at the centre of yesterday's triple shooting deaths at Hectorville.
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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. 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? Aim high for climate change action How can Gillard obtain public and consequently, increased political support for climate change action? 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. 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.
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Man starts fire at Sunshine police station Victoria Police have temporarily closed a station where a man started a fire this morning. Police hunt 'armed and calculating thief' Victoria Police believe an armed and calculating thief is targeting the east side of Melbourne city because there are not many security cameras there. New approach to saving tasmanian devils Conservationists are trying a new approach to help save the tasmanian devil from the deadly facial tumour disease, which is threatening to wipe out the species.
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Libya's Gaddafi ready for ceasefire, refuses to leave Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi has called for negotiations with NATO to stop the coalition's air strikes against his country. Al Qaeda suspected in Marrakesh bombing A bomb in Marrakesh that killed 15 people was set off by a remote-control device, a minister said on Friday, as it emerged that an Al Qaeda group had warned there would be an attack in Morocco. Libyan tanks launch assault on Misrata Libyan government tanks launched an assault on Friday on Misrata, rebels said, as NATO reported its warships had stopped Moamar Gaddafi's forces from laying mines in the besieged city's harbour.
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Ports strike over Patrick pay dispute The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has called a 24-hour strike at three major ports, saying negotiations with Patrick Stevedores over pay and conditions have reached a dead end. Talks progress around billion dollar gas hub There has been a breakthrough in negotiations between a West Australian indigenous group and Woodside which could clear the way for a multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley. Brisbane businesses in flood insurance battle The inquiry into Australia's most expensive natural disaster has completed its first week of hearings but there is no end in sight to the problems caused by south-east Queensland's floods.
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Crook rules out Coalition alliance for now The West Australian Nationals MP Tony Crook has played down reports he is considering formally siding with the Coalition. Four arrested as protesters climb crane A crane has been brought in to remove two forest activists who've staged a dramatic protest on Hobart's Macquarie wharf. Police union takes aim at Minister Tasmania's Police Association has made good on its threat to campaign against Labor candidate Lin Thorp in the lead up to next weekend's Legislative Council elections.
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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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Endeavour space shuttle launch delayed The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has been aborted just hours before lift-off because of a technical problem. Senate told Port Stephens koalas cannot be saved A Senate Inquiry has been told it is too late to rely on research to save the dwindling koala population in the Port Stephens area, north of Newcastle. Red Centre snakes defy falling temperatures Snake catchers are being kept busy in central Australia despite temperatures starting to cool down.
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Dismay at NSW lack of protection for grey nurse shark Conservationists are horrified by a State government's decision to revoke recreational fishing restrictions off South West Rocks east of Kempsey. Red Centre snakes defy falling temperatures Snake catchers are being kept busy in central Australia despite temperatures starting to cool down. 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.
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