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Foreigners flee Ivory Coast The French military has taken control of Abidjan airport in Ivory Coast and flown in additional troops as fighting for control of the country continues. O'Farrell accused of abandoning environment New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has dismissed claims he has abandoned the environment by abolishing its dedicated department. Air France jet wreckage found in Atlantic French investigators say they have found parts of an Air France flight that crashed over the Atlantic while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in June 2009, and hope to locate the black boxes. Greens, Labor point fingers over Hanson Federal Labor is continuing its attack on the Greens, with frontbencher Anthony Albanese blaming the party for Pauline Hanson's strong showing at the New South Wales state election. 6.7 quake strikes off Indonesia A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Indian Ocean south of the Indonesian island of Java, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said this morning.
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Where is the moral authority? Where is the leadership? How far have we fallen if we use as our benchmark the words of Harold Wilson to a British Labour Conference in 1962, ''This party is a moral crusade or it is nothing"? On this criteria, our current political leadership should all hang their heads in shame. Politics has become a game, a game with no moral framework... just the desire to win. The NBN joint venture with Tesltra The cost of building the national broadband network (NBN) depends entirely on the deal to use Telstra's underground ducts, which has not yet been approved so it's impossible to be sure what the project will cost. The thing that's becoming clear about the NBN is that it's effectively a joint venture with Telstra. There is far more going on below the surface of this lake than we are seeing above. The same rules do not apply The epithet "racist" and "race baiter" is increasingly being thrown around in Federal politics, mainly by Labor and mainly aimed at the Opposition. But in light of the behaviour of Greens Senator elect, Lee Rhiannon, and  her support for a boycott of Israel, is it not time for the Prime Minister to start labelling her minority government partners in exactly the same way, if only for the sake of intellectual consistency? Julia, when the going got Gough, Gough got going The Prime Minister gave the inaugural Gough Whitlam oration last night. It was something of a headland speech, as others might say. Another line sketched rhetorically in the sand, a statement of her government's intent... which seems to amount, in the short-term, to cutting government spending in pursuit of a reduced deficit. The fact that the PM was delivering a Gough Whitlam Oration titled 'Walking the Reform Road' invites not just genuflection, but direct comparison. Presumably Whitlam as prime minister shared Gillard's dream of 'fairness'. But there was more. The messy business of cleaning up carbon policy (and how to sell it to the electorate) Given the muddled and inconsistent messages on the proposed carbon tax, it is no surprise that public support for Labor and the Prime Minister has taken a hit in recent weeks.
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O'Farrell accused of abandoning environment New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has dismissed claims he has abandoned the environment by abolishing its dedicated department. WA Nationals open to carbon price Their federal cousins may not like it, but the West Australian National Party has kept open the possibility it might support a market-based price on carbon. Forces bog down in Libyan stalemate Rebel forces in Libya are still struggling to take control of the key oil town of Brega, as the six-week conflict in the east of the country reaches a stalemate.
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Forces bog down in Libyan stalemate Rebel forces in Libya are still struggling to take control of the key oil town of Brega, as the six-week conflict in the east of the country reaches a stalemate. Leaders say Omagh bombing won't shake peace Leaders in Northern Ireland are adamant the car bomb that killed a young Catholic policeman in the town of Omagh over the weekend will not shake the peace process. Mummy has world's oldest clogged arteries The first known case of clogged arteries, or atherosclerosis, has been found in the mummy of an Egyptian princess, said a study presented at a major US cardiology conference.
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Carbon price crucial to mining prosperity: QRC The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says current government policies are standing in the way of economic development in the state's north-west. Fat safety bonuses for Gulf spill execs The company that owned the BP drilling platform at the centre of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has given its executives pay raises, bonuses and stock options after the company's "best year" for safety. Japan disaster to cost Australia $2b Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is likely to cut about $2 billion from Australia's export earnings.
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Gas push fuels Indigenous jobs demand Carpentaria Land Council spokesman Murandoo Yanner says he will demand an employment package for residents in north-west Queensland's Gulf Country if proposed coal seam gas (CSG) developments in that region go ahead. Gold Coast residents rally against water price slug Residents on Queensland's Gold Coast are continuing to protest against the city's rising water rates, with another public rally and more than 800 people signing a petition against the impost. Newman moves closer to premier push Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will meet his Queensland election team today for the first time, after he won Liberal National Party (LNP) preselection for the state seat of Ashgrove.
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Watson makes World Cup's best XI Shane Watson has been picked as Australia's sole representative in the International Cricket Council's team of the World Cup, while tournament runners-up Sri Lanka contributed four players. Seebohm collapses at national trials Emily Seebohm will miss the rest of the national swimming titles in Sydney after collapsing shortly after booking a spot on the squad for July's world championships. Five-star City goes third after Sunderland rout Manchester City moved into third place in the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of Sunderland at Eastlands, while Bobby Zamora inspired Fulham to a 3-0 win over Blackpool.
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Rocks could be key to clean CSG water: researcher A central Queensland scientist says he has developed a water cleaning method that could help allay farmers' concerns about coal seam gas (CSG) exploration. Expert warns of reef climate change deadline A Queensland climate change scientist says the world has only another decade to reduce greenhouse gasses to save the Great Barrier Reef. Crowd-funding site makes dreams come true Have you ever had a dream to travel the world at someone else's expense?
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NSW Government accused of abandoning the environment The New South Wales Government has been accused of abandoning the environment by abolishing its dedicated department. Expert warns of reef climate change deadline A Queensland climate change scientist says the world has only another decade to reduce greenhouse gasses to save the Great Barrier Reef. Gold Coast residents rally against water price slug Residents on Queensland's Gold Coast are continuing to protest against the city's rising water rates, with another public rally and more than 800 people signing a petition against the impost.
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