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Perfect Day heads Masters charge Australian Jason Day set Augusta National alight with a 8-under 64 to lead the chase to reel in frontrunner Rory McIlory after the second round of the 75th Masters. Murdoch tabloid admits celebrity phone hacking Rupert Murdoch's powerful British news operation has admitted responsibility in a phone hacking scandal involving members of the royal family and celebrities like actress Sienna Miller that has also cost the British prime minister's spokesman his job. 11 killed in deadly Gaza violence Israeli air strikes and artillery fire have killed at least 11 people in the Gaza Strip and wounded dozens in retaliation for a missile attack on Thursday that struck an Israeli school bus, wounding two people. Clubs declare war on planned pokie laws Clubs Australia has declared "open warfare" on the Gillard government, preparing a $20 million media campaign to try to stop laws to limit how much punters can spend on poker machines. Woman charged with murder of newborn A woman will face court this morning accused of murdering her newborn baby at her home in the New South Wales central west.
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New show from the Parliamentary Theatre Company It takes a certain talent to appear self-effacing while making yourself the centre of attention. The Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd pulled it off on QandA, and his pantomime dragged in a growing, unwilling, cast for the rest of the week. The roles in the farce were cast by Kevin: the Prime Minister and senior ministers were to wander about the stage looking like gits, pretending nothing was wrong as the children in the media yelled, "He's behind you!" The perversion of social democracy in Australia Labor must re-establish it's founding principles if it is to become a truly progressive party. It's democracy stupid Greens candidates who dared take a non-violent stand against the Israeli occupation have copped criticism. Yet if Greens senators cause a rethink of the Middle East policy, this is not daunting. This is democracy. Folau's challenge on new ground This coming winter Wayne Bennett will sit across a table from Israel Folau. It will be in this moment that the truth of Israel Folau will be revealed. A hulking great mess Anti-siphoning laws are pointless if terrestrial channels would rather show bad films than the sport they've paid for.
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Unruffled Ogilvy makes best start Geoff Ogilvy recovered from a terrible start to his second round to charge up the leaderboard and be in a position to make a charge at winning the Masters. Talks to resume after port strike averted The Maritime Union of Australia and the country's largest provider of port services, Patrick Stevedores, will again sit down and negotiate a pay dispute after the union decided to call off today's strike action. Perfect Day heads Masters charge Australian Jason Day set Augusta National alight with a 8-under 64 to lead the chase to reel in frontrunner Rory McIlory after the second round of the 75th Masters.
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Murdoch tabloid admits celebrity phone hacking Rupert Murdoch's powerful British news operation has admitted responsibility in a phone hacking scandal involving members of the royal family and celebrities like actress Sienna Miller that has also cost the British prime minister's spokesman his job. Sailor killed in British submarine shooting Two Royal Navy personnel have been shot, one fatally, on board a British nuclear submarine in port and a serviceman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Syrian forces kill 19 protesters Syrian pro-democracy activists say at least 19 demonstrators were killed overnight in a fresh round of protests against the regime of president Bashar al-Assad.
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Talks to resume after port strike averted The Maritime Union of Australia and the country's largest provider of port services, Patrick Stevedores, will again sit down and negotiate a pay dispute after the union decided to call off today's strike action. Former Macquarie chairman dies, aged 69 The former chairman of Macquarie Bank, David Clarke, has died just three weeks after resigning from the company where he was part of the leadership team for the past 40 years. ASX shares down but market up The day's corporate news was dominated by Treasurer Wayne Swan's official rejection of the Singapore Exchange's $8 billion proposal to takeover the Australian Securities Exchange.
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Victoria's Opposition Leader backs gay marriage Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews has thrown his support behind same-sex marriage. RAAF asylum seeker base overcrowded: MP The number of asylum seekers being housed at a Defence base in Queensland is nearly double the figure originally intended. Construction workers locked out over pay dispute Workers have been locked out of a construction site at the old Pentridge Prison, in Melbourne's north.
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Ponting's advice crucial for Clarke New Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke says he will lean heavily on Ricky Ponting's experience as he leads the team in his own right for the first time. Hockeyroos hang on to see off Argentina The Australian women's hockey team upset world champion Argentina 1-0 in Sydney on Friday to continue its solid progress under new coach Adam Commens. Highlanders scratch out Cheetahs win Adam Thomson and Colin Slade boosted their All Blacks chances by propelling the Highlanders to a tight 24-21 victory over South Africa's Cheetahs at Carisbrook on Friday.
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Skeletons dug from Bedlam burial ground Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of skeletons at a 16th century burial ground in the heart of the city that once served London's most notorious psychiatric hospital, the original Bedlam. Climate beliefs change with the weather US researchers have found people's climate beliefs blow hot and cold depending upon the weather of the day. Cameras to keep watch on migrating whales The Sunshine Coast Marine Animal Release Team will use head cameras to capture images of whales being released this migration season.
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Health authorities warn of possible rise in mosquito borne illnesses North coast residents are being warned to protect themselves against mosquito bites. Tas writer acknowledged A Tasmanian freelance writer has been recognised by a national climate change body. Smugglers busted with 2,000 lizards Thailand says it has made its largest ever seizure of monitor lizards after finding more than 2,000 reptiles smuggled in a convoy of utility vehicles heading for the capital.
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