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Schwartzel snatches Masters victory South Africa's Charl Schwartzel has prevented a long-awaited Australian breakthrough at the US Masters, storming home with a 66 to win by two shots from Adam Scott and Jason Day. LNG giants push for carbon tax exemptions Australia's booming oil and gas sector is ramping up its campaign to be exempted from Labor's carbon tax. Hanson poised to pick up NSW seat Former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson looks likely to claim the last seat in the New South Wales Upper House. Smith 'in stand-off' with top brass Defence chiefs will meet in Canberra today to try to decide what action to take against the head of the Defence Force Academy over the recent webcam sex scandal. Clubs launch media blitz against pokies laws Clubs Australia is launching its $20 million advertising campaign to stop laws limiting how much punters can spend on poker machines.
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Advice for Julia: how to set a price on carbon Forgive me if I appear confused. I am now struggling to explain the carbon footprint of a birthday cake! It all depends, of course, on the type of cake, sponge or ice-cream, or whatever. Having failed to effectively sell a GST, how dare I comment on the task before Gillard and her Government of selling her decision to 'put a price on carbon', as an essential element of an appropriate response to the challenge of climate change? Nevertheless, I will offer my gratuitous advice. Enemies on all sides in the carbon price war If the Government allows the climate change debate to become total war between the resource exporters and the Greens it will be the loser itself. Fire, brimstone and the blackboard Current Victorian legislation is providing a loophole for poorly-trained representatives of fundamentalist, evangelical churches to force their way into schools and preach their apocalyptic brand of Christianity. As the pokies war escalates, the porkies come thick and fast Are poker machines really so dangerous that we should ask industry to spend this much on helping people control their gambling? Well, yes. 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!"
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Arab League wants Gaza no-fly zone The Arab League says it will ask the United Nations to impose a no-fly-zone over the Gaza Strip to stop Israeli warplanes carrying out air strikes inside the Palestinian territory. $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. Clubs launch media blitz against pokies laws Clubs Australia is launching its $20 million advertising campaign to stop laws limiting how much punters can spend on poker machines.
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Arab League wants Gaza no-fly zone The Arab League says it will ask the United Nations to impose a no-fly-zone over the Gaza Strip to stop Israeli warplanes carrying out air strikes inside the Palestinian territory. Tributes pour in for 'visionary' Lumet Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese led the tributes as the film world mourned the loss of director Sidney Lumet, a master film-maker identified strongly with his beloved New York. Celebrities reject phone hacking apology High-profile victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal have rejected a second apology from Rupert Murdoch's media group, as the company braces for further arrests.
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Fatigue blamed for train drivers running red lights Train drivers claim a steep increase in the number of trains running red lights is further proof that Perth's rail system is in crisis. Police push for big pay rise The West Australian Police Union is defending its decision to push for a 15 per cent payrise for its members over two years. $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.
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$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. Calvary steps up status quo campaign Canberra's Calvary Public Hospital is stepping up its campaign to keep acute services. Mayors welcome wide focus on flood recovery Western Queensland mayors say they are encouraged the Reconstruction Authority is focusing on flood recovery state-wide and not just along the coast and in the south-east.
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Breakers get revenge in Perth Top-ranked New Zealand kept its NBL title hopes alive with an upset 93-89 triumph over the Wildcats in game two of the semi-final series in Perth on Sunday. Cats put the hurt on Power Geelong extended its home-ground winning streak to 24, smashing Port Adelaide by 79 points in the AFL match at Kardinia Park on Sunday afternoon. Elsom keen to keep Wallabies' captaincy Rocky Elsom has refuted former Wallabies great Tim Horan's suggestion that he is burdened by the Test captaincy.
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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. Battleground trenches unearthed in Gallipoli Australian archaeologists have located trenches, tunnels and cemeteries in the Gallipoli battlefields of Turkey as part of the first survey of the area since World War I. 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.
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HMAS Adelaide en route to final destination An old warship will be scuttled to create an artificial reef on the New South Wales central coast later this week. LNG giants push for carbon tax exemptions Australia's booming oil and gas sector is ramping up its campaign to be exempted from Labor's carbon tax. Getting ready for the waste avalanche A combined council group says the New South Wales south east needs to take steps to prepare for a major increase in waste.
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