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Gillard vows welfare shake-up Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is time for those who are able to work to pull their weight and stop being a drag on taxpayers. Obama lays out $4 trillion in spending cuts US president Barack Obama has laid out a $4 trillion plan to cut America's budget deficit, and slammed Republican plans for deeper spending cuts. Teen driver nabbed with nine passengers A 17-year-old learner driver faces a series of charges after he was caught with nine passengers in his car south-east of Melbourne. Australians support pokie reforms: survey A national survey shows that a majority of Australians support the Federal Government's plans for a mandatory pre-commitment scheme for poker machines. Divers join NY serial killer hunt Police in the United States have moved to reassure the community they are not in danger as the hunt goes on for a serial killer on Long Island.
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Journalism's new wave: the world in a tweet This is not a column about the good old days. The last 30 years have seen a journalistic revolution in which technology has given us opportunities we've never had before. It's not a Utopian column either: there are plenty who haven't taken those opportunities. But in the last year or so, social media has brought an even more revolutionary development to the media industry. It's one which is transforming our approach. Nowhere to go: unions and the ALP After 120 years, the relationship between unions and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has stalled. It cannot go back to the social democratic heyday of the Accord, nor forward to a new world where unions remain important but share their ownership of the ALP with other interest groups, notably those that underpin the Greens. There is no need for unions and the ALP to sever the links altogether, but the exclusivity of the relationship is not sustainable. You know about NAPLAN. Standby for NAPMAD The Federal Government is set to introduce an assessment program to rank parenting ability and how this influences their children's achievement at school. With trust, we can close the gap and raise expectations If we are to close the gap and inspire young people, we must ask all Australians to aspire beyond the day-to-day and look at ways we can help people realise their aspirations. Don't bet on the joys of pokies Without any doubt the most depressing time of my life was the 6 months I worked on the day shift at Cairns Casino. Pokies are to gambling what crack cocaine is to drugs. How good is it to know that 40 per cent of any so-called "benefits" of sporting equipment that clubs provide comes from people addicted to gambling? The new pokies laws aren't about stopping your fun, they're about helping those for whom it is no longer fun, and they no longer can stop.
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Mundine proclaims legend status Former toilet cleaner and garbage collector Garth Wood's boxing resume may not be the best in the world. UN signals doubts over 'apparent' Minsk terrorist attack The UN Security Council has condemned a deadly bombing in the Belarus capital, but called it an "apparent" terrorist attack in a move diplomats said cast doubt on the official version of events. Obama lays out $4 trillion in spending cuts US president Barack Obama has laid out a $4 trillion plan to cut America's budget deficit, and slammed Republican plans for deeper spending cuts.
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Obama lays out $4 trillion in spending cuts US president Barack Obama has laid out a $4 trillion plan to cut America's budget deficit, and slammed Republican plans for deeper spending cuts. UN signals doubts over 'apparent' Minsk terrorist attack The UN Security Council has condemned a deadly bombing in the Belarus capital, but called it an "apparent" terrorist attack in a move diplomats said cast doubt on the official version of events. Wall St rises on Obama pledge to slash deficits US stocks have drifted higher, as investors digested President Barack Obama's pledge to cut US$4 trillion from budget deficits by 2023.
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Strong competition forcing rent higher in capitals There is new evidence that rental prices are rising in the nation's capital cities as the competition for limited housing remains strong. Huge fines for washing powder price-fixing Consumer product firms Procter & Gamble and Unilever have been fined hundreds of millions of dollars for colluding on washing powder prices in Europe. Wall St rises on Obama pledge to slash deficits US stocks have drifted higher, as investors digested President Barack Obama's pledge to cut US$4 trillion from budget deficits by 2023.
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Bligh offers Kirra beach restoration assurances Premier Anna Bligh says work will continue to restore Kirra Beach on Queensland's southern Gold Coast to its former condition. Experts to identify Qld's best farmland Queensland's most valuable cropping land will be protected under a State Government plan. Cyclone victims only get relief fund 'crumbs' Federal MP Bob Katter says he fears cyclone victims in north Queensland are not getting a reasonable share of disaster relief funds.
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Force hopeful of keeping O'Connor Western Force coach Richard Graham is confident the Perth-based Super Rugby franchise has enough going for it to convince in-demand star back James O'Connor to stay. Socceroos into world top 20 Asian Cup runners-up Australia has climbed one spot to 20th in the latest FIFA rankings while its conquerors Japan jumped two places into 13th. Williams signs new Raiders deal Young Canberra half-back Sam Williams has re-signed with the NRL club for two more years.
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Science Festival not going ahead Organisers of the Australian Science Festival have cancelled this year's event in Canberra after failing to secure support from the ACT Government in time. Green group urges more effort to save black cockatoos Animal conservation groups say the State Government is not doing enough to protect Western Australia's endangered black cockatoo. Soviet space capsule sells for $3m A Soviet space capsule has sold for nearly $US3 million at auction to a Russian businessman in New York, on the 50th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic conquest of space.
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Cassowaries spotted after cyclone North Queensland authorities have received reports of hundreds of cassowary sightings across the Cardwell Ranges through to Innisfail after Cyclone Yasi. Bligh offers Kirra beach restoration assurances Premier Anna Bligh says work will continue to restore Kirra Beach on Queensland's southern Gold Coast to its former condition. Greens fail in bid to stop bypass bridge A last-ditch attempt by the Greens to have work halted on a controversial road bypass near Hobart has failed.
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