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Villawood takes stock after night of chaos Authorities are assessing the damage at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre after a night of rioting which saw buildings torched and firefighters and police attacked. Police hunt pair behind vicious Brisbane rape Police are reviewing security camera footage in the hunt for two men who committed a savage rape in Brisbane's West End on Saturday night. Photojournalists killed in Libya Oscar-nominated director and photojournalist Tim Hetherington and war photographer Chris Hondros both died after a mortar strike in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata overnight. Tiger Airways safety under the spotlight The air safety regulator has raised concerns about safety standards at budget airline Tiger Airways. Abbott to boost mental health services The Federal Opposition has moved to pre-empt any mental health announcements in next month's budget by unveiling its own policies.
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Who or what is the real Julia? Julia Gillard's recent attacks on The Greens have come from within stridently conservative talking points. We are used to seeing the demonisation of the idle poor and trendy progressives only from conservative politicians. And, in fact, many aspects of Gillard's speeches appear to expound what are essentially conservative beliefs. Perhaps this is the real Julia. Why IÂ've changed my mind about gay marriage Dogs and gay people! TheyÂ're the same thing! Sometimes it takes a genius like Barry Cohen to point out the obvious. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land Rather than Aboriginal people learning to take their place in our society, we should acknowledge that we built our society on the destruction of theirs. Check before your tweet Bless me father for I have sinned - I got caught out by a fake news story. And I don't have the excuse of today being the first of April. Our false cost of living crisis Cost of living may not be the new black, but it certainly appears to have replaced rising interest rates as the bogeyman of Australian politics. It's a familiar refrain: prices are soaring and family budgets are being pushed to breaking point. Leaders of both major parties have been repeating this schtick ad nauseum in recent weeks ... and they could not be more wrong.
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Villawood takes stock after night of chaos Authorities are assessing the damage at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre after a night of rioting which saw buildings torched and firefighters and police attacked. US condemns 'ongoing violence' by Syria US secretary of state Hillary Clinton strongly condemned "ongoing violence" by the Syrian government against demonstrators, saying Damascus needed to launch a "serious political process" to end deadly unrest. Tiger Airways safety under the spotlight The air safety regulator has raised concerns about safety standards at budget airline Tiger Airways.
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Villawood takes stock after night of chaos Authorities are assessing the damage at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre after a night of rioting which saw buildings torched and firefighters and police attacked. US condemns 'ongoing violence' by Syria US secretary of state Hillary Clinton strongly condemned "ongoing violence" by the Syrian government against demonstrators, saying Damascus needed to launch a "serious political process" to end deadly unrest. Clean-up still going on year after BP spill Residents of coastal Louisiana in the United States are marking the first anniversary of the devastating BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Carbon tax 'a scapegoat' for power bill rises The Climate Institute says a $25 per tonne carbon price would cost the average household less than $4 a week on its electricity bill. Clean-up still going on year after BP spill Residents of coastal Louisiana in the United States are marking the first anniversary of the devastating BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tiger Airways safety under the spotlight The air safety regulator has raised concerns about safety standards at budget airline Tiger Airways.
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Buildings torched in Villawood riot The Immigration Department says riot police have regained control of the Villawood detention centre in Sydney after a night of violent protests by detainees. Abbott to boost mental health services The Federal Opposition has moved to pre-empt any mental health announcements in next month's budget by unveiling its own policies. Carbon tax 'a scapegoat' for power bill rises The Climate Institute says a $25 per tonne carbon price would cost the average household less than $4 a week on its electricity bill.
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Craig to coach Crows next year at least Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg has guaranteed Neil Craig will remain coach of the AFL club for the 2012 season at a minimum. Waugh returns to face Reds New South Wales captain Phil Waugh, number eight Wycliff Palu and inside centre Tom Carter have all rushed back from injury to be named in a beefed-up Waratahs squad for Saturday night's Super Rugby battle against Queensland. Malthouse breaks ranks on Anzac Day Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has broken ranks on the thorny issue of whether the AFL Anzac Day blockbuster should be shared among clubs.
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NASA space balloon lands in Longreach A massive scientific balloon which was part of a research project for NASA has touched down in Longreach in central-west Queensland. Use old oil rigs as fish nurseries, scientists say Australian marine scientists are proposing leaving thousands of decommissioned oil rigs in their deep-sea spots indefinitely to become long-term fish nurseries. River survey reveals rare fish Researchers at the University of Tasmania have uncovered several rare fish in a recent underwater survey of Hobart's Derwent Estuary.
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Feedback sought on Boambee Creek Management Plan A Draft Estuary Management Plan for Boambee/Newports Creek will go on public display for feedback today. Price hike 'not a punishment for using less water' Canberra's water supplier ACTEW says a price increase will help ensure the long-term security of the city's water supply and cover a shortfall in demand. Solar win for Port Macquarie residents The collapse of a solar panel company DCM Green has affected more than 200 Port Macquarie residents.
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