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Thousands attend dawn services Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac Day services around the country to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the landing of Australian troops at Anzac Cove. Gillard marks Anzac Day in Korea Prime Minister Julia Gillard is marking her first Anzac Day dawn service as Australia's leader with veterans of the Korean War. Bahrain crown prince to miss royal wedding Bahrain's crown prince says he will not be able to accept his invitation to the royal wedding in London because of the ongoing unrest in his country. Syria in lockdown after Good Friday 'carnage' Syrian security forces started raiding the homes of pro-democracy activists and making mass arrests as more crowds turned out for another round of funerals for protesters killed in the past two days of violence. Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail Continuing stand-offs at two of Australia's detention centres are proving a headache for the Department of Immigration and the Federal Government.
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Commemorating the Anzac legend ain't that bad We should try to temper our scepticism about the troops of young Australians who reverence Anzac Day and yearn for that far-off service in the Dardanelles. Why? Because there are far worse things to do than 'remember them', the fallen. So let's not have too much murmuring against Anzac Day. 'Ignoring' the bodies of Australia's fallen Some farmers and contractors in France are 'ignoring' the bodies of lost Australian soldiers turned up during earthworks. Peaceful tomorrows As we remember the fallen this Anzac Day, we should also ask ourselves why we continue to celebrate war rather than fight for peace? Understanding the Anzac spirit What is this mythical thing they call the Anzac sprit, and how do we get it? Values of this Easter season go far beyond any faith Passover and Easter are upon us. I grew up knowing little about Passover. When my great-grandfather was still alive, my largely secular Jewish family celebrated it in a "two-four-six-eight-dig-in-don't-wait" manner. When he died, we barely marked it at all. I didn't know much about Easter either, other than that it involved my best friend getting seriously frocked up for her weekly foray to Church.
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Man stopped from hijacking plane to Libya A man tried to hijack a Paris-Rome plane and have it land in Tripoli by threatening an air hostess with a small knife, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. Guardsman axed from wedding after Middleton rant A British soldier has been removed from his duties at the royal wedding after calling bride-to-be Kate Middleton a "stuck up cow" on his Facebook page. Bryce leads Anzac service at Hellfire Pass Governor-General Quentin Bryce is leading the Anzac Day service at the site of the Thai-Burma Railway, marking 68 years to the day since the first Australian prisoners of war were put to work there.
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Man stopped from hijacking plane to Libya A man tried to hijack a Paris-Rome plane and have it land in Tripoli by threatening an air hostess with a small knife, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. Guardsman axed from wedding after Middleton rant A British soldier has been removed from his duties at the royal wedding after calling bride-to-be Kate Middleton a "stuck up cow" on his Facebook page. Bryce leads Anzac service at Hellfire Pass Governor-General Quentin Bryce is leading the Anzac Day service at the site of the Thai-Burma Railway, marking 68 years to the day since the first Australian prisoners of war were put to work there.
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'Father of the CD' dies Former Sony president Norio Ohga, who helped transform the music industry with the development of the compact disc format, has died at the age of 81, the company said. Smoke forces plane evacuation at Port Hedland 100 passengers on a Skywest flight from Port Hedland to Bali have been evacuated from the plane due to a failed generator. Gillard talks up trade ties in Seoul Prime Minister Julia Gillard has arrived in Seoul and immediately delivered a speech highlighting the significance of Australia's relationship with South Korea.
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Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail Continuing stand-offs at two of Australia's detention centres are proving a headache for the Department of Immigration and the Federal Government. Abbott would make good PM, says Wilkie The office of Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie has confirmed he said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott would make a good Prime Minister. Australians urged to leave Syria amid 'killing frenzy' The Federal Government has issued a strong warning for people not to travel to Syria because of the ongoing civil unrest there.
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Sharks' Smith fined for pub incident Cronulla half-back Tim Smith has been fined by police for remaining in the vicinity of a licensed premises after being refused entry. Tendulkar gets win as birthday gift Mumbai Indians gifted birthday boy and skipper Sachin Tendulkar a 37-run victory in an Indian Premier League match against Deccan Chargers overnight. Battered Tahs banking on big month ahead Drew Mitchell's horrific season-ending leg injury has been compounded by the likely losses of the Waratahs' two most damaging forwards as they walk a Super Rugby finals tight-rope.
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Sex in space? No way, says Russia Russian or Soviet cosmonauts never had sex in space in the 50 years of human exploration of the cosmos. iPhone or iTrack: Apple under scrutiny British security researchers say the popular iPhones and iPads made by Apple are tracking the movements of their users and keeping a record of everywhere they have been. Surveillance needed to track hospital superbug A microbiologist who is trying to combat a deadly new superbug says it will not be possible to know how far it has spread without better surveillance in hospitals and nursing homes.
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Hitchhiking cane toads call Sydney home Solid evidence has been found of a breeding colony of cane toads, one of Australia's worst invasive species, in Sydney. Gillard, Japanese PM pledge nuclear cooperation The prime ministers of Australia and Japan have agreed to work together to help promote safer nuclear power generation. Scientists want end to PNG land leases A large group of scientists is calling on the Papua New Guinea government to stop granting controversial leases that already cover 10 per cent of the country.
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