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Afternoon Edition. Wed 01 Jun 2011
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Telcos put on notice over complaint level The communications watchdog has released a six-point plan to shake up the telecommunications industry after receiving a raft of formal complaints this year. Shot police officer's life support turned off Queensland Police says a Gold Coast officer who was shot in the face during a weekend armed hold-up has died from his injuries. Catfight brews after senator's meow call A Liberal senator has been accused of behaving like a "feral" after he directed a cat noise towards Finance Minister Penny Wong during a Senate hearing today. Swan says floods, cyclone to blame for GDP slip Treasurer Wayne Swan has blamed the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi for the sharp contraction in the economy of 1.2 percentage points. Contracts awarded for NBN construction NBN Co has chosen Ericsson to supply wireless broadband services in remote areas for the National Broadband Network.
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Libya and Syria raise questions over when to intervene The Syrian government is a government which uses violence and force against its own civilians, including children; it unashamedly engages in gross and systematic violation of human rights; and its actions must, ultimately, amount to crimes against humanity. Why is the world not making any effort to bring down SyriaÂ's regime? Not trying to protect Syrian civilians? Are the atrocities in Syria any less atrocious than those in Libya? Why stop at Libya? Rip and Roll for the children If Christian groups are thinking of the children, shouldn't they be helping in the fight against diseases such as HIV and AIDS rather than campaigning to have safe sex ads taken down? Did Obama bungle it? Barack Obama's reference to Israel's 1967 borders provoked a hardline response from Israel's prime minister, which in turn provoked the Palestinians to renounce Benjamin Netanyahu as a partner for peace. But it's hard to see how any of this chain reaction could come as a surprise to Obama. What does he know that the rest of us don't? Is he quietly pulling levers or has he bungled the peace process? I say fiddle sticks to your swearing fines Mr Baillieu While swearing doesn't actually hurt someone, laws that punish people for swearing can become a form of social exclusion which can be incredibly damaging. Custody for Indigenous kids more than black and white The politically correct double standard of placing an Indigenous child removed from home with extended family or within the childÂ's Indigenous community may compound disadvantage.
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Gay safe sex ads reinstated after uproar Ad company Adshel has reinstated a safe sex campaign for gay couples after they say it became clear a barrage of complaints about the ads were "orchestrated" by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL). Swan says floods, cyclone to blame for GDP slip Treasurer Wayne Swan has blamed the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi for the sharp contraction in the economy of 1.2 percentage points. Catfight brews after senator's meow call A Liberal senator has been accused of behaving like a "feral" after he directed a cat noise towards Finance Minister Penny Wong during a Senate hearing today.
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Rudd demands Syrian leader face ICC Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd has written to the United Nations secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council, demanding the president of Syria be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Shot police officer's life support turned off Queensland Police says a Gold Coast officer who was shot in the face during a weekend armed hold-up has died from his injuries. Grandmother jailed for Centrelink fraud A woman who fled Australia for the United States after defrauding Centrelink of nearly $40,000 has been jailed for eight months.
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BHP wins $540m case against tax office BHP has been awarded more than $500 million following a High Court ruling about a dispute with the Australian Tax Office. Protesters condemn greedy polluters Around a dozen environmental activists have dressed up as pigs, to protest against polluting industries claiming compensation under a carbon price. Manufacturers slam container deposit deadline Drink manufacturers say the deadline for the introduction of a cash for containers scheme in the Northern Territory is impossible.
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OPI calls for changes to police disciplinary regime The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) is calling on the Baillieu Government to update the police regulation act to modernise the way Victoria Police disciplines its officers. Contraflow not an option after F3 fatal Public sector petition against pay cap proposal A petition signed by nearly 16,000 people has been delivered to the New South Wales Parliament, protesting against legislation to cap public sector wage increases.
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Bellamy no fan of Monday Origin AFL sticks with eight-team finals series Dad's still better than me: Ablett Jnr James leads Heat to series-opening win Fed smashes Monfils, Schiavone struggles
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Contracts awarded for NBN construction NBN Co has chosen Ericsson to supply wireless broadband services in remote areas for the National Broadband Network. Researchers catch dugongs for habitat study Marine scientists are catching dugongs in Moreton Bay off Brisbane to assess how they are coping with changes in their habitat. Atlantis rolls out for final launch The US space agency has sent its last shuttle, Atlantis, out to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre so it can prepare for the final launch of the American shuttle program in July.
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Jobs go as solar work moves offshore Origin Energy is shifting its Adelaide solar operations to the United States, with a loss of about 20 local jobs. Environmental groups back Council's stance on sensitive land Researchers catch dugongs for habitat study Marine scientists are catching dugongs in Moreton Bay off Brisbane to assess how they are coping with changes in their habitat.
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ABC NewsMail - morning edition

Morning Edition. Wed 01 Jun 2011
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Rogue Afghan 'probably an insurgent' An Afghan soldier who killed an Australian colleague while on guard duty in Afghanistan's Chora Valley was probably an insurgent, the Afghan National Army says. Mobile phones 'possibly carcinogenic' to humans The use of mobile phones and other wireless communication devices are "possibly carcinogenic to humans", the World Health Organisation's cancer research agency declared overnight. Syria accused of torturing children United Nations children's agency UNICEF has called on Syria to investigate reports of "horrific acts" of violence against children detained during the current wave of unrest. Mladic extradited to face war crimes trial Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has been extradited from Serbia to The Hague to face genocide charges. Family to turn off shot officer's life support Police say the family of a Queensland officer who was shot in the face have decided to turn off his life support today.
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Abbott chases the working votes even Menzies forgot Much has been made of the rootlessness of the contemporary Labor Party. And the Coalition is reshaping its image in response to problems in the federal ALP. But by chasing the votes of the industrial left, the Coalition risks abandoning its own base, and the affinity to economic liberalism which makes it distinctive. A poem for Cate Blanchett On the devastating fallout of the war against climate change waged by humans around the Earth as witnessed in the Chittering Valley. Online Search, advertising, and hot issues facing the new chairman of the ACCC Is Google abusing market power and engaging in anticompetitive conduct online? We should soon have a clearer idea. It's time to stand up for smokers' rights The anti-smoking lobby insists it is not bigoted because smokers deserve to be punished. But isn't that exactly what racists, sexists and homophobes say? Climate evidence is in, it is time to act as one The science of climate change has been subjected to intense scrutiny and has come through with its credibility intact. There is no reason why carbon pricing should continue to be a matter of partisan political division in Australia.
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Woman's discrimination claim settled with payout A former executive for oil and gas company Woodside has received a payout after settling a discrimination claim. Man charged over businessman's body in motel A 47-year-old Murdoch man has been charged after the discovery of a body in a car in Rivervale on Monday night. Australia should 'stop policing' live export cattle cruelty A north Queensland mayor says Australia should 'butt out' and stop demanding what other countries do to live cattle sold overseas.
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Australia should 'stop policing' live export cattle cruelty A north Queensland mayor says Australia should 'butt out' and stop demanding what other countries do to live cattle sold overseas. Spanish cucumbers may not be to blame for deaths Officials in the German city of Hamburg say cucumbers from Spain may not be responsible for the deadly E. Haiti accused of inflating quake death toll A draft report commissioned by the US government has found significantly fewer people died or were left homeless by the Haitian earthquake than claimed by the country's leaders.
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New coal mine to cost $1.2b A coal company says a new mine it is planning in central Queensland's Bowen Basin will cost $1.2 billion. Greek aid hopes boost Wall Street Stocks in the United States rallied overnight, with optimism about a possible new plan to deal with Greece's ongoing debt crisis helping to calm investor nerves. Economic growth tipped to be worst in 20 years Today's economic growth figures are expected to reveal Australia's worst quarter of negative growth since the recession of the early nineties.
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Fears water price slug to force out cane farmers Sugar lobby group Canegrowers says a Queensland Government decision to significantly increase water charges will force some farmers out of the industry. Fraser predicts 'ugly' economic growth figures Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says he expects today's economic growth figures will be "ugly". Australia should 'stop policing' live export cattle cruelty A north Queensland mayor says Australia should 'butt out' and stop demanding what other countries do to live cattle sold overseas.
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Fed smashes Monfils, Schiavone struggles Stars return as Raiders hold back Campese Contador set for Tour as hearing postponed AFL steps in to help struggling Port Cricket greats join Jenner farewell
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University secures mining research funds Researchers at the University of Newcastle have secured $1.3 million in Federal funds to develop new technology to make mining and steel production safer and more efficient. FOI request for Coalition's solar modelling A Freedom Of Information request concerning the Solar Bonus Scheme has been made to the New South Wales government. Calls for national rock art database A campaign will be launched today to help save and document thousands of Aboriginal rock art sites around Australia.
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Fears water price slug to force out cane farmers Sugar lobby group Canegrowers says a Queensland Government decision to significantly increase water charges will force some farmers out of the industry. Camden Haven residents oppose coal seam gas exploration A community group has formed in the Camden Haven to oppose possible coal seam gas exploration and development in the region. Household solar scheme closes The ACT Government has announced the end of its solar feed-in scheme for individual households.
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• Serbia pushing for EU membership
• German nuclear plants closing
• Syrian army finally seeing resistance from residents

Serbia pushing for EU membership Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's president Boris Tadic said Monday it's time the European Union did its part by boosting his nation's efforts to join the bloc, arguing the arrest of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic proves it is serious about rejoining the ...

German nuclear plants closing Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT ERLIN -- Europe's economic powerhouse, Germany, announced plans Monday to abandon nuclear energy over the next 11 years, outlining an ambitious strategy in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster to replace atomic power with renewable energy sources ...

Syrian army finally seeing resistance from residents Posted: 30 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT BEIRUT -- Residents used automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades to repel advancing government troops in central Syria on Monday, putting up a fierce fight for the first time in their two-month-old revolt against President Bashar Assad's aut ...

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ABC NewsMail - afternoon edition

Afternoon Edition. Tue 31 May 2011
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Manhunt after Afghan soldier killed Australian A manhunt is underway for a rogue Afghan army soldier who shot dead an Australian comrade who was on guard duty in Afghanistan. Live exports to shamed abattoirs suspended Live cattle exports to 11 Indonesian abattoirs investigated by the ABC's Four Corners program will be suspended, Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has confirmed. Video shows terror as killer waves hit Like the firefighters who fell in the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Japan is now mourning hundreds of firefighters who died trying to save lives in the March earthquake and tsunami. Youth feel targeted by swear jar law A Victorian legal rights group says young people fear they will be unfairly targeted by the state's plan to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear. Coalition to back plain cigarette packaging Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the Coalition will not oppose plain cigarette packaging legislation.
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Climate evidence is in, it is time to act as one The science of climate change has been subjected to intense scrutiny and has come through with its credibility intact. There is no reason why carbon pricing should continue to be a matter of partisan political division in Australia. We are mad to stay in Afghanistan What are we gaining in Afghanistan? How many children must we kill before it clicks that we should not be there? And bomb by bomb observing our best men die, and their women weep. Are we mad? Brand Crisis If everything described as a crisis in the media is an actual crisis, then surely the world's about to end? Storm in a teacup/coffee mug Why do we care so much about the sex of a stranger's child? The year in politics: 2015 Malcolm Turnbull's decision at the end of 2011 to form his own party, the Republic Australia Party (RAP), had paid dividends way beyond the expectations of a cynical media and the desperately frightened leadership of the two old parties. Voters from all points of the political compass rallied to the new party, desperate for a way to break out of the dead-end that Australian politics and media discussion had become.
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Youth feel targeted by swear jar law A Victorian legal rights group says young people fear they will be unfairly targeted by the state's plan to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear. Fisherman elbows croc to fend off attack A 59-year-old Broome man has described how he survived an attack from a 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile at Secure Bay near Derby. Traffic controllers criticised over fatal plane crash A report into a fatal mid-air collision in Melbourne three years ago has found the aerodrome controller did not provide enough information to the trainee pilots.
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NZ warned of future powerful tremors New Zealand's earthquake-devastated Canterbury region faces an almost one-in-four chance of another powerful tremor occurring in the next 12 months, government scientists said. PM's son named New Zealand's top planker New Zealand prime minister John Key's son has been named the country's top planker after a photo appeared online apparently showing him performing the internet craze as his father looked on. Video shows terror as killer waves hit Like the firefighters who fell in the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Japan is now mourning hundreds of firefighters who died trying to save lives in the March earthquake and tsunami.
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Poseidon to upgrade Cerberus on nickel find Poseidon Nickel has announced it will upgrade one of its projects by fifty per cent after finding more nickel on one of its sites on the Goldfields. Magellan sells shares to raise money The parent company of Magellan Metals has announced plans to raise over $19 million to prop up its Wiluna mine. House approvals slide as credit growth halts The number of new homes approved fell in April, as the amount of new loans also remained flat compared to the previous month.
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Electoral shake-up flagged for NT The Northern Territory Electoral Commission has proposed a number of name changes and redistributions of electoral boundaries in the run-up to the election next year. Carpark closure adds to triangle parking pressure A carpark in Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle has been cordoned off leaving public servants with fewer places to park. Safety upgrade for notorious roundabout One of Melbourne's most dangerous roundabouts will receive a $2.34 million safety upgrade.
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AFL steps in to help struggling Port Bailey hits back at 'offensive' comments Elsom 'dodges bullet' to target first Test Campese held back by Raiders FIFA exec 'wanted FA Cup to bear name'
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FOI request for Coalition's solar modelling A Freedom Of Information request concerning the Solar Bonus Scheme has been made to the New South Wales government. Calls for national rock art database A campaign will be launched today to help save and document thousands of Aboriginal rock art sites around Australia. Bones may be ancient Aboriginal remains Police believe skeletal remains found in Little Menindee creek may be ancient Aboriginal remains.
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FOI request for Coalition's solar modelling A Freedom Of Information request concerning the Solar Bonus Scheme has been made to the New South Wales government. Warning over solar power installations Consumers are being warned to shop around before paying to have solar panels installed. Work begins on stormwater recycling project Work has begun on a project that could save an estimated 21 million litres of stormwater in East Melbourne.
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Morning Edition. Tue 31 May 2011
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Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in a "very bad day" for the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston has announced. Government considers live export bans The Federal Government is considering banning live animal exports to some countries after ABC TV broadcast disturbing footage of Australian cattle being mistreated in Indonesian abattoirs. ASIC boss declares war on corporate crooks The new head of corporate watchdog ASIC has ordered a greater use of telephone and wire taps and email intercepts to nail corporate crooks. Garnaut to unveil carbon compo plans The Federal Government will get final recommendations today about how it should compensate families for the extra costs of a carbon tax. Sam Ibrahim charged over bank kidnapping Former bikie boss Sam Ibrahim has been charged over an alleged kidnapping at a bank in Sydney's north-west yesterday.
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Belief or denial: still the bottom line in climate politics The climate change debate may be getting warmer with much hot air expended over who should and should not say 'Yes' but the real question for those who want action is 'do you accept the science?' More than party political affiliation, a belief that climate change is real is the key determinant of whether or not someone will support the Federal Government's carbon price. Winning the war against electricity The failure to force existing coal-powered electricity generators to close leaves high-cost alternative energy solutions even more vulnerable. The mining agenda from a Yamatji perspective The people that benefit least from mining are the people removed from the land to allow it. It's time Australia caught up with Saudi Arabia. Modern feminism: politics and rights not spectacle Unlike in Canada where it originated, the politics and demands of SlutWalk in Australia are either unclear or non-existent. The future of conservatism in the UK What is conservatism? Some claim that it is a mere pragmatism - that it has no ideas, guiding theme or undergirding foundation, that it is doing what works without direction or belief. Others say the British Tories are the party of vested interest, others still say that conservatism is best expressed by a pure libertarianism. What then is modern conservatism - what does it care about, what does it seek to conserve? Why nothing less than society itself.
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ASIC boss declares war on corporate crooks The new head of corporate watchdog ASIC has ordered a greater use of telephone and wire taps and email intercepts to nail corporate crooks. Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in a "very bad day" for the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston has announced. Beware the swear word or cop a fine The Victorian Government plans to introduce laws this week that will give police permanent power to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear.
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Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in a "very bad day" for the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston has announced. Market set to open higher There was no trading in the United States or the UK overnight because of public holidays, leaving the Australian market with little direction when local trading begins this morning. Truce talks held as Libya defections mount South African president Jacob Zuma has met Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi for truce talks as NATO said the strongman's "reign of terror" was nearing its end and top military officers deserted him.
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Mackay Sugar now Tully Sugar's biggest shareholder Mackay Sugar is the largest shareholder in Tully Sugar in far north Queensland after a share buyout over the weekend. Market set to open higher There was no trading in the United States or the UK overnight because of public holidays, leaving the Australian market with little direction when local trading begins this morning. Forum to spotlight coal seam gas industry The impact of the booming coal seam gas (CSG) industry will be discussed at a national conference starting today in Brisbane.
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Beware the swear word or cop a fine The Victorian Government plans to introduce laws this week that will give police permanent power to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear. Government releases year 12 graduate information New data from the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) shows last year's year 12 students posted the state's best results on record. Government considers live export bans The Federal Government is considering banning live animal exports to some countries after ABC TV broadcast disturbing footage of Australian cattle being mistreated in Indonesian abattoirs.
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Panthers account for Rabbitohs Besieged Blatter denies FIFA in crisis Djokovic into French semis Swansea reaches Premier League in play-off Stuart calls off meeting with Harrigan
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Bones may be ancient Aboriginal remains Police believe skeletal remains found in Little Menindee creek may be ancient Aboriginal remains. Ugly font may improve learning Inspired by comic strips and hated by font designers, new research suggests Comic Sans may help people remember what they read. New chief scientist predicts no problems Australia's new chief scientist Ian Chubb says he expects to be able to meet the Prime Minister Julia Gillard whenever he needs to.
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Growing anger over solar uncertainty There is growing anger over the ACT Government's refusal to spell out the future of its solar panel program that pays households for producing green energy. Farmland to get protection from mining The Queensland Government says two key food-growing areas will be protected from mining and other development from today. Garnaut to unveil carbon compo plans The Federal Government will get final recommendations today about how it should compensate families for the extra costs of a carbon tax.
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