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Afternoon Edition. Sat 07 May 2011
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Gillard reaches asylum agreement with Malaysia Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that Australia has reached an agreement with Malaysia as part of efforts to combat people smuggling. Obama meets soldiers who killed bin Laden US president Barack Obama has met with and thanked members of the special forces team that successfully caught and killed Osama bin Laden. Budget and rates rise flagged to pinch households Australian households could soon feel the pinch, with interest rates flagged to rise sooner than expected and a frugal federal budget due next week. Abbott surf lesson no political wipeout A surf lesson turned into a political dialogue when Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott took an Afghan refugee for a paddle at Sydney's Manly beach. Manus Island's last detainee warns against reopening The last refugee detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea says it would be senseless to reopen the mothballed detention centre.
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Detained on Manus Island: Labor's competence and honesty Reopening the Manus Island detention centre - or a similar one anywhere else in Papua New Guinea - would be an admission of massive policy failure by the Gillard Government. The very fact that it is a live option shows a Government verging on the desperate. There is no hiding the fact that Manus Island was part of the Howard government's Pacific Solution and that Labor has now effectively conceded it has no better policy than the one it ridiculed for years. Conversations: do we need a budget surplus? Does it really make good economic sense to pursue a fiscal surplus? Four leading academics give their views on the economic question of the moment. The world seen through Google goggles Google is so universal now that I make the mistake of assuming it to be neutral too. But it isn't, of course. Giving people what they want is so much a part of the internet experience that whole businesses are devoted now to anticipating demand for certain topics, and gaming the Google algorithms to get your content to land near the top of the list. And in the race to surivive, what happens when journalism stops serving me the stuff I don't know I need? That's not a horse race, that's a debacle This was no spectacle. It was a debacle. To pretend otherwise is beyond spin. ItÂ's a blatant lie. The weekly quiz
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Canada faces flood emergencies Two Canadian provinces, Quebec and Manitoba, are facing flood emergencies. Fisherman drowns at Sydney national park A man has been swept to his death while fishing off rocks with two friends south of Sydney this morning. Elderly NZ crimefighter told to stay home A 91-year-old New Zealand war veteran says he has been forced to put his new career as a modern-day Batman on hold because he is not allowed to be out fighting crime alone at night.
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Canada faces flood emergencies Two Canadian provinces, Quebec and Manitoba, are facing flood emergencies. Elderly NZ crimefighter told to stay home A 91-year-old New Zealand war veteran says he has been forced to put his new career as a modern-day Batman on hold because he is not allowed to be out fighting crime alone at night. 17 killed, two missing in Indonesian landslide A landslide and flash floods triggered by heavy rain killed 17 people and inundated four villages on Indonesia's Java island, a disaster management agency spokesman said Saturday.
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US economic recovery slowly picking up The US economy added far more jobs than expected last month as the recovery continues to slowly pick up steam. Mining project still planned despite regulation changes The proponent of the largest coal seam gas project ever proposed in New South Wales says it is comfortable with the State Government's promised tough new approach to mining approvals. Port Kembla wharfies expected to strike Port Kembla wharfies are expected to walk off the job tonight as the dispute between Patrick Stevedores and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) continues.
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Gillard reaches asylum agreement with Malaysia Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that Australia has reached an agreement with Malaysia as part of efforts to combat people smuggling. Port Kembla wharfies expected to strike Port Kembla wharfies are expected to walk off the job tonight as the dispute between Patrick Stevedores and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) continues. Mining project still planned despite regulation changes The proponent of the largest coal seam gas project ever proposed in New South Wales says it is comfortable with the State Government's promised tough new approach to mining approvals.
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Dorsey delays Breakers' title charge Ron Dorsey hit two clutch three-pointers to keep Cairns' hopes of a maiden NBL championship alive with an 85-81 win in double-overtime in game two against New Zealand at the Snakepit on Sunday. 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. 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.
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NASA delays Endeavour take-off again The launch of the US space shuttle Endeavour has been delayed for a third time, until at least May 16, as engineers try to fix an electrical problem. Whale watch plea Environmental authorities in Tasmania are hoping to unlock more secrets of the annual whale migration with the help of whale watchers. Some black holes may be older than time An intriguing new hypothesis suggests some black holes could have formed before the formation of our universe.
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Mining project still planned despite regulation changes The proponent of the largest coal seam gas project ever proposed in New South Wales says it is comfortable with the State Government's promised tough new approach to mining approvals. Wallis Lake Flood Study on public display A study assessing the impact of potential flooding around Wallis Lake is on public display for comment. Concerns over policing of marine reserves The State Government has reservations about how authorities will be able to police a series of new marine reserves proposed by the Federal Government.
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