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Police crackdown targets 'boozed up idiots' Police have arrested more than 1,600 people across the country as part of a two-day operation to curb alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour. IMF chief to be charged over alleged sex assault International Monetary Fund chief and possible French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into police custody and is expected to be charged with an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York City, police said. Planking blamed for fatal balcony fall Queensland Police say a young man who fell to his death from a Brisbane high-rise early this morning had been engaging in the new internet craze of "planking". PM backs asylum policy amid Thai interest Prime Minister Julia Gillard reiterated new asylum seekers would not be processed in Australia as Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the Government looked forward to working with Thailand to fight people smuggling. Man fires shots at car full of teens Police are searching for a gunman who fired at a group of teenagers during an attempted armed robbery in Melbourne's west.
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Looking for a great opposition leader. Still looking. Like Malcolm Fraser in 1975, Tony Abbott may only need to stay on his feet to win whenever the next election is held. But on his performance over the past week, heÂ'll need to defy a 40 year trend and get there despite himself. Based on this weekÂ's performance, Tony Abbott still sits with the long list of low achieving opposition leaders: populist, contradictory, rhetorical and shallow. Finding a coin for the journalistic juke box People who are prepared to work for free will stop feeling that way pretty quickly once they suspect that someone is taking advantage. A prize of one's own: the case for an Aussie Orange Perhaps the question isnÂ't, 'Why should a women's only Australian literary award exist?' but 'Why the hell shouldnÂ't it exist?' Corruption in sport? Amazing. Australia spent tens of millions of dollars bidding for a World Cup awarded to Qatar. Who could have guessed there'd now be investigations that allege bribery? Walter Slurry's bumper Budget quiz
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IMF chief to be charged over alleged sex assault International Monetary Fund chief and possible French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into police custody and is expected to be charged with an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York City, police said. PM backs asylum policy amid Thai interest Prime Minister Julia Gillard reiterated new asylum seekers would not be processed in Australia as Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the Government looked forward to working with Thailand to fight people smuggling. Planking blamed for fatal balcony fall Queensland Police say a young man who fell to his death from a Brisbane high-rise early this morning had been engaging in the new internet craze of "planking".
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IMF chief to be charged over alleged sex assault International Monetary Fund chief and possible French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into police custody and is expected to be charged with an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York City, police said. PM backs asylum policy amid Thai interest Prime Minister Julia Gillard reiterated new asylum seekers would not be processed in Australia as Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the Government looked forward to working with Thailand to fight people smuggling. Libya buries imams reportedly killed in air strike Libyans on Saturday buried 11 Muslim clerics killed in what Moamar Gaddafi's regime said was a NATO air strike on the oil city of Brega.
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Australians suffer wealth equality illusion: survey New research released today into people's attitudes to wealth has concluded that Australians suffer from an illusion of equality. Marketing secret to sweet success A fruit growers conference in Hobart has been told the cherry industry could reap higher profits if it adopts new marketing trends emerging in North America. Sony begins restoring PlayStation Network Sony says it will begin a phased restoration of its PlayStation Network on a country-by-country basis from today.
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Bowen urged to free children in detention Federal Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has refused to comment on the cases of several Indonesian children being kept in detention in Darwin. PM backs asylum policy amid Thai interest Prime Minister Julia Gillard reiterated new asylum seekers would not be processed in Australia as Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the Government looked forward to working with Thailand to fight people smuggling. Negativity behind Abbott's early poll push: PM Prime Minister Julia Gillard has brushed off Tony Abbott's calls for an early election, saying the Opposition Leader is worried voters will soon tire of his negativity.
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Brave Hawks smash listless Saints Live Broadcast: NRL Round 10 Warriors haul in Knights United seals record 19th title Rea unloads on gutless Brumbies
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Sony begins restoring PlayStation Network Sony says it will begin a phased restoration of its PlayStation Network on a country-by-country basis from today. Solar plane makes maiden international flight Pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has landed in Brussels after completing its first international flight, 13 hours after it took off from Switzerland. Eight new fish found off Bali Scientists from Conservation International have discovered eight new fish and one new coral species off the Indonesian island of Bali.
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Worker dies at Japan nuclear plant A worker died at Japan's disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant as emergency crews continued their operations to prevent a major meltdown, the plant's operator said. Solar plane makes maiden international flight Pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has landed in Brussels after completing its first international flight, 13 hours after it took off from Switzerland. Sewage bacteria found at Darwin beach A popular Darwin beach will remain closed to swimmers until at least the middle of next week because bacteria found in sewage has been found in the water.
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