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Hockey appeals for unity from colleagues Opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey has appealed to his Coalition colleagues to be a unified team. 'Easy' for Blanchett to front carbon tax ad Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce has criticised the appearance of actress Cate Blanchett in an advertising campaign urging Australians to "Say Yes" to a tax on carbon. Thousands protest against coal seam gas drilling Organisers of two beachside protests in New South Wales say they have sent a clear message against the coal seam gas mining industry. Soldier farewelled in Afghan ramp ceremony Australian Sergeant Brett Wood, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan last week, has been farewelled by his comrades at a ramp ceremony at a military base in Tarin Kot. Bitar has knowledge to 'nobble' poker reforms Independent Senator Nick Xenophon maintains former ALP national secretary Karl Bitar should not be allowed to lobby the Federal Government for Crown Casino.
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Slutwalk: for the free woman in all of us I'll be at Slutwalk with my three sons aged eight, nine and 13. They'll be wearing tee shirts that read 'YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO RAPE SLUTS EITHER'. My 13-year-old is all 'I know all of this. Why do I have to go?'. To set an example, to support, to perhaps find out something you didn't know. The question should not be why I am taking my sons to Slutwalk. But perhaps, what is more illuminating is why others would question it. What's their fear? To engage Coalition meltdown, press send The week began with Tony Abbott reminding his troops that success can be 'fleeting and ephemeral'. It ended with the Coalition trying to prove the truth of its leader's words. For those who do not waste precious moments of their lives following the baroque inanities of the Opposition, here's a brief recap. Catholic sexual abuse study greeted with incurious contempt I should no longer be surprised by the self-righteous cynicism and wilful ignorance of the media when it comes to reporting on Catholic affairs. Dylan's times, they changed everything The funny thing about Dylan was that he changed the landscape of an earth which he ceased to inhabit with anything like the same power of innovation himself. The weekly quiz
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Bitar has knowledge to 'nobble' poker reforms Independent Senator Nick Xenophon maintains former ALP national secretary Karl Bitar should not be allowed to lobby the Federal Government for Crown Casino. Charity run causes traffic chaos in Sydney New South Wales Police say a charity event in south-western Sydney has left several local roads gridlocked and caused traffic chaos. Police crack down on housing estate drug trade Police will move into a Melbourne public housing estate as part of their fight against drug dealers.
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Lockheed Martin confirms attack on IT network US defence contractor Lockheed Martin confirmed that it had detected "a significant and tenacious" attack on its information systems network. Serbia vows to bring Mladic protectors to justice Serbia vowed to track down those who helped Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic evade justice during 16 years on the run, as Mladic appealed for calm on the eve of a far-right rally. Soldier farewelled in Afghan ramp ceremony Australian Sergeant Brett Wood, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan last week, has been farewelled by his comrades at a ramp ceremony at a military base in Tarin Kot.
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Blanchett fronts carbon tax campaign The Federal Government's negotiations for a carbon tax are set to get an on-screen push from a celebrity-backed campaign to boost support for a price on carbon. Push to lure miners from WA to SA The South Australian government has launched an advertising campaign in an attempt to lure mining companies away from Western Australia. 'Easy' for Blanchett to front carbon tax ad Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce has criticised the appearance of actress Cate Blanchett in an advertising campaign urging Australians to "Say Yes" to a tax on carbon.
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Poll finds majority back plain cigarette packaging A new survey has found majority support for plain packaged cigarettes, despite a campaign from tobacco companies condemning the move. Blanchett fronts carbon tax campaign The Federal Government's negotiations for a carbon tax are set to get an on-screen push from a celebrity-backed campaign to boost support for a price on carbon. Darwin families face eviction from public housing A group of Aboriginal families in Darwin are fighting eviction from their Government homes.
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Live Broadcast: NRL Round 12 Live Broadcast: Reds v Crusaders Lions continue resurgence against Crows Sharks make Storm work for it Saints count the cost of big win
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Lockheed Martin confirms attack on IT network US defence contractor Lockheed Martin confirmed that it had detected "a significant and tenacious" attack on its information systems network. Lasers measure cows' methane emissions Researchers from the CSIRO have used laser technology to discover how much methane gas cows in northern Australia expel each day. Uluru skinks 'world's most social lizards' Scientists have discovered that the Northern Territory's great desert skink is the only one of the world's 5,000 species of lizard that builds a home for its family.
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'Easy' for Blanchett to front carbon tax ad Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce has criticised the appearance of actress Cate Blanchett in an advertising campaign urging Australians to "Say Yes" to a tax on carbon. Blanchett fronts carbon tax campaign The Federal Government's negotiations for a carbon tax are set to get an on-screen push from a celebrity-backed campaign to boost support for a price on carbon. China admits Three Gorges Dam problems China's Three Gorges Dam has caused a host of ills that must be "urgently" addressed, the government has said, in a rare admission of problems in a project it has long praised as a world wonder.
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