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Obama makes solemn trip to Ground Zero US president Barack Obama has visited Ground Zero in New York to pay tribute to those killed in the September 11 attacks. PNG detention centre set to be reopened Australian and Papua New Guinean officials have told locals on Manus Island that a mothballed detention centre for asylum seekers will be reopened. Firefighter expects charges over family's flood deaths A volunteer firefighter who lost his wife and two children in the Lockyer Valley floods says police are preparing to charge him over their deaths. Whistleblower claims Christmas Island understaffed Guards working at the Christmas Island detention centre claim the facility is understaffed. Defence to cut 1,000 civilian jobs The Federal Government has confirmed it plans to cut 1,000 civilian jobs from the Defence Department over three years.
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Real welfare reform needs guts, not paternal damnation According to a recent OECD report Australia has amongst the lowest unemployment benefits in the developed world. Since the mid-1990s, people experiencing unemployment have been increasingly disadvantaged compared with average weekly earners and the aged pension recipients. Yet we have seen the Prime Minister appearing to compete with the Leader of the Opposition on who can engage in the toughest welfare-bashing. As good as it gets for Australia's banks? Big profits thanks to an easing of bad deby provisions ... but the future is not necessarily rosy for our banks. Deja vu in Pakistan Those who don't learn from history are compelled to repeat it, said George Santayana. So it is with Pakistan. Palestinian peace pact throws down the gauntlet It is time for Israel to abandon its old ways and seriously engage all forces within the Palestinian movement for a comprehensive settlement. Pre-budget banter without the speculation The pretence is gone. The Government doesn't even leak pre-budget scoops anymore. They make selective announcements. No longer do ministers coyly refuse to talk about budget speculation that they put out there in the first place. Now they confirm and discuss. All this is both cynical and clever.
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Man answers phone during pizza store break-in A man who broke into a pizza shop in Adelaide answered the phone while in the premises. Firefighter expects charges over family's flood deaths A volunteer firefighter who lost his wife and two children in the Lockyer Valley floods says police are preparing to charge him over their deaths. Home Alone house on the market The house where actor Macaulay Culkin outwitted a pair of bumbling thieves in the famous 1990 film Home Alone has gone on sale for nearly $US2.5 million.
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Home Alone house on the market The house where actor Macaulay Culkin outwitted a pair of bumbling thieves in the famous 1990 film Home Alone has gone on sale for nearly $US2.5 million. Pakistan army chief threatens US troop cut The powerful Pakistan army chief of staff has threatend to cut the number of US troops based in his country as investigations begin into intelligence failings over Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. Country music stars to stage tornado fundraiser Country music stars Hank Williams Jr, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and the band Lady Antebellum are to hold a concert to raise funds for victims of storms and tornadoes that struck Alabama and nearby US states.
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Local workforce could help fix flood-hit town The Master Builders Association (MBA) has called on the State Government to provide funding to train a local workforce to help in the rebuilding of flood-devastated Grantham in the Lockyer Valley. Superbarn agrees to phase out rival restrictions The Superbarn at the Canberra Centre has become the last supermarket in the country to phase out a restrictive clause which banned rival supermarkets from moving into the shopping centre. APN to close Mackay, Bundaberg print sites About 40 jobs are expected to be lost in Mackay and Bundaberg following a decision to close two newspaper printing sites.
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Superbarn agrees to phase out rival restrictions The Superbarn at the Canberra Centre has become the last supermarket in the country to phase out a restrictive clause which banned rival supermarkets from moving into the shopping centre. $20m Molonglo pond clean-up begins Clean-up and construction work has resumed at a new housing development in Canberra's south-east that was abandoned last year after the discover of asbestos waste. Community rallies over Fort Direction The Defence Department has recognised the heritage significance of buildings at the Fort Direction site south of Hobart.
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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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Endangered birds released into Bunyip park Eleven captive-bred helmeted honey-eaters will be released into the Bunyip State Park, east of Melbourne today, to boost the bird's numbers. Hundreds of turbines at Upper Hunter windfarm The company proposing a windfarm for the Liverpool Range in the Upper Hunter says the project could involve more than 500 turbines. Blood pressure help may lie with dragon venom An Australian researcher says he hopes to begin testing the venom of komodo dragons on cardiac patients within five years.
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Hunter Valley company adds to exploration portfolio Aspiring Hunter Valley coal miner, NuCoal Resources, is preparing to expand its exploration program after agreeing to buy two additional leases. Councils urged to reduce emissions by recycling more The state government has been urged to offer financial assistance to local councils recycle green waste, but regional areas are likely to be last to receive help. Dumped solar scheme could hurt NSW: Greens The New South Wales Greens claim the O'Farrell Government acted unlawfully when it axed the costly solar bonus scheme.
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