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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. Barnett throws support behind PNG processing centre The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has welcomed a Federal Government proposal to establish a regional processing centre for asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea. EU sanctions Syria crackdown escalates The European Union has voted to impose new sanctions on Syrian government officials to protest against the growing crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Wilkie takes on Clubs Australia head London 'unprepared' for Olympics terrorist attack A coroner in Britain has delivered her findings from an inquest into the London transport bombings in 2005.
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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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Thousands evacuated as flooded Mississippi bears down The swollen Mississippi River has swallowed up farmland and threatened river towns, as record amounts of water tested a network of levees and reservoirs built since deadly floods in the last century. Woman dragged from car and bashed A woman was dragged out of her car and beaten in a suspected road rage incident at Frankston, in Melbourne's south, last night. 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.
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Thousands evacuated as flooded Mississippi bears down The swollen Mississippi River has swallowed up farmland and threatened river towns, as record amounts of water tested a network of levees and reservoirs built since deadly floods in the last century. 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. Scotland moves towards independence with election The Scottish National Party has won a majority in the Scottish Parliament for the first paving the way for a referendum on state independence.
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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. Shares bounce back from steep early falls The Australian share market has bounced back from some steeper early falls, but still ended the day about 0.3 per cent lower. Miners object to shrinking exploration licences A mining industry group is lobbying against proposed changes to Northern Territory mining regulations.
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Barnett throws support behind PNG processing centre The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has welcomed a Federal Government proposal to establish a regional processing centre for asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea. Wood won't question council membership The chairman of the Council for Territory Cooperation says he will not question why Country Liberals members have rejoined the committee. Push for red centre asylum centre A Northern Territory politician is calling for community debate on whether or not a detention centre should be built in Central Australia.
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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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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. Scientists thrash out ideas at population summit Some of Australia's leading scientists are gathering in Canberra today to discuss if Australia has the resources to cope with a doubling of its population in the next 39 years.
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