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Tributes flow for boxing legend Rose Tributes are flowing for one of Australia's sporting greats, legendary boxer Lionel Rose, who died yesterday aged 62. Low earners to get pay packet boost About 6.5 million low-income earners will get a modest boost to their weekly pay packet in the Federal Government's budget to be handed down tomorrow night. Heads will roll after bin Laden probe: Pakistan Pakistan has indicated people will be held accountable if anyone inside its government is found to have colluded with slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Ibrahim relatives targeted in drive-by shooting Relatives of the Ibrahim family have been targeted in a drive-by shooting in Sydney's west in the early hours of this morning. Cabinet meeting to decide Overland's fate The future of Victoria's Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland is expected to be considered at today's state cabinet meeting.
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Carrying the Australian dollar higher Don't be misled by last week's commodities crunch, the Australian dollar is heading higher - much higher. That's partly because of the return of the carry trade - where you borrow in yen and invest the proceeds at higher yields in another currency. Before the crash it was typically in US dollars, but now it's Australian dollars. 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.
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Flood-hit community left to 'go it alone' A rural fire brigade officer will testify at the Queensland flood inquiry that all levels of government failed to prepare his community for the January disaster. Ibrahim relatives targeted in drive-by shooting Relatives of the Ibrahim family have been targeted in a drive-by shooting in Sydney's west in the early hours of this morning. Maori visit France to retrieve shrunken head The tattooed, shrunken head of a Maori warrior starts a long voyage home to New Zealand today when France hands the mystic relic back more than a century after explorers took it away.
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Maori visit France to retrieve shrunken head The tattooed, shrunken head of a Maori warrior starts a long voyage home to New Zealand today when France hands the mystic relic back more than a century after explorers took it away. Summit fails to end Thai-Cambodia dispute A meeting convened by Indonesia's president has failed to resolve a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that killed at least 16 people. Bahrain to lift state of emergency Bahrain's king has ordered the lifting of the state of emergency imposed in March to crush a wave of protests by majority Shiites against the Sunni rulers.
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Mining forum focuses on local challenges Climate change and the carbon tax will be among the issues discussed at a mining conference in Townsville in north Queensland today. Drink driver hits freight train A man has been charged with drink driving after allegedly crashing his car into a moving freight train in the New South Wales southern highlands last night. Hunt on for Aurora Australis' replacement The search has begun for a ship to replace the Hobart-based Antarctic icebreaker, the Aurora Australis.
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Feedback sought on Abbot Point stormwater storage plan The North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation is seeking public comment on a plan to build extra stormwater storage at the Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Federal funds vital to central Qld flood fix Rockhampton Mayor Brad Carter says there is a risk that vital flood repair works in the central Queensland region will not be done if there is not enough funding in tomorrow night's federal budget. Government needs $1.3b to floodproof Bruce highway The Queensland Government says it would cost about $1.3 billion to floodproof the Bruce Highway between Brisbane and Gympie.
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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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Outback town claims 'dinosaur capital' title An outback Queensland town has begun promoting itself as Australia's 'dinosaur capital'. GM corn could boost world grain production Australian researchers say they hope the genetic modification of some corn varieties could help lift world grain production. Hunt on for Aurora Australis' replacement The search has begun for a ship to replace the Hobart-based Antarctic icebreaker, the Aurora Australis.
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Mining forum focuses on local challenges Climate change and the carbon tax will be among the issues discussed at a mining conference in Townsville in north Queensland today. AGL prepares for more Hunter Gas exploration Coal seam gas exploration is set to be stepped-up in the Hunter Valley with AGL announcing plans for work to be undertaken across the region. 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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