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Obama delivers Middle East peace vision US president Barack Obama has told Israel it should pull back to the 1967 borders which existed before the Six Day War, in a speech outlining his most detailed vision yet on the path to elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace. WA threatened with GST cut amid royalties stoush The Federal Government says it will cut Western Australia's share of GST revenue if it goes ahead with a plan to increase iron ore royalties. Massive blaze engulfs petrochemical plant Fire crews say it may take several days to completely put out a fire that caused a number of explosions at a petrochemical plant in Melbourne's south-east. Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn granted bail The former head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been released on bail and will be under home detention in an apartment rented by his wife, after vowing to fight charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid in Manhattan. Judge recommends mercy for people smuggler The Federal Government has declined to comment on a judge's recommendation to show mercy for a people smuggler who was sentenced to eight years' jail yesterday.
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Gillard is Howard, and Abbott's Ben Chifley. Confused yet? Wayne Swan's Budget speech last week opened with a commendation of 'this Labor budget' and closed with an invocation of the past Labor governments which 'managed the transition from a closed economy to an open economy competing in the world'. But does anything distinctively Labor remain in the Gillard government? In effect, Labor's underlying budget policy of holding growth restores the fiscal settings inherited from the Howard government. Go on, call yourself a feminist It's a sorry state of affairs when young people are ashamed to call themselves feminists. Budget office helps pollies, not punters The new federal PBO's focus should not be on policy costings, but instead on the analysis of overall fiscal strategy and long-term fiscal sustainability. Is that poisoned chalice half full or half empty? Whatever happens to the carbon price, the need for effective climate change policies will remain: the problem will not go away. #slutwalk is no step forward for women Women around the world are participating in #slutwalk to reclaim the "derogatory" word and the right to dress however they wish. Yet fabricating a mildly controversial PR stunt that advocates the celebration of being a "slut" is a grave disservice to all women. Pseudo shock tactics like this do nothing to promote an understanding and acceptance that women can dress in a feminine and attractive manner, be smart and capable, and must be treated with respect.
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WA threatened with GST cut amid royalties stoush The Federal Government says it will cut Western Australia's share of GST revenue if it goes ahead with a plan to increase iron ore royalties. Rush still suffers execution nightmares Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush says he still suffers from nightmares about being executed, a week after his death sentence was repealed. MP facing child porn charges due in court A member of the South Australian Parliament is due to face court today on child pornography charges.
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Rush still suffers execution nightmares Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush says he still suffers from nightmares about being executed, a week after his death sentence was repealed. Von Trier 'shocked' by Cannes expulsion Danish director Lars Von Trier says he is shocked at being expelled from this year's Cannes film festival for joking during a press conference that he was a Nazi who sympathised with Hitler. US agency posts zombie apocalypse survival tips With rumours swirling in conspiratorial corners that the end of the world is nigh, the US government this week posted some online counsel on how to be prepared in case of a zombie apocalypse.
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New fault plan won't affect passenger safety: Metro The rail operator, Metro says a plan to change fault reporting for Melbourne's trains, would not put passengers in danger. Taskforce to help Xstrata smelting workers The State Government says it will establish a special taskforce to help workers affected by Xstrata's decision to wind down some operations in north Queensland. LinkedIn soars on debut Shares in the world's biggest professional networking website, LinkedIn Corp.
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Rock lobster fishermen reject size limit plan Tasmanian rock lobster fishermen are concerned about government plans which could impact further on their struggling industry. Taskforce to help Xstrata smelting workers The State Government says it will establish a special taskforce to help workers affected by Xstrata's decision to wind down some operations in north Queensland. Workers down tools over safety fears The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) says more than 1,000 workers at a construction site of an alumina refinery near Gladstone in central Queensland will not work today unless safety is improved.
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Brown returns for Lions Reds hope O'Connor will join Cooper Roddick withdraws from French Open Black Caviar out of Doomben 10,000 Water under bridge for Tahu: Knights
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Study shows dark energy is real A new study says dark energy is real and is causing space-time and the universe to expand. Planets found free-floating around universe Astronomers have discovered a group of planets that have no fixed orbits and instead float freely through the Milky Way. LEDs light way for Toowoomba airport Toowoomba's new airport will reportedly be the first in Australia to use low-energy LED lighting when it becomes fully operational next month.
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Rock lobster fishermen reject size limit plan Tasmanian rock lobster fishermen are concerned about government plans which could impact further on their struggling industry. Liberal MP sympathetic over solar Liberal Swansea MP, Garry Edwards says he understands the community's frustration over the State Government's changes to the Solar Bonus Scheme. Council relieved at air testing all-clear Marion Council has expressed relief testing in the Edwardstown area has cleared it of any harmful air contamination.
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