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Compo for man wrongly jailed for 15 years A West Australian man has been awarded a $425,000 ex-gratia payment after he spent 15 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. Windsor report slams Murray-Darling authority A federal parliamentary committee has delivered a scathing rebuke to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and its recommendations on water cutbacks in the basin. Chapter closes on Borders in Australia The last nine Borders book stores in Australia will close with another 315 jobs to be lost. Farmers 'may not survive' cattle export ban Australian farmers unwittingly caught up in the Indonesian abattoirs scandal may not survive a total ban on live exports, rural lobby group AgForce says. Hawke enters heated carbon tax battle Former prime minister Bob Hawke has labelled Liberal leader Tony Abbott "as mad as a cut snake" for his opposition to the Government's climate change proposals.
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Gillard, Abbott: they might as well reign until December The next scheduled political killing season is December, 2012. It might be that nobody will be "killed" when the season does finally come around, but it's surely true that nobody will be "killed" before then. By then climate change policy will have been in action for six months, and either of the two main leaders could go as a result of it's success or failure. Are we ready to share power? Or should we just talk about cats? David Bushby 'meowing' at Penny Wong in Parliament is testament to Australia's poor progress on men and women sharing power. Ignoring the leper's bell on climate change The present idolatry for pseudoscience, the claims of settled science and of a scientific consensus - these are the leper's bell announcing the approach of the would-be totalitarian. It should be heeded. Greens' conspiracy of silence Labor and the Coalition have both condemned the torture and killing of a 13-year-old boy in Syria. So why have the Greens kept quiet on this issue? Sneaking God through the backdoor The seperation of church and state underpins much of the success of what we call Western civilisation. The National School Chaplaincy Program goes completely against the spirit and intent of that doctrine and it violates the rights of those who do not want their kids exposed to religious teachings while they are at school. It really should be ended.
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Tasmania set to ban synthetic cannabis Tasmania looks set to become the first state to outlaw a synthetic cannabis known as Kronic. NRL cracks down on exotic betting The NRL is banning several exotic betting options on its matches and the announcement of live odds during games. Computer addiction an illness, says psychiatrist Internet and computer addiction should be recognised as a legitimate side effect of mental illness among adolescents, a psychiatrist has told a national psychiatry congress in Darwin.
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Bahrain lifts emergency law, clashes continue Bahrain has lifted martial law after months of pro-democracy protests in what the government hopes will be a sign of the country returning to normal. Japan's PM to quit after handling disasters Japan's prime minister, Naoto Kan, says he will resign after getting his country's nuclear crisis and other disaster-related matters under control, raising the chances he can survive a no-confidence vote later today and quell a party rebellion. Deadly tornadoes hit Massachusetts Massachusetts has declared a state of emergency after at least two tornadoes hit the north-eastern US state, killing four people.
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Indian miner eyes phosphate project An India-based miner could take a 50 per cent stake in a Northern Territory mining project in exchange for paying most of the development costs. Arnhem Land to push for infrastructure upgrades Northern Territory business leaders in East Arnhem Land say they will be pushing for better roads, shipping services and electricity supply when Prime Minister Julia Gillard visits next week. Federal debt doesn't concern Treasury head The head of the Federal Treasury says he is not concerned about increasing levels of government debt.
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Protests continue over public sector pay Buses and fire trucks have caused disruption on Sydney's Macquarie Street as public sector workers rally against legislation to cap increases to their wages. Arnhem Land to push for infrastructure upgrades Northern Territory business leaders in East Arnhem Land say they will be pushing for better roads, shipping services and electricity supply when Prime Minister Julia Gillard visits next week. Federal debt doesn't concern Treasury head The head of the Federal Treasury says he is not concerned about increasing levels of government debt.
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Hodges out, Inglis touch and go FFA stands behind Blatter vote Bradshaw takes leave from Swans Dragons lose Cooper for 4-6 weeks Nadal, Murray in Paris semi showdown
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Penguins use Mexican waves to stay warm Emperor penguins huddled together against the cold are using rhythmic movements to stay tightly packed together. Quake monitoring gear goes Scientists will today remove monitoring equipment from a site in north Queensland where an earthquake struck earlier this year. China linked to US officials' email hacking Google says unknown hackers, probably originating from central China, tried to hack into the Gmail accounts of hundreds of users, including senior US government officials, Chinese activists and journalists.
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Swimming hole reopens with wary eye for crocs A popular Top End swimming hole has reopened after a bumper wet season in the Northern Territory delayed its opening. Climate change will hurt Kakadu: report Prime Minister Julia Gillard has added more ammunition to her climate change arsenal after the release of a new report showing climate change could have direct impacts on world heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Windsor report slams Murray-Darling authority A federal parliamentary committee has delivered a scathing rebuke to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and its recommendations on water cutbacks in the basin.
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