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Afternoon Edition. Mon 13 Jun 2011
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Qantas flying again but thousands still stranded Qantas and Jetstar have recommenced flights in and out of Melbourne and backlogs are starting to clear after volcanic ash from Chile caused chaos at airports across Australia and New Zealand. Christchurch rattled by series of tremors A series of powerful tremors have rattled the quake-prone New Zealand city of Christchurch, destroying a building and sending boulders tumbling down hillsides. Family concede no hope of finding missing hunter The search for David Prideaux, the general manager of Victoria's Barwon Prison, is being wound up. ADF personnel tell of abuse and injustice Three former members of the Australian Defence Force have told ABC TV's Four Corners program they were bashed or sexually assaulted while serving their country before being actively encouraged to keep it quiet. Refugee advocate says Nauru solution disastrous A refugee advocate says the past policy of hosting asylum seekers on Nauru was a disaster and little has changed.
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The darknet ages At the recent e-G8 summit, French president Nicolas Sarkozy called for a world where states worked together to tame the internet. But states have profited from the spread of networks - it is both disingenuous to decry their reach and impossible to try to contain their power. Instead, we now see the rise of 'parallel powers'; extraterritorial, not subject to the state. In a previous era they would have looked like the Mafia; today, they look more like eBay. A perfect moral storm Why does animal abuse spur us to action but human suffering does not? Grim tidings from Bonn As the intersessional meetings of the UNFCCC began with a faltering limp in Bonn last week, it was hard not to sense a grand emptiness. Evading meaty realities that make us feel uncomfortable Meat and its by-products are central to Australian society and each and every year we kill some eight million cows, five million pigs and nearly half a billion chickens. There's something particularly morally distasteful about evading realities on the basis that they make us feel uncomfortable about ourselves. We kill animals in huge quantities and should be prepared to face up to what that actually means. Live export ban risks valuable Indigenous jobs Real Indigenous jobs are rare. But we do know this: there are 82 Indigenous cattle properties in northern Australia with strong links to the live export trade - 54 in the Territory, 22 in the Kimberley and Pilbara and six in far north Queensland. There is no excuse for the shocking animal cruelty in Indonesian abattoirs and the Government should play a role in ensuring that the live export trade is cleaned up. But just pulling the plug on it risks a catastrophic destruction of jobs and fragile regional economies.
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Pies strangle life out of Demons Melbourne had no answer to Collingwood's class and relentless work rate as the Magpies sauntered to a 88-point thrashing in their annual Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG on Monday. PNG gets $11m for HIV prevention The Australian Government is providing $11 million to help stop Papua New Guinea mothers passing HIV to their babies. 18 charged over detention centre riots Eighteen people have been charged over the riots at the Christmas Island Detention Centre in March.
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PNG gets $11m for HIV prevention The Australian Government is providing $11 million to help stop Papua New Guinea mothers passing HIV to their babies. Producers tell Government to foot cattle compo bill The Cattle Council of Australia says the Federal Government should be made to foot the bill for losses in the industry caused by a ban on live exports to Indonesia. Refugee advocate says Nauru solution disastrous A refugee advocate says the past policy of hosting asylum seekers on Nauru was a disaster and little has changed.
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Relief for air passengers Some commercial flights have resumed in and out of Tasmania . Big bank offers cattle industry assistance One of Australia's major banks has announced assistance measures for borrowers from the cattle industry affected by the suspension of live trade to Indonesia. Producers tell Government to foot cattle compo bill The Cattle Council of Australia says the Federal Government should be made to foot the bill for losses in the industry caused by a ban on live exports to Indonesia.
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18 charged over detention centre riots Eighteen people have been charged over the riots at the Christmas Island Detention Centre in March. Big bank offers cattle industry assistance One of Australia's major banks has announced assistance measures for borrowers from the cattle industry affected by the suspension of live trade to Indonesia. Opposition attacks Government over TB clinic closure The Queensland Government has been accused of failing to act on the threat of tuberculosis (TB) spreading from Papua New Guinea (PNG) into mainland Australia.
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Pies strangle life out of Demons Mavericks seal maiden title Selwood offered three-week ban Macqueen tipped to quit coaching Cowboys' Hall to miss Warriors clash
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Fishing limit 'necessary but harsh' A plan to introduce a possession limit on recreational fishers has been announced by the South Australian Government. EP study may solve snake puzzle A study into a deadly snake found on the Eyre Peninsula may unlock the secret of why the species comes in two different colours. Bone collector surprised by Queen's honour Sydney-based archaeologist Emeritus Professor Richard Wright has been recognised for his work in the field in today's Queens Birthday Honours List.
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Tuncurry sub-division seen as economic 'driver' The proponents of a large development in a small coastal settlement in the Great Lakes say people should not be alarmed. State Water: release not for flood mitigation, but willl help State Water said it is not making releases from Burrinjuck and Blowering Dams this week for flood mitigation, but admits it will help if winter rains do fall. Fishermen net tonnes of carp in Moira Lakes More than 17 tonnes of juvenile carp have been netted in the Moira Lakes.
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