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More than 1,000 jobs to go at Colorado The receivers of the Colorado Group have announced that 140 under-performing stores will be closed, affecting 1,042 staff. Airlines at odds over ash cloud safety risk Airlines are continuing to disagree over the safety risk posed by the volcanic ash cloud to the south of Australia. Former child migrants take abuse claim to court Former child migrants from the UK have lodged claims against the New South Wales and Commonwealth governments and the charity that was responsible for their care. Fresh attempt to censure PM over asylum policy The Federal Opposition has sought to use Question Time to embarrass the Government over its Malaysia asylum seeker swap deal. Tornado hits NSW town A small tornado has hit a small coastal town in northern New South Wales, as wild weather continues to batter the region.
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Population and misanthropy The picture painted by the population sceptics is of a world of unmitigated catastrophe. The reality is far from that. On nearly every metric the world is getting better. The question isn't whether population alarmists like Dick Smith and Labor backbencher Kelvin Thomson are wrong. It's why they are. The myth of temporary protection visas In the ongoing debate about asylum seekers, it's not unusual for misinformation to be spouted as if it is fact. Speak not of what you do not know If universities are a place with no boundaries on what can be thought or discussed, why is there protest at ANU seeking to ban leading author Bettina Arndt from speaking? Shopping around: online threat to retail In the not too distant future, you will be able to scan your body measurements into your laptop, providing a three-dimensional mirror to try on a new dress, suit or pair of jeans. The online dressing room technology already exists overseas, and it's hard to imagine it won't boost even further the steady stream of online sales frustrating local retailers. It's only one new innovation, in a changing world of retail that experts claim now sees up to two out of every three Australians shop for something online. Abbott can't shake the stink of the tobacco lobby The Liberal Party has been in the pocket of the tobacco lobby for so long it can't shake off the stink, no matter how hard it tries.
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ICAC probes mass land database download The New South Wales corruption watchdog is investigating how 74,000 documents were unlawfully downloaded from the state's land management authority. Abbott talks up Nauru as humane asylum option The Federal Opposition has sought to use Question Time to embarrass the Government over its Malaysia asylum seeker swap deal. Sun sets on water fight The South Australian Government has reached an out of court settlement with Victoria over water trading between the two states.
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Abbott talks up Nauru as humane asylum option The Federal Opposition has sought to use Question Time to embarrass the Government over its Malaysia asylum seeker swap deal. Former child migrants take abuse claim to court Former child migrants from the UK have lodged claims against the New South Wales and Commonwealth governments and the charity that was responsible for their care. Tea Party favourite reveals presidential bid An ultra-conservative favourite of the Tea Party movement has fared well in the first major Republican Party debate leading up to next year's US presidential election.
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Airlines scrap flights between Adelaide and Top End Qantas flights between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin have been cancelled due to volcanic ash over South Australia. Too early to count damage from Christchurch quakes One of the country's biggest insurers Insurance Australia Group says it is not sure how much damage was done by yesterday's earthquakes in Christchurch. Big changes planned for Ayers Rock Resort A new management team at the Ayers Rock Resort is commencing a multi-million dollar renovation.
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Territorians urged to be ready to vote The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says the Northern Territory has the lowest percentage in the nation of people on the electoral roll. North Qld gets dengue all-clear Queensland Health has declared the dengue fever outbreak in the state's north officially over. BHP workers to strike over pay The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says more than 3,000 BHP Billiton staff will join rolling strikes at six Bowen Basin mines in north Queensland this week.
Sport	More Sport Stories >
Rain won't change Maroons' approach Selwood to contest striking charge Barnes taking leave of absence Tri-series returns to cricket schedule Bulldogs axe Idris for missing training
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Scientists create hottest substance on Earth Scientists using the world's largest atom smasher have made some of the hottest and densest matter ever achieved on Earth. Ancient fish fossil unearthed in outback Qld A Canadian couple has unearthed a prehistoric fish fossil in north-west Queensland. Teenage heads help songs go top of the pops When listening to certain pop songs, teenagers' brains may offer clues about what will or will not be a megahit, US researchers said.
Environment	More Environment Stories >
ICAC probes mass land database download The New South Wales corruption watchdog is investigating how 74,000 documents were unlawfully downloaded from the state's land management authority. Sun sets on water fight The South Australian Government has reached an out of court settlement with Victoria over water trading between the two states. Water carted into drought stricken Salmon Gums A farming town in Western Australia's south-east has become the second area this year to be officially declared out of water by the State Government.
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