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Bashir guilty of terrorism charges Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after being found guilty of preparing to use violence for a terrorist act. Overland denies he quit over crime stats Victoria's Chief Police Commissioner Simon Overland denies a report into his handling of the state's crime statistics prompted his resignation. Violence in Vancouver after hockey final loss Rioters torched cars and smashed buildings in downtown Vancouver after the city's ice hockey team lost the Stanley Cup final. Push for photo IDs for domestic flights A parliamentary committee is calling for aircraft passengers to show photo ID immediately before boarding in a bid to stop organised crime bosses travelling freely under false identities. Carbon tax ad pledge puts independents offside Independent MPs Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have criticised a surprise announcement from the Federal Government on a carbon price advertising campaign.
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Labor's resolve strengthened by JWH's GST As the first anniversary of the demise of Kevin Rudd approaches, this week's Newspoll shows the Prime Minister's personal support at a record low. But John Howard's 2001 GST turnaround set the precedent of a written-off government coming from behind to win. By sticking with its key policies and its leader Labor will be hoping they can achieve the same thing. Great Recession, Great Depression: a sign of things to come Is Barack Obama being haunted by the ghost of Great Depression past? Community approach to asylum seeker settlement A trial of community settlement of asylum seekers in Tasmania could show the rest of Australia that detention centres are an unnecessary blight on this nation. Speaking on what you don't know is taking the easy way out Jimi Bostock's piece criticising the ANU Women's Collective's protest against Bettina Arndt was the true example of 'speaking on what we do not know'. We have behaved like colonial bullies in the live beef affair The behaviour of the Gillard Government over an ABC report on an abattoir in Indonesia is an outrage at moral, economic and diplomatic levels. How our neighbours put up with us as we pursue a civilising mission, seeking to impose our own values, like Spanish conquistadors or 19th century European colonisers, is a mystery.
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Six million migrants living in Australia New figures show more than a quarter of Australia's population was born overseas. Bashir guilty of terrorism charges Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after being found guilty of preparing to use violence for a terrorist act. Police fear loss of intervention funds The Northern Territory Police Association wants to know who will pay to police remote communities when funding for the federal intervention runs out next year.
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Six million migrants living in Australia New figures show more than a quarter of Australia's population was born overseas. Bashir guilty of terrorism charges Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after being found guilty of preparing to use violence for a terrorist act. Health authorities defend closing TB clinics The federal Health Department has defended a decision to scrap tuberculosis clinics for Papua New Guinea (PNG) nationals in the Torres Strait Islands off far north Queensland from July.
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Graziers use internet to fight cattle export ban Queensland graziers are using social media to call for an end to the ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia. Banks put small business 'under stress' A survey shows small and medium-sized businesses believe banks, big and small, are making it tougher to do business. Warranty scheme helps failed builder's clients New home owners in north Queensland left stranded by the collapse of construction company Glenwood Homes have received more than $415,000 in assistance under the home warranty scheme.
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Police fear loss of intervention funds The Northern Territory Police Association wants to know who will pay to police remote communities when funding for the federal intervention runs out next year. High cost of remote education questioned The Northern Territory Education Minister has been asked why some smaller remote schools cost more than $50,000 a pupil per year to run. Qld Government moves to ban 'kronic' The Queensland Government says it will ban synthetic cannabis, sold under names like 'kronic'.
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Hopoate to miss Origin III Eade, Craig vow to fight for their jobs Dragons lose Creagh, Scott to injury Bruins humble Canucks to win Stanley Cup Injured Clijsters out of Wimbledon
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Man charged after alleged computer hack A man has been charged after he allegedly hacked into the computer system of an Adelaide online company he used to work for. Red moon unaffected by Chile ash The ash from a volcano in Chile would have had little impact on this morning's lunar eclipse, the New South Wales Anglo-Australian Observatory says. LulzSec hackers set up telephone hotline Lulz Security hacker group is flaunting its notoriety with a telephone hotline for people to call and suggest targets for cyber attacks.
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Carbon tax ad pledge puts independents offside Independent MPs Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have criticised a surprise announcement from the Federal Government on a carbon price advertising campaign. Woodchipper rejects pellet levy South East Fibre Exports on the New South Wales far south coast has rejected a push for a levy on the industry, in light of its wood pellet facility being given the green light this week. Volunteers gather to rid reserve of lily A team of international volunteers have joined forces to protect the only coastal wilderness area in New South Wales, south of Eden.
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