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Most households to get carbon tax compensation Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed nine out of 10 households will be compensated for price increases under Labor's planned carbon tax. No plans to phase out five-cent coins The Federal Government says it is still too early to suggest the five-cent coin should be phased out. Chinese dissident Hu Jia released from jail One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, has been reunited with his family early after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail on subversion charges. Fireproofing will see power costs soar: Labor The Victorian Opposition says a Coalition election promise will see the majority of Victorians facing a massive hike in their power bills. New code fails to curb kid junk food ads Two years after Australia's major fast-food chains promised to stop advertising to children, a study has found kids are still being exposed to the same number of junk food ads.
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Sorting the myth from the chaff on this silly Sackiversary The perception of an anxious, uncertain Prime Minister – shadowed perpetually by the man she deposed a year ago – dogs everything the Government does. And yet the reality is that we have a minority government in a productive parliament that has steadily passed bill after bill ... never mind the circus of distractions that has hogged the media stage. The once-contentious Budget even passed unscathed this week ... in case you missed it Letter from Sudan: watching from the edge of genocide 'What can only be called ethnic cleansing, when an ethnic group is targeted for extermination, started in Kadugli and Dilling while we were there.' SBS reality show that moved the masses Everybody is talking about the SBS reality show Go Back to Where You Came From. Conversations: Clearing up the climate debate In part two of Clearing up the climate debate, climate change 'sceptics' are put under the microscope to expose who they are, how they work, and the tactics they use to cloud the public debate. Rudd or Gillard, the policy and the politics remain the same Are you sick of hearing about 'the anniversary'? I am. If I never hear or read another word about Kevin Rudd's 'assassination', his 'knifing', or Julia Gillard's 'palace coup', the many that have already washed over me will be quite sufficient. The policy impact of the Government's leadership change has been minimal. So why does everyone think the anniversary of Rudd's replacement by Gillard is so important?
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Council urged to hurry on flood mitigation A group of Brisbane residents says the City Council is not acting fast enough to implement flood mitigation measures before the next wet season. Man missing after falling overboard Emergency services are searching for a man who fell overboard a yacht on Sydney's northern beaches this afternoon. Diabetes rate in adults doubles since 1980 The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with almost 350 million now affected, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal.
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Diabetes rate in adults doubles since 1980 The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with almost 350 million now affected, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal. Chinese dissident Hu Jia released from jail One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, has been reunited with his family early after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail on subversion charges. Oligarch picked to head pro-business party Russian billionaire and owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, Mikhail Prokhorov, has been elected leader of Russia's Right Cause party and has vowed to overtake the Communists as the Number 2 political party.
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Volcanic ash cancels New Zealand flights A volcanic ash cloud has prompted Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin to once again cancel flights between Australia and New Zealand. WA Labor uranium ban to anger Canberra The West Australian Labor Party has reaffirmed its ban on uranium mining in a move likely to anger the Federal Government. Brown says coal industry will be replaced Greens leader Bob Brown says ultimately the carbon price has to result in shutting down the coal industry.
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Council urged to hurry on flood mitigation A group of Brisbane residents says the City Council is not acting fast enough to implement flood mitigation measures before the next wet season. Monckton apologises for Nazi jibe British politician Lord Christopher Monckton says he was catastrophically stupid to compare the prominent Australian economist Ross Garnaut to Adolf Hitler. Brown says coal industry will be replaced Greens leader Bob Brown says ultimately the carbon price has to result in shutting down the coal industry.
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Eagles land emphatic blow on Blues Panthers lift for Georgallis' maiden tilt Cats' depth embarrasses Crows Slater double gets Storm home Rafter not going to rock Tomic boat
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LulzSec says bon voyage to hacking rampage Lulz Security hacker group says it has ended an internet rampage that included cyber attacks on video game companies, police and the CIA website. Teen hacker refused bail A British teenager accused of attacking websites as part of an international hacking group has been remanded in custody despite being diagnosed with autism. Human trial of GM wheat crop to go ahead The CSIRO has been given permission to conduct Australia's first trial in which humans will eat genetically modified wheat.
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Most households to get carbon tax compensation Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed nine out of 10 households will be compensated for price increases under Labor's planned carbon tax. Monckton apologises for Nazi jibe British politician Lord Christopher Monckton says he was catastrophically stupid to compare the prominent Australian economist Ross Garnaut to Adolf Hitler. Carbon tax worth the pain: Ripper West Australian Labor leader Eric Ripper says he will do what is best for his state, even if it means picking a fight with Canberra.
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