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Guilt holding us back, says Bangarra boss On the eve of the Bangarra Dance Theatre's world premiere of its latest show, the artistic director says he is worried Indigenous Australians are being held back by a culture of guilt in non-Indigenous Australia. Victim livid at genital removal doctor's sentence A New South Wales woman whose genitals were removed by a doctor without her consent is outraged by the jail sentence he has been given. Father gets life for murdering 2yo daughter A Melbourne man who killed his two-year-old daughter to get back at his former lover has been sentenced to life in jail. Think again on carbon tax, Abbott tells economists Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has criticised Australian economists for supporting a carbon tax and a market-based emissions trading scheme as planned by the Federal Government. Case against Strauss-Kahn near collapse: report The criminal case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of sexually assaulting a New York hotel maid, is on the verge of collapsing, the New York Times reports.
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Time to hear, read, review and award the words of women Disinterest in women – the overlooking of them, the walking out of the room without noticing their exclusion, the disavowal of them, the occasional hatred of them – is a profound and deep problem. It does not only affect women in publishing; it affects women in every industry, and women who work at home. Confidence is just one of the issues that work against women's full representation in our writing culture. We need to find ways to advocate for women's voices in the face of their ongoing marginalisation. Conversations: Is Reith right? Six academics respond to Peter Reith's position on industrial relations law reforms. Please: don't dump the Monck I worry for golf as a pastime if people cotton on to how much fun the debunking of Monckton is. That's no think tank, that's my lobbyist Do think tanks simply become the mouthpieces of their sponsors? Or do they have a higher calling? A history of marriage in Australia On August 13, 2004, in a debate punctuated by rage and tears, the Senate passed a Howard government amendment to the Marriage Act banning same-sex marriages. Exactly 45 years earlier in the midst of debating Australia's first national Marriage Act the House of Representatives erupted at the news an Aboriginal woman had been denied permission to marry. Women, convicts, Aborigines and gay and lesbian Australians have all suffered our government's long history of controlling who marries who.
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Basin authority chief defends science of plan The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has rejected claims there is a lack of scientific input in its water plan. Missing man last seen acting 'erratically' South Australian police have confirmed that missing Victorian man Jason Neil Richards was seen 10 days ago on the Stuart Highway. First round of hendra tests come back negative Initial blood tests for eight people who were exposed to a horse infected with hendra virus have come back negative.
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China's communist party celebrates 90 years Celebrations are taking place across China to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Motivational texts help smokers quit: study A new study has found that getting motivational text messages can help smokers to quit the habit. US to probe CIA custody deaths US attorney-general Eric Holder has ordered a full criminal investigation into the CIA's handling of two prisoners who died in US custody.
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EPA approval for expansion of Southdown mine Grange Resources has received environmental approval to expand production at its proposed Southdown magnetite mine, near Albany. Qantas resumes NZ flights Qantas says it has resumed services to and from New Zealand following disruptions caused by the Chilean volcano ash cloud. Local shares, dollar sent lower by Chinese data The Australian share market has retreated from modest early gains, after Chinese data showed manufacturing there is growing at the slowest pace in more than two years.
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Campaign targets hearing problems of young Indigenous The Federal Government has started a new campaign to address higher rates of hearing loss among young Aboriginal children. Premier not aware of plan to close Hazelwood The Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says he has not been advised of the potential to close the Hazelwood Power Station, in the Latrobe Valley. Police chief changes The Tasmanian Government wants to make changes to the Police Commissioner's role to ensure it is independent.
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Walshy and Wills: Round 15 NRL Preview: Round 17 Blues assume underdogs status It won't happen overnight: Hird Hodges looking good for Origin III
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Solar summit slammed A solar industry executive has told a State Government summit in Newcastle it was a waste of time and it had not addressed the key issue. Port Stephens soft coral survey An underwater survey is underway at Port Stephens to determine if it is the only place in the country where soft coral is thriving. One long-haul flight for a man: Armstrong visit The first man to set foot on the moon is set to make a rare visit to Australia.
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Basin authority chief defends science of plan The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has rejected claims there is a lack of scientific input in its water plan. Think again on carbon tax, Abbott tells economists Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has criticised Australian economists for supporting a carbon tax and a market-based emissions trading scheme as planned by the Federal Government. Solar summit slammed A solar industry executive has told a State Government summit in Newcastle it was a waste of time and it had not addressed the key issue.
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