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Backbencher speaks out on asylum deal Internal opposition to Labor's stance on sending unaccompanied child asylum seekers to Malaysia is mounting, with a federal Labor backbencher speaking out against the plan. Israeli soldiers kill Golan Heights protesters Syrian authorities say at least 20 people have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of protesters who stormed a fence at the border in the occupied Golan Heights. Nadal honoured by Borg comparison Rafael Nadal said he was honoured to be compared to Bjorn Borg after equalling the great Swede's record of six French Open titles with his 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-1 win over Roger Federer on Sunday. Celebrations as hurt Yemen leader leaves Yemen's opposition forces have vowed to stop president Ali Abdullah Saleh from returning to the country, after he travelled to Saudi Arabia for treatment to wounds he suffered during last week's rocket attack. Soldiers' bodies to return to Australia The bodies of two Australian soliders killed in Afghanistan last week will be returned home today.
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Infrastructure too important to be left to politics Australia's national infrastructure policy should be managed in the same way as monetary policy - by an independent body removed from politics. Next year the federal budget will go back into surplus and stay there, and with the massive profits that are likely to flow out of the current mining investment boom even our current crop of politicians will have trouble spending enough of the tax proceeds to prevent huge surpluses developing in the years ahead. The Pacific Solution was an abomination. This debate is no better The current discussions about returning to a Pacific Solution policy are the most telling indicators of just how far the debate has deteriorated. Once upon a time, understanding party politics was easy The problem for the Liberal Party is that the imperatives of the climate debate are often at odds with its ideology in other areas. Abusive labels and slurs no substitute for real debate Without passing or implying judgement on homosexuals, ACL has been the subject of a vitriolic backlash in the online and social media this week. War without blood: arm yourself with words 'Politics is war without blood,' said Chairman Mao, downplaying his own rather more muscular approach to the exercise of power. Nevertheless, in a week characterised by angst over a couple of simple words, Mao's dictum highlights the important place of language in our political discourse. It's not a new idea, but politics is truly a business built on words as much as it is on deeds. Facility with language isn't the only key to success but it helps.
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Zero carbon house in the planning Designers and property developers are being challenged to create South Australia's first zero carbon house. Dozens shot dead during Syrian protests Syrian forces have shot dead 31 people in the last 48 hours during demonstrations in a north-western town, residents said, and official media said gunmen killed four policemen in the same town. Aftershock jolts Christchurch A shallow 5.0-magnitude aftershock rocked the quake-hit New Zealand city of Christchurch, shaking items off shelves but not generating any reports of serious damage, officials said.
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Dozens shot dead during Syrian protests Syrian forces have shot dead 31 people in the last 48 hours during demonstrations in a north-western town, residents said, and official media said gunmen killed four policemen in the same town. Aftershock jolts Christchurch A shallow 5.0-magnitude aftershock rocked the quake-hit New Zealand city of Christchurch, shaking items off shelves but not generating any reports of serious damage, officials said. Soldiers' bodies to return to Australia The bodies of two Australian soliders killed in Afghanistan last week will be returned home today.
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Sucrogen takeover bid faces independent assessment It could be several weeks before shareholders in Proserpine Sugar in north Queensland are given the final details of a takeover bid by Sucrogen. Palmer's $3.6b Hong Kong float bid fails again Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer has withdrawn a $3.6 billion float on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Wild weather cuts power More than 9,000 homes in Tasmania's north and north west were left without power yesterday as wind and storms lashed the state.
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Baird makes carbon call to Swan New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird has written to his federal counterpart expressing concern about the impact a carbon price could have on the state's finances. Council to buy back flood-prone land An independent Brisbane city councillor has questioned Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's decision to buy flood-prone land from a developer. Gold Coast crime fighting squad begins work Police say a new crime fighting squad has already started work on Queensland's Gold Coast.
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Nadal honoured by Borg comparison Blues bring in bolter Hopoate Hawks hunt down fading Freo Players Association condemns footy racism Socceroos head to Melbourne on a high
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Vaccine testing tackles Ross River virus Far north Queensland residents are being asked to test a new vaccine being developed for the Ross River virus. Report outlines worst-case climate damage A new report on the risk of climate change to Australia's coasts predicts sea level rises could claim thousands of buildings and significant infrastructure by the end of the century. Shaken-up bees forgo life's pleasures Being stressed has predictable consequences: a pessimistic outlook and a loss of interest in what are normally pleasurable activities.
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Baird makes carbon call to Swan New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird has written to his federal counterpart expressing concern about the impact a carbon price could have on the state's finances. Zero carbon house in the planning Designers and property developers are being challenged to create South Australia's first zero carbon house. Project aims to boost wetlands' health Work will start soon on a $87 million project to improve the efficiency of the River Murray wetlands in South Australia.
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