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Livestock Association rejects compo call Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has rejected calls for it to pay compensation to cattle farmers hit hard by the Federal Government's ban on live exports to Indonesia. Mountain search continues for missing hunter The search for missing prison manager David Prideaux has resumed in the Tomahawk Creek area near Mount Stirling in Victoria's alpine region. Gaddafi ordered sex drugs for Libya rapes: prosecutor Investigators have evidence that Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi ordered mass rapes and bought containers of sex drugs for troops to attack women, the chief International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said overnight. St Kilda schoolgirl 'lied about Nixon' The 17-year-old St Kilda schoolgirl who claimed she had sex and had taken drugs with disgraced AFL manager Ricky Nixon now says it was all a lie. Bikie colours ban in Kings Cross The New South Government has intervened to ban bikie gang colours in Sydney's nightclub hub at Kings Cross.
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The carbon price debate as a smokescreen for inaction What if one of the biggest debates in federal politics today - the increasingly hysterical and partisan debate on a carbon price - actually mattered very little in terms of the practical outcomes purportedly being sought: the de-carbonisation of the Australian economy? Seeing a "price on carbon" as central to a low-emissions future, whether in the form of a carbon tax or trading scheme, is both inadequate to the task at hand and a dangerous distraction from effective climate action. It's official: Australia is unfair The Federal Government's proposed changes to the 'character test' in the Migration Act are politically expedient and fly in the face of measured, compassionate governance. Ethical perversion, not peace, is Chomsky's raison d'etre In its infinite lack of wisdom, the Sydney Peace Foundation has decided to award its 2011 prize to an unapologetic apologist for genocide. A serious perusal of Noam ChomskyÂ's paper trail reveals he spent much of the late 1970s attempting to whitewash mass murder at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Most recently, he has criticised the assassination of Osama bin Laden in an article that dances perilously close to outright 9/11 denialism. Let's encourage openness on mental health Imagine if we accepted that conditions such as depression can happen to anyone; that a mental illness doesn't make you 'mental'; and that to seek help doesn't make you weak. Geologists and climate change denial Of all the people that doubt the science of climate change, geologists seem to be the most vocal. But they, of all people, should be the most concerned.
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Livestock Association rejects compo call Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has rejected calls for it to pay compensation to cattle farmers hit hard by the Federal Government's ban on live exports to Indonesia. Stalling recovery hits US stocks Investors in the United States continued to fret about how much steam might be left in the economic recovery, weighing on Wall Street for a sixth straight session. Bikie colours ban in Kings Cross The New South Government has intervened to ban bikie gang colours in Sydney's nightclub hub at Kings Cross.
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Livestock Association rejects compo call Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has rejected calls for it to pay compensation to cattle farmers hit hard by the Federal Government's ban on live exports to Indonesia. Ja Rule goes to jail over gun case Rapper Ja Rule has started a two-year prison sentence on gun charges, becoming the latest in a long line of hip-hop stars to get in trouble for firearms possession. Space probe put to sleep during 10yr mission A $1.37 billion space probe has been placed in hibernation until 2014, when it will be woken for a deep-space rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
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Stalling recovery hits US stocks Investors in the United States continued to fret about how much steam might be left in the economic recovery, weighing on Wall Street for a sixth straight session. Strong dollar tipped to squeeze citrus export profits The consistently high Australian dollar is expected to make this year's citrus export season less profitable for producers. Fraser considering mine workers' camp Treasurer Andrew Fraser says he will make a final decision about a proposed mine workers' camp at Moranbah, south-west of Mackay in central Queensland, by August.
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Funding shortfall puts TB clinics in doubt Queensland Health Minister Geoff Wilson has conceded residents on the Torres Strait Islands off the state's far north may be at risk if the planned closure of tuberculosis (TB) clinics goes ahead at the end of this month. Fraser considering mine workers' camp Treasurer Andrew Fraser says he will make a final decision about a proposed mine workers' camp at Moranbah, south-west of Mackay in central Queensland, by August. Fear council jobs cuts will slow Brisbane flood recovery The Queensland Services Union (QSU) says moves to slash up to 500 jobs in the Brisbane City Council will place enormous pressure on existing staff.
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Bahrain GP a no-go, says Ecclestone Force, O'Connor to flex muscle in 2012 Khawaja happy to open if needed Grate torch unveiled for London Games Hewitt into Halle's second round
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Overseas earthquakes delay Hunter geothermal project A seismic risk assessment for a proposed geothermal project in the Hunter Valley has been inadvertently delayed by the Japanese and New Zealand earthquake disasters. Pesticides authority to probe two-headed fish findings The national regulator of farm chemicals says it will conduct its own analysis of data collected in the review of fish deformities and deaths at a hatchery on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Space probe put to sleep during 10yr mission A $1.37 billion space probe has been placed in hibernation until 2014, when it will be woken for a deep-space rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
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BHP Hunter River clean up ahead of schedule BHP Billiton says its Hunter River Remediation Project in Newcastle is three months ahead of schedule and on track for completion in 2013. Overseas earthquakes delay Hunter geothermal project A seismic risk assessment for a proposed geothermal project in the Hunter Valley has been inadvertently delayed by the Japanese and New Zealand earthquake disasters. Pesticides authority to probe two-headed fish findings The national regulator of farm chemicals says it will conduct its own analysis of data collected in the review of fish deformities and deaths at a hatchery on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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