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Faulkner slams Labor's 'anaemic' culture Veteran Labor Senator John Faulkner has lashed out at his "anaemic" party, which he warns risks losing a generation of voters unless it overhauls its culture. Rudd backs Libyan rebel council Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has recognised Libya's rebel council as the country's legitimate political representative, and warned Moamar Gaddafi that his days are "well and truly numbered". High security prisoner 'ordered crimes from jail' A high-security prisoner has been charged after allegedly masterminding kidnappings and a shooting from his maximum security cell. Teenager charged over Halloween murder A teenage boy has been charged with the murder of another teenager at a Halloween party in Sydney's west last year. Australian held in Eritrea facing spy charges An Australian security consultant accused of being a spy has been held in a north African jail for six months with diplomats unable to see him.
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Stopping the boats: the maturity solution This week, Graham Perrett was on Christmas Island, hearing first-hand the testimony of those who watched dozens of souls drown when their boat smashed to pieces against the island's cliffs last December. He sent a text message to his staff: was that quote from Hamlet about being cruel to be kind? The quote - 'I must be cruel only to be kind. Thus bad begins and worse remains behind' - pinged back to Mr Perrett smartly enough, courtesy of his well-read staff. But the evolution in thinking behind his request has been far more gradual. Another buck in the paywall Is the era of free newspaper content online at an end? Addicted to cheap, sordid scandals The St Kilda Schoolgirl scandal is a sick and sorry little story that cheapens us all. Much a-moo about nothing We make a fuss over inhumane treatment of livestock overseas but ignore inhumane treatment here. Electric Future Transforming our electricity network is not simply a matter of shutting down a few coal-fired power stations. The first step is to change our thinking.
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Cattle export ban may cut farmland values A rural land valuer says the price of grazing properties in north Queensland will drop after the Federal Government's decision to suspend live exports to Indonesia. Fears rural schools won't survive year 7 move Rural and remote families say they are worried about the future of small country schools in Queensland, which will lose students and struggle to retain funding once Year 7 moves to high school. PNG governor digs in over Manus Island proposal A prominent Papua New Guinean politician says he will go to court to stop Australia from sending asylum seekers to his country.
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PNG governor digs in over Manus Island proposal A prominent Papua New Guinean politician says he will go to court to stop Australia from sending asylum seekers to his country. Divided UN atom body sends Syria to Security Council Syria has been reported to the UN Security Council for covert atomic work, in a move led by the US but opposed by Russia and China. Wall St bounces back after losing streak Shares in the United States finished higher after a rise in export figures eased concerns about a stalled economic recovery.
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Wall St bounces back after losing streak Shares in the United States finished higher after a rise in export figures eased concerns about a stalled economic recovery. Environment groups challenge new power plant Environment groups will launch legal proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) today to stop the construction of a new coal-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley. Cattle export ban may cut farmland values A rural land valuer says the price of grazing properties in north Queensland will drop after the Federal Government's decision to suspend live exports to Indonesia.
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Qld Health urged to address public-private 'mistrust' The Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (RDAQ) says growing mistrust between the public and private health sectors is affecting health services in rural areas. Bligh pledges check-up for public hospitals Premier Anna Bligh says the State Government will examine every problem in Queensland's public hospitals after the Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) raised new concerns yesterday. Residents vow power plant fight not over A residents' group says it is concerned a court ruling could pave the way for more industrial development in southern Queensland's Lockyer Valley.
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Modern greats enter AFL Hall of Fame Boyd follows Bennett to Newcastle Hewitt eases into Halle quarters Rookie stars in Diamonds win Cadel still second as Degenkolb wins again
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Man charged over internet grooming Police have charged a man from Sydney's west with grooming a 14-year-old girl for sex after a joint investigation between New South Wales and Queensland police. UN to upgrade space weather forecasts A UN plan to upgrade space weather forecasts would help the world cope with solar storms that might wreak up to $2 trillion in damage if the sun repeated a giant flare of 1859, according to experts. Oceanographers expecting second buoy A climate mapping weather buoy has just completed its first deployment in the Southern Ocean almost 600 kilometres off Tasmania's coast.
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Part of Gloucester Valley declared 'significant heritage landscape' Part of the Gloucester Valley known as the Vale of Gloucester has been declared a significant heritage landscape. Environment groups challenge new power plant Environment groups will launch legal proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) today to stop the construction of a new coal-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley. Windsor accepts report's global climate view The independent MP who might decide the fate of Labor's carbon tax says the Productivity Commission report released Thursday proves the rest of the world is acting on climate change.
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