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Roxon admits seeking funds from big tobacco Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has been caught out seeking financial support from one of the nation's top cigarette makers. Fresh evidence shows Sri Lankan war atrocities Flights back in the air as ash moves on All Australian mainland flights will be back in the air this morning as the ash cloud from an Chilean volcano clears airspace over the south of the country. Shallow aftershock rocks Christchurch A 5.0-magnitude aftershock at a depth of just one kilometre rattled the already nervous New Zealand city of Christchurch this morning, but there were no immediate reports of new damage or injuries. Hundreds evacuated as river rises Residents on the New South Wales mid-north coast are bracing for inundation, with a prediction the Macleay River could overflow the levy at Kempsey this morning.
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Is Australia discovering its heart? A strange thing is happening to the asylum seeker debate right now. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen may be having a tough time selling his Malaysian Solution but in the process he might be achieving something more fundamental - opening up the heart of the nation, just a little. Sock puppets with loud voices The Gay Girl in Damascus blog lent credence to the illusion that cyberspace allows us easy intimacy with a world far removed from our own. Labour trafficking, not sex trafficking needs more attention The trafficking of men, women and children for labour exploitation is far more widespread than sex trafficking and more awareness is required. Caught ageism, bowled unprofessionalism Two things are astonishing about the axing of Simon Katich from the Australian contracted players list: the organisation's level of professionalism and its blatant ageism. Population and misanthropy The picture painted by the population sceptics is of a world of unmitigated catastrophe. The reality is far from that. On nearly every metric the world is getting better. The question isn't whether population alarmists like Dick Smith and Labor backbencher Kelvin Thomson are wrong. It's why they are.
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Juror admits contacting defendant via Facebook A British juror has admitted to contempt of court for contacting a defendant in a drugs trial via Facebook, in the first case of its kind in the UK. O'Farrell extends pay rise cap to himself The New South Wales Government has announced it will extend its controversial cap on public sector pay rises to include politicians and senior bureaucrats. Police siege ends peacefully after 28 hours Police have arrested a man involved in a 28-hour siege at a property at Snake Valley near Ballarat, in Victoria's west.
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Juror admits contacting defendant via Facebook A British juror has admitted to contempt of court for contacting a defendant in a drugs trial via Facebook, in the first case of its kind in the UK. Obama courts Hispanic vote in Puerto Rico United States president Barack Obama has made a rare visit to Puerto Rico, becoming the first sitting US president to make an official visit since John F Kennedy in 1961. Shallow aftershock rocks Christchurch A 5.0-magnitude aftershock at a depth of just one kilometre rattled the already nervous New Zealand city of Christchurch this morning, but there were no immediate reports of new damage or injuries.
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Indonesia shrugs off live export ban Indonesia says it is largely unfazed by the Federal Government's decision to ban live cattle exports to the country. Murdoch's mother backs carbon price A group of prominent Australians has published an open letter calling for a price on carbon to help deal with climate change. Flights back in the air as ash moves on All Australian mainland flights will be back in the air this morning as the ash cloud from a Chilean volcano clears airspace over the south of the country.
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Drop in centre under new management After weeks of uncertainty, Colony 47's mental health drop-in centre in Hobart will close. O'Farrell extends pay rise cap to himself The New South Wales Government has announced it will extend its controversial cap on public sector pay rises to include politicians and senior bureaucrats. No NBN in public schools The Tasmanian Opposition is demanding schools be given priority in the roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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Selwood cops four-week ban Hewitt faces Wimbledon fitness race Rain won't change Maroons' approach Hodges' return stuns Broncos Tri-series returns to cricket schedule
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Scientists create hottest substance on Earth Scientists using the world's largest atom smasher have made some of the hottest and densest matter ever achieved on Earth. Ancient fish fossil unearthed in outback Qld A Canadian couple has unearthed a prehistoric fish fossil in north-west Queensland. Teenage heads help songs go top of the pops When listening to certain pop songs, teenagers' brains may offer clues about what will or will not be a megahit, US researchers said.
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Murdoch's mother backs carbon price A group of prominent Australians has published an open letter calling for a price on carbon to help deal with climate change. Muckaty nuclear dump bill likely to pass Senate Laws to set up a nuclear waste storage facility in the Northern Territory are likely to be approved by the Senate this week, despite calls from senators for the debate to be put on hold. ICAC probes mass land database download The New South Wales corruption watchdog is investigating how 74,000 documents were unlawfully downloaded from the state's land management authority.
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