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Tiger's demise could see airfares soar Analysts say if Tiger Airways calls it quits, travellers can expect airfares to increase as industry competition eases. Prospectors rescued after four freezing days Police have rescued two men who were stranded in freezing conditions for four days in Western Australia's Goldfields region after their vehicle exploded. Boy granted bail over fatal stabbing A 14-year-old boy has been granted bail over the stabbing death of a woman in Melbourne's north on Sunday night. Another horse tests positive to hendra Another horse on a property near Boonah, south-west of Brisbane, has been put down after testing positive for the deadly hendra virus. Ten to ditch dozens of staff Network Ten has told its staff it is looking for 60 voluntary redundancies over the next few weeks, as it seeks to cut costs.
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Nothing sexy about Gillard's policy striptease For God's sake. Will somebody please just barge into whichever benighted committee room is this week hosting the multi-party committee on climate change, seize all documentation, photocopy and distribute it? This bizarre policy striptease being performed by the PM is getting unbearable. Time for a Greens reality check It is time for Bob Brown and his supporters to have a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down - or failing that, a serious reality check. Mental health is more complex than a little teenage angst Young people are being left in the hands of school chaplains at crisis points, as if they are suffering nothing more than a little teenage angst. This is a recipe for disaster. The lion's share: debunking school funding myths School funding is a controversial issue that elicits strong responses from those for and against Catholic and independent schools receiving taxpayer support. But there are many myths surrounding the issue. The Labor Party: kidnapped by the Greens As a progressive party, the ALP is a pale comparison to the Greens. On progressive social democratic issues like refugees and gay marriage the Greens are a better choice. For other issues like Centrelink crackdowns the Coalition are a better choice. The harsh reality is that in the ALP's years of wandering around the political policy catch-all landscape, the party's policy has now been kidnapped by the Greens.
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Mother, daughter guilty of murder A mother and daughter have been found guilty of murdering a man in northern New South Wales more than two years ago. China suspends search for trapped miners High levels of carbon monoxide have forced rescuers to suspend their efforts to save 19 coal miners trapped in a colliery in southern China, state media has announced, two days after it collapsed. Weak retail sales drags market down Local shares have fallen back from early gains to finish around 0.5 per cent higher at the close.
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China suspends search for trapped miners High levels of carbon monoxide have forced rescuers to suspend their efforts to save 19 coal miners trapped in a colliery in southern China, state media has announced, two days after it collapsed. S Korean marine in deadly shooting spree A South Korean Marine opened fire on colleagues at a frontline guard post, killing three of them and injuring two, the defence ministry said. Outgoing Thai PM resigns as party leader Outgoing Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has stepped down as leader of the Democrat Party after an emphatic victory for the Red Shirt-backed opposition in yesterday's landmark election.
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Weak retail sales drags market down Local shares have fallen back from early gains to finish around 0.5 per cent higher at the close. Camel race saddles up for Hump Day opportunity Four Central Australian camels have been entertaining sightseers in Sydney today as part of a bid to draw attention to National Hump Day on Wednesday. Residents applaud Cougar gas well fine Residents of Kingaroy in south Queensland's South Burnett say they feel vindicated by the State Government's decision to charge an underground coal gasification company over alleged environmental breaches.
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More arrests cost NSW millions: report A study of arrests in New South Wales has calculated how much the state's budget is hit when the arrest rate goes up. Refugee group urges Rudd to act on political prisoners A refugee advocacy group is urging Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd to press for the release of Burmese refugees in Australian detention centres as a way of encouraging Burma's government to free about 2,000 political prisoners. Top scientist slams Australia's dementia funding A leading international neuroscientist has criticised the Australian Government's commitment to funding research into dementia.
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Diamonds open world champs account Victory remain bullish on Kewell Winning the Blues' only option: Soward Magpies lose Dawes to injury Top Test ranking not our priority: Nielsen
Science & Technology	More Science & Technology Stories >
Outback dig reveals 'monster' marsupial Palaeontologists say they have unearthed the remains of a prehistoric marsupial at a dig at Burketown in north-west Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria region. Month-long quarantine for hendra-struck property A property on the far north coast of New South Wales will be quarantined for a month after a horse there died with the hendra virus last week. North coast Nationals MP concerned about NBN A north coast Nationals MP says the Victorian Government has exposed a flaw in how Labor's National Broadband Network's will deliver better services to regional areas.
Environment	More Environment Stories >
Wind farm firm denies lack of consultation A company proposing a wind farm at Keyneton near the Barossa Valley says there has been extensive consultation with the community. Broome protester fined but given spent conviction A Broome resident who chained himself to a bulldozer for 26 hours as part of an anti-gas hub protest, has been fined but has been given a spent conviction. Desal plant still worrying MP The Liberal Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, says he remains unconvinced about a desalination plant at Point Lowly on the eastern side of Whyalla.
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