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Karzai's brother killed by bodyguard Ahmed Wali Karzai, the younger brother of the Afghan president and a powerful figure in the deeply troubled southern province of Kandahar, has been assassinated, officials said. NBN disparity threatens to widen the gap Australians in many remote communities will miss out on the intended health and education benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN) because of slow upload speeds and low take-up rates, according to communications experts and a new study. Hendra virus claims horse in north Queensland Authorities have confirmed another horse has died from the hendra virus, this time in far north Queensland. Man charged over Gold Coast shooting death A man has been charged over a fatal shooting in the Gold Coast hinterland this morning. Dive instructor tells of shipwreck rescue attempt A diving instructor on Christmas Island has told a coronial inquest how he tried to use a long aluminium ladder to rescue asylum seekers from a shipwrecked boat.
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News without ethics: media the Murdoch way We stand at a unique point in history, where what once seemed impossible – the placing of checks on media practices that abuse power and corrupt our democratic institutions - now does not. British leaders in law enforcement and parliament have been forced into action by the News of the World scandal. Australian leaders should not wait until our own citizens find themselves victims of similar media abuses of power before they launch similar action. Suffocating the economy, one tax at a time If implemented, Julia Gillard's proposed carbon price starting at $23 per tonne will push us closer to economic stagnation. An out of sight, out of mind approach to nuclear waste management Imposing radioactive waste on the lands of Indigenous people in the 21st century is not responsible management. More to cultural capitals than a new musical theatre Musicals are big business at the moment but does that mean Sydney really needs a new musical theatre? The great carbon tax secret: who are the Misfortune 500? When the Prime Minister took to the airwaves on Sunday night, one of the first things she tried to sort out was the rather confused issue of who pays the carbon tax. "Around 500 big polluters will pay for every tonne of carbon pollution they put into our atmosphere," she said. But who are these 500 big polluters, exactly - this Misfortune 500, who are to be history's martyrs to the answering of our generation's greatest moral challenge?
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Karzai's brother killed by bodyguard Ahmed Wali Karzai, the younger brother of the Afghan president and a powerful figure in the deeply troubled southern province of Kandahar, has been assassinated, officials said. Jailed after sex attacker stalked women A 23-year-old man in Perth has been sentenced to nine and a half years jail for sex attacks on women while they were walking home from train stations. Hendra virus claims horse in north Queensland Authorities have confirmed another horse has died from the hendra virus, this time in far north Queensland.
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Karzai's brother killed by bodyguard Ahmed Wali Karzai, the younger brother of the Afghan president and a powerful figure in the deeply troubled southern province of Kandahar, has been assassinated, officials said. Police were target of phone hacking: NYT Five senior British police investigators discovered their mobile phones were targeted after Scotland Yard opened an initial criminal inquiry into phone hacking by News of the World in 2006, The New York Times reports. Miner confident of future despite Pike River disaster The Royal Commission inquiring into the Pike River coal mine tragedy has been told there is a future for underground mining in New Zealand.
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US debt talks drag into third day US president Barack Obama and top US politicians have fallen short of finding enough spending cuts for a deal to avoid an August 2 debt default. Austar agrees to Foxtel takeover Regional pay TV operator Austar says it has reached an agreement with Foxtel and Liberty over their $2.5 billion takeover offer. European debt drives markets lower Wall Street fell sharply overnight, as investors dumped risky assets like stocks, on worries that Europe's spiralling debt crisis may engulf larger countries like Italy and Spain.
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Hopes of cheaper housing stay stuck on drawing board NT Shelter says Darwin residents struggling to pay rent will have to wait years before a promised Affordable Rental Housing Company is running in the Northern Territory. Carbon tax 'unlikely to create PS boom' The Community and Public Sector Union says there is unlikely to be a boom in public service jobs as a result of the carbon tax. Government caned for spending Indigenous mining royalties Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has described Federal Government use of the Aboriginal Benefits Account (ABA) to pay for long-term leases on Aboriginal land as "outrageous".
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Wallabies' Reds are ready: Horwill Dragons lose Hornby with broken hand Roos confirm Harvey broken thumb Robinson in doubt for Samoa Test Ailing Contador still a danger, says Evans
Science & Technology	More Science & Technology Stories >
Palaeontologist makes plea to save dinosaur tracks An eastern states palaeontologist says Australia cannot afford to sacrifice a series of rare dinosaur footprints at the site of the proposed Kimberley gas hub, north of Broome in north-west Western Australia. Researchers make arthritis genetics discovery Queensland researchers hope a discovery into the genetics of arthritis will help to produce a new treatment. Funding cuts leave school science programs in limbo The Federal Government has cut future funding to two popular science education programs run by the Australian Academy of Science.
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Gillard says energy secure under carbon tax Prime Minister Julia Gillard is adamant her plan to close coal-fired power stations will not threaten Australia's energy supply. Analysts assess carbon price impact Early analysis shows transport and building materials companies are likely to feel the biggest earnings impact from the carbon tax. Protester arrested at gas hub site A man has been arrested while protesting at the site of the proposed James Price Point gas hub, north of Broome.
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