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Tiger could be grounded for weeks, union warns Aircraft engineers say it could take weeks for Tiger Airways flights to resume after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) suspended all of the airline's domestic flights for a week due to concerns about safety procedures. Gillard to detail carbon tax exemptions Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce major concessions for motorists and self-funded retirees today in a bid to ease concerns about the introduction of a carbon tax. Evans finishes second in Tour opener Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has narrowly missed out on winning the opening stage of the Tour de France, finishing second to Belgian, Philipe Gilbert. Hendra virus poses constant threat: chief vet Queensland's chief vet says he would not be surprised if there are more outbreaks of hendra virus. Kvitova stuns Sharapova in Wimbledon final Nerveless 21-year-old Petra Kvitova delivered a remarkable performance of confidence and power to out-gun favourite Maria Sharapova and win the Wimbledon title for the first time with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 victory.
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Time to hear, read, review and award the words of women Disinterest in women – the overlooking of them, the walking out of the room without noticing their exclusion, the disavowal of them, the occasional hatred of them – is a profound and deep problem. It does not only affect women in publishing; it affects women in every industry, and women who work at home. Confidence is just one of the issues that work against women's full representation in our writing culture. We need to find ways to advocate for women's voices in the face of their ongoing marginalisation. Conversations: Is Reith right? Six academics respond to Peter Reith's position on industrial relations law reforms. Please: don't dump the Monck I worry for golf as a pastime if people cotton on to how much fun the debunking of Monckton is. That's no think tank, that's my lobbyist Do think tanks simply become the mouthpieces of their sponsors? Or do they have a higher calling? The weekly quiz
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Duo kayak from Darwin to East Timor Two Adelaide men have reportedly become the first ever to successfully sea kayak from Darwin to East Timor. Foster's boss unfazed by falling beer consumption The head of Australia's largest beer maker says he is not worried by a decline in beer consumption. Gillard to detail carbon tax exemptions Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce major concessions for motorists and self-funded retirees today in a bid to ease concerns about the introduction of a carbon tax.
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Duo kayak from Darwin to East Timor Two Adelaide men have reportedly become the first ever to successfully sea kayak from Darwin to East Timor. US slams Gaddafi's threat to attack Europe US secretary of state Hillary Clinton stepped up Western calls on Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi to quit, brushing off his threat to attack Europeans in their homes and offices. Syrian leader sacks key governor after protests President Bashar al-Assad sacked the governor of Hama province on Saturday, a day after tens of thousands of protesters massed in the provincial capital to demand the Syrian leader step down.
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Tiger could be grounded for weeks, union warns Aircraft engineers say it could take weeks for Tiger Airways flights to resume after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) suspended all of the airline's domestic flights for a week due to concerns about safety procedures. Gillard to detail carbon tax exemptions Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce major concessions for motorists and self-funded retirees today in a bid to ease concerns about the introduction of a carbon tax. Foster's boss unfazed by falling beer consumption The head of Australia's largest beer maker says he is not worried by a decline in beer consumption.
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Gillard to detail carbon tax exemptions Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce major concessions for motorists and self-funded retirees today in a bid to ease concerns about the introduction of a carbon tax. Greens may be major party in 50 years: Brown Greens leader Bob Brown says the party may supersede one of the major parties within 50 years. Party pressure to scrap school closures Tasmania's state Labor government is facing pressure from rank and file members to abandon its plan to close up to 20 schools at the end of the year.
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Rampant Reds race into Super final Evans finishes second in Tour opener Bombers end Cats' unbeaten run Kvitova stuns Sharapova in Wimbledon final Crows escape from the mire
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Great white tagging project to make waters safer A new shark monitoring project has made it possible to track the movements of a great white from the comfort of home. Wallabies could hold key to reducing livestock methane Reducing methane emissions from livestock may be a step closer thanks to the discovery of a previously unknown bacteria from the gut of a wallaby. Solar summit slammed A solar industry executive has told a State Government summit in Newcastle it was a waste of time and it had not addressed the key issue.
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Gillard to detail carbon tax exemptions Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce major concessions for motorists and self-funded retirees today in a bid to ease concerns about the introduction of a carbon tax. Gillard 'not consulting' states on carbon tax Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, accusing the Commonwealth of failing to consult with the states on its plans for a carbon tax. Radiation found outside Japan's evacuation zone More than 100 households in a town near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have been urged to evacuate because of radioactive hotspots.
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