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$4b takeover proves coal's safe with me: Gillard Prime Minister Julia Gillard has seized on news of Australia's biggest-ever bid for a coal mining company as proof that the industry is not under threat from the carbon price. Hacking scandal widens with Brown, royal claims Fresh phone hacking allegations are threatening to sink Rupert Murdoch's bid to expand his British media empire. Srebrenica marks massacre anniversary Around 20,000 people have commemorated the 16th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims just weeks after the arrest of its alleged mastermind Ratko Mladic. Bodies pulled from sunken Russian ship Russia has declared a national day of mourning as the official death toll from the sinking of a cruise ship on the Volga River continues to rise. Labor hits record Newspoll low Support for the Federal Government has slumped to an all-time low as the battle lines are drawn on the carbon tax.
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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? Labor's leaky leadership Julia Gillard's new tax is not reform and it will not stop climate change. It is all pain and no gain. Global warming is a global problem As the name suggests, global warming is a global problem. If Australia truly wants to tackle climate change, then it needs to remember this. Love letter to LeTour The Tour de France has it all –valour, compassion and human drama. What's not to love? A local News of the World? What's to stop it? Given the recent events in Britain, and the even more concentrated power of News Limited in the Australian landscape, a new rationale for the regulation of media diversity presses itself upon us. It is not just about making space for a range of voices in public debate, but about maintaining our capacity to hold to account some of the more powerful institutions in the country.
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Youth rehab finds winning formula A report shows evidence Mission Australia's Triple Care Farm program is achieving long-term results for young people who are addicted to drugs and have mental health problems. 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. Liquor industry brings in new health warnings The liquor industry-funded organisation DrinkWise Australia is introducing labels displaying new consumer warnings on alcoholic drinks.
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'NZ-bound' asylum boat stopped off Indonesia A boat carrying about 80 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were attempting to travel to New Zealand has been stopped by Indonesian authorities. 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. Melbourne teacher's car allegedly shot at in Thailand A Melbourne teacher was treated in hospital after her car was allegedly shot at during a school trip in the north of Thailand.
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NT seeks new airline as Tiger stays grounded The Northern Territory's Tourism Minister says it is essential that Alice Springs is serviced by more than one airline. 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. Synergy uncertain of carbon tax impact on bills Western Australia's biggest energy retailer says it is too soon to say what impact the carbon tax will have on customer's power bills.
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NT seeks new airline as Tiger stays grounded The Northern Territory's Tourism Minister says it is essential that Alice Springs is serviced by more than one airline. Steelmaker unfazed by carbon tax The proponent of a large steel plant project in Gladstone in central Queensland says the Federal Government's carbon tax will not have a major economic impact on its plans. UK scandal raises fears of Australian hacking A former head of the National Crime Authority says changes are urgently needed to ensure the media is not hacking phones in Australia.
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No Thurston, no worries for Cowboys Day paired with McDowell, Watson Ailing Contador still a danger, says Evans Stuart refuses to bite over Meninga attack GWS throws big bucks at Scully
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More focus urged on parasites' wildlife impact Australian and international scientists are this week in Cairns, in far north Queensland, to discuss the latest research into parasites carried by humans and animals. Atlantis docks at space station for last time The space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station for the last time, and astronauts will now spend a week unloading a year's worth of supplies. Atlantis prepares to dock with space station The crew of Atlantis is preparing to link up with the International Space Station as part of the final mission of the US space shuttle program.
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Junee senator questions Australian Quarantine rules Junee senator Bill Heffernan says a fertiliser shipment from China that turned out to be dirt highlights the inadequacies of Australian Quarantine. Renewable energy to become more cost effective The company behind the Silverton Wind Farm says the Federal Government's carbon price will help make renewable energy more cost effective. MDBA rejects claims it fails to use Indigenous knowledge The Murray Darling Basin Authority says, contrary to a recent report, the knowledge of Indigenous Australians is being used in the Basin Plan.
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