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Abbott defends raids on lawyer's office in East Timor spying case

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended an ASIO raid on the offices of a lawyer in the East Timor spying case, saying it was done in the national interest.

East Timor will launch a case in The Hague on Thursday to have a $40 billion oil and gas treaty it signed with Australia ripped up.

It alleges Australia had the advantage in negotiations because of spying conducted by the Australian Secret Intelligence Service in Dili, which it claims was ordered by then foreign minister Alexander Downer.

Yesterday, ASIO officers raided the Canberra office of lawyer for East Timor Bernard Collaery - currently in the Netherlands preparing for the case - and cancelled the passport for a retired spy expected to give evidence.

The Greens slammed the Government over the issue this morning but Mr Abbott says the raids are justified.

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The RBA's song remains the same

Things looked up for the Australian economy over the past month, with promising figures on business investment, borrowing rates, building approvals and retail sales.

So has the Reserve Bank largely ignored these continued improvements?

According to many analysts, fear of stoking demand for the Australian dollar was the main culprit.

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Just In

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Mother begged police to lock up son, coroner told

A mother has tearfully told an inquest she tried to get police to lock up her son weeks before he killed himself after abducting his ex-partner from a women's shelter.

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World

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Researchers find WW2 Japanese 'mega-submarine' off Hawaii

Researchers have discovered a 120-metre long World War II Japanese 'mega-submarine', missing since 1946, off the coast of Hawaii.

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Australia's economic growth falls short of economists' forecasts

Australia's economic growth has fallen short of forecasts, with the nation's gross domestic product edging up by 0.6 per cent in September quarter.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the the annual growth rate is now at 2.3 per cent.

Economists were forecasting a growth rate of 0.7 per cent for the month, and an annual rate of 2.6 per cent.

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Politics

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Support grows within Coalition for crackdown on ABC

A group is forming within the Coalition aimed at pressuring Malcolm Turnbull into cracking down on the ABC.

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Sport

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Clarke warns of England challenge in Adelaide

Michael Clarke has confirmed an unchanged Australian XI for Adelaide, saying he expects a bigger England challenge.

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Science and Technology

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SpaceX puts satellite into orbit

Private space exploration company SpaceX has successfully launched an unmanned rocket carrying a satellite, giving it a potentially game-changing stake in the $190 billion global satellite industry.

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Environment

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Abbott hits YouTube to ramp up pressure on Labor over carbon tax

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken to YouTube in a bid to up the ante on Labor to axe the carbon tax.

Legislation to repeal the scheme is set for debate in the Senate this week but the bills are headed for defeat at the hands of the Opposition and the Greens.

Mr Abbott continues to push his assertion that abolishing the carbon price will save householders hundreds of dollars.

"You could do a lot with $550. That's what every Australian household on average will get from the abolition of the carbon tax," he said in the video.

"It would be the best possible Christmas present for the Australian people."

Labor insists it will only agree to abolish the tax if it is replaced with an emissions trading scheme and not the Coalition's Direct Action policy.

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