Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Pomp-seeker Slipper told to get on with job
A former clerk of the Senate says new Speaker Peter Slipper should focus more on his job than on rekindling former parliamentary traditions.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Gillard turns up heat in debate over economy
Julia Gillard raises the pitch of her attack on Tony Abbott, accusing him of using "disgusting" tactics by linking possible job losses with the carbon tax.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
CSG mine leaks toxic chemicals into environment
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Dam operator drops dirty tricks complaint
The operator of Wivenhoe Dam has withdrawn explosive allegations that a private investigator was hired to pose as a representative of the floods commission to gather information from two of its staff.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Victorian man dies in Laos
A Victorian man has become the third Australian to die on holiday in Laos in the past month.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Queensland flood clean-up gathers pace
Extra help has arrived in Queensland's flood-ravaged southern inland, where the massive clean up is getting into full swing.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Rudd summons Syrian diplomat to his office
Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd has told Syria's top diplomat in Australia that the Syrian regime lost its legitimacy when it started to attack its own people.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Student hospitalised after alleged chisel stabbing
A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after another student allegedly stabbed him in the back with a chisel at a North Canberra school.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Santorum trifecta rattles White House race
Rick Santorum reignites his White House bid, claiming an unexpected trio of wins in three state races for the Republican nomination.
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 |
Wife killer Kalajzich a free man after 25 years
Former hotel owner Andrew Kalajzich, who served 25 years for hiring a hit man to kill his wife as she lay next to him in bed, has walked free from a Sydney jail.
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