April 25, 2011

The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole - Sydney Morning Herald

The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole - Sydney Morning Herald: "





Sydney Morning Herald



The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole
Sydney Morning Herald
In doing so, she placed herself right on the fault line opening up in Australian politics. She and her husband have sold their small business, put away savings, have no debt and their children have graduated and are working. ...

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Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings - The Australian

Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings - The Australian: "







Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings
The Australian
The savings measures in the 2008 and 2009 budgets were designed to avoid immediate hurt for middle Australia. But this economic and political calculation meant the government received little credit at the time. The true worth of the cuts can now be ...

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Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer - The Australian

Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer - The Australian: "







Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer
The Australian
THE Labor MP facing child pornography charges in South Australia has reportedly hired Mike Rann's barrister. Michael Abbott QC was retained by Mike Rann during the Chantelois affair. The accused MP, who cannot be named in his home state, was last week ...

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Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph

Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph: "







Whipping up a political miracle cure
The Daily Telegraph
Unions are now hostile to Labor and so are farmers; the other day the Weekly Times reported that Barley Australia had "jumped into the world of politics for the first time, joining the campaign against the Federal Government's carbon tax. ...

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Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action - Sydney Morning Herald

Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action - Sydney Morning Herald: "







Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action
Sydney Morning Herald
''Firstly, we've had a global financial crisis and many sectors of the Australian economy are still soft.'' What she failed to mention, however, was that when the last scheme was negotiated the global financial crisis was well advanced and, ...

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The dog's tail conundrum about budgets - The Age

The dog's tail conundrum about budgets - The Age: "







The dog's tail conundrum about budgets
The Age
By comparison, the net level of government debt as a proportion of GDP in Germany, France, Britain and the United States is about 10 times the Australian level. This is not necessarily a reason for Australian self-congratulation. ...

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Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph

Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph: "







Whipping up a political miracle cure
The Daily Telegraph
Awesome luggage-hauling abilities from the Queensland floods? Equitable shaking of the national sauce bottle? And what of the others? * STEPHEN Smith - in Parliament since 1993, remarkably unknown outside of it. A pre-modern jargon addict. ...

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Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail - ABC Online

Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail - ABC Online: "





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Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail
ABC Online
Mr Logan says the Immigration Department is "very confident" that the detainees in Silverwater are "being treated exactly the same as anyone else, Australian citizen or otherwise, who is being incarcerated in a New South Wales correctional centre". ...
Detention protests spread across countryThe Australian
Protests continue at Villawood and Curtin detention centresHerald Sun
Carers plead to be taken seriouslySydney Morning Herald

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Detention protests spread across country - The Australian

Detention protests spread across country - The Australian: "





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Detention protests spread across country
The Australian
As rooftop protests continued inside Villawood, The Australian has been told at least one detainee at Christmas Island's main immigration detention centre -- the scene of massive riots last month -- was found yesterday with their lips sewn together. ...
Protests continue at Villawood and Curtin detention centresHerald Sun
Opposition calls for force to end Villawood protestABC Online
Carers plead to be taken seriouslySydney Morning Herald

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Increase migration or waste the boom - Sydney Morning Herald

Increase migration or waste the boom - Sydney Morning Herald: "







Increase migration or waste the boom
Sydney Morning Herald
A shift in the politics of migration since the mining boom Mark I is partly responsible. At the last federal election the two main parties said they wanted lower migration numbers and a "sustainable" Australian population. But managing the demand for ...

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Australian retailers attract global interest - The Australian

Australian retailers attract global interest - The Australian: "







Australian retailers attract global interest
The Australian
"We are starting to see some interest from investors confused about the Australian consumer. It's quite interesting," said Ms Bertouch, an expatriate Australian. "A lot of the consumer stocks are being supported. A lot of the offshore investors are ...

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Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through - The Australian

Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through - The Australian: "







Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through
The Australian
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's decision not to regulate pricing on Telstra's wholesale ADSL services has surprised many in the industry, who fear the incumbent telco will continue to charge higher prices to competing carriers for ...

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Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011 - Switzer Financial News

Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011 - Switzer Financial News: "







Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011
Switzer Financial News
In most countries, 'inflation' is meant to describe changes in consumer prices, and we are no different in Australia. But there isn't just one measure to watch – in fact, there are quite a variety. The 'headline' Consumer Price Index (CPI) result is ...
Food costs could push more out to the gardenClinton Herald

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Australia Wants Free-Trade Accord With South Korea, Gillard Says in Seoul - Bloomberg

Australia Wants Free-Trade Accord With South Korea, Gillard Says in Seoul - Bloomberg: "







Australia Wants Free-Trade Accord With South Korea, Gillard Says in Seoul
Bloomberg
South Korea is Australia's fourth-largest trading partner, a nation with a “highly complementary” economy and a consumer of its liquefied natural gas, Gillard said. Korea Gas Corp. (036460) is a partner in the $16 billion Gladstone LNG project in ...

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Radiation, activists and other hazards - The Australian

Radiation, activists and other hazards - The Australian: "







Radiation, activists and other hazards
The Australian
Some people in the final stages of bone cancer missed out on receiving sophisticated pain relief medication. I started to take phone calls from worried local residents. In the intervening years, anti-nuclear activism in Australia has not improved. ...

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Driving $500m in drugs as massage oil - The Daily Telegraph

Driving $500m in drugs as massage oil - The Daily Telegraph: "







Driving $500m in drugs as massage oil
The Daily Telegraph
WITH his wife sick with ovarian cancer, a Singaporean national made a decision he will forever regret. With the promise of a quick $5000 windfall, he travelled to Australia to be a "driver" in the distribution of drugs. But what Keng Chuan Koh didn't ...

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Nuclear tests ravage family's health - Ninemsn

Nuclear tests ravage family's health - Ninemsn: "







Nuclear tests ravage family's health
Ninemsn
By ninemsn staff A Perth family has been plagued by serious illness and premature deaths for three generations, after inheriting damaged genes from a serviceman used as a human guinea pig for British nuclear tests in Australia more than half a century ...

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Phuket Scams: Time for Action, Says Jet-Ski Chief - Phuketwan

Phuket Scams: Time for Action, Says Jet-Ski Chief - Phuketwan: "







Phuket Scams: Time for Action, Says Jet-Ski Chief
Phuketwan
Earlier this month, one jet-ski operator told two Phuketwan journalists at Patong that he would ''smear blood over their faces'' because they intervened in a damages scam on the beach, advising two Australian tourists to go to the police. ...

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Poll backs return to electorate - Sunshine Coast Daily

Poll backs return to electorate - Sunshine Coast Daily: "







Poll backs return to electorate
Sunshine Coast Daily
... people think it is a 'rort'. The controversial Member for Fisher has been enjoying the sights of some of Europe's most fabled destinations with his wife as Australian Federal Police investigate the alleged misuse of entitlements by a staff member. ...

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Union tactics to cost jobs: Qantas - The Australian

Union tactics to cost jobs: Qantas - The Australian: "







Union tactics to cost jobs: Qantas
The Australian
QANTAS chairman Leigh Clifford says union demands, if implemented, would result in job losses at the airline. Mr Clifford says that Qantas is already straining under the cost of $US100-a-barrel oil prices. He also said the unions were lacking ...

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Qantas slams sky-high airport prices Source: The Australian - The Australian

Qantas slams sky-high airport prices Source: The Australian - The Australian: "







Qantas slams sky-high airport prices Source: The Australian
The Australian
Qantas Airways and transport giant Toll Holdings say the light-handed approach to airport regulation currently adopted by the government has failed to curb monopoly pricing and protect airport users from abuses of market power. ...

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Strategic accuses Qantas of dumping, 'predatory pricing' - The Australian

Strategic accuses Qantas of dumping, 'predatory pricing' - The Australian: "







Strategic accuses Qantas of dumping, 'predatory pricing'
The Australian
STRATEGIC Airlines has complained to the consumer watchdog that Qantas is trying to protect its monopoly on the Brisbane-Gladstone route by dumping capacity and slashing prices. The fledgling airline has started twice-daily weekday services on the ...

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Holidaymakers escorted off 'heavy' flight - Ninemsn

Holidaymakers escorted off 'heavy' flight - Ninemsn: "










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Holidaymakers escorted off 'heavy' flight
Ninemsn
The trouble comes after a broken baggage belt left Jetstar and Qantas passengers with no luggage when they reached their destinations on Friday. The incident caused 18 Jetstar flights and 17 Qantas flights to leave Melbourne's Tullamarine airport ...
Pair frogmarched off Virgin flightHerald Sun

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April 24, 2011

Opposition calls for force to end Villawood protest - ABC Online

Opposition calls for force to end Villawood protest - ABC Online: "





CBC.ca



Opposition calls for force to end Villawood protest
ABC Online
Villawood is the second Australian immigration detention centre to be set on fire this year. A Federal Government-ordered review into riots at the Christmas Island centre in March, which saw tear gas and bean bag rounds being fired at asylum seekers, ...
Refugee riot highlights a dilemmaThe Australian
Carers plead to be taken seriouslySydney Morning Herald
Government must take control at Villawood Detention Centre, says Federal ...Herald Sun

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Rioters don't lose right to earn visa - The Daily Telegraph

Rioters don't lose right to earn visa - The Daily Telegraph: "














Rioters don't lose right to earn visa
The Daily Telegraph
IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen's tough talk about using character test laws to ban rioting detention centre inmates from claiming Australian citizenship has been exposed. The Immigration Department has confirmed that three Christmas Island detainees ...

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Slash science and you cut into our future - The Australian

Slash science and you cut into our future - The Australian: "







Slash science and you cut into our future
The Australian
In addition, we will have to rely too heavily on overseas breakthroughs in diabetes, cancer and heart disease to be able to treat Australians with the latest drugs and treatments. The ageing of the Australian population and its associated escalating ...

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One in 10 kids found with a taste disorder - New Scientist

One in 10 kids found with a taste disorder - New Scientist: "







One in 10 kids found with a taste disorder
New Scientist
Taste disorders can be caused by a variety of diseases including Bell's palsy, renal failure and diabetes. But Laing suspects that chronic middle-ear infections may be responsible for the children's disorders. Last month, Seung Geun Yeo at the Kyung ...

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Breakthrough study links Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome - HealthCanal.com

Breakthrough study links Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome - HealthCanal.com: "







Breakthrough study links Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome
HealthCanal.com
Initially a research department of St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, it is now one of Australia's largest medical research institutions with over 500 scientists, students and support staff. Garvan's main research programs are: Cancer, Diabetes & Obesity ...

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Relay for Life: honour lap for survivors - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

Relay for Life: honour lap for survivors - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader: "







Relay for Life: honour lap for survivors
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
The relay is an overnight community event in which teams of 10 to 12 take part in a relay-style walk or run to raise money for the Cancer Council NSW. More than 6000 people are attending the Sutherland event, which is the biggest in Australia and draws ...

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Coles and Woolworths receive almost 40 per cent of Australian retail spending - NEWS.com.au

Coles and Woolworths receive almost 40 per cent of Australian retail spending - NEWS.com.au: "







Coles and Woolworths receive almost 40 per cent of Australian retail spending
NEWS.com.au
However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said there was "nothing inherently anti-competitive about Coles (Wesfarmers) or Woolworths entering a new industry". The ACCC last Thursday announced it would not oppose Woolworths Ltd's ...

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Scam artist sends a brazen message - Sydney Morning Herald

Scam artist sends a brazen message - Sydney Morning Herald: "





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Scam artist sends a brazen message
Sydney Morning Herald
Inquiries by The Sun-Herald have now revealed Mr Nugent was a bankrupt in South Australia in the 1980s. His co-director in the engine scam, Steven Vincent Foster, was also a bankrupt until 2007, during the time he was selling shares in the venture. ...

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Air baggage astray - Sydney Morning Herald

Air baggage astray - Sydney Morning Herald: "














Air baggage astray
Sydney Morning Herald
HUNDREDS of Qantas domestic passengers were left without their luggage over the long weekend after a baggage belt broke down in Melbourne. Passengers departing from Melbourne for the busy Easter and Anzac Day long weekend on Friday morning were forced ...

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