 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. ... and more » |
April 25, 2011
The great carbon chasm that could swallow Gillard whole - Sydney Morning Herald
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Swan's $15.5bn in hidden savings - The Australian
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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 ... and more » |
Porn-charge MP gets Rann's lawyer - The Australian
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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 ... and more » |
Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph
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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. ... and more » |
Hedging bets on emissions falls short of direct action - Sydney Morning Herald
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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, ... and more » |
The dog's tail conundrum about budgets - The Age
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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. ... and more » |
Whipping up a political miracle cure - The Daily Telegraph
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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. ... and more » |
Villawood rioters held in maximum security jail - ABC Online
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 Sydney Morning Herald | 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 all 1,270 news articles » |
Detention protests spread across country - The Australian
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 CBC.ca | 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 all 1,268 news articles » |
Increase migration or waste the boom - Sydney Morning Herald
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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 ... and more » |
Australian retailers attract global interest - The Australian
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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 ... and more » |
Telco ire as ACCC waves Telstra through - The Australian
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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 ... and more » |
Investor signposts – week beginning 24 April 2011 - Switzer Financial News
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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 all 8 news articles » |
Australia Wants Free-Trade Accord With South Korea, Gillard Says in Seoul - Bloomberg
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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 ... and more » |
Radiation, activists and other hazards - The Australian
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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. ... and more » |
Driving $500m in drugs as massage oil - The Daily Telegraph
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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 ... |
Nuclear tests ravage family's health - Ninemsn
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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 ... and more » |
Phuket Scams: Time for Action, Says Jet-Ski Chief - Phuketwan
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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. ... and more » |
Poll backs return to electorate - Sunshine Coast Daily
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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. ... |
Union tactics to cost jobs: Qantas - The Australian
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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 ... and more » |
Qantas slams sky-high airport prices Source: The Australian - The Australian
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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. ... |
Strategic accuses Qantas of dumping, 'predatory pricing' - The Australian
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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 ... |
Holidaymakers escorted off 'heavy' flight - Ninemsn
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 Bali Discovery | 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 all 8 news articles » |
April 24, 2011
Opposition calls for force to end Villawood protest - ABC Online
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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 all 1,165 news articles » |
Rioters don't lose right to earn visa - The Daily Telegraph
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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 ... and more » |
Slash science and you cut into our future - The Australian
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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 ... |
One in 10 kids found with a taste disorder - New Scientist
One in 10 kids found with a taste disorder - New Scientist: "
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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 ... and more » |
Breakthrough study links Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome - HealthCanal.com
Breakthrough study links Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome - HealthCanal.com: "
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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 ... and more » |
Relay for Life: honour lap for survivors - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
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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 ... and more » |
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: "
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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 ... and more » |
Scam artist sends a brazen message - Sydney Morning Herald
Scam artist sends a brazen message - Sydney Morning Herald: "
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 Sydney Morning Herald | 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. ... and more » |
Air baggage astray - Sydney Morning Herald
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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 ... and more » |
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