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| 2010-08-31 20:13 | The Age (World) | Swedes question Assange Stockholm Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been interrogated by police in Sweden, where he is facing molestation allegations.... |
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| 2010-08-31 19:43 | ABC News Online | Greens sign deal to back Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Greens have signed a formal deal to join forces as Labor tries to secure a parliamentary majority.... |
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| 2010-08-31 19:43 | ABC News Online | Election uncertainty hurts manufacturing The pace of growth in Australia's manufacturing industry slowed in August, with the ambiguity related to the federal election affecting demand in the sector.... |
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| 2010-08-31 19:43 | ABC News Online | Stern, Garnaut are lightweights: Katter Key independent MP Bob Katter says he did not bother to attend briefings on offer by prominent economists Ross Garnaut and Nicholas Stern because they are "lightweights".... |
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| 2010-08-31 19:43 | ABC News Online | Motorist killed in freight train collision A motorist is dead after a freight train hit a car near Wee Waa, in northern New South Wales.... |
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| 2010-08-31 19:43 | ABC News Online | Wilkie rejects first ALP offer Hobart-based Independent Andrew Wilkie says he is still hopeful of striking a deal with Labor, even though he has rejected what the Prime Minister has offered so far.... |
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| 2010-08-31 19:13 | ABC News Online | Blair 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths Former British prime minister Tony Blair says he is "desperately sorry" for the deaths in the Iraq war, in extracts released from his memoirs.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:58 | ABC News Online | Chile mine owners beg forgiveness The owners of a Chilean mine which collapsed early this month, trapping 33 men underground, have asked forgiveness for the accident, as a giant Australian drill slowly bored through the earth to rescue the miners.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:58 | ABC News Online | Hunger strike farmer awaits High Court decision NSW farmer Peter Spencer is today expected to find out the fate of his legal challenge against land clearing laws.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:58 | Radio Australia | Detainees stage Darwin break-ou | ||
| 2010-08-31 18:28 | ABC News Online | Senator defends $500 taxpayer taxi Tasmanian Labor Senator Nick Sherry has defended a $500 taxpayer-funded taxi ride from Tasmania's north-west to Hobart.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:28 | ABC News Online | Ceremonies remember Battle for Australia Ceremonies will be held around the country today to mark the Battle for Australia during World War II.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:13 | ABC News Online | Woman hurt in drive-by shooting A woman has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a drive-by shooting in Sydney's west last night.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:13 | ABC News Online | Police find guns in streets and drain Adelaide police have found four guns in three locations in the western suburbs in recent days.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:13 | ABC News Online | Qantas plane forced to land after engine explosion An Australia-bound Qantas flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in San Francisco after an explosion punched a hole in its engine casing.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:13 | ABC News Online | Inmates stage Darwin break-out More than 90 detainees from the Darwin detention centre have scaled the fence and staged a protest outside the facility.... |
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| 2010-08-31 18:13 | ABC News Online | Aussie gamer loses Playstation court fight A gamer who sued Sony over an upgrade that removed functions from his Playstation 3 has lost a court claim.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:43 | Radio Australia | Australian, NZ citizens killed in PNG plane crash | ||
| 2010-08-31 17:43 | Radio Australia | Alleged Pakistan 'fixers' not expected to continue cricket tour | ||
| 2010-08-31 17:43 | Radio Australia | US ends Iraq combat operations | ||
| 2010-08-31 17:43 | Radio Australia | Memorial service to honour fallen Australian soldiers | ||
| 2010-08-31 17:28 | ABC News Online | Driver caught doing 117kph over speed limit A 31-year-old Melbourne man faces several charges after he was allegedly clocked driving at 117 kilometres per hour over the speed limit.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:28 | ABC News Online | Poor pay puts nursing home residents at risk: Union The union that represents aged care employees says as long as workers are poorly paid, the health and safety of nursing home residents will be compromised.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:28 | ABC News Online | Greens compare Darwin centre to Gitmo The Greens say the Federal Government is inviting accusations that it is running a Guantanamo Bay-like regime by holding Indonesian crewmen accused of people smuggling indefinitely without trial.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:28 | ABC News Online | Tasmania moves to recognise same-sex unions Tasmania's closer recognising same-sex marriages registered in other states or countries.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:13 | ABC News Online | Vote count breach won't affect Flynn outcome: AEC Counting is continuing in the central Qld seat of Flynn amid an investigation into a breach of electoral handling laws.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:13 | ABC News Online | Zsa Zsa Gabor rushed to hospital Ailing 93-year-old Hollywood socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the emergency room after being found "unresponsive" by her husband on Tuesday (local time).... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:13 | ABC News Online | Sleep deprivation triples risk of mental illness: study New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:13 | ABC News Online | France condemns Iranian insults against Bruni France says insults in the Iranian media against first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who has been branded an "Italian prostitute" who "deserves death", are unacceptable.... |
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| 2010-08-31 17:13 | ABC News Online | Former Tour winner Fignon dies Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died of cancer aged 50, French television has reported.... |
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| 2010-08-31 16:43 | ABC News Online | Threat of war crimes charges over mass rapes The leaders of militias that carried out mass rape in Democratic Republic of Congo will face war crimes charges, a United Nations (UN) conflict envoy said.... |
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| 2010-08-31 16:43 | ABC News Online | Eight killed in Cancun bomb attack At least eight people were killed when petrol bombs were thrown into a bar in the Mexican town of Cancun, a resort area popular with United States tourists, officials said.... |
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| 2010-08-31 16:43 | ABC News Online | 'No victory lap' as US ends Iraq combat ops As US president Barack Obama readies his Oval Office address to mark the combat pull-out from Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki hails his "sovereign and independent" country.... |
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| 2010-08-31 16:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Canberra stakes claim for Sydney airport Andrew West The federal and NSW governments should abandon hope of building a second main airport in the Sydney basin and upgrade Canberra's airport instead, linking the two cities with a high-speed rail link, says an airline industry leader.... |
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| 2010-08-31 15:28 | ABC News Online | Memorial service to honour fallen troops The families, friends and colleagues of three Australian soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan will attend a service in Brisbane today.... |
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| 2010-08-31 15:28 | ABC News Online | Israelis shot dead in West Bank Four Israelis have been shot dead near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in what police are describing as a terrorist attack.... |
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| 2010-08-31 12:58 | ABC News Online | Pakistani cricketers not expected to continue tour Three Pakistani cricketers are expected to play no further part in the team's current tour of England, following allegations of involvement in a betting scam.... |
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| 2010-08-31 12:58 | ABC News Online | Terror suspects arrested in Amsterdam Two Yemenis suspected for involvement in terrorism have been arrested in Amsterdam off a flight from the United States.... |
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| 2010-08-31 12:28 | ABC News Online | Toddler found hanged in Germany A three-year-old boy has been found hanged next to the body of his badly-beaten mother in the cellar of a house in Germany.... |
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| 2010-08-31 11:58 | ABC News Online | Three Australians killed in PNG plane crash Australia's Foreign Minister has confirmed three Australians were killed in a plane crash on a remote island in Papua New Guinea.... |
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| 2010-08-31 11:43 | Radio Australia | 3 Australians, 1 New Zealander killed in plane crash in PNG | ||
| 2010-08-31 11:43 | Radio Australia | Three arrested in Britain over cricket betting scam | ||
| 2010-08-31 11:43 | Radio Australia | Sri Lanka supreme court takes up constitutional changes | ||
| 2010-08-31 11:43 | Radio Australia | India's Supreme Court reviews Bhopal sentences | ||
| 2010-08-31 11:43 | Radio Australia | Australia appeals WTO ruling on apple imports | ||
| 2010-08-31 10:58 | ABC News Online | ISP group urges independents not to back NBN A group of small and medium-sized internet providers is urging the Federal Independent MPs not to back the Government's national broadband internet plan.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:58 | ABC News Online | Online scammers turning to pedigree dog ads The ACCC is warning would-be dog owners not to be fooled by advertisements offering pedigree dogs at bargain prices.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Rural independents' decision is likely by Friday Phillip Coorey and Andrew Darby The three rural independents have signalled they will give their decision by as early as Friday about who will govern Australia. The fourth independent, Andrew Wilkie, has shelved his promise of a quick decision after rejecting a confidential offer from Labor.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | ICAC begins inquiries into Sydney Water employees Sean Nicholls The NSW corruption watchdog has launched two investigations involving employees of the state-owned Sydney Water corporation, including a bizarre plan to bottle Sydney drinking water and market it internationally. Public hearings are scheduled to begin this month.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Macdonald defied cabinet to appoint his man for Middle East Linton Besser The disgraced former minister Ian Macdonald appointed Karl Kazal as his personal envoy to the Middle East despite the cabinet office refusing to endorse an official appointment.... |
