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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Lane admitted in fax 'there were three children', court hears Bellinda Kontominas When Keli Lane finally admitted she had given birth to three children, she told a social worker she could ''now stop telling half truths and lies''.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Police to widen forest bone search Nick Ralston A forensic expert has predicted it could take almost 10 years for a body to decompose and become skeletonised inside the Belanglo State Forest.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | MPs to debate same-sex adoption bill Sean Nicholls and Brian Robins Debate on Clover Moore's same-sex adoption bill has been rushed forward to begin today, as supporters and critics ramped up their lobbying ahead of a conscience vote in the NSW Legislative Assembly which could take place this week.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Now that's a fight as Hoges vows to take on 'cretins' with one hand behind his back Joel Gibson His lawyers had begged him to be a little less punchy but in his first public utterance since being grounded by the Tax Office, Paul Hogan vowed to fight the buggers even with one hand tied behind his back.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Lights, camera, inaction in the bearpit Rick Feneley A kinder, gentler polity seems to have infected the NSW Parliament. An action replay of yesterday's proceedings may confirm this, now that sittings are being recorded by six high-definition cameras.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Lack of sleep linked to mental illness Amy Corderoy Young people who get very little sleep are much more likely to become mentally ill, Australian research shows.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Developers furious at reversal of home levy savings Brian Robins and Matthew Moore Developers have attacked the state government for capitulating to pressure from councils to lift a cap on the levies charged for infrastructure in housing projects.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | 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 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Scientists defend UN climate panel Ben Cubby The country's leading climate researchers have endorsed the findings of an independent investigation into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations global warming body, which found that its scientific findings were sound but that its structures needed to change and become more transparent.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Smoke is in the air: burn-offs mark bushfire season Ben Cubby Some of the biggest controlled burn-offs in the state's history are taking place around NSW this week, in an effort to ward off the worst of the coming bushfire season.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | University under fire from health chief over closure of injury research centre Julie Robotham The state's chief health officer has savaged the University of NSW over the coming closure of a government-funded research centre.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Copyright breaches land group in trouble Kate Benson An anti-vaccination group is under fire for allegedly breaching copyright laws by selling newspaper and medical journal articles online without permission from the authors.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Joblessness higher among migrants Paul Bibby Unemployment among skilled migrants and their families is 30 per cent higher than for the population as a whole, new research shows, but those who do have a job are more likely to be in a professional role.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Family First still in with a chance for Senate place Jacob Saulwick Senator Steve Fielding could yet be returned to Parliament.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Fewer boats from Sri Lanka Yuko Narushima The number of asylum seekers arriving from Sri Lanka has slowed dramatically in the five months since Labor said it would stop processing claims from that country.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | ALP not only users of focus groups: PM Phillip Coorey Julia Gillard has hit out at continuing suggestions that Labor's policy and campaign style was driven by focus group findings whereas the Coalition's was not.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Government's green slip is showing Leather-clad bikies stood with scooter enthusiasts outside State Parliament yesterday to protest against changes to third party insurance, which last month increased green slip premiums by up to 85.5 per cent for increasingly popular 250cc motorcycles and scooters.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Gaddafi offers Italy's finest a job and a lecture on Islam Nick Squires, Rome Italians reacted angrily after Muammar Gaddafi lectured 200 actresses and models on the superiority of Islam, a day after saying that all Europeans should become Muslim.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Misunderstanding or terror dry run? Scott Shane, Washington Two US residents of Yemeni descent were detained by Dutch police after landing in Amsterdam in a bizarre episode that US officials feared might be a dry run for a terrorist plot.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Rugby star charged with police murder Gerald Imray, Pretoria A South African rugby union player, Bees Roux, has been charged with murder after allegedly beating a policeman to death in Pretoria.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Kashmir protests after boy killed by police Srinagar Residents in Indian Kashmir have defied a curfew to hold angry demonstrations after an 11-year-old boy was killed and a relative of a top separatist seriously injured by police.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Typhoon alert hits travel Tokyo Japan cancels more than 200 flights and many ferry services to its southern islands as authorities prepare for the approach of typhoon Kompasu.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Drug lord arrested Mexico City One of Mexico's most sought after drug kingpins, Edgar Valdez Villarreal, has been captured.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Aryan plate 'not racist' Wellington New Zealand officials allow a motorist to keep her number plate 'ARYAN 1' because it is not intended as a statement of white supremacy.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Solomons cabinet posts ring alarms Daniel Flitton The new cabinet in charge of the Solomon Islands includes a former logging industry businessman as forestry minister and a fisheries minister facing murder charges.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | UK and France plan to share aircraft carriers Paola Totaro, London The age of austerity in Europe is about to end age-old rivalries, forcing Britain and France to combine military force and share aircraft carriers.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | 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 10:13 | The Age (World) | BBC bid to keep Stig's identity secret London A bid to block the revelation of the identity of Top Gear's mystery driver, The Stig, was to be heard in the High Court in London overnight.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Teenager too tall for school bus Rio de Janeiro A 14-year-old girl who is 2.06 metres tall has had to quit school because she cannot fit on the school bus.... |
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| 2010-08-31 10:13 | The Age (World) | Leaving Iraq Martin Chulov, Baghdad. Barack Obama will today announce an end to US combat operations in Iraq. But when the US heads for the exit, Iraqis will be left to live with the mess.... |
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| 2010-08-31 09:43 | ABC News Online | Wilkie unconvinced by Gillard's offer Andrew Wilkie says he remains unconvinced after receiving a detailed offer from Julia Gillard aimed at addressing his key concerns.... |
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| 2010-08-31 09:13 | ABC News Online | Three-strike Tuck cops 12-week ban Hawthorne midfielder Travis Tuck has been suspended for 12 AFL matches after being caught taking illicit drugs three times.... |
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| 2010-08-31 08:58 | ABC News Online | Iraqi PM confident as US ends combat role Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki told Iraqis their own soldiers and police are up to the job in an "independent" state as US forces ended a combat role after seven years of warfare.... |
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| 2010-08-31 08:43 | ABC News Online | ED staff break down describing horrific dog attack Staff from a Melbourne hospital have broken down in the Victorian Coroners Court, as they recalled their attempts to save a 22-month-old girl who was fatally mauled by the family dog.... |
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| 2010-08-31 07:13 | ABC News Online | Tasmania recognises same-sex marriages The Tasmanian Parliament has approved laws recognising same-sex marriages and civil unions registered in other states or countries.... |
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| 2010-08-31 05:58 | ABC News Online | Mayors reject split state referendum Delegates at the annual Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) conference have voted down a motion to lobby for a referendum on a separate north Queensland state.... |
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| 2010-08-31 05:58 | ABC News Online | ATO has no class or case, says Hogan Paul Hogan has spoken publicly for the first time since being ordered to stay in Australia over a dispute with the ATO.... |
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| 2010-08-31 05:28 | ABC News Online | Keneally agrees to review green slip fees The New South Wales Government has agreed to review the price of motorcycle green slips after a loud protest outside State Parliament today.... |
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| 2010-08-31 05:13 | ABC News Online | Australian killed in PNG plane crash An Australian man is believed to have died in a plane crash on a remote island in Papua New Guinea.... |
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| 2010-08-31 05:13 | Radio Australia | Australian reportedly killed in PNG plane crash | ||
| 2010-08-31 05:13 | Radio Australia | Court summons Pakistani players over match-fixing allegations | ||
| 2010-08-31 04:58 | ABC News Online | 200 flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan Japan cancelled more than 200 flights and many ferry services to its southern islands today as a typhoon churned in.... |
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| 2010-08-31 04:43 | ABC News Online | Three charged over stabbing death Three people have been charged with murder after the death of a man at Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne's west yesterday.... |
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| 2010-08-31 04:43 | ABC News Online | Gillard rejects Abbott's reform proposal Prime Minister Julia Gillard has, for now, rejected Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's idea of establishing a parliamentary reform committee.... |
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| 2010-08-31 04:13 | ABC News Online | Pakistan court summons cricketers for treason A Pakistan court has summoned seven national cricket players, the country's sports minister and its cricket chief to face treason charges over fixing allegations in England.... |
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| 2010-08-31 03:28 | ABC News Online | Bligh still facing leadership questions Queensland Premier Anna Bligh denies she is at odds with a senior MP over what happened during yesterday's lengthy caucus meeting.... |
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| 2010-08-31 03:28 | ABC News Online | Cruise ship passenger cleared of meningococcal disease Queensland Health says an ill cruise-ship passenger who was airlifted to a Gold Coast hospital overnight does not have meningococcal disease.... |
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| 2010-08-31 03:13 | ABC News Online | Market falls on double-dip fears Australian shares have reversed some of yesterday's gain, losing about 1 per cent after economic fears hit Wall Street overnight.... |
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| 2010-08-31 03:13 | ABC News Online | AEC launches Flynn vote probe The AEC has launched an urgent investigation into why more than 400 votes were inappropriately handled in the central Queensland seat of Flynn.... |
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| 2010-08-31 02:13 | ABC News Online | Australia posts smallest deficit in 8 years Australia has recorded its smallest current account deficit since the first quarter of 2002, as commodity exports boost earnings.... |
