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Abbott heads north for defence announcement Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is campaigning in Darwin today where he will make an announcement about a defence-related policy. Rudd 'recovering well' after operation Kevin Rudd is said to be recovering well after an operation to remove his gall bladder last night. Black Saturday report to tackle policy changes The Royal Commission into Victoria's bushfires is expected to recommend an overhaul of Australia's fire management policies when it hands down its final report today. Coalition hits lead in latest poll Prime Minister Julia Gillard has taken another hit in what has been a disastrous week in the polls, with a Nielsen poll showing the Coalition holding an election-winning lead. High Court challenge targets missing voters Figures released by the Australian Electoral Commission show fewer than 87,000 people managed to get on the roll after this year's election was called.
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Labor policy make-up melting in political spotlight There is something disturbing about the cover of the Australian Women's Weekly, adorned by a beaming Prime Minister. It's beautiful, glossy, near perfect. It's also utterly contrived. It's disturbing because the makeover is a metaphor for the Labor campaign. Gillard's choice The Prime Minister needs to sign a concordat with Kevin Rudd and make her intentions plain. Mentally sexy dads Men who clean, cook and parent are hot stuff. But how does this work? Saint Paul's Letter to the Electorates: Chapter 3 And at the time of the Assumption of Julia there was rejoicing. And there was also some confusion. And these in equal parts. For within the duration of one day the people were vouchsafed two leaders. And they knew not how to judge the quick and the dead. Cashing out democracy With the coming federal election, voting is centre-stage. The significance of voting rests on two assumptions. First, that elections are free and fair. Second, it is assumed that voting matters greatly in terms of how we are governed. But what if these assumptions are not borne out? We don't have to look too hard to see how money has disfigured and distorted Australia's democracy.
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Debris delays permanent seal for leaking well There has been a delay in the procedure that will stop the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well for good. British MPs to face court over expenses scandal Four British politicians implicated in the MP expenses scandal have lost their bid to have their cases heard by parliament, instead of a court. Deputy leader doubted case for Iraq war Britain's former deputy prime minister, John Prescott, has told the Iraq inquiry he was nervous about the intelligence being relied on before the invasion in 2003.
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Maths solves sperm movement mystery UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles. Science literacy at risk of extinction Did humans live at the same time as dinosaurs? iPhone 4 arrives in Australia The iPhone 4 has finally made it to these shores and for once the delay has been a good thing.
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Debris delays permanent seal for leaking well There has been a delay in the procedure that will stop the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well for good. Gulf coast locals beg not to be forgotten While the oil has stopped flowing in the Gulf of Mexico, many of the people who live along the Gulf Coast fear they will soon be forgotten. Government defends water contamination testing time The Queensland Government says it took about six months to do follow-up tests after a water contamination scare at Kogan on the state's Darling Downs.
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