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Vanuatu issues alert after small tsunami Authorities in Vanuatu have advised people to move to higher ground as a precaution after a strong earthquake generated a small 23-centimetre tsunami, police in the capital Port Vila said. Coalition unveils $6b broadband plan The Coalition has promised more than $6 billion to improve internet broadband services for Australians if it is elected to government. Rudd told to 'think big' in UN job Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he is looking forward to contributing to action on climate change as part of his appointment to a United Nations panel. 'Out-of-control' Coalition botches spending attack Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has accused the Opposition of "gross incompetence" after it made errors in a document it used to attack the Government. Lane 'had birth induced to go to a wedding' A Sydney court has heard allegations that water polo player Keli Lane had the birth of her daughter Tegan induced before murdering her, so she could get to a wedding.
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Telling it like it is Who knows, perhaps deposing your leader, saying your Government had lost its way, then rushing to an election, wasn't the great idea it seemed at the time? All the criticism of the campaign and the media during the campaign - justified and unjustified - has its origin in this bizarre plan. So don't blame the press. Blame the ALP soap-opera they are covering. Problem solving journalism Danish-style The Danish state TV and Radio team have come up with a concept to make their news bulletins more 'constructive'. Gillard campaign goes back to school The schools policies announced by Julia Gillard yesterday are a perfect demonstration both of her strengths and of her weaknesses. In an election campaign distinguished by caution bordering on political cowardice, Ms Gillard is returning to an area in which she has shown considerable pluck. The Prime Minister's weakness, however, is a budgetary one. Watching your father die one day at a time My Dad was always smarter than me, he was stronger and always knew the right thing to say. The boy in me always thought that it would be this way. He used to be able to bend words to his will, but Alzheimer's slowly drained him of his ability to say anything at all. Who's right on rates? There have been two main skirmishes around interest rates and whether we should cultivate population growth or productivity.
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7.6-magnitude earthquake rocks Vanuatu A major 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, scientists said, but no widespread tsunami warning was issued. Temple row could lead to bloodshed, warns Cambodia Cambodia's prime minister has warned that a border dispute with Thailand could result in bloodshed. Australia to fight NZ apple import ruling The New Zealand government and its apple industry are claiming victory in a battle with Australia which goes back 90 years.
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Power projects get green light in South East Two big energy projects have been announced by the New South Wales Government for the south east. Greens guarantee loans for renewable energy The Greens have promised to guarantee loans for large-scale renewable energy projects. Moon landing antenna listed as national landmark A ceremony has been held at Canberra's Deep Space Communication Complex this morning to recognise a relic of Australia's involvement in the 1969 moon landing.
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Fox scat under microscope The Fox Eradication Program hopes a new study on fox scats will help its efforts to find the pests in Tasmania. Focus on water access at cotton conference Cotton Australia says access to water and entitlements will dominate discussions at an industry conference, which begins on Queensland's Gold Coast today. NT aims to ban plastic bags from mid-2011 The Northern Territory Government has announced more details about its plan to ban plastic bags.
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