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NBN boss defends timing of speed hike The head of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has rejected suggestions he timed a major announcement about faster downloads speeds to have maximum impact on the federal election. Psychic looking for Kiesha finds adult's torso A psychic trying to help find missing girl Kiesha Abrahams has discovered a woman's torso in bushland in Sydney's west. Robb asks AFP to find Treasury leak Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb says he has asked the Australian Federal Police to investigate who is responsible for leaking a Treasury document. Latham bails Abbott up Former Labor leader Mark Latham has been heckled by veterans after turning up at a Tony Abbott campaign stop at a Sydney RSL today. Call for crackdown on 'happy slapping' Victoria's Law Reform Commission has called for a new law to crack down on so-called happy slapping assaults.
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Tradition returns to campaign 2010 After two of the worst weeks for any political party in an election campaign, Labor is now back on track. That is not to say that its vote will necessarily lift. All it means is that the campaign is once again a traditional one. That is, both sides are getting equal treatment, there is a sharper focus on issues and the story is no longer the political equivalent of a car crash. Stop the world, I want to get off When it comes to modern technology, not everyone 'gets it' in the way that the tech-heads and the Twiterrati do. Reneging on our promise A new report by the ABC's RN 360 progam says Australia reneged on a deal with the Oceanic Viking refugees. The battle of Rooty Hill Events worked against the Prime Minister from the start when she turned up to face voters at the Rooty Hill RSL last night. Perhaps Tony Abbott was fresher. Perhaps the crowd had expended its hostility on Julia Gillard. Perhaps, as the urgent suggestion of the Twittersphere had it, the whole thing was a Liberal setup. But everything seemed to go right for Tony Abbott. If Abbott can't take the muddled middle, he will lose Despite the optimism of the published polls senior Liberals around Abbott believe he is still short of the seats to make him prime minister. By default the best estimate is a Julia Gillard victory... just. If Abbott wants to win now he has to do more than simply sound alarms. His challenge remains to engage undecided voters.
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Small screen stars still earning big bucks Hugh Laurie, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Seacrest and Oprah Winfrey are among the small screen's highest-paid performers, according to a breakdown of star salaries from TV Guide magazine. Lover hid dead chef in freezer A Frenchwoman has admitted killing her partner, a retired chef, and preserving his body in a freezer for two years in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, prosecutors said. Angry flight attendant goes from zero to hero An angry flight attendant who launched an expletive-laden tirade against an unruly passenger is being hailed as a working class hero in the United States.
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Computer games helping stroke patients Researchers are using computer games to help stroke patients regain the use of their arms. Survey reveals pollies' climate change confusion A new survey of Australian politicians shows a clear majority believe climate change is happening, but many appear to be unsure about some of its consequences. 2200-year-old gold coin found in Israel A rare gold coin dating back more than two millennia to the year 191 BC has been found during a dig in northern Israel.
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CLP won't set date on sewage outfall closure The Country Liberals have not been able to say how a federal Coalition government would fast-track the closure of a raw sewage outfall into Darwin Harbour. Human error behind turbine brake failure Human error is suspected to be the most likely cause of the failure of two wind turbines on Hobart's Marine Board building. Major parties missing the mark with young voters The major political parties have been warned not to ignore the issues that matter to young voters in the lead-up to the Federal election.
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