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Afternoon Edition. Tue 17 Aug 2010
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Surfer dies after shark attack A 31-year-old surfer has died after being attacked by a shark at a beach near Gracetown, south of Perth, this morning. Voters owe Labor nothing, says Abbott Tony Abbott has urged voters not to feel "squeamish" about ousting Labor from power, telling them they owe the Government nothing. Army recruits killed in Baghdad blast At least 43 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack against army recruits in the Iraqi capital. Man jailed for sexually assaulting baby girl A Hobart man has been sentenced to two years in jail for sexually assaulting an 18-month-old baby girl and filming it on his mobile phone. Smith wants more help for Pakistan Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has urged Australians to get behind the Pakistan aid effort, after announcing another $24 million in Government money for the country's flood victims this morning.
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The greatest oral challenge of our generation To stage a debate either tonight or tomorrow night would have a disastrous effect on this election campaign. Disastrous, because the actual staging of a debate would completely eliminate one of the remaining issues that seems to motivate genuine passion between the parties; namely, whether we should have a debate. Truly, it's the greatest oral challenge of our generation and it's dominating the dying days of this campaign. NBN: Crippling government regulation to blame If you were introduced to the NBN debate this year you'd be forgiven for thinking there wasn't an alternative plan. Time to face the dark side of science Escalating environmental problems could force a rethink of how money is spent on science and who gets to decide what is funded. Green preferences wasted on Labor Labor's campaign launch yesterday should have surprised, indeed shocked, anyone who has closely followed Australian politics in recent times. Why? Because the Prime Minister and other senior Labor spokespeople failed to say anything meaningful about what its former leader Kevin Rudd once described as 'the greatest moral challenge of our generation'. Educated decisions on school funding When it comes to her record as education minister it's clear Gillard's words are empty rhetoric and political spin.
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Vets strike over elephant, human conflict Sri Lanka's 11 wildlife veterinary surgeons have gone on strike. Army recruits killed in Baghdad blast At least 43 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack against army recruits in the Iraqi capital. Ex-soldier posts photos of prisoners on Facebook A former Israeli soldier has been sharply criticised after posing for photos next to Palestinian prisoners and publishing them on the internet.
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Moves to shift pest to plates One of Tasmania's worst marine pests could one day be served up as fine food. Sand-sized indicators of ice ages Most people who go snorkelling on Ningaloo reef, off the coast of Exmouth, are on holidays, soaking up the sun and trying to spot exotic tropical marine life. Fears fungus will wipe out native frogs: researcher Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) in north Queensland say native frogs will continue to disappear unless a treatment is found for a highly contagious fungus.
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People power push for hydro scheme A group of Launceston residents is renewing a push for a small power station in the upper parts of Cataract Gorge. Greens candidate claims regional support Victoria's leading Greens Senate candidate Richard Di Natale says there is growing confidence in regional areas that the party's policies are appropriate and balanced. Calls for tougher controls on coal industry Environmental groups have urged the WA Government to heavily scrutinise underground coal gasification technology.
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