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Powerbrokers converge on Canberra Prime Minister Julia Gillard arrived in Canberra today to take control of behind-the-scenes talks to piece together a working majority out of Australia's first hung parliament since World War II. They said it Sometimes colourful, sometimes controversial, Australia's new political stars are three blokes from the backblocks who aren't afraid to call it as they see it. Disgruntled ex-cop takes tourists hostage An armed gunman has freed at least eight people from a group of hostages being held on a tourist bus in the Philippines capital Manila. Ex-lover unaware Lane was pregnant The former boyfriend of water polo player Keli Lane did not know she was pregnant or that she gave birth during their relationship, a jury has been told. Baby injured in dog attack A dog has attacked a baby at a house in Bentleigh in Melbourne's south-east.
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Constitutional crisis not on the cards As the counting in Saturday's federal election continues, many people are asking what happens next. Who is the Prime Minister today? Who gets to form a new government? What is the Governor-General's job? And what happens if neither Julia Gillard nor Tony Abbott can reach agreement with the independents? The situation we find ourselves in is unusual for the Australian national parliament but it is not unprecedented. A blessing on all our houses? It is entirely possible that a minority government could be a positive for both financial markets and the economy. CSI Canberra: The death of faith While the result of Election 2010 remains uncertain, it is clear people loathe what parliamentary politics has become. Time to listen to the tech-heads Labor should really start taking the technology enthusiasts seriously. We get what we deserve As a nation we got the leader we deserved. Which is nobody. No wait, both. Either. Neither. Half of each plus a couple of farmers, a hippy, a whistleblower and the unclassifiably deranged Bob 'Many times I've gone to bed as a cockle-doodle-doo and woke up the next morning as a feather duster' Katter. Everybody's sitting around blinking at each other and smiling nervously and waiting to see what happens next.
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Disgruntled ex-cop takes tourists hostage An armed gunman has freed at least eight people from a group of hostages being held on a tourist bus in the Philippines capital Manila. Comedians protest ban on election satire Brazilian humorists and their supporters have marched in protest of a law that prohibits them from satirising political candidates during the country's presidential campaign. Fresh calls for hospital baby hatches Last week's discovery of the body of a newborn baby abandoned in a shoebox in Sydney has led to calls for hospitals to introduce baby hatches.
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Solar system older than thought The solar system could be nearly 2 million years older than thought, according to a study published by the journal Nature Geoscience. Only nine whales survive mass stranding Rescuers say only nine of 63 whales that beached themselves in a northern New Zealand bay have survived. Heavy seas hamper efforts to refloat whales Rough seas in the remote north of New Zealand are hampering efforts to refloat 14 pilot whales after a pod of 58 became stranded.
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Melbourne's water restrictions eased Melbourne will move to Stage Two water restrictions from the start of next month. Marine future uncertain with hung parliament Commercial fishers on the Far South Coast of New South Wales say the election result will delay decisions on the future of marine parks. Ads linking Labor to Greens cost me: Hale The former member for Solomon, Damian Hale, has nominated the Greens' policy on fishing and marine parks as one of the issues that cost him his seat.
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