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Wyatt secures Hasluck for Liberals ABC election analyst Antony Green has called the Western Australian seat of Hasluck for the Liberals, putting the Coalition ahead of Labor by one seat. Independents round on Abbott in costings row Key independent MPs have described Tony Abbott's refusal to hand his policies over to Treasury for scrutiny as "extraordinary" and "silly". Rush makes final appeal against death penalty An Indonesian court is resuming its hearing into the final appeal against the death sentence handed down to Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush. Houston denies diggers left short of firepower Defence Force Chief Angus Houston says Australian troops were not left short of firepower during the battle which claimed the life of a Brisbane-based soldier this week. Iraq mission 'not accomplished' Seven years after the US military went into Iraq, president Barack Obama will mark the end of combat operations with an address from the Oval Office.
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Bias allegation rumblings still a constant at your ABC It's probably reasonably safe to say that one of the last things on the mind of the various potential governments at the moment is the future of the ABC. Gillard and Abbott, various media editors tell me, approached the last campaign like pros. There were no shouting matches over the telephone about unfair coverage, they rolled with the punches. And yet the rumbling of bias allegations against the ABC continues. Open letter to our PMs in waiting The independents have a huge task ahead of them - this template letter to send to the two contenders could ease their load. The importance of family values The terrain becomes more complicated. Here's the situation, as Day Five dawns. Andrew Wilkie seems certain now to join the parliament, sapping one seat away from the Labor Party, which cannot expect his vote, Mr Wilkie says. And yesterday, it emerged that the three independents Katter, Oakeshott and Windsor had called in Bruce Hawker for advice. Time for a second-chance vote This moment of administrative interregnum does have a certain promise ... but it might be time we all got another vote. The green tide The Greens are making significant inroads into Labor's once immovable support base in the inner cities.
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Shadow Shogun wants Japan's top job Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan is facing a leadership challenge from a scandal-hit powerbroker within his own party. Rush makes final appeal against death penalty An Indonesian court is resuming its hearing into the final appeal against the death sentence handed down to Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush. Iraq mission 'not accomplished' Seven years after the US military went into Iraq, president Barack Obama will mark the end of combat operations with an address from the Oval Office.
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Flash drive caused Pentagon cyber attack The most serious cyber attack on the United States military's networks came from a tainted flash drive in 2008, the Pentagon has revealed. Tasmania's future rests on NBN: Bartlett Tasmania's Premier David Bartlett says the future of the state's economy relies on Labor's National Broadband Network. Volunteers sought for Mon Repos turtle rookery The Queensland Government is calling for volunteers to work at the Mon Repos Conservation Park ahead of the next turtle season.
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Darwin Harbour surveyed for marine pests Darwin Harbour is being surveyed to ensure it is free of marine pests like the black-striped mussel that invaded Cullen Bay eleven years ago. Mining industry future 'uncertain' The head of Rio Tinto, Tom Albanese, says there is an uncertain outlook for the mining sector, but the potential for long-term growth remains strong. Birds caught up in island rabbit cull It has been revealed about 300 native birds were poisoned during a pest eradication program on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.
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