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Afternoon Edition. Fri 27 Aug 2010
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Abbott claims 'win' after costings backdown Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he has agreed to submit his costings to Treasury because of assurances that his policies will be safe from "political interference". Gambaro grabs Brisbane for the Coalition ABC election analyst Antony Green says the Coalition has snatched Brisbane, the final seat to be called in the federal election. Legal advice says no conflict for Bryce Governor-General Quentin Bryce has been told there would be no conflict of interest if she is called on to decide the outcome of the federal election. Hit man sting journalists avoid conviction Two Channel Nine journalists who were found guilty of breaching the Listening Devices Act have escaped a conviction. Hogan's lawyer to meet tax office Paul Hogan's lawyer will meet with the Australian Taxation Office this afternoon.
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Unwritten conventions of government Last weekend Australians thought they were voting on who would form government. But with neither side having gained a majority in their own right, the murky world of government formation under our system of unwritten constitutional conventions has been exposed. Let me run through a few questions about what will happen in coming weeks and how the constitutional conventions apply. The missing party in Australian politics What this country needs is a new political party. A 21st century political party. But what might such a party look like? Weekly wrap: I am voter, hear me roar Despite the historic and inspiring nature of the election, on Sunday we awoke to an uncertain and slightly irritating future. In the name of a cricket legend Dearly cricket beloved we are gathered here today in the name of Don Bradman. Ben Cousins: Seven Swallows the Legend
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Ceremony honours fallen soldiers A military ramp ceremony has been held at an Air Force base near Brisbane for two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week. Carter wins American's release from N Korea Former US president Jimmy Carter has secured the release of an American citizen jailed in North Korea and has left the country, his office and state media in China and North Korea reported. Pharmacist sold pills to meth dealers A 70-year-old Auckland pharmacist has been sentenced to more than five months' jail on drugs charges.
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Expert rubbishes solar storm claims Australia's leading body responsible for monitoring space weather has dismissed claims that a massive solar storm could wipe out the Earth's entire power grid. Missing persons data should be published: researcher Researchers are calling for data on "missing persons" to be published to help address the problem. Will internet kill the video store? Video might have killed the radio star according to the 1979 hit, but will high-speed broadband kill the video store?
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Fate of biofuel depends on oil price stability Future oil prices will determine whether a biofuels industry can succeed in Australia, experts say. Rain takes pressure off the Murray SA Water says heavy rain this month will take a lot of pressure off the ailing River Murray. Council backs Hampshire pulp mill option A north-west council says it is would be "more than willing" to back Hampshire as a viable alternative to Gunns' controversial pulp mill in the Tamar Valley.
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