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Afternoon Edition. Sun 29 Aug 2010
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Racism surfaces as Wyatt claims Hasluck Ken Wyatt has become the first Indigenous person to be elected to the House of Representatives after wrenching the Perth seat of Hasluck from Labor. Windsor, Wilkie look to seal deal this week Two of the key independent MPs say they think the election deadlock can be broken by the end of the week. Pakistan embroiled in match fixing probe Pakistan's embattled cricket team is embroiled in allegations of match fixing after British police arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers. Calm restored after detention centre protest The Immigration Department says Indonesian crewmen being held at the Darwin immigration detention centre for alleged people smuggling sparked a protest this morning. Bombers axe Knights: report Essendon has sacked coach Matthew Knights, according to unconfirmed media reports.
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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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Le Carre sheds light on Cold War assassinations Britain carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper. NASA offers help in Chile mine rescue The American space agency NASA is sending a team of experts to Chile to give advice on how to help 33 trapped miners cope with their ordeal. Red alert issued as Indonesian volcano erupts Indonesia has issued a red alert after the Sinabung volcano on the island of Sumatra erupted, spewing smoke and ash 1,500 metres into the air and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Microsoft cofounder sues IT heavyweights A company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has blasted Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Yahoo and others with a patent infringement lawsuit filed in a US court. White-cheeked gibbon born at Adelaide Zoo One of the world's most critically endangered species of gibbon has been born at the Adelaide Zoo, and staff did not even know it was coming. 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.
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Tasmania's climate change hit list A new report shows alpine regions and coastal areas will be Tasmania's first casualties of climate change. White-cheeked gibbon born at Adelaide Zoo One of the world's most critically endangered species of gibbon has been born at the Adelaide Zoo, and staff did not even know it was coming. Lead poisoning linked to children's deaths Lead poisoning is believed to have killed 30 children in northern Nigeria over the past week.
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