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Rudd leaked for the Liberals: Downer Former Liberal foreign minister Alexander Downer has made damaging allegations against former prime minister Kevin Rudd. Brumby cabinet to discuss bushfire report The Victorian Government will hold a special cabinet meeting today to discuss yesterday's Bushfires Royal Commission final report. 1 million affected as flood crisis worsens Heavy flooding has killed at least 800 people and affected one million others in Pakistan. Report expected to take a psychological toll A year and a half has passed since Black Saturday and for some survivors, the pain is still raw. 'Wicked' tornado rips through Penola A tornado has ripped through the small town of Penola in south-east South Australia last night, destroying at least four buildings and damaging many more.
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Labor policy make-up melting in political spotlight There is something disturbing about the cover of the Australian Women's Weekly, adorned by a beaming Prime Minister. It's beautiful, glossy, near perfect. It's also utterly contrived. It's disturbing because the makeover is a metaphor for the Labor campaign. Gillard's choice The Prime Minister needs to sign a concordat with Kevin Rudd and make her intentions plain. Mentally sexy dads Men who clean, cook and parent are hot stuff. But how does this work? Saint Paul's Letter to the Electorates: Chapter 3 And at the time of the Assumption of Julia there was rejoicing. And there was also some confusion. And these in equal parts. For within the duration of one day the people were vouchsafed two leaders. And they knew not how to judge the quick and the dead. Nielsen poll shows Labor in Latham territory
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Prehistoric whale stranded at airport The fossilised remains of a 37-million-year-old whale are stuck at Cairo airport because of a row over customs duties. Iraq's July was deadliest month since 2008 July was the deadliest month in Iraq since May 2008 with a total of 535 people killed across the country as a result of violence, according to government figures released this weekend. 1 million affected as flood crisis worsens Heavy flooding has killed at least 800 people and affected one million others in Pakistan.
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Prehistoric whale stranded at airport The fossilised remains of a 37-million-year-old whale are stuck at Cairo airport because of a row over customs duties. Maths solves sperm movement mystery UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles. Science literacy at risk of extinction Did humans live at the same time as dinosaurs?
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New rules for smokers No-smoking zones in central Hobart come into effect from today. Reminder to keep sprinklers off Western Australians are being reminded to stick to the winter sprinkler bans after substantial rain in the last week. House energy star ratings 'unreliable' The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has discredited the energy star rating system used to assess new houses.
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