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Gillard vows to lead from full forward Julia Gillard has vowed to take control of Labor's faltering election campaign, declaring she will "throw out the rule book" and show Australians who she really is. Australia to take 900pc more refugees from Indonesia The United Nations' High Commission for Refugees has told Four Corners that Australia has committed to a 900 per cent increase in the number of refugees it officially resettles from Indonesia each year. Police hunt for missing 6yo Police are resuming their search for a six-year-old girl who is missing in western Sydney. Toll tops 1,100 as Pakistan braces for more rain The death toll from severe flooding in Pakistan has passed 1,100 as emergency workers brace for more rain and rising river levels in the next 24 hours. Aboriginal anger over convict heritage list Indigenous activists have criticised the United Nations for placing Australia's convict sites on the World Heritage List.
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Malcolm Turnbull's saving grace Of all the current and former leaders weighing in on this election, Malcolm Turnbull is the only one really having a good campaign. What is the secret of Mr Turnbull's success? Well, he is being gracious, and graciousness is a political commodity in remarkably short supply at the moment. Demolishing the myths on emissions trading If the current CPRS model were to be implemented, it would impose enormous cost for minimal emissions reductions. The iPad is no laptop I tried to use an iPad as a laptop, I really did. But on the weekend I broke down and bought a new laptop. Why didn't Australia support the human right to water? Why did Australia chose to abstain rather than support the UN declaration on the human right to water? It's 50-50: is Labor on the slide?
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Fiji shuts down popular news site One of Fiji's most popular news websites has been shut down by the interim government. US contests Iraq death toll The United States military has taken the unusual step of rejecting Iraqi figures which show July was the single deadliest month in the war-torn country since May 2008. UK pre-teens hit the pill Health statistics in the UK show that more than 1,000 11 and 12-year-old girls in Britain have been prescribed the contraceptive pill by a family doctor.
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The iPad is no laptop I tried to use an iPad as a laptop, I really did. Volunteers needed to dig deep for dinosaur cause An outback Queensland dinosaur museum is looking for another volunteer to join a dig for dinosaur bones later this month. Seven hours the magic number for sleep: study People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, a United States study shows.
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SA irrigators now on 31pc water allowance Murray irrigators in South Australia have been given another boost to their water allocations. World heritage status for Fremantle Prison Fremantle Prison is among 11 Australian convict sites to be added to the World Heritage List. Convict sites join World Heritage list Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says the World Heritage Committee has included 11 Australian convict sites on the World Heritage list.
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