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Gillard, Rudd to hold campaign talks Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will speak with Kevin Rudd about his role on the campaign trail, after the former prime minister broke his silence on his fall from power in an exclusive interview with ABC Radio last night. 'Stop judging me' missing girl's mother tells media The mother of missing Sydney girl Kiesha Abrahams has hit out at speculation about the case, saying commentators "need to stop judging" her. 7.0-magnitude quake hits PNG, no tsunami warning A magnitude-7.0 earthquake has shook Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, the US Geological Survey says. Coalition to announce $3.5b health package The Federal Opposition will unveil its health policy today, committing almost $3.5 billion for new hospital beds and extended GP services. Pilgrims to pay to see Pope in Britain The Catholic Church says worshippers will be asked to pay a "pilgrim contribution" of up to 25 pounds ($43) to attend Pope Benedict XVI's public appearances during his trip to Britain.
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Forget gender and policies, it's all about Gillard At the half-way mark of the election campaign, Coalition strategists are convinced that "brand Gillard" has been damaged. Undoubtedly the leaks hurt Labor, but the party insists the PM can turn the campaign around, and that is why she started this week with such a dramatic flourish. The problem though was that instead of talking about a change in campaigning style, she talked about a change to "Julia" herself. Asking for trouble Labor's campaign is a shambles, as was the Government before it, thanks to its obsession with spin and slogans. Give me liberty or give me... We talk glibly about liberties being "hard-won", but with the exception of coups and revolutions, they can be easily and silently lost. Rudd: Life's too short for resentment Former PM Kevin Rudd speaks on Late Night Live in his first media interview since he lost the Labor leadership to Julia Gillard. Is it still a democracy if your vote doesn't count? Our electoral system fails to represent the genuine proportion of popular opinion because the votes a party wins is not proportional to the seats won in parliament. The fact of geographic diversity in a single member electoral system also means many Australians who vote in safe electorates feel that their votes do not really count in the same way marginal seats do. This undermines the fundamental democratic ideal of one-vote, one-value.
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Pilgrims to pay to see Pope in Britain The Catholic Church says worshippers will be asked to pay a "pilgrim contribution" of up to 25 pounds ($43) to attend Pope Benedict XVI's public appearances during his trip to Britain. Women attracted to men in red Men wanting to catch the eye of women should dress in red, a colour which new research shows makes them more alluring to the opposite sex. Russian bushfire death toll hits 48 Russian president Dmitry Medvedev broke off his summer holiday and flew back to Moscow for emergency talks as the death toll from Russia's deadliest bushfires in nearly 40 years hit 48.
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Researchers find sea sponges share 70pc human genes A Queensland scientist has discovered sea sponges share almost 70 per cent of genes with humans. Women attracted to men in red Men wanting to catch the eye of women should dress in red, a colour which new research shows makes them more alluring to the opposite sex. Cloned beef made it to British shops British food safety officials say that meat from the offspring of a cloned cow entered the country's food chain last year.
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Basin alliance wants chemicals moratorium The Basin Sustainability Alliance has welcomed a Queensland Government ban on petroleum compounds in coal seam gas operations but says it still wants a moratorium on the industry. Expert urges lead levels review An environmental physician is calling for stricter national guidelines for air monitoring for lead. Researchers find sea sponges share 70pc human genes A Queensland scientist has discovered sea sponges share almost 70 per cent of genes with humans.
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