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Abbott, Gillard to meet voters in RSL forum Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott are set to take part in a town hall-style public forum on Wednesday. Mental health shortfall 'a national obscenity' Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry has condemned the failure of governments to properly fund and resource mental health services as a "national obscenity". Pakistan pleads for help as disaster worsens Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is appealing for urgent international help for 15 million people affected by the country's record-breaking floods. Labor edges ahead with 2 weeks to go The latest opinion poll shows Labor regaining the lead, with the help of Greens preferences, at the start of the penultimate week of the election campaign. Sport ban for truants 'not fair on kids' The Australian Education Union says the Federal Government's proposed 'No School No Play' policy will unfairly punish children.
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Liberal winning point: 'We're not the Labor Party' "The Labor Party thinks this is all about them," declared Tony Abbott, just seconds in to his big launch speech at the weekend. If so, they're not the only ones. Tony Abbott thinks this is all about Labor too. Why else would he spend half of his campaign launch speech talking about his opponents? The answer lies in the barely-repressed grins that were on the faces of all who cheered for him. Understanding and defusing gender schemas As people form their perceptions of Gillard, gender schemas will inevitably and unavoidably play a significant role. Coalition quiet on NBN plans The NBN didn't rate a mention in Tony Abbott's campaign launch. Nor did communications in general for that matter. Keeping the Executive in check The judiciary and our courts are the most important check on the power of the legislative branch of government and the Executive. A speech for Julia Gillard
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Blasts kill three NATO soldiers Three NATO soldiers were killed in attacks Afghanistan on Sunday, the alliance force said, taking to eight the number of international troops to die in the insurgency-hit country over the weekend. Pakistan pleads for help as disaster worsens Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is appealing for urgent international help for 15 million people affected by the country's record-breaking floods. Bali Nine smuggler's parents fly out for appeal The parents of Bali Nine drug smuggler Scott Rush will fly from Brisbane to Indonesia this morning ahead of a last ditch appeal to save their son from the death sentence.
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Moon landing antenna listed as national landmark A ceremony has been held at Canberra's Deep Space Communication Complex this morning to recognise a relic of Australia's involvement in the 1969 moon landing. Polar bears face melting chemical cocktail Polar bears, the icon of the Arctic, are under threat from the twin challenges of climate change and chemicals that are not breaking down in the region's cold waters. Geeks slice pi to 5 trillion decimal places A pair of Japanese and United States computer whizzes claim to have calculated pi to five trillion decimal places - a number, which if verified, eclipses the previous record set by a French software engineer.
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Farmers brace for worst locust plague in decades The worst locust plague in 30 years is expected to hit regional New South Wales in the coming weeks, and the State Government has begun measures to control the outbreak. Greens want World Heritage status for Antarctica The Greens will today renew the push for Antarctica to be given World Heritage protection. Greens propose $5b renewable loans scheme The Greens have released a policy to introduce a $5 billion loan guarantee scheme that would complement their target of a zero carbon economy.
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