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Bashir linked to embassy bomb plot The ABC has learned that members of the latest terrorist cell discovered in Indonesia planned to target the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Pakistan floods worse than 2004 tsunami: UN The United Nations said the massive floods in Pakistan had affected 13.8 million people and eclipsed the scale of the devastating 2004 tsunami, as anger mounted among survivors. Former soldier becomes first to walk the Amazon A former British army captain has become the first known person to walk from the origin of the Amazon river to its mouth, after enduring "50,000" mosquito bites, attacks by hostile Indians, and tropical disease in his nearly two-and-a-half-year odyssey. Coalition to unveil broadband alternative The Federal Opposition is expected to announce its policy on broadband today. Campbell bragged about huge diamond: Farrow Actress Mia Farrow has told a war crimes court that she had heard Naomi Campbell say she had been given a "huge diamond" by Charles Taylor, contradicting the British supermodel's testimony last week.
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Watching your father die one day at a time My Dad was always smarter than me, he was stronger and always knew the right thing to say. The boy in me always thought that it would be this way. He used to be able to bend words to his will, but Alzheimer's slowly drained him of his ability to say anything at all. The usual suspects It is likely now that Julia Gillard will win the coming election and it is worthwhile asking why, after a campaign of such badly acted changeability, this turnaround has occurred. There were a number of battlefronts she quietly - and sometimes accidentally - did well on, and they are worth enumerating. Project Runway Check out the latest cartoon from Fiona Katauskas. This week: Project Runway. The Prime Minister puts her faith in chaplaincy Gillard thought she needed the Christian vote" no more than she needed Kevin Rudd's help. But last week, all that changed. The manufacture of political reality Somewhere along the way, an election about nothing has become a prolonged seminar on ontology, as 'Foolyah Julia' and 'Phoney Tony' compete over who is the more real. This new focus on political character directly replicates the preoccupations of US campaigning, in which all candidates try for authenticity, all of the time. But why, exactly, have we moved to this presidential style of politics?
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Morgues fill as deaths double in sweltering Moscow New revelations suggest Moscow's record heatwave and heavy smoke from forest fires may be far deadlier than Russia has admitted so far. Oil spill fears as ships collide off Mumbai Indian coastguards are battling choppy seas, monsoon rain and strong winds to contain oil from a container ship that collided with another vessel off the city of Mumbai. Thousands face the sack in Pentagon budget cuts Thousands of people could be put out of work as the Pentagon aims to trim its budget by billions of dollars.
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Greens guarantee loans for renewable energy The Greens have promised to guarantee loans for large-scale renewable energy projects. 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.
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Labor promise on Murray-Darling Basin The Federal Government is promising to adhere to recommendations of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority if it is re-elected. Wong promises water for the Murray-Darling The Federal Government is promising to adhere to future recommendations made by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority if it is re-elected. Talks stall on forestry future There is concern Tasmania's forestry roundtable talks are being blocked by some sections of the timber industry.
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