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Abbott named people's choice at Rooty Hill Opposition Leader Tony Abbott emerged from last night's Rooty Hill RSL forum as the people's choice, with an exit poll showing audience members favouring him over Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Survey reveals pollies' climate change confusion A new survey of Australian politicians shows a clear majority believe climate change is happening, but many appear to be unsure about some of its consequences. UN calls for $459m in Pakistan aid The United Nations says it need more than $US459 million ($509 million) in emergency aid for its Pakistan flood appeal. 'Political scapegoat' guilty of people smuggling The first person to be extradited from Indonesia to Australia to face people smuggling charges has been found guilty on two charges by a Perth jury. Driver dies as winds lash Victoria Strong winds are still buffeting Melbourne, causing flooding and building damage and bringing down trees.
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The battle of Rooty Hill Events worked against the Prime Minister from the start when she turned up to face voters at the Rooty Hill RSL last night. Perhaps Tony Abbott was fresher. Perhaps the crowd had expended its hostility on Julia Gillard. Perhaps, as the urgent suggestion of the Twittersphere had it, the whole thing was a Liberal setup. But everything seemed to go right for Tony Abbott. Arts funding: think outside the box Australia's orchestras are mounting a scare campaign over "potential" cuts to their funding that are not even on the table. No climate change alternatives Like it or not, other countries' decisions about carbon emissions will affect our welfare, and our own decisions will affect others. Young global voters Today is International Youth Day and as Australia's young people cast their minds to the election it is global, not local, issues we have in mind Day 26: Conventional wisdom turns
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US military aid freeze angers Lebanon Lebanon has attacked a US decision to freeze all military aid to the country in the wake of last week's border clash between Lebanese and Israeli troops. Albino python on cocaine confronts police Police raiding a drug den in the Italian capital have been confronted by an aggressive albino python which was used to intimidate addicts. Wildfires spark Chernobyl fallout fears Officials in Russia are reporting progress in fighting bushfires, but there are new fears the fires could spread radiation if they burn through areas near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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Survey reveals pollies' climate change confusion A new survey of Australian politicians shows a clear majority believe climate change is happening, but many appear to be unsure about some of its consequences. 2200-year-old gold coin found in Israel A rare gold coin dating back more than two millennia to the year 191 BC has been found during a dig in northern Israel. Global warning after scientists find new superbug A new superbug could spread around the world after reaching Britain from India - in part because of medical tourism - and scientists say there are almost no drugs to treat it.
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Survey reveals pollies' climate change confusion A new survey of Australian politicians shows a clear majority believe climate change is happening, but many appear to be unsure about some of its consequences. Safety checks after blades blow in the wind Tasmania's workplace safety authority is seeking guarantees yesterday's wind turbine failure in central Hobart will not happen again. Conservationists welcome landmark logging decision Conservationists says the Victorian Supreme Court's decision to block logging in East Gippsland could change the way forests are logged in other areas.
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