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Labor takes lead one week from polls Labor has stormed ahead in the latest national opinion poll, reclaiming its election-winning lead a week from polling day. Witness recounts double murder 'chaos' Police have described yesterday's double shooting at a Melbourne gaming venue as callous and outrageous, while one onlooker described the scene as chaos. South Asian superbug claims first fatality A Belgian man became the first known fatality of a drug-resistant superbug originating in South Asia, reinforcing fears the germ could spread worldwide after infecting dozens of people in Britain and Australia. Labor to launch carbon credit scheme for farmers The Federal Government will today outline a plan to help farmers earn money for selling carbon credits on the international market. Navy intercepts boat off Christmas Island A boat carrying 17 passengers and four crew has been intercepted off Christmas Island.
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Loony election campaigns go local With a week and a day to go, it's easy to see why this campaign has proved annoying for many. Is there a consistent national theme that pulses through this election? Not really, apart from chronic fatigue, and the risk attached to both major parties. In the absence of a uniting national theme, this campaign has quietly retreated to the local level. Do Australians feel the need for speed? The National Broadband Network sounds terribly exciting, but is it? After all, do we really need such fantastic speeds? Images of Julia, intimations of Tony The only difficulty Julia Gillard faced this week was the emergence of a more personable and persuasive Tony Abbott. The premiership's a hatewalk for top-table Collingwood The Magpies have been reinvigorated as the absolute of Australian sport; you're either with them or against them. Population debate crowds out the real issues We experience social conditions not statistics, so why is the immigration issue eating at the country's sense of comfort and security?
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Oceanic Viking asylum seekers 'can't be ignored' Human rights groups say the Australian Government cannot continue to ignore a group of asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking stand-off who remain in detention limbo. 7.2-magnitude quake recorded in Pacific A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit 348 kilometres west southwest of the US Pacific island territory of Guam, the US Geological Survey said. Wall Street ends bad week with another down day US stocks closed out their worst week in six with a whimper on Friday (local time), slumping toward the close as economic data gave little reason to reverse a string of sell-offs.
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Super-speed broadband good for outback Federal Labor candidate for the seat of Farrer, Christian Emmery, says the Government's national broadband network will benefit rural Australia. Dinosaur lovers to search for outback's hidden gems A group of dedicated dinosaur enthusiasts will begin digging for bones this weekend in Queensland's outback hoping to uncover more 100-million-year-old fossils. Media watchdog slams Wikileaks Reporters Without Borders has criticised the Wikileaks website's "incredible irresponsibility" in publishing the names of Afghans who had helped international troops fighting insurgents.
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Labor to launch carbon credit scheme for farmers The Federal Government will today outline a plan to help farmers earn money for selling carbon credits on the international market. Alabama sues BP over Gulf oil spill The US state of Alabama is suing BP and Transocean, the two companies it blames for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, for damages. Heavy rains lifting NSW out of drought Heavy rains last month have reduced the percentage of New South Wales under drought to its lowest level in almost a decade.
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