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Family mourns soldier killed in Afghanistan The family of slain Australian soldier Jason Thomas Brown say he died doing what he loved and believed in. Leaders chase crucial votes as final week dawns Prime Minister Julia Gillard begins the final week of the election campaign in Melbourne today, while Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will be visiting marginal seats in New South Wales. McInnes home to fight sex misconduct case Former David Jones CEO Mark McInnes has returned to Australia to fight a massive sexual misconduct case brought against him by a former employee. 20 million affected by Pakistan floods Pakistan says 20 million people have been affected by devastating floods, six million more than previously thought, as the United Nations confirmed the first case of cholera in the country. Poll shows support for Corby sentence cut One in three Australians wants convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby to be freed from jail but only one in 10 believes she is innocent, according to a new opinion poll.
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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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Obama under fire for backing Ground Zero mosque US president Barack Obama's support for the right to build a mosque just blocks from Ground Zero poured fuel on a raging debate over religious freedom and sensitivities over the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes. US drone strike kills 13 in Pakistan A US missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed 13 rebels and wounded five others on Saturday, local security officials said. N Ireland bomb blast injures 3 children A bomb exploded in a bin in Northern Ireland on Saturday and left three children with minor injuries, police said, amid a surge of unrest blamed on republicans seeking to destabilise the peace process.
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Concerns raised over commercialised CSIRO Australian scientists and sections of industry fear a decade-long experiment to commercialise the CSIRO might be producing a lemon. 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.
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Small miners cheer Coalition's cash pledge The association representing small to medium sized mining companies has welcomed the Coalition's mining policy. Gillard launches carbon credit scheme for farmers Prime Minister Julia Gillard has visited a farm on the New South Wales north coast to launch a new climate change initiative. Coalition offers $420m for mining, coal research The Federal Opposition is promising to spend nearly $420 million to support mining exploration and promote research into clean coal technologies.
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