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Smith wants more help for Pakistan Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has urged Australians to get behind the Pakistan aid effort, after announcing another $24 million in Government money for the country's flood victims this morning. Leaders joust over debate details Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have agreed to have a second televised debate, but are arguing over when it should be. Michael Douglas has throat tumour Hollywood star Michael Douglas is fighting throat cancer. Plane splits in three after lightning strike A plane crash during a lightning storm in Colombia on Monday killed one person and injured another 120, with officials calling it a "miracle" that more people did not die in the accident. Police scour bushland for missing Kiesha Detectives investigating the disappearance of six-year-old Kiesha Abrahams have started searching bushland in Sydney's west, near where the torso of a woman was found last week.
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Belief is Abbott's weakness, lack of it is Gillard's What is worse? Casting one's vote for a man who strongly believes in what's awful, or for a woman who believes in nothing except getting herself elected? The conundrum exposes the two central items on our wishlist for political leaders: that they stand for something, and for something we like. More Check out the latest cartoon from Fiona Katauskas: Survivor - Election Island. Insisting on Australia's mission The Government and the Opposition insist on achieving what they call 'Australia's mission' in Afghanistan. Policy visions sidelined in political premiership It's disappointing that in 2010, neither major party has been able to provide a vision that encourages more than a vote. Guiltlessly myopic electioneering Endorsing strategies for long-term ecological issues is difficult because contemporary politics inhibits the planning process. Labor's campaign launch an anti-frills occasion Labor's campaign launch, the most last-minute launch in Australian political history, took place in Brisbane today amid extreme austerity measures. No autocue. No raked seating or giant screens, or confetti or placards. No star vocalists and no surprise guests. Julia Gillard made do with what she had lying about instead, and was preceded at the lectern by Anna Bligh, Wayne Swan and Bob Hawke: Repair, Re-use and Recycle.
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California gay marriages on hold again A US appeals court panel has ruled that same-sex couples cannot marry in California while the court considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban. UK archivist uncovers real-life Quasimodo A British archivist believes he has uncovered the real-life inspiration for French novelist Victor Hugo's mysterious character Quasimodo, the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Michelangelo's David in ownership tug of war A longstanding dispute over who owns Michelangelo's statue David - a lucrative tourist magnet - has reopened between the Italian government and the city of Florence, reports said.
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Fears fungus will wipe out native frogs: researcher Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) in north Queensland say native frogs will continue to disappear unless a treatment is found for a highly contagious fungus. Butterflies boom from flooding in Qld's west Scientists say improved seasonal conditions have caused a big increase in the number of butterflies and dragonflies in western Queensland. Qld professor to lead UN study A southern Queensland climatologist has been appointed to head a United Nations (UN) study into how climate change is affecting agriculture.
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Anti-nuclear alliance gives thumbs down to parties An alliance opposed to a nuclear industry in Australia says neither the Government nor the Opposition deserves to win the federal election. Dengue fever fears rise in Cairns Health authorities say far north Queensland is heading for a record number of imported cases of dengue fever. Fears fungus will wipe out native frogs: researcher Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) in north Queensland say native frogs will continue to disappear unless a treatment is found for a highly contagious fungus.
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