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'Colossal' Pakistan flood disaster worsens The Indus River in southern Pakistan has breached flood defences, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Bikies infiltrated NSW police force A joint investigation by the ABC and Fairfax newspapers has found a bikie gang has allegedly infiltrated the New South Wales police force. Voters in independents' seats want Abbott, poll shows A new poll shows an overwhelming number of voters in the seats of the three rural independent MPs want them to support the Coalition. Man 'locked in cubbyhouse, forced to clean' Police have charged a couple with holding a man captive for six months and forcing him to clean their house in the central western New South Wales town of Bathurst. UN says discrimination embedded in Australia The United Nations human rights panel has rebuked the Australian government over its treatment of Aboriginals.
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Unwritten conventions of government Last weekend Australians thought they were voting on who would form government. But with neither side having gained a majority in their own right, the murky world of government formation under our system of unwritten constitutional conventions has been exposed. Let me run through a few questions about what will happen in coming weeks and how the constitutional conventions apply. The missing party in Australian politics What this country needs is a new political party. A 21st century political party. But what might such a party look like? Weekly wrap: I am voter, hear me roar Despite the historic and inspiring nature of the election, on Sunday we awoke to an uncertain and slightly irritating future. In the name of a cricket legend Dearly cricket beloved we are gathered here today in the name of Don Bradman. Ben Cousins: Seven Swallows the Legend
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Three injured as quake shakes Iran An earthquake has shaken an area in northern Iran, injuring three people and causing damage in three villages, state television reported. Trapped miners suffering from depression The Chilean government says five of the 33 miners trapped deep underground are suffering from depression and will be treated remotely by a psychiatrist. 'Colossal' Pakistan flood disaster worsens The Indus River in southern Pakistan has breached flood defences, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
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Expert rubbishes solar storm claims Australia's leading body responsible for monitoring space weather has dismissed claims that a massive solar storm could wipe out the Earth's entire power grid. Missing persons data should be published: researcher Researchers are calling for data on "missing persons" to be published to help address the problem. Will internet kill the video store? Video might have killed the radio star according to the 1979 hit, but will high-speed broadband kill the video store?
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Lead poisoning linked to children's deaths Lead poisoning is believed to have killed 30 children in northern Nigeria over the past week. Fate of biofuel depends on oil price stability Future oil prices will determine whether a biofuels industry can succeed in Australia, experts say. Rain takes pressure off the Murray SA Water says heavy rain this month will take a lot of pressure off the ailing River Murray.
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