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Wilkie expecting action on list of concerns Independent candidate Andrew Wilkie has foreshadowed a Federal Government announcement about an assistance package for Tasmania's troubled forest industry. Australians least sympathetic on lung cancer A study to be released today shows Australians are the world's least sympathetic to those with lung cancer. Australia 'pretending racism isn't there' The Race Discrimination Commissioner says the next federal government must amend the constitution to make it impossible to suspend the Racial Discrimination Act. Exodus as floods menace more Pakistan towns Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing areas of southern Pakistan as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns. Republic hopes dealt a blow in new poll A new poll reveals almost a third of Australians never want Australia to become a republic.
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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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10 soldiers killed in Venezuela chopper crash Ten members of the Venezuelan National Guard have been killed in a helicopter crash during a search for drug traffickers in the country's west. US conservatives rally for traditional values Tens of thousands of Americans have rallied at National Mall in Washington in a passionate call to protect what they call the country's traditional values. John Lennon's toilet sells for $16,000 A toilet belonging to Beatles legend John Lennon sold at auction in Liverpool on Saturday for 9,500 pounds ($16,400) - nearly 10 times its guide price, organisers said.
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White-cheeked gibbon born at Adelaide Zoo One of the world's most critically endangered species of gibbon has been born at the Adelaide Zoo, and staff did not even know it was coming. 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.
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White-cheeked gibbon born at Adelaide Zoo One of the world's most critically endangered species of gibbon has been born at the Adelaide Zoo, and staff did not even know it was coming. 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.
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