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Gillard unveils new Cabinet Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced her new-look Cabinet after earlier confirming that former prime minister Kevin Rudd would be given the Foreign Affairs portfolio. US to mark 9/11 amid Islam tensions Remembrance ceremonies, marred by global tensions over a Florida pastor's threat to burn the Koran, will take place in New York and at the Pentagon on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Wilkie to derail 'flawed' mining tax Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has threatened to block the Federal Government's proposed mining tax unless a thorough review of it is conducted. Leaks reveal $9m tobacco blitz Leaked documents suggest a group supported by tobacco companies will intensify its campaign against plain cigarette packaging this weekend. Iran cancels plans to free US hiker Iran has reportedly cancelled plans to release an American woman who has been imprisoned in Tehran for more than a year.
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The meaning of 9/11 only became clear on 9/12 Nothing has changed the modern world so decisively, or wounded the Western psyche so deeply, as the events of September 11, 2001. Nine years on, the fires of that day - which forged nigh-on unbreakable alliances and ignited bitter blood feuds - still burn with a kind of sacred intensity. But what was it about September 11, 2001 that so affected the soul of that nation? Brown and Abbott: let their powers combine On Wednesday, Senator Bob Brown offered to cut the Opposition in on some legislative action. They could team up, he suggested, against the Government - to pass the Coalition's generous paid parental leave policy, for example. But Senator Brown's offer raises a truly fascinating question: Would it in fact be possible for an opposition, in the new legislative environment, to act like a government? Why write? At its best, writing contributes a great deal to life - not just for readers, but for authors themselves. Weekly wrap: the way the cookie crumbles Australia has finally gained an answer to the question, "Who is, sort of, you know, the government then?" Clive Hamilton and ABC balance Clive Hamilton thinks that "climate deniers" should not be privy to the ABC's charter of balance. But this is completely wrong.
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US to mark 9/11 amid Islam tensions Remembrance ceremonies, marred by global tensions over a Florida pastor's threat to burn the Koran, will take place in New York and at the Pentagon on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Cyrus the Great's cylinder returns to Iran A clay cylinder dating from the time of one of Persia's greatest rulers, Cyrus the Great, has been returned on loan to Iran following a prolonged dispute with the British Museum in London. Musharraf plans Pakistan political comeback Former military ruler of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf says he is forming a new political party as part of an attempted comeback in the next general election.
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Skills shortage may jeopardise NBN: union Australia's peak communications union has thrown a question mark over the Government's commitment to prioritise the regional rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN). Zoo trumpets elephant's birth Melbourne Zoo is celebrating the birth of its first male Asian elephant. Two more arrests over python theft Two more men have been arrested over the theft of a python and a lizard from a pet shop in Rosanna, north-east of Melbourne.
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Loggers sentenced for attacking Florentine protesters Three Tasmanian forest contractors have been given community service orders for assaulting forest protesters in the state's south, two years ago. Residents encouraged to collect rubbish this weekend Karratha residents are being urged to spend a few hours picking up rubbish this weekend. Additional rebate offered for installing solar power Gascoyne residents are being encouraged to take up an offer of an additional rebate when they install solar power technology.
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