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Afternoon Edition. Fri 17 Sep 2010
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Abbott 'backing out of speaker deal' Independent MP Rob Oakeshott says he will meet Tony Abbott in Sydney on Monday, after accusing the Opposition Leader of trying to back away from the deal struck on parliamentary reforms. 900 more places for detention centres The Federal Government has moved to relieve the pressure on the country's already full immigration detention facilities by making room for at least another 900 asylum seekers. Hinch vows to end to 'cruel' puppy farm trade High-profile broadcaster Derryn Hinch says shops should stop selling pets in order to shut down the "cruel and brutal" puppy farm trade. CBA chief collects $16m pay package Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris saw his total pay package balloon by 75 per cent last financial year to $16.2 million, as the bank's net profit grew 20 per cent to $5.66 billion. Xstrata wants day in court over lead complaints The mining giant Xstrata says legal action involving health-related lead concerns in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland has dragged on for too long.
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Brownlow Medal: It's all about the ladies If anthropologists are to be believed, then every culture must take time out to break the rules that form it. On particular days, the Nandi nation of Kenya transforms its women into men. At Mardi Gras, the normally pious eat butter and do things in public defiance of Il Papa. But here in Melbourne, all we have is the Brownlow Medal Dinner. In defence of Pope Benedict XVI No-one has done more to lead the Catholic Church into sincere penitence and renewal than Pope Benedict XVI. Wagner's Ring in Melbourne It makes sense that the opera epic is to be staged in the most operatic and the most musically serious of Australian cities. Leading by bad example For a time last year our leaders were the self-presumed smartest men in the world. So how did we get to be where we are? Weekly wrap: only time will tell It's been a week in which favours were bestowed, power was grasped, and gauntlets were thrown down.
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Obese Australian died wedged in crevasse A coroner's court has been told an obese Australian tourist died after becoming stuck in an ice crevasse while hiking on a glacier at a rugged New Zealand beauty spot. NZ politician quits over passport scandal A New Zealand politician who admitted stealing a dead toddler's identity to obtain a fake passport has resigned from his party and conceded his political career is almost certainly doomed. Storm 'the size of Australia' lashes NZ A storm meteorologists have described as being the size of Australia has struck New Zealand, prompting severe weather warnings across most of the country.
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Tourists told to keep distance from mating turtles Tourists visiting Western Australia's Pilbara are being told to give mating turtles plenty of space. Monkey HIV virus thousands of years old: study An HIV-like virus that infects monkeys is thousands of years older than previously thought and its slow evolution could have disturbing implications for humans, according to a new study. Ebooks: the future is now Science fiction writers have always been on the cutting edge, and now sf publishers are scrambling to stay ahead of the ebook curve.
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Xstrata wants day in court over lead complaints The mining giant Xstrata says legal action involving health-related lead concerns in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland has dragged on for too long. Investment delay over water issues The Shire of Ashburton says Onslow's water crisis could force major companies to pull out of projects in the town. Rising Murray a boost for native fish The organisation Native Fish Australia says rising waters in the Murray have been a big boost for native fish species.
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