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Australia demands answers on Delhi dramas The Federal Government is asking for answers from India and Commonwealth Games officials over security, safety and hygiene concerns in New Delhi. Speaker changes unconstitutional: Brandis Shadow attorney-general George Brandis says changes to the speaker's role agreed to by both major parties and the independents are unconstitutional. Renewed warnings after child drownings rise The number of child drownings in Australia has increased for the second year in a row, with the backyard swimming pool again the biggest killer for children under the age of five. ANZ hit by class action over fees ANZ has become the first of several banks to be hit by a class action over fees, with a suit on behalf of 27,000 of the bank's customers being filed in the Federal Court in Victoria. 100 NT residents flee to Adelaide after riot More than 100 people fleeing violence in a remote Northern Territory community have now arrived in Adelaide after leaving a secret location in Alice Springs.
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Passion for the Pies: a life of thorns and Roses I first met Bob Rose as a lost six-year-old boy in Wangaratta. From that day onwards there was no question, I was Collingwood for life. Life rarely dealt Rose a fair hand. Yet he was by all accounts a remarkably composed, pleasant and generous man who never seemed burdened by adversity. So keep this in mind Collingwood fans. History was far more unkind to Rose than to any one of us. Aussie tobacco promotion rocks Indonesia By taking part in an Indonesian music festival, Australian artists are complicit in promoting a habit that kills. Can we can the car? Are we kidding ourselves that there's no time in our modern hectic lives to do anything but drive? It's the economy, stupid Why is the Federal Government now looking at education as if it was exclusively a mechanism for producing workers? The Twitter election? Not likely There is much over-blown talk of new paradigms at the moment. Before the 43rd Parliament has even met, the new political paradigm has been shown to be illusory. And another paradigm that has failed to materialise is the one that was supposed to deliver a "Twitter election" and usher in a new democracy powered by "social media".
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Workers unearth huge fossil haul Workers building a substation in California have discovered 1,500 bone fragments dating back 1.5 million years. 25 whales die in mass beaching New Zealand's department of conservation says 25 pilot whales have died and another 49 are stranded along a beach in the country's far north. Senior White House economic adviser resigns Another United States senior economic adviser has announced his resignation, sparking speculation of a major shake-up at the White House.
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Workers unearth huge fossil haul Workers building a substation in California have discovered 1,500 bone fragments dating back 1.5 million years. 25 whales die in mass beaching New Zealand's department of conservation says 25 pilot whales have died and another 49 are stranded along a beach in the country's far north. Port authority downplays gas hub whales impact The Broome Port Authority says increased shipping associated with the Kimberley gas hub is unlikely to impact on whales.
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Residents forced to leave their homes after toxic gas escapes. Residents on the state's north have been evacuated from their homes after toxic fumes contaminated the air at Murwillumbah. Concerns over environmental monitoring in Cockburn Sound The Auditor General has found deficiencies in the way environmental issues are monitored in the Cockburn Sound. Bushfire response team to assess habitat damage A group of ecology experts has assembled in Canberra to form a national response team that will assess damage immediately after a major bushfire.
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