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Afternoon Edition. Tue 28 Sep 2010
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Period of renewal beckons, Bryce tells MPs Governor-General Quentin Bryce has addressed the new Parliament on its opening day, telling MPs it is within their grasp to usher in a new period of renewal. Stewart trial jury retires to consider verdict The jury in the sexual assault trial of Manly NRL player Brett Stewart will resume deliberations tomorrow. Women's group slams 'tacky' bikini race A women's lobby group says plans to race bikini-clad women down a horse track is "tacky" and "stupid". Soldiers more likely to be in court: expert A military law expert says the renewed focus on the conduct of soldiers in war zones could lead to an increase in the number of Australian soldiers ending up in court for incidents involving civilian deaths. Man repeatedly punches horse in drunken brawl A Darwin magistrate has told a 24-year-old man that he behaved like an "absolute idiot" for assaulting police officers and punching a horse during a city brawl.
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Bullet by bullet, the bloggers win the war There was a small explosion on the internet yesterday. Not many killed. One man outed, another reviled. A reporter at The Australian revealed the identity of the writer behind Grog's Gamut, a blog that soared to the outskirts of semi-fame during the election campaign. Grog, it turns out, is Greg Jericho, a public servant. It's a slightly bigger story than the tidy little sum of these parts, Grog'sgate was just a small skirmish in a bigger, dirty war. No nobodies in Gillard's chamber of hope and horror After decades of knowing instantly what will happen on the floor of the House of Representatives, we now enter an extremely fraught period in which individual votes can go either way. It's a situation of intense pressure, more like a hyperbaric chamber than a parliamentary chamber. Every MP is responsible for his or her vote, and every vote matters. There are no nobodies. Feminism is failing in the war against women Has feminism failed? Perhaps not for you and I. But you know what? It's not just about us. The waning parliament: our democracy deserves better Is the institution of parliament really all that important now that we have seen off absolute monarchs and established democratic government? Well, yes it is, and the institution should really stand as the cornerstone of our democracy, safeguarded from the abuse and disregard of governments. For it is more than just a forum in which to see or retain power. Our democracy deserves better. From little mistakes big problems grow State, territory and federal politicians need to quit the blame game and start acting on Indigenous affairs.
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Medvedev sacks embattled Moscow mayor The long-time mayor of Moscow has been sacked, losing a very public political battle with the Kremlin. Soldiers more likely to be in court: expert A military law expert says the renewed focus on the conduct of soldiers in war zones could lead to an increase in the number of Australian soldiers ending up in court for incidents involving civilian deaths. UN denies alien ambassador plan The United Nations has dismissed media reports that it is planning to appoint an ambassador to be the first point of contact with aliens.
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Witness describes teen's climb onto whale A woman has described watching a teenager climb onto the back of a southern right whale at Albany's Middleton beach on Western Australia's south coast. UN denies alien ambassador plan The United Nations has dismissed media reports that it is planning to appoint an ambassador to be the first point of contact with aliens. Study finds predictive power of search A new study claims web search statistics can be used to predict human behaviour - from record sales to the spread of influenza.
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Fresh food prices could soar A food security summit in Brisbane is hearing prices are expected to increase by up to 50 per cent over the next 10 years, making fresh food unattainable for some people. SA starts aerial locust spraying Aerial spraying for locusts has started in outback South Australia. Government opposes Alice uranium mine The Northern Territory Government has decided to oppose moves to establish a uranium mine on the Angela Pamela deposit near Alice Springs.
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