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Mexican drug cartel infiltrates Australia Australia's surge in cocaine use is being fuelled by highly sophisticated importations by one of the most brutal and powerful syndicates involved in Mexico's drug war - the Sinaloa cartel. Death reveals secret of war heroine A reclusive old lady who died alone in her flat in south-west England and had no-one to pay for her funeral has posthumously shot to fame after it emerged she was an intrepid World War II secret agent. Demolition man Turnbull goes after NBN The Opposition's new communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, has wasted no time in attacking the Federal Government's management of the National Broadband Network (NBN) amid claims of a potential budget blowout. Sydney celebrates Olympic anniversary Celebrations to mark the tenth anniversary of the Sydney Olympics have kicked off with a breakfast fundraiser for the Australian Olympic team which is heading to London in 2012. Eiffel Tower evacuated in bomb scare Police have evacuated around 2,000 people from the Eiffel Tower and the park surrounding the Paris landmark following a bomb alert.
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NBN: the wrong policy for Australia All Australians understand that high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband is a critical part of the infrastructure our nation needs to prosper in coming years. But as a businessman and MP I also believe passionately in not wasting billions of taxpayers' dollars. While lofty rhetoric about vision, imagination and the digital future is all very well, scrutiny of the NBN reveals eight reasons why it is going to fail Australians. Protecting abused children: no easy answers Investing not only in the heavy end of child protection but also in family support and early intervention is essential. Are we suffering from apps overload? One would have thought that all digital hand-held paraphernalia would have run its course by now. Sydney Games: a lasting legacy? The Sydney 2000 Olympics promised much for the harbour city and Australia. But what has been the legacy of these games? No new paradigm "New paradigm": strange that a phrase coined by Bob Katter could get so much currency. But despite the unusual result of this election, everything is returning to a familiar pattern; the spotlight is returning to the leaders of the two major parties. That was a short-lived new paradigm indeed.
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Pentagon cuts target F-35 program US defence secretary Robert Gates has unveiled a new cost-cutting drive at the Pentagon, including cuts to the troubled F-35 fighter project. Aussie surges to pre-GFC levels amid Fed speculation The Australian dollar has risen to its highest level since before the global financial crisis really unfolded with Lehman Brothers' collapse. Mid-East peace talks start in Egypt Israeli and Palestinian leaders have begun a new round of peace talks in Egypt under the close eye of the United States, which wants a deal within a year.
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Soil erosion fuels Mitchell River sediment woes Researchers say increasing rates of soil erosion have greatly increased the amount of sediment in the Mitchell River on Cape York in far north Queensland. Fish with chips predict future stocks British scientists will implant fish with sensors similar to those used in computer game consoles to better understand their movements under water. Space junk: Earth's forgotten environmental disaster Concerns about global warming have focused attention on the problems facing our planet, but there are also signs of environmental trouble in space.
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Soil erosion fuels Mitchell River sediment woes Researchers say increasing rates of soil erosion have greatly increased the amount of sediment in the Mitchell River on Cape York in far north Queensland. More works may boost lower Murray flows South Australia's Water Minister Paul Caica says good flows to the lower lakes at the Murray mouth mean partial removal of the Clayton regulator may soon be possible. Aircraft primed for assault on locust swarm Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) says it will redeploy aircraft to spray a 40 kilometre-wide swarm of locusts spotted in central Queensland.
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