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Pope pleads with Britain to stay faithful Pope Benedict XVI has urged Britain to stay faithful to its Christian roots at an open-air mass in Scotland, at the start of his historic state visit to inspire UK Catholics. Moore arrested in Dubai Former Socceroos captain Craig Moore has been arrested after an alcohol-related incident in Dubai. Testers 'fabricating air pollution reports' A former employee of an Australian air testing company alleges data is being fabricated and fraudulently provided to regulatory bodies and is going unchecked by the government. UN, Rudd want more aid for Pakistan The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to send more aid to flood-hit Pakistan. AFP drop probe into election leak The Australian Federal Police will not be taking any action over a Treasury leak about the Federal Opposition's election costings.
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A lesson in theological correctness I first thought of the phrase 'theological correctness' when the proud atheist Julia Gillard turned up to honour Mary MacKillop and say this emotionally-troubled woman should be sanctified. The term applies to those who genuflect to a system of thought they despise (and, in some cases, suspect of organised pederasty) in order to further their political, business or academic ambitions. And to seek it out you need only follow the present Prime Minister around. She's full of it. The Greens - a permanent third party? Rather than a protest vote, the facts point to the success of the Greens at this election as yet another sign of growth. The luxury of independence Being able to merely focus on the needs of your local community is a luxury that very few federal MPs have. Stalling NZ economy threatens Australian recovery It has become much clearer that the NZ economy is in a distressed state. This is not good news for Australia's recovery. Global climate agreement not 'inevitable' Now the trumpet summons us again - to take action on climate change. BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has garnered banner headlines and much praise for his call for Australia to impose a carbon tax before any global agreement. The problem, though, is that there is neither a domestic nor a global consensus on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. None whatsoever.
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UN, Rudd want more aid for Pakistan The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to send more aid to flood-hit Pakistan. Hazaras risk death if refugee claims rejected: expert There are renewed calls for the Federal Government to rethink its freeze on the processing of Afghan asylum seekers, particularly ethnic minority Hazaras. Afghanistan on alert ahead of poll Security forces are on alert across Afghanistan in preparation for tomorrow's parliamentary election.
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Scientists say ozone layer depletion has stopped The protective ozone layer in the earth's upper atmosphere has stopped thinning and should largely be restored by mid-century thanks to a ban on harmful chemicals, UN scientists said. Experts fly to Japan to probe panda death A team of Chinese experts have reportedly arrived in Japan to investigate the death of a giant panda which was on loan to a Japanese zoo. Escaped cobras strike fear into Chinese town Residents of a township in south-west China have been running scared after more than 160 cobras escaped from an illegal breeding laboratory, Chinese state media says.
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Testers 'fabricating air pollution reports' A former employee of an Australian air testing company alleges data is being fabricated and fraudulently provided to regulatory bodies and is going unchecked by the government. Govt disputes desalination costs The Victorian Government says figures published today on the cost of the Wonthaggi desalination plant are misleading. Scientists say ozone layer depletion has stopped The protective ozone layer in the earth's upper atmosphere has stopped thinning and should largely be restored by mid-century thanks to a ban on harmful chemicals, UN scientists said.
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