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Games chief to hold crisis talks with India The Commonwealth Games Federation president will have high-level meetings with the Indian government today in an effort to salvage the troubled event. Abbott can't be trusted: Windsor Independent MP Tony Windsor says he is very disappointed Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is walking away from an agreement on giving the speaker pairing rights. US fury over Ahmadinejad's 9/11 tirade Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told the United Nations that most people believe the US government was responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001. Baby's body found in backyard Victorian police say human remains believed to be those of a newborn baby have been found in Melbourne's south-east. Villawood rooftop protest ends A rooftop protest by nine Chinese immigration detainees at Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney is over.
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Labor's behind the scenes crisis Behind all Julia Gillard's fine words about the formation of government the Labor heart is faltering. Three days after Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor backed the ALP to form minority government, the dominant group within the Labor Caucus, the NSW right, met in Sydney. But it was not a happy gathering. Commonwealth Games: the politics of Brand India The lopsided nature of the debate surrounding the Commonwealth Games has sought to reproduce old stereotypes about India. The West should stop panicking Of late, the 'West' has reached a crescendo of civilisational panic under the pressures of economic recession. Well-readhead: The beauty of foreign words One thing IÂ've always loved about foreign languages is the way they throw up the perfect single word for complex English concepts. Selecting the Speaker: a political calamity The political debate over the issue of the speaker in the new Parliament is about to move to a new level. Both major parties have recieved legal advice from the Solicitor-General about whether proposed changes to the position, agreed to with the independents, are constitutionally valid. But only one thing remains certain; without a speaker the Parliament cannot function.
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Rudd 'realistic' about nuclear ban violations Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is pressing world powers to abide by and ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. Da Vinci's ornithopter takes flight Centuries after Leonardo Da Vinci sketched designs of a giant bat-shaped craft that used a pilot's arms and legs to power the wings, Canadian engineering students say they have flown an engineless aircraft that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird. Global stocks drop on economic concerns September's sharemarket rally has hit a rough patch, with weaker than expected jobs figures and European economic data shaking confidence overnight.
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Da Vinci's ornithopter takes flight Centuries after Leonardo Da Vinci sketched designs of a giant bat-shaped craft that used a pilot's arms and legs to power the wings, Canadian engineering students say they have flown an engineless aircraft that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird. Vic project boosts Riverland solar hopes The Clean Energy Council says a solar power station could be established in the South Australian Riverland. Horny find uncovers triceratops' ancestors Two enormous heads arrayed with horns are the first striking images of a pair of newly-discovered dinosaur species announced today.
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Government revenues jump as bills skyrocket It has been revealed the WA Government will earn an additional $50 million in revenue from the state's main utilities this financial year. Rudd 'realistic' about nuclear ban violations Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is pressing world powers to abide by and ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. Rare earths project gets major status Major project status will ensure the highest level of scrutiny for a proposed rare earths processing complex at Whyalla, the South Australian Government says.
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