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Call for unity on Parliament's first day Politicians have been welcomed to Canberra with a traditional Welcome to Country ceremony ahead of a day which will see the official opening of Australia's 43rd Parliament. Afghan raid charges 'shouldn't damage morale' A top US air force lawyer says charges laid against three Australian soldiers following a deadly raid in Afghanistan should not damage Defence Force morale. Hird installed as Essendon coach Essendon has charged former premiership legend James Hird with leading the club back to glory after announcing his appointment to the head coaching role. Predicted surplus may be short-lived An independent assessment of Australia's finances predicts the return to a budget surplus will be short-lived. SAS training with Kopassus despite rights concerns Soldiers from Australia's elite SAS are conducting a counter-terrorism exercise in Bali today with Indonesia's controversial special forces unit, Kopassus.
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Speakership SNAFU: Abbott cracks the wrong Whip Tony Abbott's handling of the Speakership SNAFU has generated the first internal criticism of the Opposition Leader since he nearly snatched government from Julia Gillard. The criticism centres not on the speakership "deal" or his attitude towards it but on the tactical error of dumping Alex Somlyay as Party Whip. The question being asked amongst Liberal MPs is this; was Abbott's choice of Entsch as his replacement the right one? Abbott a fighter, not a lover Tony Abbott is more a fighter than a lover and it's a trait that's taken him to the top of his side of politics. Security at the Commonwealth Games The main security threat to the Commonwealth Games in India is from violent, politically-motivated groups. Why an ETS is still a good idea There are reasons why the ETS attracted so much consensus, and now consensus is slipping, these reasons should be revisited. Take back your poor, your huddled masses It has been said that slavery was the Original Sin of the US and whatever is wrong with that country now can be traced back to that cause. It must likewise seem that what might be called the Hanson-Ruddock-Tampa Syndrome is our Original Sin and we will never cease to suffer for it. How shaming our asylum seeker policy is. How humiliating. We're supposed to be a good country. We're supposed to be good neighbours. And look at what we're doing to harmless people and their children.
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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. 'Kill team' soldier in video confession In what is being described as one of the worst crime cases out of Afghanistan, five US soldiers have been accused of the premeditated murder of three randomly selected civilians. LA bakes in 45C heatwave A blistering heatwave in the US state of California has sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 45 degrees Celsius in Los Angeles.
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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. Fur seal stuck in Gold Coast creek Marine authorities are keeping a close watch on a New Zealand fur seal which has been spotted in a creek on Queensland's Gold Coast. SEDA desperate for puppy carers Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA) is urgently looking to recruit new puppy carers in Melbourne.
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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. Submissions on Orange suburb plan More than a dozen groups and individuals have made submissions on a plan for a big retail and residential complex in south Orange. Environmentalist named Parks Victoria chief The Victorian Government has appointed Dr Bill Jackson as the new chief executive of Parks Victoria.
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