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Soldiers 'incensed' by civilian deaths charges A senior Australian commando officer says his colleagues are "incensed" and "dismayed" that three special forces soldiers will face court over the deaths of civilians in an Afghan firefight. Swimmers, athletes arrive in Delhi The entire Australian Commonwealth Games swimming squad and about two dozen members of the athletics team touched down in New Delhi overnight amid tight security at the Indira Gandhi airport. David Miliband quits brother's cabinet Former British foreign minister David Miliband, whose younger brother beat him in a contest to lead Britain's opposition Labour Party, says he is quitting frontline politics. Mr Miliband, one of the party's best-known figures, says he will stay in parliament but will stand down from the party's leadership team. Aussie above 97 cents as US dollar weakens Global stocks posted modest declines overnight, as investors consolidated their positions as the September quarter draws to a close. Conroy, Turnbull clash over NBN cost TONY JONES, PRESENTER: The world's richest man Carlos Slim Helu, who's currently in Australia, says the NBN is too expensive.
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Behave baby, it's Question Time The first Question Time of the 43rd Parliament was a polite affair. Given the atmosphere that pervaded the chamber in the preceding 24 hours - a multilateral pestilence of stiffings and welshings - it was faintly surprising to see the gathered adults playing nicely. Was this because of the warmer, gentler spirit engendered by the new standing orders, enacted just this morning? Or is it because of something far more important? Walking the Twitter tightrope In the age of social media, how do journalists, especially ABC journalists, maintain and protect their impartiality? Education revolution for parliamentarians Can society have confidence in politicians who are to spend billions of dollars on issues they do not understand? Footy fatigue I am devastated by the result of Saturday's AFL grand final. I don't think I can handle anymore football. Sexism alive and well in Australia Virginia Haussegger is right to lament the status of women in other countries and the brutalities and indignities they suffer daily. But attitudes towards women in our own so-called liberated western democracy desperately need an overhaul as well. While I frequently write about the objectification of women and girls, this issue has been unrelenting of late. Sexism is alive and well. Is it really the 21st century?
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Race balloonists missing over Adriatic Two balloonists taking part in the Gordon Bennett Cup race are missing in thunderstorms over the Adriatic Sea. Aussie above 97 cents as US dollar weakens Global stocks posted modest declines overnight, as investors consolidated their positions as the September quarter draws to a close. Coalition wants more troops for Afghanistan The Federal Opposition says it wants the Government to send an extra 360 troops to Afghanistan.
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Dengue control trials begin An Australian-led international research team will begin testing a natural control method for dengue fever in far north Queensland today. Telstra to be lobbied to review a looming closure of its Grafton call centre Another mid north coast is criticising Telstra's move to close its Grafton call centre. Turnbull and Conroy face off over NBN The Federal Opposition's Communications spokesman has stopped short of saying whether he would support the National Broadband Network if a cost-benefit analysis backed the project.
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Bartlett warns of dire fate for forestry Tasmania's Premier has warned of dire consequences if Tasmania's forestry peace talks fail. Protection is being stepped up for a north coast colony of endangered seabirds Action is being taken to protect a breeding colony of endangered seabirds at Woolgoolga. September rainfall breaks all records The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says Queensland has had its wettest September on record.
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