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Grand final fans to swamp central Melbourne Tens of thousands of AFL fans who have missed out on tickets for tomorrow's grand final replay are expected to pack Federation Square and Melbourne's new soccer stadium to watch on big screens as St Kilda and Collingwood face off at the MCG. Pearson slams Wild Rivers inquiry The Federal Government has commissioned a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry into Queensland's controversial Wild Rivers legislation. Murdoch absolved from Model mistake A producer of Australia's Next Top Model - not host Sarah Murdoch - is to blame for the wrong contestant being named as the show's winner, Foxtel and production company Granada say. Record rain not enough to end drought The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says Australia is experiencing its wettest year on record since 2000. Bullets discovered inside court building Victoria Police are investigating the discovery of about 10 bullets in a secure area of a Melbourne court yesterday.
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The eternal mystery that is Tony Abbott The robustness and muscularity for which Tony Abbott is renowned have established him in the public consciousness as a conviction politician. But is there any other politician who has ever enjoyed such a persistent reputation for conviction politics, while so regularly changing his mind? This is just one of the many eternal mysteries that make up Tony Abbott. Grand Final 2: A test rarely seen On Saturday we will know. The victors in the AFL grand final will have proven themselves a club of true substance. The wisdom of illness To paraphrase Friedrich Nietzsche: whatever doesn't kills us, occasionally makes us wiser, if not stronger. Weekly wrap: the new paradigm-y parliament It's been a week in which we came to see just how badly we had been deceived, but still found we could laugh at our misfortune. Editor's note: The Pyne experiments
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Vietnamese growers find beer bug bait fruitful A bug bait made from brewery waste, which was developed by Australian researchers, is helping the fruit industry in Vietnam flourish. Bat sex, whale snot studies win spoof Nobels The mysteries of bat sex and whale snot, and an unusual way to deal with human pain were the focus of the annual tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Prizes. Head Hobbit denies short-changing actors Filmmaker Peter Jackson denies short-changing actors on his sets and has launched a fresh broadside at unions over a dispute threatening his Hobbit production.
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Bat sex, whale snot studies win spoof Nobels The mysteries of bat sex and whale snot, and an unusual way to deal with human pain were the focus of the annual tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Prizes. Mozzie influx plagues Darwin businesses The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce says outdoor businesses could be losing up to 15 per cent of their trade because of an influx of mosquitos. Dengue scientists monitoring mosquito adaptations A medical entomologist at James Cook University (JCU) at Cairns in far north Queensland says mosquitos carrying dengue fever may eventually find their way around a new control measure.
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Miner rejects environmental snub claims Northern Energy Corporation has dismissed claims the Queensland Government has rejected the environmental plan for its proposed coal mine near Maryborough in the state's south-east. Mining company offering incentives for accommodation Residents of Moranbah, south-west of Mackay in Queensland's central highlands, say a mining company is offering cash incentives to workers to move out of homes in the area. Diesel pollution averted in the Coffs Harbour marina New South Wales Maritime and Water police are investigating the sinking of a fishing trawler at Coffs Harbour earlier this week.
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