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Police corruption book pulled from shelves A book that claims police corruption in Victoria has been ignored for years is being withdrawn from sale in that state. Maids taken to the cleaners by hotel bosses It is well known that hotel room cleaners are among Australia's lowest paid workers, but today a new report alleges many of them are also being ripped off by their employers. Housing squeeze tipped to tighten A report into Australia's housing industry has warned of a downturn in supply as federal stimulus measures fade. Men 'lucky to be alive' after whale sinks boat Three men have been rescued off the West Australian coast after their boat hit a whale and sank. Hotel patron sues over security guard's punch A man suing a hotel in Sydney's inner-west says he has a permanent brain injury from being punched by a security guard there.
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The fiction of bipartisanship Foreign affairs is a portfolio area that is historically supposed to be a bipartisan preserve. What this means, in practice, is that both parties talk loudly about the importance of bipartisanship while furtively strewing tactical little banana skins in the hope that their opponent will come a cropper. For more, check out Fiona Katauskas's latest Paradigm Lost. The passion and patriotism of leaders Tony Abbott has said some silly things, but to plead jet lag as a reason to not visit Afghanistan is up there with the silliest. Absolute carbon corrupts absolutely If we need to end our carbon emissions with urgency, why do we keep exploring for new reserves of fossil fuels? A little bit sexually assaulted: a Milo and a bad lie down While the details get shuffled about - the code, the players, the seedy nightclub providing the backdrop - in essence the same story is being retold. Footballers and sexual assault. We tell women to be sensible around their idols, to keep their wits about them, to preempt the toxic mix of their lip gloss and gushing. Rarely do we dare tell footballers to be careful of their celebrity. A whole new world Well thank Gaia for that, theyÂ've found another planet. Given the state of our beloved earth, I think it's time for a sea change.
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Principal asked to explain Palestinian teachings An Israeli school is in trouble with education authorities for daring to teach its students both the Israeli and the Palestinian views of the conflict between them. Pregnant women told to ignore drinking advice Australian researchers are urging pregnant women to ignore a UK study that suggests drinking two units of alcohol a week will not affect child development. Summit leaders look to head off currency war World leaders at the Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) in Brussels have committed to moving towards higher financial regulation amid fears of a global currency war.
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Trial to save endangered cassowaries working so far The Queensland Government says a trial of new measures to prevent cassowary deaths on far north Queensland roads is working well so far. Tube-nosed bat among species found in PNG Scientists have discovered more than 200 species of plants and animals in remote parts of Papua New Guinea. Flesh-eating plant among life found in Mekong A fish with curving vampire fangs, a gecko that looks as if it is wearing lipstick and a carnivorous plant more than seven metres high may sound like creatures from a nightmare, but they are real.
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Trial to save endangered cassowaries working so far The Queensland Government says a trial of new measures to prevent cassowary deaths on far north Queensland roads is working well so far. Brisbane bayside garbage dump not needed The Redland Council says a new waste management deal means it no longer has to build a controversial dump on Brisbane's bayside. Tube-nosed bat among species found in PNG Scientists have discovered more than 200 species of plants and animals in remote parts of Papua New Guinea.
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