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Farmers face huge cuts to save Murray-Darling The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is calling for water consumption from some of the basin's river systems to be slashed by almost half to secure its future. Pearson holds no grudges Australian sprinter Sally Pearson, who was sensationally stripped of Commonwealth Games gold, has told the English team which protested her win she bears no hard feelings against them. Retailers lose fight to cut minimum hours Fair Work Australia has rejected an appeal by businesses that would have allowed staff to work less than three-hour shifts in the retail industry. Sinking claim exposes Sea Shepherd feud Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson has hit out at a "bitter" and "angry" former activist who says he was told to sink an anti-whaling ship as a publicity stunt. Judge says glassing model must serve time The Chief Justice of Western Australia's Supreme Court says the seriousness and prevalence of glassing attacks means a 24-year-old woman should still be sent to jail for her crime.
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The Fixer's agenda Julia Gillard been PM for more than 100 days now, and has in that time faced a series of trials whose difficulty and danger owe more to ancient Greece than 21st century Australia. But what sort of prime minister is she? To borrow the filing system of former British Labour leader Tony Benn, who used to say that politicians could be classed into three categories, there is no doubt Julia Gillard is a fixer. The importance of being us To deny there are a set of values that act as the leitmotif of our Australian story, is to deny the story itself and surrender our nation to a nihilism that cuts as adrift from our past, each other and a better and more inclusive future. Llosa at long odds, but none worthier In Vargas Llosa, the Nobel prize committee has found a winner of stature and substance. Gai Waterhouse: racing's female monarch On a weekend when the sporting world looked to the climax of its footy seasons she exceeded her own inheritance training her 100th Group One winner. With her century of elite winners - a pile that will grow in the coming weeks of the Melbourne Spring Carnival - will come a coronation. Yet the identity of racing's female monarch is already well beyond dispute. That title goes to GM Waterhouse. Gai - to one and all. Weekly wrap: a week of ruination
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Japan green lights $62b stimulus Japan's cabinet has approved a new economic stimulus package worth $62 billion. Missing Australian being held in Egypt The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) says Egyptian authorities have confirmed they are holding a West Australian man in Cairo. Bowen off to East Timor for asylum talks Immigration Minister Chris Bowen will visit East Timor, Malaysia and Indonesia next week to hold high-level talks about a regional solution for asylum seeker processing.
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Whale rider receives warning A boy who climbed on the back of a Southern Right Whale off the coast of Albany last month has received a warning. End of dieting for actors Scientists in Germany have created software that enables actors to appear thinner or heavier on-screen. Study predicts end of the universe A new study suggests the universe and everything in it could end within the Earth's lifespan - less than 3.7 billion years from now - and we will not know it when it happens.
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Farmers face huge cuts to save Murray-Darling The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is calling for water consumption from some of the basin's river systems to be slashed by almost half to secure its future. Rangers net four-metre crocodile North Queensland rangers have captured and removed a four-metre crocodile from the Herbert River. Murray-Darling plan 'won't affect' Cubbie operations The chairman of the Cubbie Group, that runs Australia's largest cotton farm, says changes to the management of the Murray-Darling River system will not affect its operations.
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