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Winner of Pearson's 100m tests positive The Nigerian sprinter awarded a gold medal in the women's 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games after Australia's Sally Pearson was disqualified has tested positive for a banned substance. Beets murder accused admitted stabbing her, court told The wife of a man accused of murdering Sydney nurse Michelle Beets has told a court he admitted slashing her throat. 'You first': Chile miners argue over rescue order Chile's trapped miners have argued over who should be freed first, as engineers rush to reinforce a shaft through which they plan to hoist the men who have been trapped for more than two months. Residents start clean up after flooding rains After a weekend of drenching rain across south-east Queensland, some northside Brisbane homes have been flooded while water is lapping at the doors of others. Gillard rejects 'bastardry' tag Prime Minister Julia Gillard has rejected Tony Abbott's claim that she engaged in "Machiavellian bastardry" over plans for the pair to visit troops in Afghanistan.
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DonÂ't mention the war Perhaps the least predictable outcome of the August federal election was the new prominence it has afforded the war in Afghanistan. If the forthcoming debate on Afghanistan delivers no more than a recognition that the Australian public have been ill-served by media coverage of the war to date that will be a bonus. But if it generates the political will for a new relationship between the military and the media, then the hung parliament will have more than proved its worth. War in Afghanistan: who are we helping? Could anyone remind me just what it is that weÂ're achieving in Afghanistan? What good things are we accomplishing? Population: ItÂ's the infrastructure, stupid. Or is it? No matter what we're told, endless population is not inevitable. It's a choice. And a stable Australia is the sustainable choice. Wash the dishes, dry the dishes, as the clock ticks over Come on; waste some time, save soul and sanity, some carbon emissions and water. Do the dishes by hand. You'll love it! The public prosecution of private decisions This week, a woman and her partner will be put on trial in Queensland for a crime that should not be on the statute books. Tegan Leach and her partner, Sergie Brennan, have been charged under sections of the Queensland Criminal Code 1899 that prohibit a woman procuring her own miscarriage and a person supplying drugs to procure an abortion. The case presents us the chance to reflect on the current state of the law and compelling opportunity us to consider what the reform might look like.
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Peace laureate's detained wife pleads for help The wife of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo said she is under house arrest at her home in Beijing and pleaded for help in broadcasting her plight. Terror accused angry at Australian troop deployment The Victorian Supreme Court has heard a man accused of plotting to attack a Sydney army base was angry at the Australian Government for sending troops to Afghanistan. IMF to play peacekeeper in currency war While Australian policymakers are happy to let the local currency hover around parity with the greenback, the IMF's annual meeting has been dominated by concerns about some countries' undervalued currencies.
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Another gas pipeline criticised A Bundella farmer says landholders fighting to have the Narrabri-to-Wellington gas pipeline moved off their land should not give up. Telescope site to be protected from radio interference The communications regulator is preparing to introduce legislation banning the use of certain radio frequencies in an area of Western Australia earmarked for a major astronomy project. Canegrowers focus on sugar research models Sugar lobby group Canegrowers says the industry's research and development will need to be more efficient in the future.
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Water talk brings Barnaby to Moree Queensland Nationals Senator, Barnaby Joyce, has met with the Executive of the Gwydir Valley irrigators in Moree. Murray plan job losses three times more than predicted The Murray-Darling Authority's CEO has conceded that proposed cuts to water allocations along the river system could cause three times more job losses than estimated in its report. Another gas pipeline criticised A Bundella farmer says landholders fighting to have the Narrabri-to-Wellington gas pipeline moved off their land should not give up.
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