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Second Nigerian returns positive test The Commonwealth Games Federation has confirmed the second positive test for banned substances from a Nigerian athlete in as many days. E Timor agrees to further asylum centre talks Australia and East Timor have agreed to hold further talks on a possible Australian-funded asylum seeker processing centre in the country's capital Dili. Flood-proof road destroyed in deluge A $4.3 million Brisbane road which was recently upgraded to prevent flooding has been destroyed by the recent heavy rainfall which has flooded waterways, roads and homes. 'Robo-traders' signed off on US mortgage evictions Fresh evidence is emerging in the United States of fraud and unethical behaviour that helped trigger the subprime mortgage crisis. Accused 'visited nurse's home before murder' The brother-in-law of the man charged with the stabbing murder of Sydney nurse Michelle Beets, has told a court he was asked to go to her home by the accused and stand guard.
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Water: a byword for waste Water is a scarce and much abused resource around the globe. It's management should not be left to markets where the pursuit of profit has water abused and devalued. Water needs a voice and a value beyond the market. Putting a higher monetary value on water would help, but the greatest assistance that could be given to water would be a change in attitude. It should be accorded more respect. Individual liberty in the eyes of a novelist The political views of this yearÂ's Nobel Prize for Literature winner are unique; Mario Vargas Llosa is a classical liberal. The myth of the disappearing Commonwealth LetÂ's get the facts right. As a republic, Australia would still be a member of the Commonwealth. We would still be able to participate in the Commonwealth Games and dominate the English. War in Afghanistan: Bring. Them. Home. The decision to prosecute Australian Special Forces soldiers for the killing of Afghan civilians poses a challenge not so much for those who oppose the war but for the minority who still support it. Of course, accidents happen, particularly in such circumstances. But in the end, there's a much cheaper, simpler way of preventing incidents like this, without descending into the moral abyss or jeopardising the lives of our soldiers. Bring. Them. Home. The horrors of the Halloween Election It's Halloween time in the US but ghouls and goblins can't compete with the real horror show unfolding - the mid-term elections.
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E Timor agrees to further asylum centre talks Australia and East Timor have agreed to hold further talks on a possible Australian-funded asylum seeker processing centre in the country's capital Dili. 'Robo-traders' signed off on US mortgage evictions Fresh evidence is emerging in the United States of fraud and unethical behaviour that helped trigger the subprime mortgage crisis. MacKillop nuns begin Rome pilgrimage Nuns from the Sisterhood of St Joseph are beginning their pilgrimage to Rome today to witness the canonisation of Australia's first Catholic saint.
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Reef fish research considers climate change adaptation A James Cook University scientist in north Queensland is investigating if fish on the Great Barrier Reef are able to adapt to climate change. Threatened plant found after record rain Scientists from the Northern Territory environment department have discovered a new population of a threatened wetland plant after record rain. US doctors usher in 'dawn of stem cell age' A patient in the United States has become the first person in the world to be treated with human embryonic stem cells.
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Farmers vent Murray plan frustration Frustrated farmers have accused the Murray-Darling Basin Authority of vastly underestimating the impact of proposed water cuts. Brisbane Mayor opposes sale of Albion Park racetrack Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says he will oppose any plans to sell the Albion Park racetrack on the city's northside. No environment statement for new rail line The Victorian Government says there will be no environmental effects statement for the proposed $4.3 billion regional rail link project in Melbourne's west.
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