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Inquiry called as basin plan anger grows Independent MP Tony Windsor will head up a six-month federal parliamentary inquiry into the impact of water cuts on communities in the Murray-Darling Basin. All free in Chilean mine 'miracle' Chile's president says the nation will never forget the rescue of 33 miners who were freed from nearly 700 metres underground in a drama which captivated the world. CBA flags rates rise above Reserve Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris has given the clearest signal yet that the bank is going to lift rates outside of any official increase by the Reserve Bank. Kennett says he was shot at while premier Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says he was shot at on two separate occasions while he was in office. Couple not guilty in abortion trial A District Court jury in far north Queensland has found a Cairns couple accused of procuring an illegal abortion not guilty.
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Defining politicians: It's a complicated and nosy affair The indelibility and easy public accessibility to a politician's past means they are doing battle with their former selves in their attempt to create and maintain an image. As new media unspools vast new platforms upon which commentators and critics can try out their analytical skills on the raw material provided by our policy makers, the politicians feel obliged to become their own narrator. And the current PM, Julia Gillard, is a good example of this phenomenon. David Hicks' journey David Hicks remained in detention, without trial, in Guantanamo Bay because our Government decided to leave him there. The truth about refused classification The myth that RC material is illegal is wrong and continuing to trot it out is disingenuous and intellectually offensive. Pride and power at the Commonwealth Games Athletes from smaller countries of the Commonwealth are thrilled by the chance to test themselves on the world stage. The myth of a left-wing media If you are ever inclined to think that the Australian media leans left, ask yourself this: why has the Labor Party moved so far to the right? To understand the answer to that question you have to understand a few other points. The first is that politicians know their main audience is not we the people, but them the media.
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Four shot dead in Thailand's south Suspected Islamic separatists killed four people and injured another three, including a teenage girl, in a string of shootings in Thailand's troubled south, police said. Taiwan to legalise prostitution Taiwan's government plans to decriminalise the sex trade by allowing prostitutes to open small-scale businesses. Soldier may be disciplined over botched aid worker rescue A US soldier who may have accidentally killed an aid worker being held hostage in Afghanistan is reportedly facing disciplinary action.
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Breeding quolls as pets could stop extinction New research has found breeding threatened native animals like quolls as pets could become a lucrative industry that would help prevent their extinction. Move crocs from swimming holes: Pitt The State Member for the far north Queensland seat of Mulgrave, Curtis Pitt, wants crocodiles to be removed from swimming holes as a matter of policy. Brothers want donated fossils back A north-west Queensland man who donated fossils 20 years ago is now calling on the Queensland Museum to hand them back.
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Brisbane escapes predicted flood There has been no flooding in low-lying areas of Brisbane as a result of today's high tide. Access Economics to assess water cuts A group of Namoi Valley Councils has commissioned an Access Economics study into the socio-economic impacts of The Murray Darling Basin Authority's proposed cuts to irrigators' water entitlements. Premier confident gas hub will go ahead The Premier Colin Barnett says he is confident that the $30 billion Kimberley gas hub will proceed and be built at James Price Point.
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