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Aussie swimmers complete 'dream week' Australia's men's and women's 4x100 medley relay teams have capped off a dominant week in the Delhi pool by securing gold in their respective events on the final day of the swimming program. 12yo boy stabbed to death in Sydney flat A man has been charged with the stabbing murder of his son in Sydney's south-west yesterday. Wind, rain batters south-east Queensland Gale force winds of about 90 kilometres an hour are buffeting exposed parts of Queensland's south-east coast as the region braces for another drenching. Rescuers finish escape shaft for miners There have been scenes of jubilation at the mine site in northern Chile where 33 miners are trapped under ground. Kidnapped aid worker killed in rescue attempt A British aid worker has been killed during an attempt by US forces to free her after she was kidnapped in Afghanistan two weeks ago.
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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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Australian students donate shoes to Haiti Haiti's earthquake victims will soon receive 50,000 pairs of shoes collected by New South Wales TAFE students to help the impoverished nation recover from the January disaster. Kidnapped aid worker killed in rescue attempt A British aid worker has been killed during an attempt by US forces to free her after she was kidnapped in Afghanistan two weeks ago. Iraqi PM urges rivals to agree to unity government Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called on rivals to join him in a national unity government but potential partners suggested such an alliance may be a long way off.
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Bacteria confirmed as Black Death culprit Anthropologists say they have confirmed long-running suspicions that a germ called Yersinia pestis caused the plague that wiped out an estimated third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages. Ocean currents offer insight into climate change Marine researchers say their study of ocean currents is shedding new light on global climate change. Nitrogen fertilisers doing as much harm as good The development of nitrogen fertilisers has worked wonders for increasing the amount of food in the world, but the results of a new study have revealed how the fertilisers have damaged waterways and the atmosphere.
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Cities will suffer from Murray-Darling cuts Farmers say they are still reeling from news of the proposed drastic cuts to water allocations in the Murray-Darling basin and warn that it is city people who may suffer most. Burke urges calm over Murray water proposals The Federal Government has urged regional communities to "take a breath" and acknowledge there will be extensive consultation over proposals to fix the ailing Murray-Darling River system. Environmentalists call for four wheel drive limits Environmentalists in Tasmania say they have been shut out of negotiations over four-wheel drive access in the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area.
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