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Afternoon Edition. Wed 22 Jun 2011
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Malaysia-bound detainees 'denied medical care' The 274 asylum seekers on Christmas Island who are earmarked to be sent to Malaysia have been denied adequate access to medical care over the past six weeks, according to a healthcare whistleblower. Freezing school students forced to use blankets The Victorian Government has promised to fix the heating at a secondary school in Melbourne's north, after students were forced to bring blankets to school to keep warm. Two arrests after B1 and B2 found 'safe' Adelaide police have made two arrests over a theft of the ABC's Bananas in Pyjamas. Skies open but airport bedlam continues Passengers are finally boarding planes around the nation as the ash cloud from a Chilean volcano drifts towards New Zealand. Joyce flags overhaul after Qantas profit forecast Qantas is forecasting a pre-tax profit of $500-550 million, boosted by domestic travel and a compensation payout from Rolls Royce.
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Rumours of the death of retail appear greatly exaggerated Retailers are not happy with the Fair Work Act, and newspapers seem happy to splash their claims all over the front page. These claims/myths about the Australian labour market and the Fair Work Act have been repeated so often by employer associations that they seem to be hardening into conventional wisdom. The debate could do with a dose of fact. Assad must turn words into action Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has once again vowed political reforms but the concern is that Assad's words appear to contrast sharply with the actions of the state. Different people, same attitude Go Back To Where You Come From made me confront my own prejudices. When enough is enough The burka shouldn't be banned, but when it comes to matters of legal substance some sort of jurisdiction needs to be put in place if we are all to be treated and tried as equals. The endless merry-go-round of political commentary Phillip Adams once wrote that instead of thirty years of television, Australia had experienced one year of television thirty times. It's a bit like that with political discussion on television today. The same faces dominate, their opinions duplicated within and beyond their networks and organisations. As endless talk of The Anniversary has shown, political commentary in this country consists of a small, narrow group of 'journalists' and other insiders giving their opinion across multiple platforms.
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Child survivor of Russian air crash dies A young survivor of an air crash in north-western Russia has died of his multiple injuries, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 45, a health ministry spokeswoman said. Coalition, Greens push for palm oil labelling The Federal Coalition has joined an unusual alliance with the Greens and independent Senator Nick Xenophon to support legislation making it mandatory for palm oil to be labelled in all Australian foods. World's oldest person dies in Brazil A Brazilian woman recognised as the oldest person in the world has died at the age of 114.
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Companies to hold emails, texts for police The Federal Government has introduced new laws to force internet and phone companies to hold electronic information that is needed for investigations into cyber crime. Lost emperor marches on NZ shores An emperor penguin has taken a wrong turn from the Antarctic and ended up on a beach in New Zealand. Study looks at energy drink mixing risks The University of Tasmania is investigating the risks of mixing energy drinks with alcohol.
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Coalition, Greens push for palm oil labelling The Federal Coalition has joined an unusual alliance with the Greens and independent Senator Nick Xenophon to support legislation making it mandatory for palm oil to be labelled in all Australian foods. Ibis flock contaminates Adelaide wetlands Efforts are being made to move a flock of ibises which is contaminating wetlands in Adelaide's north-east. Carbon tax plebiscite voted down in Senate The Opposition's push for a national vote on the carbon tax has been voted down in the Senate.
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