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Government to suspend live cattle exports Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has confirmed that Australia is suspending live exports to Indonesia until safeguards are adopted to stop the brutal slaughter of animals. Dramatic solar flare could disrupt communications An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said. News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller Britain's News of the World tabloid has apologised in court for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller and agreed to pay her 100,000 pounds ($153,000) in damages and legal costs. Texas police probe tip-off of mass grave US police are searching an area in southern Texas after being tipped off that it was the site of a mass grave containing dozens of dismembered bodies, US media reported. Computer glitch 'wrongly jailing young people' Young people who claim they have been falsely imprisoned due to a computing glitch are today launching a class action against the New South Wales Government.
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Blond's 'Red Toryism' is no magic bullet for local Liberals If the Liberal Party is looking for philosophical guidance which is both coherent and electorally appealing, it wonÂ't find it in the "Red Toryism" of Phillip Blond. Australian conservative politics has long taken cues from the United Kingdom. But in the end, BlondÂ's ideas are less a revolution in political philosophy than the sort of vapid 'thought-leadership' CEOs love. Love and commitment, to equality New polling suggests that a clear majority view same-sex marriage as inevitable ... even people who hate the idea agree. Malaysia a solution or political safety net? This year has brought new lows in policy decisions as asylum seekers face transfer to a third country. This time it is a new minister who propagates the fantasy of queues in Malaysia or island camps so they learn to wait their turn. In reality it is to ensure they are out of sight and out of the political mind. Racist abuse isn't part of the game Just when you think that the racial vilification laws and strategies are working effectively along comes another racial outburst by one of our sportspeople or spectators. In the Weiner age, the member is the message Teenagers are constantly warned about the dangers of sexting. Now it seems US Congressmen need to be protected from themselves too. Democrat congressman and New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has been caught Tweeting lewd pictures of himself to women. But it has been a series of truly bizarre television explanations given by the voluble Weiner that has made this scandal stand out from the crowd.
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Texas police probe mass grave tip-off Texas police say they plan to search an area where they have received a tip-off about a possible mass grave, but say no bodies have been found so far, local media is reporting. Australian experts sent to Indonesian abattoirs A team of Australian officials will arrive next week to help lift standards in Indonesian abattoirs. Bootleg booze killing Russian tour guides Turkish police investigating a deadly outbreak of alcohol poisoning among Russian tour guides have arrested 22 people and seized thousands of bottles of bootleg liquor.
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Dramatic solar flare could disrupt communications An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said. Reef camera offers coral bleaching snapshot Marine scientists are hoping the installation of a permanent underwater camera on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland will give them an insight into the daily life of coral and other sea creatures. NASA releases first photo of docked shuttle NASA has released the first ever pictures of a US space shuttle docked at the International Space Station (ISS).
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Feasting owls hit by night drivers A Temora Shire ranger is urging caution from drivers at night, after the death of numerous owls recently. Public meeting planned about Livingstone mining proposal A local farmer said he is not concerned yet, at plans to explore for minerals south of Wagga Wagga. Academic to head Marine Parks audit The New South Wales Government has appointed a Queensland academic to head a review of the state's Marine Parks.
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