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Morning Edition. Sat 01 Jan 2011
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Aussies bring in 2011 with a bang Australians have welcomed a fresh decade with cheers, beers and in some cases a few tears, as fireworks brightened night skies in states ranging from the sunburnt to the sodden. Flooded residents face weeks without homes Thousands of flood-affected Queensland residents had a soggy welcome to the new year, with those staying in evacuation centres facing the prospect of being homeless for weeks to come. Documents reveal Australia's Cold War concerns Secret cabinet documents from 1980 reveal how Malcolm Fraser's cabinet grappled with the desire to back the US during escalating Cold War tensions while protecting Australia's own military and trade interests. Asia parties with fire and lasers in 2011 Asia has welcomed 2011 with fireworks and lasers as the world celebrates the new year with a glittering array of parties. Teens stabbed in Melbourne fight Two teenagers are in hospital after being stabbed in Melbourne overnight.
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Coming to terms with the information age The one thing we've all gleaned from 2010 is both simple and a bit dizzying: trust no one. Welcome to the middle of the Information Age. Welcome to the world that we all wanted. In January all was sweetness and light and unicorns and rainbows. But in this last week of December we all feel like the shocked survivors of a car smash. It's all a bit too sudden. We haven't had time to process what has just happened, how it has changed everything in our lives. We need the opportunity to pass through the five stages of grieving, starting with denial - where we are just now. Don't blame the captain The Ashes weren't lost because of the captain. They've been surrendered because Australian cricket hasn't managed to unearth another Ponting. It's hip to be square The '80s belonged to bad hair and new romantics, the '90s to grunge and heroin chic. As another decade bites the dust, we should give this one to the nerds. The New Thrift: are we over shopping? We live in interesting times. Despite the retailers wishing and hoping, Christmas Eve and Boxing Day sales were significantly down on previous years. The most recent results suggest the slow retail environment that began in June this year, carried through all the way to Christmas Eve and Boxing Day sales. My suspicion is that what we are seeing is a levelling of consumption and growth. For the time being, we are in a state of "consumption satiation". Turkey takes the talent The national gene-pool must have been in a diabolical state before the post-war migration boom, judging by the collective output of fifth-generation Australians on the world's two biggest stages: music and soccer. In music, nearly all our biggest names - from the Easybeats and AC/DC through to the Avalanches - have a strong migrant story. It's no different in football. The tug-of-war over Eran Gulum has been lost to Turkey. Content yourself with the likes of Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Jason Culina and Sasa Ognenovski instead.
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Asia parties with fire and lasers in 2011 Asia has welcomed 2011 with fireworks and lasers as the world celebrates the new year with a glittering array of parties. Discovery cancels Jackson autopsy show The Discovery television network says it is cancelling plans to air a reenactment of the autopsy on Michael Jackson's body, citing an upcoming court hearing and concern by the late pop star's estate. Fraser's cabinet reluctant to launch Agent Orange probe Malcolm Fraser's cabinet resisted growing calls throughout 1980 for a judicial inquiry into the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans and their children because it would have put the government in an "impossible position", secret cabinet documents show.
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Powerful virus attacks Android phones in China A powerful virus targeting smart phones in China running Google's Android operating system may be the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices to date, security researchers say. Online Christmas spending up 13pc in US A survey shows Americans have clicked up a record $30 billion in online holiday sales in 2010, a jump of 13 per cent from a year ago. Argentine military to record UFO sightings The Argentine air force has created a commission to record and investigate reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the country's airspace.
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Weekend wait for rubbish collection Adelaide Hills and Mitcham residents will have to wait until Monday to have their rubbish collected. Rain swells mouse numbers A pest controller in Alice Springs says recent rain is to blame for a big increase in the town's mice numbers. Murchison River reopened for commerce The Murchison River in Kalbarri has been reopened to commercial boats after flood waters, strong currents and floating debris forced its closure on Boxing Day.
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