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Coalition in front ahead of Victorian vote Two separate election morning polls suggest the Coalition could win today's Victorian election. Qantas A380 back flying after engine explosion Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be on board the first of the airline's A380s to fly since the fleet was grounded after an engine exploded mid-air last month. NAB payment glitch hits major banks Australia's major banks say they have been affected by National Australia Bank's (NAB) ongoing technical problems, which could continue until next week. N Korea stages artillery drill, warns of war North Korea has staged an artillery firing drill in the Yellow Sea and warned that US-South Korean naval exercises planned for the weekend will bring the peninsula closer to war. RBA boss backs checks for projects like NBN Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says big-spending government projects like the National Broadband Network (NBN) should be subject to a cost-benefit analysis.
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Hiss and makeup: PM faces the last gender divide Politicians always cop a bit of flack over their appearance. Tony Abbott about his ears, John Howard about his eyebrows, and Julia Gillard about her red hair and sharp nose. Fair enough. But there is a huge difference between good-natured teasing about a distinctive physical characteristic, and the sort of thing that is happening to Julia Gillard. And the difference is that for women, somehow, appearance turns into a competency issue. Abolishing universal detention of 'boat people' It always seems to be two steps forward and then two steps back with AustraliaÂ's asylum seeker policy. Silence down the generations of Aboriginal hearing loss Aboriginal children suffer the highest rates of ear disease and hearing loss of any people in the world. Does it lead to prison? In your ear: the ticking iPod time bomb Through social media we have voluntarily made our lives more public. I wonder if earphones can help reclaim a little privacy. The rich, the powerful and media ownership Much of the talk about journalism these days is about the rise of social media, the breakdown of old-media oligopolies, and the advent of the so-called citizen journalist. We hear a lot about the growth of interactive forums for the discussion of news, and about how this is going to democratise the media as we know it. But for all the talk about the media being the fourth estate, it is nonetheless well to remember that it is full of hirelings who will happily spruik the interests of media owners.
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Toxic waste cargo ship 'failed safety inspection' The Maritime Union of Australia is concerned about workers loading toxic waste from the Orica plant onto a ship bound for Denmark. Basketball mishap leaves Obama in stitches US president Barack Obama had to get 12 stitches in his lip after being struck in the face by an elbow during a basketball game, the White House said. Grave robbers busted raiding China emperor's tomb Nine people have been arrested after robbing the ancestral tombs of China's first Emperor Qin Shihuang.
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Cloned meat safe to eat: scientists An independent panel of British scientists has suggested that meat and milk from cloned cattle is safe to eat. Senate passes legislation to split Telstra The Federal Government has secured passage through the Senate of its legislation to split Telstra's wholesale and retail operations. Pandas boost Adelaide Zoo visits 70pc Adelaide Zoo says visitor numbers are up 70 per cent since pandas Wang Wang and Funi arrived a year ago.
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Toxic waste cargo ship 'failed safety inspection' The Maritime Union of Australia is concerned about workers loading toxic waste from the Orica plant onto a ship bound for Denmark. Hopes low ahead of Cancun climate talks While expectations for last year's climate change talks in Copenhagen were inflated, hope for the United Nations' climate meeting in Mexico is already low. Swan says there is consensus on carbon price The Federal Government says there is consensus among business leaders for the need for a price on carbon.
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