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Gillard, Abbott to kick on in Brisbane Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will stage another town hall-style meeting at Brisbane's Broncos Leagues Club tonight - but there will be no direct debate between the pair. Police find shovel in search for missing Kiesha Sydney police looking for missing six-year-old Kiesha Abrahams in bushland in Sydney's west have found a shovel. Israeli ex-soldier defends photos of prisoners The Arab world has expressed disgust at a former Israeli soldier who posted photos of herself on the internet posing in front of handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners. Fishermen missing after trawler sinks off NZ A search is underway in the Southern Ocean off New Zealand for six fishermen who are still missing after their trawler sank. Witnesses tell of 'horrific' shark attack Police have praised rescuers who went to the aid of a surfer who was fatally attacked by a shark off Western Australia's south-west coast.
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A lot of power in a few little hands If Australia ends up with a hung Parliament the country's future will rest with three men that virtually no-one voted for. Bob Katter, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott are all ex-National Party members who sit in the House of Representatives on the crossbenches as independents. Until now their voices have not mattered, but come Saturday they could be crucial to the future of the country. Fiscal management is more than just bookkeeping There is more to economic management at a government level than keeping a bank account and preparing a cash budget. The triumph of nihilism Mark Latham's 'curse on all their houses' mentality is as seductive as nihilism itself is for the defeated and outcast. Americans playing partisan politics People in the US are complaining that their politics is becoming more "Westminster" and by that they mean more partisan. Small targets in a nil all draw
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Ex-Illinois governor Blagojevich guilty on one charge A jury in Chicago has found former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on only one of the 24 charges brought against him. Lack of funding slowing Pakistan aid operation The United Nations is battling donor fatigue as it tries to raise money for Pakistan's flood victims. Karzai orders ban on private security firms Afghan president Hamid Karzai has ordered all private security firms in the country to disband within four months to prevent the misuse of weapons that could cause "heart-breaking and tragic incidents".
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'Smut' resistant sugarcane helping industry recover Sugarcane producers say they are confident that six new varieties of the plant will help the industry recover from smut disease. Scientists make coral health breakthrough for Barrier Reef Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) in north Queensland believe they have found the key to protecting the Great Barrier Reef from degradation. Teacher wins national science award A Tasmanian teacher has received a national award for inspiring her students to understand how science affects their lives.
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Scientists make coral health breakthrough for Barrier Reef Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) in north Queensland believe they have found the key to protecting the Great Barrier Reef from degradation. Solar scientist wins prestigious Eureka prize A man regarded as a world leader in solar technology has received this year's leadership prize at the Eureka Awards, the most prestigious awards in Australian science. Gunns annual results due The timber company Gunns is expected to update the stock market on Wednesday with its full results for the financial year and plans for its northern Tasmanian pulp mill.
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