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No warning of deadly tsunami Officials in Indonesia say an early warning system was not working when a tsunami struck off the coast of Sumatra this week. Cummings back in hospital Master horse trainer Bart Cummings has been readmitted to hospital just days out from the running of the 150th Melbourne Cup. Arrest over plot to attack Washington train stations A North Virginia man has been arrested over an alleged bomb plot targeting train stations in the Washington DC Metro system. Ex-fire chiefs slam detention centre bushfire risk Two former emergency chiefs have criticised the Federal Government's plan to put hundreds of asylum seekers in a bushfire zone in South Australia. Grocery Council sounds alarm bells on imports Australia's food and grocery manufacturers may no longer have a future, thanks to rising imports and falling exports, the industry's peak body says.
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Welcome distractions from the white noise of politics There is so much white noise in federal politics at the moment that it's hard to tell just what is impacting on the public. Think of the swirl of issues that thunder and subside every day of the week, from the NBN, to the Murray Darling, putting controls on the banks and a price on carbon. It comes as no surprise then that the occasional distraction is very welcome. The big population lie It's clear to me now that Australia's racism is the big fact in our region and itÂ'll do for us in the end. I Spry with my little eye A new docudrama lays out a great deal of the new information on the Petrov Affair and ASIO's role in it. The end of journalism as we know it (and other good news) One year ago, Annabel Crabb left newspapers to take up life as ABC Online's chief political writer. It's not that she didn't love her previous job in print. She did. It just felt like a good time to take a risk. In her AN Smith lecture in journalism delivered at Melbourne University, now available in this online version, she discusses the opportunities available within new media and her experience of making the leap. Torture in West Papua: the video verdict is in At first, Indonesia's government disagreed with claims that videos showing torture in Indonesia's West Papua province were real. But within days, the country's security minister revealed the videos were in fact real, and vowed to conduct an investigation. But that's happened before. If one high-profile human rights lawyer is to be believed, Indonesian officials may soon find themselves coming to grief if no action is taken against the perpetrators of torture.
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Bedbugs take bite out of Big Apple New York's bedbug epidemic has spread to yet another landmark in the city that never sleeps - the United Nations. BA chief questions more airport security checks British Airways chairman Martin Broughton has accused the country of bowing to US demands for increased airport security measures. NZ introducing laws to keep Hobbit The New Zealand government will introduce urgent legislation today to change labour laws as part of a deal to keep the filming of The Hobbit in the country.
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SE phone company questions NBN A telecommunications company on the New South Wales far south coast is adding its voice to concerns about the Federal Government's National Broadband Network. New monkey found in Burma A new species of monkey with an upturned nose that causes it to sneeze when it rains has been found in northern Burma, conservationists said. Taste receptors found in lungs In a discovery that could transform asthma treatment, US researchers have found our lungs carry receptors for bitter tastes.
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Call for Abbott to consult widely over Wild River laws A Gulf of Carpentaria mayor says she is hoping Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's visit to the region to discuss Wild Rivers laws will incorporate the wider community. Solar bonus cut a blow to local operators A Newcastle solar company says it is devastated the State Government has changed the solar bonus scheme after investing heavily in the equipment. Hume Dam almost at capacity The Hume Dam near Albury has reached full capacity, for the first time in a decade,.
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