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Rudd probes Gaddafi's Australian links Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says the Federal Government is checking whether the family of Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi has any assets in Australia. Hollywood ready for Oscars The annual Oscars coronation gets underway in hours, with two very different front-running films vying for top honours. Gillard facing more heat on carbon tax The Opposition will be looking to pressure the Government over its carbon tax scheme in parliament today. England, India tie in World Cup thriller India and England set alight the World Cup overnight after a record-breaking 676 run-feast ended with a dramatic tie off the last ball in Bangalore. Noose tightens around Gaddafi regime Several towns in western Libya have reportedly been taken by opposition forces which are now preparing to march on the capital Tripoli as leader Moamar Gaddafi slowly loses his grip on power.
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Gillard takes a risk on big hairy policies Gillard is attempting two of the riskiest, most challenging reforms ever undertaken in this country: the NBN and taxing carbon emissions. Forget for a moment whether you think either of these things is worth doing; they will unarguably produce profound changes in the structure of the Australian economy and they have stamped Gillard as a courageous and reforming Prime Minister. So they're big and hairy, but are they good? Climate change has changed the next election The announcement by Julia Gillard of a price on carbon sets the scene for a possible double dissolution election before the end of the year. Despite yesterday's apparent backing from the Greens, Tony Windsor and his independent colleague Rob Oakeshott, there remain many hurdles to be cleared. The ideological purity of the Greens may still ultimately ensure there is no carbon tax; a repeat of the denouement of the Emissions Trading Scheme under Kevin Rudd. They lie, we know they lie. Whatever. The public just doesn't care if a politician is accused of, or even found to be, lying. These days, lack of truth is what voters expect from all politicians. Carbon tax unearths Gillard's royal doppelganger Before dawn, Julia Gillard rose. After styling her hair into a warlike, blood-red helmet (and eschewing prayers, for obvious and widely-reported reasons) she rode forth, at twenty minutes past seven, into battle; an interview with Alan Jones. Gillard has always shared some attributes with Elizabeth I, the Tudors' Virgin Queen. Lately she seems to be channelling her even more. Liar, liar, shock jocks on fire
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Irish election a 'democratic revolution': PM-elect Ireland's prime minister-elect, Enda Kenny, has described his party's win in the Republic's election as a "democratic revolution". Gaddafi brothers echo father's defiance Two of Moamar Gaddafi's sons have appeared on US television defending their father and denying Libya is in the throes of a revolution. Canadian 'tourist' kidnapped in Afghanistan A Canadian man who has been kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan is a tourist, according to the Canadian government.
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Convict life echoes through generations The most comprehensive research project into Tasmania's convict ancestry is scouring the globe for information. Perth beach reopens after shark scare A section of Waikiki Beach in Warnbro Sound, which was closed yesterday after a school of sharks was spotted in the area, has been reopened. Discovery docks for final time over WA The US space shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station for a final time before it retires, carrying a new module and a robot to the orbiting research lab.
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Gillard facing more heat on carbon tax The Opposition will be looking to pressure the Government over its carbon tax scheme in parliament today. Wet weather dampens burn-off program Fire-fighters say they are worried that continuing wet weather in the New South Wales south east will reduce their ability to prepare for bushfires next summer. Perth beach reopens after shark scare A section of Waikiki Beach in Warnbro Sound, which was closed yesterday after a school of sharks was spotted in the area, has been reopened.
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