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Strong quake strikes devastated Japan A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has jolted Japan's Miyagi prefecture, which was devastated by last month's deadly quake and tsunami. Academy cadets knew they were flouting sex ban The Australia Defence Association (ADA) says sex is not allowed among Defence Force cadets and those involved in the latest Defence scandal would have known that. Pupils killed in Brazil school shooting At least 10 children were killed and more were injured when a gunman opened fire in a school in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. More Fromelles diggers identified Researchers have identified 14 more Australian soldiers who died at the Battle of Fromelles in France during World War I. Kirby: There's plenty to do and I'll be there
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Semantics camouflages the tragedy of war We should look again with care, after this last week in the Middle East, at the word 'civilian' and what, of late, it has come to mean. It is almost always a hyphenate now, 'civilian-target' or 'civilian-casualty'. Its apparent meaning is 'someone who should not be killed'. As opposed to 'soldier' or 'service person' who is someone who can be killed. But instead of saying 'nine civilian casualties', we should say 'a mother aged 27 and three of her children, aged nine, seven and two, a man aged 70, a young man, a girl on her way to high school aged 13, and a coffee shop proprietor, aged 42.' See the difference? Criminalisation harms sex workers Defining sex workers as victims is unhealthy and criminalising their work will put them in greater danger, not less. Anti-smoking campaign just hot air The Federal Government's proposal to impose plain packaging and gruesome images on cigarette packets fundamentally ignores the reasons why young women smoke and will fail as a result. Taking the pulse on corporate tax Corporations dodging corporate tax leaves working Australian's with three quarters of the bill for government revenue. Rudd for the naughty corner? The PM can't risk it Kevin Rudd broke the rules when he breached Cabinet solidarity on Monday night. So why won't Prime Minister Gillard discipline her errant foreign minister? She's damned if she does, and in trouble if she doesn't. But then what has she got to lose, apart from authority, credibility ... and power.
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Hamas, Israel trade blows over Gaza At least one Palestinian was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza amid a fresh outbreak of violence around the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave. US troops to stay on duty during shutdown If the US government shuts down over a budget impasse, American troops and some private contractors will stay on the job but they will not get paid, the Pentagon said. Chaos as rebels blame NATO for deadly air strikes Rebel leaders in Libya say NATO air strikes have mistakenly killed 13 rebel fighters travelling in a convoy heading for the disputed town of Brega.
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Students set sights on zero-gravity beer The first space tourist flights may be several years away but a group of thirsty Australian scientists are at work on the critical question - what makes a top zero-gravity beer? Hackers steal Dell customer information The personal information of thousands of Australians has been stolen by hackers who raided a US-based database company, in what some experts are calling the biggest data theft in US history. Peel picked for carbon storage study The Peel region has been chosen for a new study which aims to increase the amount of carbon that can be stored underground.
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Government's water pricing backflip 'embarrassing' The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says councils in the south-east have been taken by surprise with the State Government's backflip on water pricing. Sydneysiders hear about Basin Plan Irrigators in the heart of the Murray Darling Basin, are being encouraged to read up about environmental benefits of returning water to the system. Water pricing plan doesn't address bulk charges: Council Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke says the high cost of bulk water from the Queensland Government is still a problem in the wake of Premier Anna Bligh's announcement of changes to water pricing in the south-east.
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