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Labor's leadership war becomes numbers game

As the leadership showdown looms, Julia Gillard looks to have the numbers in caucus but opinion polls tell a different story, pitting Kevin Rudd as the much preferred leader.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 10:51 pm
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Smith coy on agenda behind Gillard backers

Defence Minister Stephen Smith has sidestepped claims senior Labor figures would rather lose the next election than bring back Kevin Rudd.
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Teen charged over police chase, fatal crash

Police have laid charges against a 17-year-old boy who allegedly drove a car involved in a police chase and a death in Sydney's west.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 10:39 pm

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Police try again to remove Noongar protesters

About 50 police - including officers on horseback - have again descended on Heirisson Island in Perth to remove protesters opposing a native title deal.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 9:41 pm

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Police find body in Willetton home

Police have cordoned off a street in Willetton after a woman was found dead in her home this afternoon.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 9:33 pm
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Detained asylum seeker attempts suicide

Detainees at Darwin's Northern Immigration Detention Centre say an Iranian asylum seeker has attempted suicide on the centre roof.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 9:15 pm
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Gillard backer dismisses Keating history

Environment Minister Tony Burke says Kevin Rudd's looming challenge should not be compared to Paul Keating's double spill to secure the top job.
February 23, 2012, 9:09 pm
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Man attempts to abduct teenage girl

Brisbane police have been doorknocking north-side homes and businesses looking for a man who tried to abduct a teenage girl.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 8:37 pm
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WA bushfire and response botched: inquiry

WA's overstretched Department of Environment and Conservation not only started the Margaret River bushfire, it botched the response, an inquiry has found.
February 23, 2012, 8:31 pm

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Union heavyweight warns Labor of 'electoral suicide'

A senior union leader says if the federal caucus cannot unite in support of their prime minister after Monday's ballot it will be electoral suicide.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 8:28 pm
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Bushfire report slams prescribed burns management

An inquiry into the Margaret River bushfire has recommended an urgent review of the Department of Environment and Conservation's prescribed burning procedures.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 8:26 pm
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Woman killed in Perth domestic dispute

A woman has been killed in a violent domestic dispute in Perth's south, police say.
February 23, 2012, 8:23 pm

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Dying man assaulted outside Broome nightclub

The Broome Magistrates Court has been shown graphic vision of the assault of a dying man outside a local nightclub.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 8:21 pm
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Air quality website for asthma sufferers

Tasmania will be the first state in Australia to develop an early warning system to alert asthma sufferers to dangerous air conditions.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 8:21 pm

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Amnesty report slams remote detention centres

Amnesty International says the Northern Immigration Detention Centre in Darwin is totally inappropriate for the long-term detention of asylum seekers.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 8:01 pm

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Rudd backer McClelland coy on future

Government frontbencher Robert McClelland has declined to say whether he will resign from his ministerial post if Julia Gillard wins the Labor leadership vote.
February 23, 2012, 8:00 pm

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Coroner warns of further boat tragedy

The WA coroner has warned that another Christmas Island boat tragedy could happen if rescue capabilities are not improved on the island.
February 23, 2012, 7:59 pm

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Rogue truck probe deepens

A truck operator linked to a triple road fatality faces more allegations as the industry is scrutinised for dodgy practices.
February 23, 2012, 7:57 pm

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Darwin jail overcrowding nears limit

Prison officers say Berrimah jail in Darwin is so overcrowded that the Territory Government is going to have to start placing prisoners in police watch-houses.
ABC - February 23, 2012, 7:41 pm
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Recovering Meldrum says thanks

Molly Meldrum has thanked his friends, family and fans for their well wishes during his recovery following a near-fatal fall last year.
February 23, 2012, 7:40 pm

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