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Saturday, May 25th, 2013

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Should Japan Be Allowed To Whale At Home?
Melody Horrill
Many people would be aware of the IWC - the International Whaling Commission which was formed in the 1980's to put in place a moratorium on whaling and monitor its effectiveness.But the IWC has been losing momentum in the past decade - essentially a...
March 12, 7:09 pm
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Kinglake's Determination
Nick McCallum
It's very eerie..even sinister you could say..the drive up Yea Road towards the bushfire devestated community of Kinglake.On both sides of the road, blackened tree after blackened tree.The scorched forest punctuated by piles of rubble and tin that w...
March 12, 5:47 pm
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Crossed Eyes All Round
Patrick Condren
During election campaigns, politicians hold one, sometimes two, media conferences a day.Then there's the shopping centre walkabouts and the radio interviews and ... well, you get the drift.Basically they have to do a helluva lot of talking. But Borg...
March 10, 3:59 pm
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Economic Attacks
Patrick Condren
A day after announcing plans to slash $1b from the public service, Lawrence Springborg now reckons he'll have the budget back in surplus by 2012.Thanks to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the budget will go more than $3b into deficit next financial...
March 4, 4:55 pm
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Still Waiting...
Patrick Condren
Isn't it amazing how an election focuses a political party's attention?Especially one that's trying for a fifth term in office on the back of poor records in health, infrastructure and education.Last week I spent two days trying to find out how many...
March 3, 3:36 pm
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Bloody Boring
Patrick Condren
The first week of the campaign is over. And the word that best sums it up so far is. Boring. No make that two words. Bloody Boring.Apart from some silly singing and dancing by opposition leader Lawrence Springborg the most exciting thing to happen w...
March 2, 6:07 pm
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Funny Things Elections
Patrick Condren
They are hilarious, unless you actually happen to be covering one especially in the heat of a Queensland summer like I am at the moment.It's the little things that are the most annoying like trying to find out where you going to be. Not next week, n...
February 26, 8:24 am
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An Early Election Blow
Patrick Condren
Opposition leader Lawrence Springborg has suffered an early blow in his third bid to become Premier.Former LNP rising star Stuart Copeland has announced he'll stand as an Independent. Mr Springborg couldn't find a new seat for Mr Copeland after his ...
February 24, 11:03 am
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Clearing the Decks
Patrick Condren
Queensland is on election alert. Two senior Labor MPs have decided not to contest the next election - taking the total so far to four.But expect more to follow.One of those not going around again is Education Minister Rod Welford.Anna Bligh is is ye...
February 16, 5:35 pm
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Dear Oh Dear...the Saga Continues
Patrick Condren
Dear oh dear...The LNP billionaire benefactor Clive Palmer saga shows no sign of abating.Leader Lawrence Springborg has certainly had enough describing the affair as a sideshow,"It's not something you'd want to see go on."He's unlikely to get his wi...
February 6, 12:37 pm
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Will Summers Become Unbearable?
Melody Horrill
Adelaide is in the grip of its worst heatwave on record, with six consecutive days over 40 degrees.Melbourne and Hobart also experienced an unprecedented heatwave - forcing our power authorities to start "load shedding" - in other words cutting powe...
February 3, 7:44 pm
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Thanks For Nothing
Patrick Condren
It's the stuff of comic books.Queensland's most powerful woman is doing battle with the state's wealthiest man.Clive Palmer is suing Anna Bligh for $1,000,000 and wants her to apologise for suggesting he's "bought" the Liberal National Party, but sh...
February 3, 3:11 pm
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a Shocking Waste
Melody Horrill
For the first time in years, Adelaide's December rainfall is now above average.It's been an exceptionally dry couple of years - impacting heavily on our rural community and city folk who have to adhere to strict water restrictions and see their gard...
December 21, 5:57 pm
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a Little Shock Goes a Long Way
Nick McCallum
It's a stressful, torrid time for any parent, when your first child gets a learner driver permit.It's about to happen in our house. My son Andy is 16 and is studying to take the Victorian L-plate test. The prospect absolutely terrifies me!!But Melbo...
December 16, 3:38 pm
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Let's Not Destroy What Could Save Us
Melody Horrill
"Nature is amazing". If you ask any of my family and friends, they'd tell you that was my favourite saying.Whether I'm biting into a crisp, new season apple, watching a thunderstorm from my backyard or throwing spices into my famous Indian curry, I'...
December 3, 7:00 pm
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Hope For Hope
Melody Horrill
Nowhere else in the world do dolphins live so close to a capital city, so there's always lots of excitement when a new dolphin is born in Adelaides Port River."Hope" is only a few weeks old, and she now joins the resident pod of around fifty dolphin...
December 3, 6:48 pm
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a Genuine Hero
Nick McCallum
Now here's a genuine role model... an 'accidental hero' who has a huge impact on everyone he meets.Paul de Waard, the Dutch back packer and hero of Melbourne's CBD shootings, has received a bravery award from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia ...
November 21, 3:19 pm
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It's Our Job
Sean Berry
Journalists don't cover stories about tragedies because of a misguided whim, or some devious desire to chase ambulances.We cover them because that's our job. And it's part of the job because the public has an insatiable desire to know what's going o...
November 20, 4:35 pm
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Brotherly Love
Nick McCallum
In Launceston he sits in the front row of the public gallery at the inquest into the death of Larry Knight at the infamous Beaconsfield Mine.Every single sitting day he's there, often alone, sometimes with Larry's widow, Jacquie, or with Union offic...
November 12, 4:27 pm
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Blame the Whole Lot of Them.
Sean Berry
The mini-budget's annoyed almost every NSW voter. Let the blame game begin.It's one of those rare government announcements with something for everybody... to be really upset about.There is nothing 'mini' about the mini-budget - it's a major catastro...
November 12, 4:23 pm
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