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RBA leaves interest rates on hold

Homeowners have been delivered another reprieve by the Reserve Bank after the board left official interest rates on hold this afternoon.
April 5, 2011, 12:27 pm
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Gillard ruffled as Rudd opens old ETS wound

Hostility towards Kevin Rudd is growing within Labor ranks with senior colleagues furious that the former prime minister was insinuating Julia Gillard had advised him to "kill" the emissions trading scheme last year.
April 6, 2011, 5:12 am
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Indons to make people smuggling illegal

Indonesia’s parliament is expected to finally pass laws this week which will make people smuggling illegal, in a move seen as crucial to stemming the flow of asylum seekers to Australia.
April 5, 2011, 4:25 pm
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Webcam sex scandal claims hit ADF

Video of a female cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy having sex with a fellow cadet has been broadcast to other students via a webcam in the latest sex scandal to hit defence.
April 5, 2011, 3:23 pm
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Tasmania to take asylum seekers

A Defence facility in Tasmania will be used as a temporary detention centre, the Federal Government has announced.
April 5, 2011, 11:07 am

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Army dog to get top honour

Sarbi, the army explosives detection dog, today joins the pantheon of Australian animal heroes.
April 5, 2011, 5:07 am

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Aussies better off ordering iPad2 from US

Australian tech-heads are paying an extra $U52 for their shiny new iPad 2 compared to their American counterparts.
April 4, 2011, 9:24 am
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War law on Germans shot down at last

The days of Australians being able to seize the property of Germans to repay the debts of World War I are finally over.
April 4, 2011, 6:38 am
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Look out for price cuts as dollar rises

Homeowners, set for another month's reprieve on rates when the Reserve Bank meets tomorrow, may see even cheaper Japanese goods in coming months as the Australian dollar hits record highs.
April 4, 2011, 2:35 am

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Lane talks after murder conviction

SYDNEY: Keli Lane has spoken publicly for the first time since being convicted of murdering her baby daughter Tegan.
April 3, 2011, 2:28 pm
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Gillard warning of tough Budget

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned households to expect pain in the May Budget because leaving tough decisions any later would mean having to make "radical" cuts to schools, Medicare and pensions.
April 1, 2011, 2:35 am
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Footballer seeks damages over brain injury

A recently retired AFL footballer says he has suffered brain damage through playing football and is seeking compensation from his former club.
March 31, 2011, 6:30 am

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Flights cut as disasters, fuel costs hit hard

Qantas has slashed growth plans, suspended its Perth to Tokyo service and warned of management cuts as the airline grapples with the effect of unprecedented natural disasters and soaring fuel costs.
March 31, 2011, 6:06 am
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Bali summit falls short of real deal

Asylum seekers should be treated fairly and processed swiftly under a regional set of laws across the Asia-Pacific, regional leaders agreed yesterday.
March 31, 2011, 2:20 am

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Gillard announces GST review

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a review of the way the GST is carved up.
March 30, 2011, 12:48 pm

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Coalition supports company tax cuts

The Federal coalition will not stand in the way of a cut to the company tax rate, even though it would be funded by the mining tax which it opposes.
March 30, 2011, 5:37 am
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Boom 'bigger risk than carbon tax'

The resources boom will drive up the cost of power much more than any carbon tax, the Gillard Government's greenhouse gas tsar has claimed, adding that tax cuts are the best way to protect families from even higher electricity bills.
March 30, 2011, 4:36 am
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Key nations snub Timor plan

Julia Gillard's plan for a so-called East Timor solution appeared dead in the water last night after Australia failed to secure the backing of two countries critical to the bid ahead of today's key meeting of regional leaders in Bali.
March 30, 2011, 4:01 am
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Break up retail giants: Xenophon

Senator Nick Xenophon would like the Federal Government to consider breaking up supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths to protect struggling dairy farmers.
March 30, 2011, 2:25 am

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Bridge dad guilty of murder

Arthur Freeman peered over the edge of Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge as his four-year-old daughter Darcey was falling to her death and casually walked away.
March 28, 2011, 5:05 pm

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