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National

Milk price war will hurt farmers: Woolies

Woolworths has admitted the supermarket milk price wars will end up hurting the nation's dairy farmers.
March 8, 2011, 7:27 am
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Combet on back foot in carbon price battle

Families will be spared big cost of living increases when a carbon tax is introduced, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has declared, as a new opinion poll shows Labor badly losing the fight over curbing emissions.
March 8, 2011, 2:45 am
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Civil action in Hey Dad scandal

Former child-star Sarah Monahan says she plans to launch civil action against Seven Network executives and the man she claims acted inappropriately towards her on the set of TV show Hey Dad.
March 7, 2011, 4:43 pm

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Petrol prices near 29-month high

Petrol prices rose to a near 29-month high in the past week, and motorists should prepare for fuel to rise by another four cents a litre in the next fortnight, an economist says.
March 7, 2011, 11:58 am
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Labor stalls on gay marriage

Senior Labor frontbenchers have ruled out changing the party's stance against gay marriage ahead of its national conference at the end of the year, despite the Greens last week wedging the Government over same-sex unions.
March 7, 2011, 2:27 am
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Labor heavies stall on gay marriage

Senior Labor frontbenchers have ruled out changing the party's stance against gay marriage ahead of its national conference at the end of the year, despite the Greens last week wedging the Government over same-sex unions.
March 7, 2011, 2:27 am
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Gillard wants to talk money with Obama

Julia Gillard aims to use her trip to the United States this week to cement Australia's place at the centre of world economic decision-making.
March 7, 2011, 2:25 am

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Sydney Mardi Gras message for Gillard

A same-sex marriage activist has promised there will be a "huge moment" in tonight's Mardi Gras parade in Sydney that will send a clear message to Julia Gillard to legalise gay marriage.
March 5, 2011, 10:06 am

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Newton out of hospital, back in clinic

Actor Matthew Newton has returned to a mental health clinic after being rushed to hospital with stress-related abdominal pains.
March 4, 2011, 8:05 am

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Japan says sorry to Digger POWs

The Japanese Government has apologised to a group of Australian World War II prisoners of war for the brutal treatment they endured.
March 4, 2011, 6:31 am
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Malaysia backs asylum seeker plan

Julia Gillard's proposal for a regional refugee processing centre in East Timor has received unexpected support from her Malaysian counterpart, who indicated his nation might consider contributing towards its construction and operation.
March 4, 2011, 3:50 am
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Senators cast suspicion on Greens' Bill

Socially conservative Labor and Liberal senators plan to overturn what they believe is a veiled Greens attempt to allow gay marriage and euthanasia by demanding a conscience vote.
March 3, 2011, 8:05 pm

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MySchool website entries 'wrong'

The Federal Government will go ahead with the long overdue relaunch of its MySchool website, despite private schools maintaining their entries are wrong.
March 3, 2011, 4:12 pm

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New homes dive on disasters

Queenslanders stopped planning to build new homes as they battled to save their existing houses from January's natural disasters, new figures.
March 3, 2011, 8:49 am
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Resources sector drives national growth

The Australian economy grew a better than expected 0.7 per cent in the final three months of 2010, new figures out today show.
March 2, 2011, 8:41 am
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Toddler death 'tragic and unnecessary'

A two-year-old boy electrocuted in a State-owned property in Roebourne would have survived had a safety switch been fitted in accordance with a multi-million dollar Department of Housing program, State Coroner Alastair Hope found this afternoon.
February 28, 2011, 3:53 pm
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New tax would help disabled

A plan for a $5 billion tax to cover the costs facing Australia's 760,000 disabled people and their carers is likely to be backed by both sides of Federal politics.
February 28, 2011, 11:01 am
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Officials push for boost in migrants

The Gillard Government is considering a plan to allow an extra 20,000 skilled migrants to Australia to supply desperately needed labour for the resources boom.
February 28, 2011, 2:55 am

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Carbon tax billions to help poor nations

Billions of dollars raised by Australia's carbon tax will end up overseas, helping poor countries battle climate change.
February 28, 2011, 2:35 am
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Booms bust labour market

Australia is on the cusp of more than a resources boom with a series of booms tipped to flow through to the nation's farmers, educators and even financial experts.
February 24, 2011, 2:15 am
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