Rudd's brother forced to quit

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Posted 520 days, 8 hours ago by Newshound

THE high-profile brother of Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has quit the ALP after leaked documents revealed he was giving rival parties thousands of dollars.

Unionist McDonald refuses to budge from ALP

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Posted 521 days, 21 hours ago by Lizzie_P

Prominent Western Australian unionist Joe McDonald has renewed his membership of the Labor Party and vowed to resist pressure from the Federal Opposition Leader to resign.

Employment on the rise, but where are the workers?

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Posted 523 days, 2 hours ago by Bronwen

Group Training Australia says it loses seven tradespeople through retirement for every trainee the building industry takes on.

Haneef magistrate urged to quit: reports

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Posted 524 days ago by Lizzie_P

Lawyers for Queensland terrorism suspect Dr Mohamed Haneef have refused to be drawn on reports they have asked the Brisbane magistrate hearing his case to stand aside on the grounds of potential bias.

WA warms to federal Indigenous abuse offer

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Posted 524 days ago by Lizzie_P

The Western Australian Government has decided to write to the Commonwealth to find out what help might be available to fight child sexual abuse in remote Indigenous communities, just a day after appearing to dismiss such an offer.

Bond bid to speed legal action

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Posted 524 days, 5 hours ago by Lizzie_P

LAWYERS for Alan Bond yesterday sought to accelerate the failed tycoon's bid to sue freelance journalist Paul Barry over an article published in News Limited newspapers last month.

Bombing suspect left suicide note

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Posted 526 days ago by Lizzie_P

ONE of the suspects convicted of trying to blow up London's transport system on July 21, 2005, left a suicide note, prosecutors said. Here is the letter:

Baby abandoned in Wollongong hotel

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Posted 526 days, 7 hours ago by Lizzie_P

NSW police are looking for the mother of a baby found abandoned in a Wollongong hotel room. A cleaner at the Cabbage Tree Hotel at Fairy Meadow, south of Sydney on the Princes Highway, found the 11-month-old boy in a room at about 10am (AEST) on M…

Burrup LNG plant fails enviro standards

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Posted 526 days, 10 hours ago by Lizzie_P

Resources giant Woodside's proposed liquefied natural gas plant (LNG) for the Burrup peninsula in Western Australia's north has failed to meet marine standards set by the state's environmental watchdog.

Pneumonia and flu combination caused deaths

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Posted 526 days, 15 hours ago by Bronwen

A COMBINATION of a flu strain and a pneumonia-causing bacterial infection was responsible for the deaths of three children in Western Australia last week. Authorities said their tragic deaths were likely more a coincidence than any new killer str…

Goebbels Would be Proud

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Posted 527 days, 3 hours ago by Devar

The real problem is the hydra headed ***** Media. The real problem is who is controlling the appearance and flow of information; the perception of reality. Goebbels would indeed be proud.

PM plans border security boost

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Posted 527 days, 13 hours ago by Bronwen

Australia's border security system will be upgraded, Prime Minister John Howard said today.

Perth trio cleared over Phillip Walsham's death

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Posted 529 days, 7 hours ago by Bronwen

Nine years after the event, Justice Martin said the case that Mr Walsham did a backflip off the bridge while surrounded by the group was speculative. The three men accused of his death have now been cleared, after two years in jail.

Six police stations to close in WA - not enough crime

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Posted 529 days, 11 hours ago by Bronwen

Six police stations are being closed in country Western Australia because police say very little crime is occurring in those areas and it is a waste of resources.

The Doors Of Perception: Why Americans Will Believe Almost Anything

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Posted 529 days, 12 hours ago by Devar

We are the most conditioned, programmed beings the world has ever known. Not only are our thoughts and attitudes continually being shaped and molded; our very awareness of the whole design seems like it is being subtly and inexorably erased.

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