Backbenchers fire warning shot at Abbott
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Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has been warned that backbenchers are lining up to "give him a smack" if he goes it alone on another policy announcement.
Man drowns in river trying to evade arrest
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A man has died after allegedly trying to swim across a Northern Territory river to avoid being arrested by police.
Government accused of sitting on broadband feasibility report
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The Federal Opposition says the public has the right to see a study that examines the viability of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).
Sperm whale shadowed trans-Tasman rower
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Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is expected to reach New Zealand sometime next week after more than seven weeks at sea.
No return to Port-au-Prince slums, says president
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Haiti's president says the Caribbean country's crowded capital of Port-au-Prince cannot be rebuilt as it was before January's devastating earthquake.
Premier to give evidence in corruption trial
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is expected to testify today at the corruption trial of a Brisbane businessman.
Maths + students equals fail
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A new report says the state of maths in Australian schools has deteriorated to a "dangerous level" and will require universities to lower standards and provide remedial programs to help under-prepared students.
Dad claims bullying culture at slain boy's school
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A Brisbane Catholic boys' school where a 12-year-old was stabbed to death is turning a blind eye to bullying, according to a father whose four boys all attended the school.
Rocks thrown at anti-abortion poll campaigner
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An anti-abortion SA election campaigner has had rocks and a wheelie bin thrown at him in Adelaide.
Sydney eateries trial 'scores on doors' rating scheme
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Food outlets in Canada Bay area will be part of a trial of a new system of rating food safety and hygiene standards.
Landmark ruling opens door for bullying compo
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The Supreme Court has paved the way for young victims of bullying to be granted compensation.
Funeral today for Bundaberg school girl
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A funeral service will be held today for Bundaberg school girl Trinity Bates who died last month.
SA election candidate dies days short of poll
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An Upper House candidate for the SA election Dr Paul Collier has died of a brain haemorrhage.
Bullying, abuse charges laid against bishop
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An Anglican bishop in SA is facing church charges of bullying and abuse.
Rapes begin when darkness falls in Haiti
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Australian nurse in Haiti says cases of rape are on the rise as US troops prepare to pull out of the earthquake-devastated country.
Opposition wants Green Loans Senate inquiry
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The Federal Opposition will today move to set up a Senate inquiry into the Government's Green Loans program.
Life floods back into outback
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Queensland's massive flood may have caused millions of dollars of damage, but it has been a godsend for native animals and plants.
Scientology 'putting lives at risk'
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Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry joins growing calls for a Senate inquiry into the Church of Scientology.
Tourist bashed with pole from his own wheelchair
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A wheelchair-bound Canadian man will need surgery after an unprovoked attack at a Sydney train station.
Dog owners told to get attack insurance
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Dog owners in England and Wales will have to take out insurance against their pets biting people under government plans to tackle the increasing number of dangerous breeds.
Belfast police decision 'marks end to decades of strife'
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has welcomed the decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to take over responsibility for policing and justice from London.
Grave-robbing suspects arrested after snatching president's body
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Officials in Cyprus say DNA tests have confirmed that a body found in a suburban cemetery belongs to the late president Tassos Papadopoulos.
Israel undermining peace talks: Biden
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Joe Biden accuses Israel of undermining Middle East peace talks after it announces plans for 1,600 new houses in East Jerusalem.
Roadworks dig finds millions of Aboriginal artefacts
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Archaeologists say they may have found proof of the oldest and most southerly human habitation in the world at the site of a major road project in Tasmania.
Rudd, SBY to hold talks on people smuggling
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Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will today become the first leader from his country to address Federal Parliament.
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