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Ian Macfarlane, chief negotiator for the Liberal-led coalition, said he had clinched five weeks of intense bargaining after the government had met a demand for increased compensation for electricity generators and other big polluters. "I think we've got...
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Having grown up in Mernda in Melbourne's north, I believe it would be a given that a considerable number of families in our town would fit this mould. Despite a rail reservation running through the middle of the suburb, the State Government has no plans...
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THE Victorian Labor Party has challenged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to legislate for gay marriage. Labor's state conference overwhelmingly passed a resolution at the weekend calling for gay and lesbian couples to be given the same rights as heterosexual...
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The ACT allows same-sex couples to recognise their relationship with a legally binding ceremony. But it is similar to a bill the Government blocked last year because it was too similar to marriage. Mr Rudd says the Government is still deciding what to...
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It's called on the Federal Government to commit to rolling funding for the program, which sees chaplains on hand to provide non-denominational spiritual guidance at about 2700 schools. With the program due to expire, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's lack of...
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Marty Natalegawa, appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono just last month, has made it clear that Indonesia remains underwhelmed by Mr Rudd's Asia-Pacific Community proposal. "So far the Indonesian government is not quite convinced of the benefits...
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If Kevin Rudd really wants to put an end the dark days of children behind razor wire, It's time to end the Indonesian Solution," said Ian Rintoul. Statement from Merak Asylum Seekers To the Australian government and people: The asylum seekers at Merak...
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There is no room for error [on our roads and freeways], given today's volume of traffic. I have even been passed by one young woman in a BMW 4WD on the Monash inbound (and I was right on the 100 mark as she passed me near the turn-off to Toorak Road).
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Kevin Rudd and US commander General Stanley McChrystal pat Sabi...Cute Aussie dog found after being missing in action in an Afghan war zone for more than a year, that's news...Human news-hounds lapped it up, and the story that the Australian Army labrador...
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Opposition Leader,Malcolm Turnbull has commited to re-introducing temporary visas for asylum seekers who arrive by boat. It has caused conflict in the Liberal party with MP Petro Georgiou describing them as a cruel response to legitimate refugees and...
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