Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Gillard, Rudd on course for leadership showdown
Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd attacked each other's leadership credentials as the Prime Minister announced a Monday morning spill to settle the ALP's bitter civil war "for all time".
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Carr, Ferguson say they're in the Rudd corner
A key Kevin Rudd ally, federal minister Kim Carr, has accused Julia Gillard's camp of dirty tricks as senior ministers begin to speak out in favour of their former leader.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Coroner critical of Christmas Island rescue capability
A coronial inquest into the Christmas Island boat tragedy that killed 50 people in December 2010 has found the island did not have adequate rescue capability.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Therese Rein mobilises 'ordinary people' for Rudd
Kevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein joined the Labor leadership war today, urging "ordinary people" to back her husband in the campaign against Julia Gillard.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Gay couples seal the civil union deal
Gay couples line up from the crack of dawn and share their joy as they sign up for Queensland civil unions - a move they say is a step in the right direction.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Dozens dead in Argentina train crash
Nearly 50 people died when a packed commuter train slammed into a retaining wall at a railway terminus during morning rush hour in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 |
Celebrated correspondent killed in Homs barrage
One of the world's most respected war journalists was among dozens of people killed in a fierce artillery attack by Syrian regime forces in the city of Homs.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Scores evacuated in Sydney sex shop fire
A fire at an inner-Sydney sex shop has forced the evacuation of 50 people.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Truckies abandon rigs as probe continues
Authorities have seized more Lennons trucks, with evidence at least one driver was instructed to abandon his vehicle by the side of the road.
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 |
Crocs trained to run on treadmill, researchers say
Australian and American researchers have trained crocodiles to run on a treadmill to better understand how they breathe.
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