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No pension commitment from Nelson
published on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:22:00 GMT
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson said today pensioners deserved a better deal from the Rudd Government but again stopped short of committing to a rise in the aged pension.
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British PM backs stem-cell laws
published on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:16:00 GMT
BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to back new laws paving the way for stem cell research using human-animal embryos when they are put to a vote in Parliament this week.
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No women elected in Kuwait vote
published on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:13:00 GMT
RADICAL Sunni Islamists made a strong showing in Kuwait's legislative election and minority Shiites gained one more seat, but women failed again to enter Parliament, according to results released today.
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Motorbike hoons 'just getting coffee'
published on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:10:00 GMT
TWO 56-year-old men stopped for allegedly hooning on their motorcycles in Western Australia's south told police they had just been to church and were on their way to get coffee in a neighbouring town.
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Uranium mine closer - Premier
published on Sun, 18 May 2008 07:49:00 GMT
SOUTH Australia is a step closer to having a new world-class uranium mine, Premier Mike Rann said today.
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Qld soldier injured in Iraq
published on Sat, 17 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT
A QUEENSLAND soldier has been wounded by a home-made roadside bomb while on patrol near An Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.
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Australia Zoo in work strife
published on Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT
SOME Australia Zoo staff have been forced to work for substandard wages and without even lunch or toilet breaks, The Sunday Mail can reveal.
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Woman shot in hip in siege
published on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:15:00 GMT
A 44-YEAR-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a five-hour siege at a house in Ellen Grove, on Brisbane's southside.
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Bligh enlists frontline doctor
published on Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT
A SENIOR doctor who wrote an open letter to expose problems in Queensland public hospital emergency wards will become an adviser to Premier Anna Bligh.
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Water projects' $2.4b blowout
published on Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT
QUEENSLAND'S top water projects are facing a massive cost blowout of more than $2.4 billion, and the final bill is likely to be much higher.
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