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Date Posted: 19:50:52 06/27/12 Wed
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Top StoriesNEWS.com.au Emotions running high as Senate debates border protection Bill
NEWS.com.au - ý43 minutes agoý

EMOTIONS are running high in the Senate where politicians are debating the asylum seeker bill that passed last night. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young broke down and cried as she spoke about the plight of detainees, while senior Gillard Government ...
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Sydney Morning Herald Baby Bridget farewelled in tiny rose-covered coffin two years after she was ...
The Daily Telegraph - ý3 hours agoý

INSIDE a tiny white coffin covered in pretty roses, the baby girl no one has owned up to knowing, has been farewelled. Named Baby Bridget by the police officers who have worked tirelessly to find and help her mother, the brand new child was found ...
Strangers farewell shoebox baby in SydneyNinemsnSee all 12 sources »Related: Bridget » Brigid of Kildare » Whistleblower found dead »
Sydney Morning Herald Teachers union fined $6k over 2011 NSW strike
ABC Online - ý30 minutes agoý

The New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission has fined the state's teachers union $6000 over an illegal strike held last year.
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CNET Google I/O: Android Jelly Bean and Nexus devices
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Aloysius LowCNET - ý51 minutes agoý

by Aloysius Low | 28 June 2012 2:08am SGT Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, is in its fifth year. Last year, the company announced 100 million Android devices were activated.
Google sells small tablet, challenges Kindle FireThe Associated PressAustralia among first countries to get Google Nexus 7 tablet unveiled at I/O ...The AustralianIn Depth:Google rolls in tablet market with Nexus 7AFPLive Updating:Live Update: Google I/O Keynote Day 2PCWorldSee all 2,148 sources »Related: Search Engines » Mobile and Wireless » Mobile Technology »
Globe and Mail News Corp board approves split, announcement expected tonight
The Australian - ý42 minutes agoý

< Prev of 2 Next > News Corporation's board unanimously approved a plan to split the media conglomerate in two pieces, separating its lucrative entertainment operations from its publishing business, said a person familiar with the situation.
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Voice of America US Condemns Attack on Pro-Assad Syrian TV Station
Voice of America - ý35 minutes agoý

The United States has condemned a deadly attack by gunmen on a Syrian pro-government television station and said it hopes an upcoming meeting of world powers in Geneva will be a turning point in resolving Syria's 15-month conflict.
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World »New York Times Clasping Hands, Ex-Guerrilla and Queen Briefly Bridge a Divide
New York Times - ý2 hours agoý

LONDON - She wore bright green; he was somber-suited. Between them lay a gulf of history that had been beyond bridging, defined by faith and nation, hatred and loss, war and, only more recently, redemption.
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Telegraph.co.uk Australian circumcision guidelines go against grievous bodily harm verdict
Sydney Morning Herald - ý12 minutes agoý

Guidelines on circumcision from one of Australia's peak medical bodies refute the findings of a German court that has ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm.
Related Circumcision » German court » Freedom of religion » Circumcision is grievous bodily harm, German judges ruleBrisbane TimesCircumcision ruling condemned by Germany's Muslim and Jewish leadersThe GuardianHighly Cited:German Ruling Against Circumcising Boys Draws CriticismNew York TimesFrom Germany:Muslims and Jews Outraged by Circumcision RulingSpiegel OnlineWikipedia:Circumcision and lawSee all 278 sources »
BBC News Merkel heads to Brussels for crucial euro summit
BBC News - ý1 hour agoý

European Union leaders are preparing to meet for a closely-watched Brussels summit on the fate of the euro. On the summit's eve, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held two hours of talks with the French President Francois Hollande in Paris.
Related Angela Merkel » Eurozone » European Union » Merkel to face down summit pleas for crisis actionReuters IndiaEuro sluggish as EU summit looms large, expectations lowReutersFrom Germany:Merkel meets Hollande ahead of summitDeutsche WelleOpinion:Dominic Lawson: Even now, Tony Blair won't admit that the eurosceptics were rightThe IndependentIn Depth:At Outset of Brussels Summit Meeting, the One Thing Missing Is ConfidenceNew York TimesSee all 2,025 sources »
BBC News Miami face-chewer had only marijuana in system
BBC News - ý54 minutes agoý

A Miami man shot dead by police as he chewed the face off a homeless person only had marijuana in his system, a coroner has found.
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Australia »USA TODAY Another asylum boat in distress: report
The Age - ý2 hours agoý

A school on Nauru, which used to be a detention centre, could be ready to house asylum seekers in two months, a Nauru government spokesman says.
Related Christmas Island » Refugee » Indonesia » Latest asylum boat scare a 'false alarm'Sydney Morning HeraldAnother asylum boat offshore as bill certain to failABC OnlineIn Depth:Asylum seeker bill 'doomed'The Canberra TimesWikipedia:2012 Indonesian boat disasterSee all 834 sources »
Ex bikie boss case weakening, court told
Sydney Morning Herald - ý16 minutes agoý

AAP The crown case against a former bikie boss accused of torching a police paddy wagon has been weakened, with further evidence coming to light, a Sydney magistrate has been told.
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The Age Ned Kelly fugitive 'trained in bush survival skills'
NEWS.com.au - ý54 minutes agoý

A DANGEROUS fugitive who remains on the run in rural Darwin learnt bush survival skills in the military and on overseas deployment, police said.
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Business »TheBull.com.au Santos denies cost blow-out
Sydney Morning Herald - ý20 minutes agoý

Santos insists spending on its flagship gas project near Gladstone has not blown-out, despite revelations that an extra $2.5 billion will be spent on the project before 2015.
Related Liquefied natural gas » Australian Unconventional LNG Project In $2.5B Cost BlowoutWall Street JournalTEXT-S&PBulletin: Santos Ltd. Rtg Unaffected By Capital ExpenditureReutersSee all 45 sources »
Telegraph.co.uk Fairfax shares at record low amid board battle
Herald Sun - ý17 minutes agoý

Video Image Fairfax says no to Rinehart board bid Fairfax media will not offer Gina Rinehart a seat on its board until she signs the charter of independence.
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Apartments the key as new home sales rise
Herald Sun - ý50 minutes agoý

VICTORIA led the way as new home sales crept higher last month, with a sharp rise in apartment sales offsetting the continuing weakness in the detached housing sector.
Related New home sales » New home sales rise 0.7 per cent in MaySydney Morning HeraldAustralian New Homes Sales Rose 0.7% in May -HIAWall Street JournalSee all 17 sources »
Markets Live: Rare optimism drives stocks
The Age - ý18 minutes agoý

Australian shares have posted gains, spurred by positive US economic data with growth in US home sales and durable-goods orders topping forecasts, while European markets rose ahead of a critical EU summit.
Related Australian dollar » Dollar jump catches traders off guardBrisbane TimesStocks up ahead of EU summitThe AustralianSee all 83 sources »
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Technology »ABC News Google showcases glasses with dramatic live skydive above San Francisco
NEWS.com.au - ý51 minutes agoý

Google have demonstrated the latest prototypes of its futuristic, internet-connected glasses with a skydive broadcast live at the I/O developers conference in San Francisco.
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Stuff.co.nz The boys who built a $1b company in the cloud
The Age - ý19 hours agoý

They're the name on everybody's lips : meet the founders of Atlassian, one of Australia's biggest home grown tech successes.
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Entertainment »Brisbane Times Games on for Today's wanted man
Brisbane Times - ý27 minutes agoý

Karl Stefanovic, second from right, will spearhead Channel Nine's Olympic Games team in London alongside Ken Sutcliffe, front.
New York Daily News Rihanna hotel fire scare: Roamin da streets since 6am!
NEWS.com.au - ý33 minutes agoý

RIHANNA was left "roamin da streets" early this morning after she and 300 others were evacuated from her London hotel after a fire broke out.
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Like a lamb (chop) to the slaughter as MasterChef visits the 'burbs
Sydney Morning Herald - ý2 hours agoý

Watch MasterChef right here, right now! Every episode of this season of Masterchef available on demand. They gathered in the hall of glory they call the MasterChef Kingdom - a foreign land made only for a chosen few.
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Sydney Morning Herald From birth to being absolutely Gaga
Sydney Morning Herald - ý1 hour agoý

Reviewer rating: Rating: 35 out of 5 stars Reader rating: None yet. LADY GAGA Rod Laver Arena LADY Gaga last night raised the stadium show bar with her Born This Way Ball tour - and that included her audiences, hundreds of whom wore garish Gaga-esque ...
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Sports »Sydney Morning Herald Stosur's Wimbledon glory cut short
Sydney Morning Herald - ý1 hour agoý

Sam Stosur likes grass a little more than she used to, but still not terribly much. For the ninth time in 10 visits to Wimbledon, the Queenslander lost before the third round, and was left scratching for a few kernels of encouragement to bring back to ...
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Telegraph.co.uk Why did Ronaldo not take a penalty?
Fox Sports - ý31 minutes agoý

By David Weiner Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Ronaldo would have seen the Euro 2012 semi-final as his chance to stamp his mark on history, but he was cast as a helpless spectator as the shootout ...
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Sydney Morning Herald Thaiday urges Slater caution
ABC Online - ý27 minutes agoý

Sam Thaiday has warned Maroons team-mate Billy Slater to use his head not his heart when deciding whether he can play in Origin III on July 4. Slater was named in Queensland coach Mal Meninga's 20-man squad for the Lang Park decider and said he would ...
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Telegraph.co.uk Nolen admits to poor ride
Sportal.com.au - ý18 minutes agoý

A candid Luke Nolen has admitted it took a few post-race drinks for him to get his head around the 'brain fade' which almost cost Black Caviar her unbeaten status in last Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.
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Science »Australian Geographic Aussie Banjo dinosaur had giant claw
Australian Geographic - ý32 minutes agoý

Australia's dinosaur predator, dubbed 'Banjo', has a giant claw it used to keep a grip on prey, scientists have found.
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NEWS.com.au Bird would have been twice the size of albatross
NEWS.com.au - ý4 hours agoý

A GIANT bird with bony teeth ruled the skies in Australia long after the demise of the dinosaurs, new fossil evidence shows. Yesterday Museum Victoria announced the discovery of pelagornis, a huge extinct bird that had previously been found on every ...
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Health »Yahoo!7 News New Hendra outbreak in central Qld
Ninemsn - ý42 minutes agoý

A new Hendra virus case has been confirmed in central Queensland after a positive test result was received on Wednesday night. Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rick Symons says a property manager near Mackay contacted a vet after discovering a ...
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CBS News New anti-nicotine vaccine could take the pleasure out of smoking
Herald Sun - ý2 hours agoý

SCIENTISTS have developed an anti-nicotine vaccine that could take the pleasure out of smoking a cigarette. A single dose of the vaccine was able to protect mice against nicotine addiction for life.
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