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Date Posted: 05:08:25 08/14/13 Wed

Peter Slipper remains coy about whether he will recontest his Queensland seat Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today4min 21sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:01pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:31pm AEST

The controversial former speaker Peter Slipper won't confirm whether or not he'll recontest his Queensland seat of Fisher. The Independent MP made a rare appearance at a candidate breakfast in the Sunshine Coast this morning along with his opponent and former Liberal National Party colleague Mal Brough.

Topics: federal-election, government-and-politics, elections, qld
Vote Compass showing the way Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today4min 44sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:40pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:02pm AEST

More than 675,000 Australians have logged on to the ABC's election tool, Vote Compass, to register their views on policies, leaders, and who won the debate. The data has been weighted to reflect Australia's population using the most recent Census, and it's already providing fascinating insights into the campaign. Our election specialist, Antony Green, has been reviewing the data.

Topics: federal-elections, alp, liberals, nationals, greens, social-media, ultimo-2007
Was Treasury gazumped by the Treasurer? Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today5min 8sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:32pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:46pm AEST

How reliable are the estimates in the pre-election fiscal outlook? Economics correspondent Stephen Long analyses the figures.

Topics: federal-elections, business-economics-and-finance, budget, alp, liberals, greens, ultimo-2007
PEFO confirms $30mil budget hole Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today6min 46sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:26pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:49pm AEST

The Departments of Treasury and Finance have released their Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Outlook, and confirmed a $30 billion hole in the budget. The update on the nation's finances comes just 11 days after the Federal Government's last economic statement, and shows no great difference in the budget bottom line. However, it's triggered yet another round of politicking between the government and opposition over policy detail and costings.

Topics: budget, business-economics-and-finance, unemployment, federal-elections, canberra-2600
Sugarcane harvest a fiery success Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today4min 26sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:24pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:24pm AEST

Sugarcane farmers in Queensland's Burdekin region are only farmers still setting their paddocks alight before harvesting them, and it's turning out to be one the most successful harvests in years.

Topics: crop-harvesting, agricultural-crops, townsville-4810
Relatives thank jury for finally convicting Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today4min 14sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:23pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:07pm AEST

One of America's most notorious gangsters Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger has finally been found guilty of murder. Over two decades he fought for control of the Boston underworld with the help of corrupt FBI agents. Today the relatives of his victims lined up to thank the jury for convicting him of 11 murders as well as drug trafficking, extortion and money laundering.

Topics: courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-profession, prisons-and-punishment, murder-and-manslaughter, drug-offences, united-states
Almost supersonic Hyperloop transport proposals revealed by Elon Musk Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today3min 50sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:20pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:18pm AEST

It's a public transport proposal that looks like science fiction. It's called the Hyperloop, and according to some it's a 'cross between a Concorde, a railgun and an air hockey table'. Electric car and space investor, Elon Musk, has unveiled what he says is a plan for a public transport system that could operate near the speed of sound.

Topics: transport, alternative-energy, inventions, solar-energy, australia
Tension rises in Kashmir Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today5min 14sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:18pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:05pm AEST

Curfews are still in place in several northern Indian towns after sporadic clashes in the disputed Kashmir region. It's the latest flashpoint in what's been a long running dispute between two nuclear powers.

Topics: territorial-disputes, race-relations, hinduism, islam, india
Working with children checks could soon to be introduced in Tasmania Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today3min 53sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:17pm AEST | Updated 11 hours 18 minutes ago

As the Immigration Minister Tony Burke investigates the option of moving teenager asylum seekers out of detention and into local homes in Tasmania, the Tasmanian state government gets ready to introduce working with children checks to screen people more thoroughly.

Topics: children, laws, refugees, hobart-7000
Guns and explosives found in suspected bikie hiding spot Audio Transcript and Verbatim
The World Today4min 3sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:16pm AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:04pm AEST

The New South Wales Police Force has displayed high powered guns, ammunition and explosives that officers found in a parked car in Sydney's Castlereagh Street. Police believe the collection is linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang. The State Police Minister blames Australia's weak border security and says the Federal Government must increase funding for frontline law enforcement.

Topics: crime-prevention, police, sydney-2000
Defence Abuse Response Taskforce begins referring cases to police Audio Transcript and Verbatim
AM3min 26sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:46am AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:00am AEST

The Defence Abuse Response Taskforce has referred its first round of alleged sexual abuse cases to state police for investigation. It involves nine incidents, but the taskforce is on the cusp of referring another 24 matters to authorities. The taskforce was established after a series of damaging sex scandals and alleged cover-ups in the ADF over many decades.

Topics: sexual-offences, defence-forces, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia
Both parties wait on latest Treasury figures Audio Transcript and Verbatim
AM2min 27sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:44am AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:56am AEST

This morning the much awaited 'PEFO' is exercising political and economic minds around Australia. The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook will be released later this morning. PEFO is the Department of Treasury's final budget update before Australians head to the ballot box.

Topics: budget, business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, australia
Seven-month-old boy not Messiah judge rules Audio Transcript and Verbatim
AM3min 6sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:37am AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:37am AEST

In a country that allows children to be called all sorts of names, including Adolf Hitler, there's been surprise at a US judge's ruling that a mother can't name her son 'Messiah'. The boy's parents had been involved in a dispute over his surname when the judge decided the child's first name needed changing as well because it is a 'title', not a name, and that Jesus Christ is the only person to have 'earned' it. The decision has perplexed the mother who's appealing it and has shocked those who advocate for a separation of church and state.

Topics: human-interest, law-crime-and-justice, united-states
Calls for more understanding as homeless get into fine trouble Audio Transcript and Verbatim
AM2min 58sec
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:44am AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:30am AEST

Many homeless people find themselves falling foul of the law repeatedly, which can lead to mounting debts and legal problems. In Victoria people can be fined for begging. Now there's a campaign for more understanding and law reform.

Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, australia
Myanmar key supplier in China's growing demand for drugs Audio Transcript and Verbatim
AM3min
Posted Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:43am AEST | Updated Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:30am AEST

In recent years, China has done well from its booming economy - but there's been a downside. Easy money and a growing social acceptance of drug taking has fuelled a big market for drug dealers. Neighbouring Myanmar is one country that's increased its production and smuggling of drugs, particularly methamphetamine - or ice - in response to growing demand in China.

Topics: drug-offences, china, burma

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