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Garrett backs Wong on Lower Lakes seawater plan - ABC Online


The Age
Garrett backs Wong on Lower Lakes seawater plan
ABC Online - 4 hours ago
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has reiterated comments by Water Minister Penny Wong that there is not enough water in the Murray-Darling system to save the Lower Lakes, saying they may need to be flooded with seawater.
Garrett on Murray plan Sky News Australia
Hope dries with water in Murray's lower lakes The Australian
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Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years - The Associated Press


BBC News
Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
The Associated Press - 36 minutes ago
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A US military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to ...
Video: Bin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo Jury AssociatedPress
Guantanamo tribunal sentences Osama bin Laden's driver Radio Australia
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Opponents reach deal to impeach Musharraf - guardian.co.uk


Radio Australia
Opponents reach deal to impeach Musharraf
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Lawyers rally in Karachi in support of judges dismissed by Pervez Musharraf in November 2007. Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, is facing the prospect of being thrown out of office after the country's fragile ...
Video: Pakistan moves to impeach its president - 07 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Pakistan coalition to begin impeachment proceedings Radio Australia
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Georgia pounds breakaway capital - Reuters UK


ABC News
Georgia pounds breakaway capital
Reuters UK - 32 minutes ago
By Margarita Antidze MEGVREKISI, Georgia (Reuters) - Georgia pounded the capital of its breakaway South Ossetia province with heavy weapons on Thursday after a ceasefire broke down within hours and separatists said they were under siege.
Video: Georgia announces ceasefire RussiaToday
Georgia launches attack on rebel region: minister Sydney Morning Herald
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Search resumes for missing boy - NEWS.com.au

Search resumes for missing boy
NEWS.com.au - 1 hour ago
POLICE are widening their search for a nine-year-old boy who went missing yesterday in Melbourne's east. Yadav Munohur was last seen by his family when he left home for a local park in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn at about 5.30pm.
Search for 11 year old boy resumes ABC Regional Online
search for missing boy The Age
Victoria Police - Herald Sun - NEWS.com.au
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Federal Police in biggest ever ecstasy bust, mafia link - Melbourne Herald Sun

Federal Police in biggest ever ecstasy bust, mafia link
Melbourne Herald Sun - 44 minutes ago
FEDERAL Police today busted the Australian arm of a Mafia-linked drug ring which smuggled massive amounts of ecstasy into Melbourne.
World record ecstasy bust NEWS.com.au
Federal police swoop on alleged drug barons The Age
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Govt defends Spit Bridge revamp - ABC Online


Sydney Morning Herald
Govt defends Spit Bridge revamp
ABC Online - 1 hour ago
The New South Wales Government is defending its latest plans to improve traffic flow over the Spit Bridge against accusations they will make things worse for some commuters.
$48m to fix this mess? No way Manly Daily
Not worth a Spit? $48m on lane changes Sydney Morning Herald
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Texas executes Honduran man for 2001 murder - Reuters


USA Today
Texas executes Honduran man for 2001 murder
Reuters - 26 minutes ago
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas executed a Honduran man on Thursday for a 2001 murder, the second foreigner the state put to death this week.
Video: Inside Story- José Medellín's execution- 06 Aug 08- part 2 AlJazeeraEnglish
Illegal immigrant from Honduras facing execution International Herald Tribune
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Family thanks searchers for finding missing bushwalker - ABC Regional Online

Family thanks searchers for finding missing bushwalker
ABC Regional Online - 2 hours ago
Police say it appears Mr Young fell while attempting to climb a ridge. (ABC News: Qld Police Media) The family of missing bushwalker Robert Young has thanked searchers for their efforts in finding his body after he went missing in the Gold Coast ...
Bushwalker 'fell to his death' Melbourne Herald Sun
Police confirm body is that of missing bushwalker ABC Online
Brisbane Times - Gold Coast News - Sydney Morning Herald - The Australian
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Liberals call emergency election meeting - ABC Online


Sydney Morning Herald
Liberals call emergency election meeting
ABC Online - 2 hours ago
The major political parties will begin their first full day of campaigning today ahead of Western Australia's September election.
Carpenter in Olympic poll vault The Australian
Has Colin got Carps spooked? The West Australian
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$200 case sent to Supreme Court - ABC Online

$200 case sent to Supreme Court
ABC Online - 2 hours ago
Shadow Minister for Fair Trading Catherine Cusack says the Consumer Tenancy and Trader Tribunal needs to be given powers to hear appeals, after a recent case where a $200 dispute went to the Supreme Court.
Gym sues sick pensioner for $200 fee NEWS.com.au
Sick pensioner sued by Fitness First faces thousands in legal fees LIVENEWS.com.au
Sydney Morning Herald - The Canberra Times
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Catchpole's mixed day in court - Manly Daily


Sydney Morning Herald
Catchpole's mixed day in court
Manly Daily - 4 hours ago
THREE drug charges laid against Mark Catchpole after police raided his Seaforth home have been dropped but he has now been accused of supplying ecstasy.
Catchpole 'drug' just vitamin Sydney Morning Herald
Catchpole off the hook on ice charges The Canberra Times
The Australian - ABC Online - Daily Telegraph - LIVENEWS.com.au
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Anwar formally charged with sodomy in Malaysia - guardian.co.uk


Sydney Morning Herald
Anwar formally charged with sodomy in Malaysia
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Malaysia's opposition figurehead, Anwar Ibrahim, was formally charged with sodomy yesterday, a move he dismissed as an attempt to derail his political comeback.
Anwar gets bail to fight election for wife's seat Sydney Morning Herald
Bail as Anwar Ibrahim brands sodomy charge political Melbourne Herald Sun
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Mauritania police break up anti-coup rally - AFP


Times Online
Mauritania police break up anti-coup rally
AFP - 1 hour ago
NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) - Mauritanian police on Thursday broke up a protest by hundreds of people against an army coup in the West African nation which has been internationally condemned despite a junta promise to hold new elections.
Mauritania coup commander leads march in capital The Associated Press
Coup demonstrations in Mauritania BBC News
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Defects plague qantas - Sky News Australia


The Age
Defects plague qantas
Sky News Australia - 1 hour ago
A Canberra-bound Qantas jet which was turned back in Melbourne has reportedly had a history of maintenance problems. The 737, which was serviced in Malaysia last year, was said to have 95 defects that were reportedly fixed by off-shore maintenance ...
Two new safety scares for Qantas The Australian
Air-con issue behind Qantas flight cancellation ABC Online
Daily Telegraph - e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Radio Australia - The Canberra Times
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Recipients of child support lose out under new formula - The Age

Recipients of child support lose out under new formula
The Age - 10 hours ago
SEPARATED parents who care for children at home - mainly women - are the biggest losers as a result of changes to child and family support benefits.
New formula begins for child support Sydney Morning Herald
Paying parents to cough up less child support Courier Mail
The Canberra Times - The Australian
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Man arrested for wife's fire death - Melbourne Herald Sun

Man arrested for wife's fire death
Melbourne Herald Sun - 1 hour ago
A Melbourne man was arrested this morning over the death of his 25-year-old wife, who died when she was set on fire. Jayanti Naidu, a mother of one, was set on fire in the garage of her Doveton home on June 14, 2006.
Man arrested over wife's fiery death NEWS.com.au
Husband arrested ABC Regional Online
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Hillary Clinton's camp wants her supporters to be 'honoured' - Times Online


Times Online
Hillary Clinton's camp wants her supporters to be 'honoured'
Times Online - 1 hour ago
Hillary Clinton could yet derail Barack Obama’s presidential campaign after video emerged yesterday of the former First Lady refusing to rule out a divisive floor vote at his nominating convention this month.
Hillary Clinton's slur unearthed to hurt Obama guardian.co.uk
A Catharsis in Denver? Newsweek
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Calls for more waste reduction schemes - ABC Online

Calls for more waste reduction schemes
ABC Online - 1 hour ago
The Conservation Council has called for tougher energy reduction targets following yesterday's damning State of the Environment report.
Change of Legislation for Same-sex Couples and Their Kids Christian Today -- Australia
Waste report: we're top of the scrap heap The Canberra Times
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School kids 'should be taught about gambling' - NEWS.com.au


Online Casino Advisory
School kids 'should be taught about gambling'
NEWS.com.au - 17 hours ago
By Jessica Marszalek QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh says she would like to see more schools take their students to racecourses to teach them about the mathematics of gambling, despite a Brisbane school being criticised for doing so.
Minister backs teacher's classroom punt Brisbane Times
Class bets on Mr Dooley's race day Sydney Morning Herald
ABC Online - Online Casino Advisory - NEWS.com.au
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