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Hugh Muir's diary: Adieu, Comrade Delta. The SWP leader at the centre of sex...
Allegations; recriminations. Something had to give• Like a steamy hot night before a clap of thunder, things have been building up in the Socialist Workers party. Since January, when leaked minutes...
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The ATS settlement in Port Moresby has been identified as a potential site for newly arriving asylum seekers under the new PNG-Australia resettlement programme
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Ex-pupils allege they were raped and abused by monks at schools in Scotland
Men tell BBC documentary they suffered sexual and physical assaults while at two exclusive schools which have since closedDozens of pupils at exclusive Roman Catholic boarding schools in Scotland have...
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Wellbeing of the poor has deteriorated over past 15 years, says Cafod
Research from four countries reveals the worst situations of poverty are caused by a complex web of old and new issuesThe wellbeing of many poor people has deteriorated over the past 15 years as a...
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Man convicted over role in Kenya kidnapping and murder
Ali Babitu Kololo, who guided kidnappers to victims David and Judith Tebbutt, likely to spend life in jailA man has been found guilty of being part of a gang of pirates who murdered a British tourist...
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View ArticleThe Pope-a-cabana and Rudd in Afghanistan: The Roast - video
One The Roast, the Pope speaks at World Youth Day on a beach in Brazil, a proposal to send people wanting the dole to boot camp and Kevin Rudd and his wife visit the troops in Afghanistan
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Climate study predicts a watery future for New York, Boston and Miami
Study shows that 1,700 places in the United States are at greater risk of rising sea levels than previously thoughtMore than 1,700 American cities and towns – including Boston, New York, and Miami –...
View ArticleQueensland oil spill clean up continues - video
Maritime Safety is working to clean up around five to 10 tonnes of oil spilt at the Port of Brisbane
View ArticleCracks appearing in US marines' charm offensive in Darwin
Locals are grumpy about the noisy aircraft and nervous about the marine battalion growing to 2,500 by 2017-18Malcolm Sutton
View ArticleBig Food and the calorie trap | Gyorgy Scrinis
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View ArticleThe Secret River wins Helpmann best play award
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View ArticleNew Zealand mountaineer and son feared dead on K2
Marty Schmidt and his son Denali overdue from attempt on world's second-highest mountain after signs of avalanche
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Nauru chief justice says 'significant funding' required for rioters' defence
Judge says criminal defence resources 'probably insufficient' to deal with over 100 people charged following riotThe chief justice of Nauru has indicated that "significant funding" is needed by the...
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Coalition signals five-year 'tent city' processing plan for Nauru
Tony Abbott states that 'Nauru is by no means an unpleasant place to live' as Scott Morrison reveals details of asylum planTony Abbott has declared Nauru "by no means an unpleasant place to live" as...
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After surviving nuclear tests, can the Marshall Islands survive the great...
Marshall Islands Vice President challenges Australia to lead the region on climate change and help save his nation.In March 1946, the United States dropped the first of 67 nuclear bombs on the Marshall...
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Driver dies in Switzerland train crash
Regional services collide head-on at Granges-pres-Marnand, killing a driver and leaving more than 35 injured, authorities sayTwo trains have collided in Switzerland, killing one of the drivers and...
View ArticleTwo men shot dead in Sydney night of violence
Shooting of man believed to be affiliate of bikie gang and of 35-year-old in Earlwood not thought to be linked, police say
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The killing of Abdelsalam al-Mismari, and the triumph of fear in Libya |...
Under Gaddafi we were afraid of the state; now its weakness imperils all we have achievedThe assassin waited in a car opposite the way. El Ghola mosque is in the old district of El Berka, in the heart...
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ACCC expresses concern at petrol discounts on shopper dockets
Chairman of watchdog says Woolworths and Coles docket offers likely to harm petrol retail industryThe ACCC has expressed "significant and further concern" that petrol discounts on shopper dockets could...
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