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ABC News, Australia, Mar 16, 2012


Japan ends whaling season 70% below quota
CNN (blog)
The hunt ended three days ago with a catch of 266 minke whales and one fin whale, officials from Japan's Fisheries Agency said, according to one report from Australia's ABC news online. The Sea Shephed Society, which sent a fleet of vessels to the ...
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Smith tight-lipped on SAS Africa claims
ABC Online
But the report says Defence insiders fear the troopers could be left without adequate legal protection if they are captured during operations in countries with which Australiais not at war. Speaking to ABC News 24 this morning, Mr Smith said all SAS ...
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Labor plays down Palmer's carbon threat
ABC Online
"Clive Palmer lists one of his hobbies as litigation and he seems to launch plenty of legal cases or threatened to, so I see it in that category," he told ABC News 24. "It's not really a serious proposition. Frankly Clive Palmer would be better ...
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Think Twice About Rice? New Study's Advice
ABC News (blog)
By Dr. LAWRENCE BORGES, ABC News Medical Unit With every forkful of white rice you eat, your risk of type 2 diabetes could go up, or so says an analysis of research published today in the British Medical Journal. But don't put the rice cooker away just ...
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Race organisers defend Grand Prix costs
ABC Online
Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott has told ABC News Breakfast that the event is important to the state. "Money has to be spent on bushfire recovery and flood recovery but you've also got to be having revenue coming into the state," he said.
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Billionaire Doesn't Want 'Holidaying' Kids to Inherit Fortune
Yahoo! Contributors Network (blog)
She lost her battle earlier this week to keep their bitter feud out of the public eye after anAustralian court lifted the gag order and released hundreds of pages of court documents detailing the dispute. Rinehart may best be described as a female, ...
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New Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr sworn in
BBC News
Australia's new Foreign Minister Bob Carr has been sworn in at a ceremony in Canberra. He was named by Prime Minister Julia Gillard over a week ago to replace Kevin Rudd, who resigned last month in the lead-up to a leadership vote.
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BBC News
Clipsal Strathalbyn factory to close
ABC Online
In 1936, the first Australian single-flush power outlet to fit a standard wall box was produced by Clipsal. The World War II years saw the factory committed to production for the Australian Defence Department, including aircraft switches, bomb release ...
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Press and ABC are polar opposites
The Australian
In The Australian recently, an apology was posted for a report that purportedly defamed Tim Flannery within seven days of the article appearing. There is no commercial rationale for prolonging the complaints process. The ABC, on the other hand, ...
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Video: Australian politician's gay brother slams attack ad
PinkNews.co.uk
The MP's gay half-brother Carl Katter told Australia's ABC News: “Initially I actually thought it was fake, it was a joke, but you know I find them pretty offensive. “I'm more concerned about the damage that they can facilitate in regional areas for ...
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Business tax cuts under threat
The Australian
First off: The balance-of-power party will back Labor's new $10.6bn mining tax and join up with the Coalition to block the company tax cuts (The Australian). The Coalition's decision to oppose the company tax cuts is a reversal of its position from a ...
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What Katter gay marriage attack-ad was too coy to show
Sydney Morning Herald
Gay marriage comes under fire in a television advertisement by Katter's AustralianParty, asking 'is a vote for Campbell Newman a vote for gay marriage?' Two European men who posed with fake breasts and a pregnant stomach prosthesis are believed to ...
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ABC News 24 signing out
ABC Online
And that was the last we saw of the Australian sign language interpreter. The other channels were just as bad. A viewer pointed out on Nine's Facebook page that... Members of the deaf community are missing out on VITAL information .
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ABC Online
Afghan deaths won't alter Australia's mission, says Julia Gillard
The Australian
A ROGUE US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed. The American slaughtered 16 civilian Afghans - including nine children and three women - in the shocking ...
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Newman still refusing to consider an LNP victory without him
ABC Online
There was another LNP candidate controversy on the Gold Coast and accusations of favours for Labor mates, while Bob Katter's Australian Party lost its Court bid to have ballot papers reprinted to include his name. And hundreds of millions of dollars ...
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Gillard assures Australian troops
Sky News Australia
Gillard assures Australian troops Updated: 18:20, Monday March 12, 2012 A rogue US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed. The American slaughtered 16 ...
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Business escalates tax cut brawl
The Australian
Look for the Opposition to demand the government release Fair Work Australia's report into the former HSU Victoria number 1 branch, released yesterday (report). Queensland election - Sean Parnell reports: Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman ...
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1 in 2 Australian kids bullied, study finds
GlobalPost
Nearly half of Australia's school-age children say they're bullied, a study has found. MPAA receives 200000 signatures from bullied student, Katy Butler, urging reversal of "R" rating for "Bully" film at the offices of the Motion Picture Association of ...
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Ten gets a ratings hiding all day
The Australian
OZTAM OVERNIGHT RATINGS THURSDAY MARCH 15 1 MY KITCHEN RULES SEVEN 1646000 2 SEVEN NEWS 1150000 3 NINE NEWS 1057000 4 TODAY TONIGHT SEVEN 1029000 5 ABC NEWS ABC1 1004000 6 HOME AND AWAY SEVEN 940000 7 A CURRENT AFFAIR NINE 871000 8 THE BIGGEST LOSER ...
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Transmitting locally for 80 years
ABC Online
The path towards locally produced ABC news and programming took another turn when on July 1 1932, Prime Minister Joseph Lyons inaugurated the ABC. It stood for theAustralian Broadcasting Commission and it essentially nationalised the previous ABC,...
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From Australian Floods To English Drought
ABC Online (blog)
That's no longer the case with most of South East England officially declared to be in drought as of last week - and it seems they're looking to Australia for some answers on how to cope. (Image ABC News 24) Professor Martin Thoms from the University ...
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New Foreign Minister Bob Carr to visit United States, Malaysia, Indonesia
The Australian
"Our relationship with the US is the cornerstone of Australia's security," Senator Carr told ABC News 24. "She (Ms Clinton) nominated the date of April 24 and that worked for us ... I look forward to that meeting." He said they had a good relationship ...
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Prince Harry - a great hit in Belize!
The Reporter Belize
The squadron of international journalists, photographers and television videographers who arrived to cover the visit broadcast reports on CNN, Sky News, Nine Network from Australia, ABC News, the Thomson Reuters News Network, ABC News Intercontinental, ...
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The Reporter Belize
Bligh claims proof of Newman link to developer
ABC Online
Ms Bligh says an Australian Securities and Investments Commission search revealed the connection. "What we've got here is some very serious political questions," she said. "All of this has been happening right under Campbell Newman's nose, ...
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Focus on breaking news, ABC staff told
The Spy Report
The ABC's news staff have been advised by managing director Mark Scott to focus on breaking news stories. The memo, reported in Monday's TheAustralian is said to have enthused workers at the national broadcaster which has been subject to tightening ...
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The Spy Report
Australian Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Sees Backlash
Care2.com (blog)
by Steve Williams A political ad by right wing party Katter's Australian Party, has sparked a backlash and widespread criticism for attempting to capitalize on anti-gay marriage sentiment in order to attack a political opponent.
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Afghans Bury Victims of American Soldier's Rampage as Restraint Is Urged
Bloomberg
The suspect is 38 years old and is married with two children, ABC Newssaid, citing a US official it didn't name. He was on his first tour of duty in Afghanistan after three tours in Iraq, according to the report on ABC's website.
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Bloomberg
Jamie Oliver calls journalist 'b----h' for commenting on his weight
Daily News & Analysis
The British chef drank a beer as he spoke to an audience about responsible eating during an engagement at the Wheeler Centre on March 6 in Melbourne, Australia. According to Herald Sun, Oliver, 36, responded to the lady journalist at ABC News in ...
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Photographer angry, journo stood down as Katter ad fallout continues
Gay News Network
The controversy surrounding the anti-gay television ad aired by Katter's AustralianParty (KAP) over the weekend in the lead-up to the Queensland election has widened, with a French photographer angry that his images were used and KAP funder, ...
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Council report questions radio towers plan
ABC Local
Broadcast Australia wants to build the two towers on a pineapple farm at Valdora to improve coverage by the ABC's News Radio network in a black spot area north of the Maroochy River. However, a council report says while the towers would provide a ...
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Less than three months until analog signals switched off
Boorowa News
If households can receive any of the digital-only channels from ABC, SBS and the commercial broadcasters such as ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24, SBS TWO, GO!, Gem, 7TWO, 7mate, ONE HD and Eleven, they're already watching digital TV!
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No radio towers for Valdora
View News Sunshine Coast
“The proposed facility is intended to be utilised for ABC News Radio coverage for a service 'black spot' north of the Maroochy River and will be owned and operated by Broadcast Australia Pty Ltd, under a separate agreement with the ABC,” Ms Edwards...
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US soldier's murderous rampage 'unforgivable,' says Hamid Karzai
NEWS.com.au
In an interview on ABC News, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby added that the solder is married with two children and was on his first mission in Afghanistan. He is being questioned, Mr Kirby said. According to The Wall Street Journal, the soldier left his ...
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Afghan deaths won't alter Australian mission: PM
Australian Times
A rogue US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the country, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has vowed. A ROGUE US soldier's Afghanistan killing spree will not distract Australia from its mission in the ...
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Australian Times
Pink Slime Hamburger Filler Safe for Dogs and Schoolchildren
Yahoo! Contributors Network
Whistleblower Gerald Zirnstein tells a different story when talking to ABC News. Who is right? Zirnstein used to be a scientist with the Department of Agriculture and reveals 70 percent of supermarket ground beef contains pink slime.
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Carr hits the ground running
Adelaide Now
"She recognises Australia's lead role in the South Pacific, although she points with pride to the fact that America is spending more there and doing more there than ever before," he said. Senator Carr told ABC News 24: "Our relationship with the US is ...
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
ABC News reported investigators will look into the possibility the soldier may be mentally unstable as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder. The White House issued a statement by President Barack Obama, who said he was "deeply" saddened.
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US braces for reprisals as Taliban vow revenge for killings
Stock and Land
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, said the incident was distressing but it would not alterAustralia's involvement. Ms Gillard offered her condolences to the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, and the Afghan people. ''We do know that a large number of ...
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OHS Harmonisation Scams
SafetyCulture
Early last year, a similar warning was published on ABC News' website. According to the report, some businesses in South Australia received phone calls or letters requiring them to purchase some products to comply with workplace safety laws.
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War News Updates: Panetta Security Scare Raises More Questions
By War News Updates Editor
Panetta Security Scare Suspect Dies of Burns -- ABC News 'These things happen in war,' says ... base -- Sydney Morning Herald Afghan dies after Panetta security breach -- ABC News (Australia) ... Bookyards Online Library. Bookyards.com ...
War News Updates
New rust disease savages east coast trees - ABC News (Australian ...
A newly arrived tree disease is spreading rapidly along Australia's east coast, ...knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC News Online Investigative ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-12/new-disease.../3884248
Online game meets monster retail success - The Business ...
Internet game sensation Moshi Monsters has turned its onlinesuccess into a retail ... New ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-08/online-game.../3875478
Fiji dictator sets timeline for new constitution | ABC Radio Australia
News, current affairs & topical conversations from Australia, Asia and the Pacific ...News, current affairs and English lessons from Australia in Vietnamese and ...
www.radioaustralia.net.au/.../fiji-dictator-sets-timeline-for-new...
Making Australian media acountable : the Finkelstein report « Online ...
Online news publications are not covered. The most important institution, theAustralian Press Council, suffers from serious structural constraints. It does not ...
alanknight.wordpress.com/.../making-australian-media-acount...
Tasmania's the pride of Australia: Punter - ABC Online ...
ESPNcricinfo.com Tasmania's the pride of Australia: Punter ABC Online Ricky Ponting has declared Tasmania the envy of domestic Australian cricket on the eve ...
www.hotheadlines.com.au/redirect.php?h...the...of...
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