Talking Point (ABC)
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Preview of tonight's Religion and Ethics report
The Anglican Church in America, known as the Episcopal Church, has produced a variety of important public figures, including Supreme Court Justices and a number of Presidents. It was the first church to ordain women, and was the first to consecrate an openly gay bishop. But as it continues to welcome gays and lesbians, the church is facing a possible split.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Liquor licensing and violence
Hundreds of people packed into a public forum in Sydney last night, just as licensing police were sent into Kings Cross to begin a crackdown on pubs, clubs and bars in the area. The action was prompted by the death earlier this month of 18-year old teenager Thomas Kelly in an unprovoked attack. A range of suggestions were made to tackle the problem: more trains and buses, pre-paid cabs, tougher legislation to veto new nightclubs and more police. One of the questions being asked is whether a...
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Tech review with Peter Marks: Microsoft and tablets
Microsoft makes more money from its ubiquitous suite of office programs than it does from its operating system, Windows. That is why Microsoft is nervous about the rise of tablet computers -- which do no run office -- and web-based office software from competitors like Google. Yesterday Microsoft released a sneak peak of Office 2013, which tries to tackle both problems head on.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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The Ant, the Ferrari, and the Olympics: Dr Kerry Spackman
Neuroscientist Dr Kerry Spackman has developed a career coaching athletes, business people, the All Blacks, and Formula One racing teams -- he is even accompanying the Kiwi athletes to the London Olympics. He is the author of a motivational best seller, The Winners Bible: Rewire Your Brain For Permanent Change, and his new book is intriguingly titled The Ant And The Ferrari.
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Australian athletes enter the Olympic village
Athletes are starting to bed down in London's Olympic Village ahead of next week's opening ceremony. These games will be marked by the use of social media by athletes, giving us a window into the way sportsmen and women think, work and behave at the Games.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Minor parties in Melbourne by-election
There is speculation that Labor will lose the Victorian state seat of Melbourne, which it has held for 104 years, to the Greens on Saturday's by-election. The race is close, and will likely be decided on the preferences of other candidates. Mike Woods takes a look at some of those independents and minor parties who will play a role in Saturday's election.
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Car subsidies are bad economics: Malcolm Bosworth
Ford has announced that it will cut 440 jobs from its Geelong and Broadmeadow plants in Victoria, because of falling demand for large cars. Ford was handed $103 million in January -- including $34 million of Federal money -- to safeguard jobs. So are subsidies to auto manufacturers actually saving any jobs?
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of print media.
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AM with Emily Bourke
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Emily Bourke.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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HSBC faces allegations of money laundering
HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, is facing allegations of extensive money laundering for drug lords and rogue states. The accusations were made during a US Senate hearing, where the bank's top executives were grilled over suspicious transactions worth billions of dollars. Particular attention was turned to the billions of suspicious dollars which were funnelled out of the USA into Mexico via HSBC's Mexican subsidiary. HSBC's head of compliance, David Bagley, has resigned.
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News headlines: James Carleton
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Early stages of the National Food Plan
The Gillard government has released a green paper on the development of Australia's first ever National Food Plan. The paper canvasses a number of challenges, including climate change and the huge spike in food demand when the global population tops nine billion, around the middle of this century.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Aussies arrive at Olympic Village
Australia's 410 athletes have arrived at the Olympic Village in London ahead of next week's Games. It is the smallest team since Barcelona in 1992, but Australian Chef de Mission, Nick Green, is confident that Australia will finish in the top five of the medal tally.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Fire in New Zealand mine
A fire has broken out at the Newmont Waihi gold mine in New Zealand. Thirteen miners have been able to flee the fire, but 15 remain underground.
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David Knox: The Shire
Radio National Breakfast's TV critic, David Knox, takes us through the best and the worst of what's on the box this week.
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India's perception of Australia improves
After a spate of attacks on Indian students in 2009, Australia began to be perceived as a racist country and an unsafe place to visit or study. A new report released today by the University of Melbourne's Australia India Institute has taken a detailed look at the last decade of Australian-Indian relations. It shows that Australia's reputation in India is improving, but argues that there is still plenty more that could be done to attract Indians and Indian investment to Australia.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Sally Whitwell's new album inspired by film music
When Sally Whitwell was asked by ABC Classics to record her second solo album around the concept of film music, a number of scenes and themes jumped into her head. Her new album, titled The Good, The Bad, and the Awkward, features tunes from The Piano, Twin Peaks, Ocean's Eleven, Amelie and, of course, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
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Researchers simulate the common cold virus
Researchers in Melbourne have produced the first 3D image of the common cold virus, which could lead to new drug treatments. The research was carried out to understand how a new Australian drug stops the virus from spreading.
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Qld child protection inquiry begins today
A royal commission-style inquiry into Queensland's child protection services begins today. The $6 million inquiry has been established by the LNP Government to chart the state's child protection system over the next decade. The number of child-protection notifications in Queensland has nearly doubled in the past five years, and more of a third of those involve Indigenous children.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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The Law Report: Julian Assange and the Grand Jury
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is concerned about the possibility of extradition to the USA, where he says a grand jury has been assembled and is waiting to charge him. But what is a grand jury, and should Julian Assange be worried about it?
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Wayne Swan discusses IMF report on global downturn
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its outlook for global growth, warning that Europe's financial crisis and slowing growth in China and India have weakened the world economy. What are the implications of this "precarious" situation for Australia's economy?
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of print media.
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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Bob Carr visits Indonesia
Foreign Minister Bob Carr is on his first official trip to Indonesia. Many hope that the visit will move the Government closer towards resolving the parliamentary deadlock over asylum policy. Bob Carr says Tony Abbott's promise to turn back asylum boats was discussed and warned that a Coalition Government would plunge the bilateral relationship into "crisis" if it defied the wishes of the Indonesians by turning vessels around.
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News headlines: James Carleton
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Alcohol-related violence
Concerns are growing about alcohol-fuelled violence on our streets. Nine days ago, teenager Thomas Kelly died after being hit in Kings Cross. Now two men, including former NRL star Craig Field, have been charged with the death of a 50-year-old man who was hit on the NSW North Coast yesterday.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Euro recovery 'precarious': IMF
The global economic recovery is still at risk as eurozone countries remain in a 'precarious' situation, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF has lowered its global growth forecast for 2013 to 3.9 per cent from the 4.1 per cent prediction it made in April. The latest quarterly report also singled out the risk of political deadlock in the US Congress as a source of uncertainty.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Grattan Institute recommends scrapping Renewable Energy...
The carbon price is pushing up electricity prices, and so too is the drive for more renewable energy in our power mix. Business groups have complained that the Federal Government's Renewable Energy Target -- which has bipartisan support -- is too risky and too costly. It requires electricity companies to deliver about 20 per cent of power from clean sources like wind by 2020. In a new report out today, the Melbourne think tank the Grattan Institute recommends scrapping the RET along with...
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Papers with James Carleton
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Michael 'Dan' Mori on Hicks, Guantanamo and Australia
In 2003, a 38-year-old US Marine lawyer was assigned a case that would change his life and make him a household name in Australia. Major Michael Mori spent the next four years defending David Hicks, and vigorously criticising the military tribunal system that saw him jailed and convicted at Guantanamo Bay as an enemy combatant. His advocacy was a thorn in the side of the then Bush administration, and here in Australia he led a protest march in support of Hicks to the office of then foreign...
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The Health Report's Norman Swan
Are patients getting the care they need from their GPs and in local hospitals? A landmark Australian study has found that most of them are not. Nearly half of patients surveyed were found not to be getting 'appropriate care'. The findings have been published in today's Medical Journal of Australia.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Mass punctures in Tour de France
The Tour de France has been marked by mass punctures, after spectators threw nails and tacks on the road. French Police say they have opened an investigation into how the sharp objects were scattered onto the circuit. Dozens of cyclists, including Australia's Cadel Evans, suffered punctures and lost time. In a moment of great sportsmanship, race leader Bradley Wiggins called a halt to racing to allow Cadel Evans and others catch up.
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Album of the week - Grand Salvo: Slay Me in My Sleep
Grand Salvo is Melbourne solo artist Paddy Mann's alter ego. His previous five albums have garnered critical and underground praise, and it could be easily said that there is a "Grand Salvo" style that is easily recognisable. Stark, cinematic and delicate would be words used to try and capture the marvellously precise sound that Mann has created. While finely produced, it is far from over-produced, sounding raw and unrehearsed and prefect at the same time.
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Olympic Committee rejects calls for silence honouring...
The International Olympic Committee has rejected calls to hold a one minute silence at the opening ceremony of the London games in honour of the eleven Israelis killed at the Munich Olympics. On 5 September 1972, Palestinian terrorists broke in to the Olympic Village, holding athletes and coaches hostage. Calls to honour those killed have been backed by a number of nations, including the Australian Parliament.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Sydney's Garden Island to host cruise ships
Garden Island could become Sydney's new international gateway after the Federal Government announced the inner city naval base will host an increased number of visiting cruise ships. In doing so, the Government has ignored the findings of an independent review that argued the Navy's requirements were "essentially incompatible" with those of cruise operators. Three supersized liners will be allowed to dock in the upcoming cruising season, and another three next year.
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Labor and Greens go head to head in Melbourne by-election
This Saturday, the electorate of Melbourne will go to the polls in a state by-election. There are 16 candidates, but it is a two horse race between Labor and the Greens. It will be the first test of the Green-Labor divide which has opened up over the past week. The federal seat of Melbourne was won by Adam Bandt and the Federal Greens in 2010, and analysts are tipping they are about to repeat that success at state level.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Monday Finance with Sheryle Bagwell
Preview of the week ahead in business and finance.
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Calls for increased funding of legal aid
The cost of justice has never been cheap. But increasingly, Australians are being priced out of the legal system because of the chronic underfunding of free legal services. According to lobby group Community Law Australia, there is a 'crisis in access to the legal system'. Representing around 200 community legal centres, the group will launch a campaign outside the High Court this morning in Canberra. It wants an extra $48 million from the federal government.
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Olympic posters on show in Melbourne
Cities and countries have always used the Olympic games as an opportunity to market themselves, often using well-known artists to design Olympic posters. An exhibition featuring more than 100 Olympic posters has gone on display in Melbourne, as we near the opening of the 2012 London Olympics.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Finance preview with Sheryle Bagwell
A brief preview of what's coming up in Monday Finance.
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Tacks cause havoc in Tour de France
French Police say they have opened an investigation into how nails and tacks got onto the road on which the Tour de France was taking place. The end of the 191 kilometre 14th stage race was dramatic, with dozens of cyclists - including Cadel Evans - suffering punctures. Race leader Bradley Wiggins deliberately called a halt to racing to allow Cadel Evans to catch up to the pack after he changed his tyres.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Music from album of the week: Jess Ribeiro
Another track from Australian artist Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collector's new album My Little River.
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Michael Long opens NT AFL academy
The Northern Territory has long been known for producing some of the most exciting talent in the AFL, and one of the Territory's most famous sons is former Essendon premiership star Michael Long.
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Correspondent's report: Swimming in the Thames
With Britain's intelligence agencies under pressure, they may not have the time or the manpower to enforce a new London law -- the banning of swimming in the river Thames.
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Poor managers
Senior Treasury official David Gruen provoked a storm this week when he cited new research that blamed Australia's poor productivity performance on mediocre management practices.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Long line to nowhere
The new series of marine reserves proposed around the country, including one taking up most of the Coral Sea, are a win for environmental groups, but it does come at a cost.
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Darrel Lea update
Darrell Lea was placed into voluntary administration on Tuesday amid fears it was in deep financial distress and fans have turned to social media to voice their support.
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Legal cuts
The Queensland LNP government has announced it is planning to deal with repeat young offenders by sending them to boot camp under a two year trial.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Kings Cross transport: Clover Moore
Another key ingredient in violence in late night areas of Sydney is transport to get people out of Kings Cross after midnight.
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King hit tragedy
Police in NSW say they're close to arresting the man responsible for the death of 18-year-old Thomas Kelly in Sydney's Kings Cross on the weekend. Thomas died after an unprovoked king-hit by a stranger.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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London underground
This week the London Underground was put through an Olympic stress test in preparation for the millions of visitors expected in the capital for the Games.
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Science with Chris Smith: Truth and lies
It's long being claimed by those in the game of detecting dishonesty that people tend to look in one direction when they are being honest and a different direction when they are lying.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Olympic security
The British government has denied security for the Olympics has been compromised after confirming it will deploy additional military troops for the London games.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Movie Time with Jason Di Rosso: Hysteria
This week sees the release of Hysteria, a film set in Victorian times about the invention of the vibrator, and Not Suitable For Children, a new Australian comedy starring Ryan Kwanten which flips the idea of the girl with the ticking biological clock -- it's about a bloke who gets clucky.
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A Chorus Line
In 1975 a small musical opened off Broadway, about a group of dancers auditioning to be in a musical. It was called A Chorus Line and yes, it was a hit.
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CFA Fiskville cancer report
Victoria's Country Fire Authority has admitted that it exposed workers and volunteers to hazardous chemicals at its Fiskville training base in the 1970s and '80s.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Rolling Stones 50th
Today marks 50 years since the Rolling Stones performed their first live gig on the stage of the famous Marquee club in London
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Dean Jones turns golf pro
Former cricketer Dean Jones, who played 52 tests and 164 one-dayers for Australia in the 1980s and 90s, is now about to turn pro-golfer.
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Biosecurity pineapples
Biosecurity Australia has defended its decision to allow the importation of fresh pineapples from Malaysia.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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FIFA corruption
The World Soccer ruling body FIFA has been hit by another damaging corruption scandal.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Labor-Greens tensions: Simon Crean
The brawl this week between Labor and the Greens over preferences and values is coming to a head in the state seat of Melbourne.
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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Flu season
If you've already had the flu this season then you know it's one which is particularly hard to shake.
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News headlines: James Carleton
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Spain austerity
Spain has announced further austerity measures overnight, consisting of sweeping tax rises and spending cuts.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Afghanistan education
Education is the key to elevating more Afghan women into leadership positions, and now one university in Australia is fostering its own links with Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan women
Earlier this week we heard about Australia's one billion dollar pledge in aid money to Afghanistan.
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Victoria by-election
The Australian newspaper is claiming that internal ALP polling suggests that Victoria's Labor party is set to lose a key inner Melbourne seat to the Greens at an upcoming by-election, due to the toxicity of Julia Gillard and federal Labor.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Lone Pine
We all know the story of the campaign at Gallipoli, but perhaps less well known is the four day battle at the heart of the Anzac legend, the Battle for Lone Pine.
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Defence abuse report: Jim Molan
Decades of allegations of sexual abuse are there for all to read with the full release of the the DLA Piper review into abuse allegations in the Defence Force.
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NSW drug court
Workers within the juvenile justice sector in New South Wales continue to be mystified as to why the NSW government axed the Youth Drug and Alcohol Court last week.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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China GDP
Chinese trade data out yesterday revealed imports are now cooling faster than exports, pointing to weaker domestic demand.
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Queensland environment
In Queensland, conservationists are worried the LNP government is on a mission to water down or abandon hard fought environmental protections.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of print media.
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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Washington update
Four months out from the US presidential elections and President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck and neck in the polls.
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News headlines: James Carleton
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Imagine cup
Yesterday, 106 inventions from 75 different countries were on show in Sydney, including a mobile phone that turns into a stethoscope, gloves that translate sign language into spoken word, and an app that can check the quality of your drinking water.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Darrell Lea
Yesterday, the iconic confectionary company Darrell Lea was placed into voluntary administration, putting at risk the jobs of its 700 workers across its Sydney-based manufacturing facility and its 69 retail stores.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Ice cube telescope
When a star explodes, billions of neutrinos are sent through the universe -- they have no mass and pass straight through Earth as if it wasn't there.
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Arnhem tourism plan
Plans are underway to create a new economy across Arnhem Land, through an ambitious new tourism program which will take small groups to experience the natural wonders and ancient Aboriginal culture of the region.
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TV Tonight with David Knox: Boss
US TV drama Boss follows Chicago Mayor Tom Kane -- he's corrupt, he's ruthless and he's keeping a secret:
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Afghanistan aid and honour killings
This week, Australia pledged one billion dollars to Afghanistan as part of a 16 billion dollar development aid package from 70 countries.
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Latest headlines
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Fell from the sky
On Christmas Eve 1971, a small plane travelling over Peru flew into a storm, was struck by lightning and went into a nose-dive, crashing in dense jungle.
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Pineapple update
Australia's 70 million dollar a year pineapple industry is waging a last ditch battle to stop the importation of fresh pineapples from Malaysia.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Digital magazines
Like newspapers, the rise in online has seen a fall in the print circulation of women's magazines.
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Are asylum seekers 'un-Christian'?
Tony Abbott continues to be dogged by questions about his promise to turn around asylum vessels if the Coalition wins next year's election
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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Victorian TAFE closure
Swinburne University of Technology is to close its Lilydale campus in Melbourne's north east, blaming large cuts to Victoria's TAFE budget.
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The Law Report: Olympic surveillance
A group of London residents are trying to stop the government placing surface to air missiles on top of their apartment block during the Olympics, saying it could make them a target for attacks and breaches their human rights.
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Incomes up during GFC
Although the Labor government has largely weathered the GFC unscathed, they have got little credit from the voters for avoiding a recession.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Music from our Album of the Week: Jess Ribeiro
Taking influence from Karen Dalton, Cat Power, Neil Young and Johnny Cash, My Little River, the debut album from Jess Ribeiro and the Bone Collectors is our current album of the week.
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Equestrian selection controvorsey
In the countdown to the London Olympics, an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport by Hayley Beresford to be included to the country's dressage team has failed.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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The Health Report's Norman Swan: Medical conferences
Medical conferences are an industry within the medical profession, with thousands held in exotic locations every year
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Chap Olympiad
Over the weekend Britain's Chap Olympiad was held. It's a celebration of English Eccentricity, where people compete for the much-prized title of 'Chap Champion', and the fabled 'Golden Cravat.'
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Timor election
In peaceful elections over the weekend, East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's party has won the country's parliamentary elections, but has fallen short of reaching a majority.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Atlas Iron to pay no mining tax
Atlas Iron has become the first Australian iron ore miner to officially declare it will pay no mining tax in the short term, due to falling commodity prices and tax deductions.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Labor-Greens stoush: Adam Bandt
A growing number of senior Labor figures are lining up to attack the Greens, calling on the Party machine to dump its policy of automatically preferencing them ahead of the Coalition.
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of print media.
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Monday Finance with Sheryle Bagwell
Preview of the week ahead in business and finance.
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Labor-Greens stoush: Joel Fitzgibbon
The deadlock over asylum seeker policy has brought to the surface simmering tensions between the ALP and its partner in minority Government, the Greens.
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El Nino fears
Our weather bureau says there are now strong indications an El Nino pattern will return in coming months, leading to a higher chance of drier conditions in parts of Australia
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Finance preview with Sheryle Bagwell
A brief preview of what's coming up in Monday Finance.
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South Sudan's first year
Today marks the first anniversary of the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation, but there's little room for celebration as food prices soar dramatically.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Construction industry collapses
A spate of construction industry failures has put thousands of sub-contracting businesses at risk and stopped urgent public infrastructure projects. Two state governments are caught up in the collapses and are under pressure to rescue the small sub-contractors. But that would set a costly precedent for major building projects across the country involving public-private-partnerships.
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Correspondents Report: Matt Brown
Matt Brown, the ABC's Indonesia Correspondent, is about to take up a new posting in the Middle East. His last assignment in Jakarta was to reflect on his posting for RN's Correspondents Report. Matt looked back much further -- casting his eye back 60 years to the nation's first Islamist leaders.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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FIFA introducing goal-line tech: Andy Harper
FIFA, football's global governing body, has announced it will introduce 'goal-line technology' at the Club World Cup in December. The decision comes in the wake of several controversial results and will use a combination of 'Hawk Eye' and 'GoalRef' systems.
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Music from our Album of the Week
A track from our album of the week, We Keep the Beat, Found the Sound, See the Need, Start the Heart by Jonathan Boulet. This track is called 'Boneyard Home.'
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Stopping preventable child deaths: Anthony Lake
Despite huge leaps forward in the last half century, 21,000 children under five die every day -- mostly from a lack of the most basic needs. Anthony Lake, the global head of UNICEF, says it is a 'moral obscenity.' He's in Australia for the OECD's annual meeting of foreign aid and international development organisations.
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New Tour de France doping allegations: Phil Liggett
While he might not be riding in this year's Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is still in the headlines. A Dutch newspaper claims that five of his former teammates have confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs while riding in Armstrong's team. Four of the riders involved are racing in this year's Tour and they have all denied the allegations. Stage six of the Tour begins tonight.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Qld government cuts spending on disabilities
The Queensland government has the lowest per capita expenditure on people with disabilities, and new restrictions have been placed on a key funding program for families who care for those with a disability. It also won't join the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme. Critics say the Newman government is targeting some of the most vulnerable people in the state.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Turning boats back unlikely to work: Adm. Chris Barrie
On Wednesday the Navy performed another rescue. HMAS Leeuwin and HMAS Wollongong pulled 162 asylum seekers out of the water after receiving a distress call from a vessel that was only 50nm from the Indonesian coast. It has led to claims that people smugglers are using the RAN as a 'roadside assistance service' because they know the Navy will respond if lives are at risk at sea.
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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Major cuts to British Army: Maj. Gen. Tim Cross
In the UK the government has announced major cuts to the British Army. In what the press has described as the lowest level 'since the Napoleonic wars,' 17 major units will be axed as part of an overall reduction in troop numbers from 102,000 to 82,000. Critics say the army cannot possibly retain its capabilities after such deep cuts.
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News headlines: James Carleton
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Science with Chris Smith: Nanotherapy
The latest news from the world of science with Chris Smith.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Movie Time with Julie Rigg: Spider-Man and The King is...
This week Julie looks at the new instalment from the Spider-Man franchise, The Amazing Spider-Man, and a film from Dutch-Australian film-maker Rolf de Heer, The King is Dead.
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Food for thought: Michael Pollan
Working out what food to eat, how much to eat, what it's made of and where it came from can be confusing to say the least. More and more consumers have been shifting to organic and local produce, but according to food author and journalist Michael Pollan the issue is much more complicated than that.
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ACMA to oversee Greens media test: Scott Ludlum
Yesterday seven media companies sent a letter to the federal government urging it to reject any move to impose a public interest test for media mergers and acquisitions. A notable absentee from that list was Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood. The government will announce its media policy in six weeks but last Friday the Greens introduced a private member's bill which would impose a public interest test on media ownership.
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Latest from the papers with James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of the print media.
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Panel - Gender on the agenda
A recent article in the Atlantic by Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter has raised the notion that women can't have it all. She, and many other high-profile, high-achieving feminists, have brought this issue to the fore in gender discussions. Among other things, Slaughter has called for more flexible hours and work schedules to match school timetables. Our panel to discuss this is three women from three generations.
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Latest sport with Warwick Hadfield
Sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Anglesea residents worried about Alcoa health impacts
The Victorian government is being accused of putting the health of residents of the town of Anglesea at risk. Locals are upset that the state government has allowed Alcoa to continue to burn coal at its aluminium smelter at nearby Port Henry. The plant was due to close until a federal-state bailout was announced last week.
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Rate cuts provide foundation for short-term housing...
Economists say the Reserve Bank's rate cuts this year have been having the desired effect. Retail sales are up for the fifth month in a row. Building approvals climbed 10 per cent in May and house prices have rebounded across the country. But experts warn that the strong housing growth of the past may not return any time soon.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Latest headlines: James Carleton
What's in the newspapers? A daily wrap of print media.
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AM with Tony Eastley
The ABC's daily morning current affairs program hosted by Tony Eastley.
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Finance with Alicia Barry
The latest finance news here and abroad with Alicia Barry
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Barclays boss was unaware of LIBOR fixing
Bob Diamond, the former chief executive of Barclays bank, has faced the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee in London. Diamond said the actions of some of his traders were 'wrong' and 'reprehensible' and he also claimed that he was unaware of the rate fixing that went on under him.
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News headlines: James Carleton
What's in the newspapers?
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Higgs Boson discovery: Greg Landsberg
Scientists have finally discovered the particle referred to as Higgs Boson. The name refers to the final particle in the standard model of physics and its discovery was announced yesterday by physicists at CERN, near Geneva. The findings came from two research teams, CMS and ATLAS, who each worked independently on the project.
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Sport: Warwick Hadfield
The latest sports news with Warwick Hadfield.
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Music from our Album of the Week
A track from our album of the week, We Keep the Beat, Found the Sound, See the Need, Start the Heart by Jonathan Boulet. This track is called 'Trounce.'
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Papers with James Carleton
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