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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Suu Kyi says elections won't be free
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the country's landmark elections will not be free or fair.
PM says Abbott trying to sucker women in
PM Gillard says Abbott has no intention of subsidising the cost of nannies and is trying to suck women in.
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Record landslide
Labor was always going to lose, and in the end the entire state of Queensland jumped on the LNP bandwagon.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
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Tamworth Airport to Benefit from Increased Security
The Gillard Labor Government has delivered $650,000 to boost security for New England residents and passengers travelling through Tamworth Airport. Tamworth Airport will benefit from the Government's $200 million Strengthening Aviation Security Initiative, a national investment to strengthen domestic and international aviation security against new and emerging threats. The grant is being provided to the Tamworth Regional Council.
Dysfunctional Dick
Labor backbencher Dick Adams left school at 15 and was illiterate well into his twenties.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Little psycho
A child with callous unemotional traits could grow up to be a psychopath.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
The other side of Huawei
Although far from a homogeneous entity, the Chinese Communist Party owns and controls key sectors of the country's economy, and its ties with Huawei are a strong indication it considers the telco 'one of its own'. 30 Mar 2012 9:25 PM
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SA parly to look into wind power
The South Australian parliament will investigate the social, health and economic impacts of wind farms.
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Proving innocence
Betty Anne Waters became a lawyer to prove that her brother had been wrongfully convicted of murder.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Future bright for model in the making
Kirsty Thatcher is one step closer to becoming the next Miranda Kerr after being named the Queensland winner of the Dolly Model Search 2012 . 
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Liberal senator loses battle with cancer
LIBERAL senator Judith Adams has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 68.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Dame Dench
Judi Dench was bewitched by India during the making of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Tamworth Airport to Benefit from Increased Security
The Gillard Labor Government has delivered $650,000 to boost security for New England residents and passengers travelling through Tamworth Airport. Tamworth Airport will benefit from the Government's $200 million Strengthening Aviation Security Initiative, a national investment to strengthen domestic and international aviation security against new and emerging threats. The grant is being provided to the Tamworth Regional Council.
Increasing Security at Wagga Wagga Airport
The Gillard Labor Government has delivered $650,000 to boost security for passengers at one of Australia's busiest regional airports. The Government's funding will allow airports like Wagga Wagga to be able to provide passenger screening for larger aircraft from 1 July 2012. The grant is being provided to the Wagga Wagga City Council.
'Abbott needs personal politics lesson'
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has again shown he needs a lesson in "personal politics 101" after making inappropriate remarks for a second time in a week, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon says.
The danger of the 'surplus we had to have'
There's wisdom in building budget reserves for a rainy day, but trying to get there too quickly will only cause damage ? and in the face of uncertain commodity price forecasts, both sides of politics face a terrible dilemma. 29 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
Little ray of sunshine
Australians need to carefully balance their sun exposure, because too little or too much can be bad for your health.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Aristocrat expects improvement over 2012
Aristocrat will focus on building its foothold in regulated online markets.
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Very high radiation in Japan reactor
One of Japan's crippled nuclear reactors still has fatally high radiation levels.
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Tissue culture
Pioneering bio-artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr use biotechnology to create semi-living artwork.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Woodley at the circus
A fearful Woodley backs out of a circus juggling act involving machetes.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Days that changed our lives
Significant ABC archival footage, such as the 1970 Melbourne Moratorium, is unveiled for a new life online.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
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Australian dollar recovers from 10-week low
Local unit gains but traders warn it could be heading back to parity. 30 Mar 2012 12:43 PM
Top dog
Reintroducing dingoes into the Australian landscape may help protect our diminishing biodiversity.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Review: Lenovo IdeaPad Z570
A well-built all-rounder and our new A-list laptop.
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A Separation
The story of an Iranian middle-class suburban family has Israelis flocking to the cinema.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Keeping our fisheries strong- The Hon. Joe Ludwig - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Gillard Government has this month begun a review of two Commonwealth fisheries policies central to the sustainability of Australia's fisheries. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, said that Australia has some of the best managed fisheries in the world. 'That's why the Gillard Government has initiated reviews of the `Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines (2007)' and the 'Commonwealth Policy on Fisheries Bycatch (2000)'.
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AFP joins British police in News Corp investigation
Amid pay TV allegations, link made to hacking probe. 29 Mar 2012 4:23 AM
Wing and a prayer
Follow the incredible life and love cycles of two critically endangered Carnaby cockatoos.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Misunderstood medium
Many Australian businesses create a firestorm on social media or simply mistake it for 'party' media.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/bestof/
Swan threatens to axe Govt spending
Treasurer Wayne Swan is threatening to protect the budget surplus by taking the axe to government programs.
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