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Perth MusicBurger King's poor taste 'Whopper virgins'
3pointsFAST-food giant Burger King has been attacked for a new ad campaign featuring "whopper virgins" - poor villagers in remote parts of the world who have never tasted burgers.
Sick children given wrong chemo amounts
2pointsSouth Australia's health minister is under pressure to resign, following a second cancer treatment bungle at Adelaide's Women's and Children's hospital.
MP sorry he gave photos to media
2pointsA Labor backbencher has apologised for photographing a man who threatened to torch himself and for selling the photographs to the media. [What do people think - is this really something to be outraged about - see Inquistr link below]
Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists
1pointsA revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim.
Qantas and BA meger touted
1pointsFederal Treasurer Wayne Swan says any merger between Qantas and British Airways would need to be examined by the Government's Foreign Investment Review Board before he makes a final decision.
Critical patient flown interstate bc of no beds!
1pointsA WOMAN critically injured in a car crash had to be flown to Queensland for treatment as not one New South Wales hospital could treat her.
Year in detention 'excessive'
1pointsDISSENTERS have broken away from a parliamentary group investigating Australia's immigration detention policy, arguing for more dramatic change including legal rights for detainees and a one-month cap on detention.
Rates on track for 44-year low
1pointsTHE Reserve Bank board is expected to cut interest rates by 1 percentage point today and to follow up with a series of aggressive cuts that will take home mortgage rates to their lowest level since Robert Menzies was prime minister.
Proof That God Exists?
1pointsApparently, we’re seeing Venus, Jupiter and a thin three-day-old crescent moon. What the photo doesn’t show, though, is how amazingly bright all three appear against the stars in the sky.
Emergency department reforms 'daft'
1pointsEMERGENCY specialists have attacked as risky and dangerous plans to allow only patients assessed as being the most seriously ill to see them and to divert other patients to GP-led hospital clinics.
PM targets education inequality with $1bn handout
1pointsKEVIN Rudd will identify the nation's 1500 poorest-performing schools and flood them with $1.1 billion over the next five years in a front-on attack on inequality of access to education.
Planes organised for those stranded in Thailand
1pointsQantas says it will operate a special service from Phuket to Singapore tomorrow night to rescue Australian tourists stranded in Thailand.
Will the architect's death bury his dream?
1pointsJOERN UTZON lived surrounded by mementos of the masterpiece he created but never saw. Tacked to his living room wall in his apartment near Copen-hagen was the design for the Sydney Opera House's Utzon Room tapestry.
Up to 26 Australians still trapped in Mumbai: Smit
1pointsForeign Minister Stephen Smith says around 26 Australians may be trapped in Mumbai hotels as the fighting between terrorists and Indian commandos continues at locations around the city.
Mumbai terror attacks: Who could be behind them?
1pointsSome six hours after the attack on Mumbai began on Wednesday night, Indian media organisations received an e-mail from an unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen claiming responsibility for the deadly, well-planned operation.
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