Filmmakers charged over gunplay

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Posted 30 days, 5 hours ago by Bronwen

Four Melbourne filmmakers have been charged on summons after a passer-by mistook their theatrical gunplay for a real-life drama.

Obama first Black President

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Posted 30 days, 20 hours ago by Nksagar

2008-11-05 06:06:22 - Democrats back to power especially from those states of 2004,with ease pass magic number of 270 electoral vote threshhold to give Democrat Barack Obama,Illinois Senator,the ultimate choice of more than hundred million voters

Obama wins

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Posted 30 days, 22 hours ago by Bronwen

Huffington Op-ed: In America's journey toward a more just and truly democratic society, tonight is another milestone. And not just because the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas is now President-Elect.

Sea Change for Politics as We Know It

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Posted 31 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

The 2008 race for the White House that comes to an end on Tuesday fundamentally upended the way presidential campaigns are fought in the US.

Veteran ABC journo faces decade in prison

1points
Posted 31 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

Veteran ABC journalist Peter Lloyd faces 10 years in jail after saying he would plead guilty to drug charges in Singapore, with a more serious charge of drug trafficking dropped yesterday.

Pressure mounts for banks to pass on rates cut

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Posted 31 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

There is growing pressure on all the big banks to pass on yesterday's 0.75 of a percentage point Reserve Bank interest rate cut.

United States presidential election underway

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Posted 31 days, 4 hours ago by IanBailey

130 million Americans go to the polls today to elect, if the polls are correct, their first black President - Barack Obama

PM's office 'amateurish' on leaked phone call

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Posted 31 days, 5 hours ago by IanBailey

Former Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh criticises Rudd's handling of the leaked Bush phone call.

Urgent call for Christmas presents

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Posted 31 days, 18 hours ago by cookie2

Ronald McDonald House is joining forces with Camp Quality, the Starlight Children's Founation and CanTeen to host a Christmas ExtravagANZa on Sunday, 16 November... BUT WE NEED YOUR PRESENTS!

Murky statistics cloud slump in house prices

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Posted 32 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

AUSTRALIAN house prices are officially falling faster than at any time since the 1970s, but the collapse may not be all it seems.

All options on table to keep growth strong: Swan

1points
Posted 32 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Government will put all options "on the table" to prevent Australia's economic growth sliding into negative territory.

Perth, Third Most Liveable City In The World.

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Posted 32 days, 22 hours ago by teddlesruss

Thanks to Rupert Murdoch's Boyer lecture, found this by digging around a bit. Perth is the third most liveable city in the world, Melbourne takes number one spot, and Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide are tied for 8th place.

FaceBook Virgin Airlines Fiasco

1points
Posted 33 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

Last week Virgin got a lot of publicity for firing ‘13 flight attendants for criticising the airline’s flight safety standards and describing its passengers as “chavs” on a social networking website’.

Indications point to win by Obama

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Posted 33 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

With the US presidential election just a breath away, Democrat Barack Obama is holding an average lead of 6 percentage points over Republican John McCain, according to Bloomberg.

Australian govt blamed for national security error

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Posted 33 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

The Australian opposition says the government is responsible for a national security blunder because of a newspaper report about a conversation between the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the US President.

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