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Perth MusicObama wins
1pointsHuffington 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
1pointsThe 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
1pointsVeteran 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
1pointsThere 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
1points130 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
1pointsFormer Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh criticises Rudd's handling of the leaked Bush phone call.
Urgent call for Christmas presents
1pointsRonald 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
1pointsAUSTRALIAN 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
1pointsTreasurer 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.
1pointsThanks 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
1pointsLast 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
1pointsWith 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
1pointsThe 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.
1up Solutions for the economy
1pointsRethinking economics and assessing how we are only really delaying the inevitable when it comes to economics and change.
Free Advertising for Crime and Tradgedy
1pointsThis is an exploration of what types of news are reported and how our it advertises the a specific type of information which can misconstrue our perceptions of society.
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