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Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
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The former Midnight Oil frontman has been stripped of a key element of his environment portfolio, losing responsibility for energy efficiency, which now becomes part of the climate change department.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has intervened to help workers caught up in the government's axed insulation program.
New Zealand says it will join Australia in seeking international legal action against Japan over its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic if negotiations fail to produce a diplomatic solution.
Federal Employment Minister Julia Gillard can understand concerns about minimum-hour rules affecting teenagers working after school.
Food labelling standards in Australia are misleading consumers about the conditions of local farm animals, says a leading animal rights group.
The Northern Territory Outback site is moving closer to becoming the home of Australia's first national nuclear waste dump.
Scientists are "improving society", the majority of Australians believe.
All nine of the Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians on Gallipoli are set to go on tour.
The cost of doing nothing to relieve traffic congestion in Australia's capital cities would almost double to $20 billion.
Pastoralists say a government plan to cull 350,000 camels over four years won't even deal with the expected natural increase in numbers.