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Wednesday, 08 October 2008

Another Qantas scare leaves passengers seriously injured  Comments

Qantas A330 and QF72's flight path | AAP

7/10/2008 7:52:00 PM. Up to 40 people have been injured in another mid-air scare for Qantas which has forced an emergency landing in Western Australia.

If people have had hits on the head or have been hit by flying objects... you don't know whether it could be a spinal or neurological issue. RFDS public affairs director Lesleigh Green

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Three scientists win Nobel Physics Prize  Comments

7/10/2008 9:36:20 PM. Japan's Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu of the US have won the Nobel Physics Prize for work on fundamental particles of matter.

The model unifies the smallest building blocks of all matter and three of nature's four forces in one single theory. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Yoichiro Nambu's winning theory

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Britt was on medication, Dale Lapthorne admits  Comments

Britt Lapthorne | Facebook

7/10/2008 8:59:00 PM. The father of missing Australian woman Britt Lapthorne admits his daughter was on medication the night she went missing, which could have made her more intoxicated than she thought.

Others have said she bought very few drinks that night, so why would she be so intoxicated? It's very strange. Britt's father, Dale Lapthorne

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Obama labelled 'terrorist' at McCain rally  Comments

Barack Obama | AAP

7/10/2008 8:41:00 PM. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been labelled a terrorist at a rally for his Republican rival John McCain, while supporters at a rally for Sarah Palin have called for Obama to be killed.

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Opposition to keep a close eye on $20 billion Building Australia Fund  Comments

Construction crane | Getty

7/10/2008 8:38:00 PM. It's claimed the $20 billion Building Australia Fund will improve major cities and lift national productivity but the Opposition says funding guidelines will need to be closely monitored.

Given the sorry record of state Labor governments with infrastructure projects...great scrutiny will need to be applied. Shadow infrastructure minister Andrew Robb

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RBA's massive rate cut 'won't be enough'  Comments

Interest rates houses | AAP

7/10/2008 8:17:00 PM. It is feared today's massive interest rate cut still won't be enough to kick start Australia's ailing property market.

There's not enough money to go around and lenders aren't renewing their loans to developers...that could leave a real hole in housing and job numbers. Aaron Gadiel from the Urban Task Force

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environment

Government standing firm on green energy promise  Comments

Martin Ferguson | AAP

7/10/2008 3:12:00 PM. The federal government has rejected calls to dump its promise to have 20 per cent of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2020.

The government's got a commitment to introduce a renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020 and we will remain committed to it. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson

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Sport

Storm issue apology for judiciary saga...sort of  Comments

Craig Bellamy and David Gallop | AAP

7/10/2008 6:46:00 PM. Melbourne has issued a statement regarding Craig Bellamy and CEO Brian Waldron fiery post-match outburst after the Storm's preliminary final win over the Sharks, but have stopped short of apologising for questioning the judiciary's integrity.

At no stage did I intend to question the integrity of the judiciary Craig Bellamy

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Kewell's a slight chance of playing: Verbeek  

Pim Verbeek and Harry Kewell | AAP

7/10/2008 6:40:00 PM. Injuries are set to rob Australia of three overseas-based stars for next week's World Cup football qualifier against Qatar in Brisbane, but Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek was confident he still had sufficient quality in his squad.

Harry has special qualities...so if there's any chance he can do a job for us on Wednesday I will take that chance Pim Verbeek

 

McGain's Test dream still alive despite injury  

Bryce McGain | Getty

7/10/2008 5:47:00 PM. Leg-spinner Bryce McGain says his Test dream remains alive despite the injury which ended his Indian tour.

I'm confident I'll be back bowling well after my rehab... Bryce McGain, Aussie spinner

 

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Victoria Beckham rubs bird poo on her face  Comments

Victoria Beckham | AAP

7/10/2008 10:04:00 PM. Victoria Beckham uses bird faeces to keep her skin clear, rubbing a £100 cream made from nightingale droppings on her face.

She tried it and loved how great her skin looked. She also uses a cream derived from nightingale poo at home. Source close to Beckham

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opinion

PM should defend the people, not the banks  Comments

Kevin Rudd | AAP

7/10/2008 9:38:00 AM. Kevin Rudd has been out justifying the right of the banks to absorb today's rate cut, instead of passing it on. But record profits still rolling in, Alan Jones argues the PM should be going in to bat for us.

We do need a stable banking environment, but how much profit do the banks need to bleed out of consumers and small business? Alan Jones

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Welfare addiction and the politics of stupidity  Comments

Pregnancy | Getty

3/10/2008 1:48:00 PM. Alan Jones has had a lot to say about Australia's welfare addiction this week, but he thinks this example sums it up.

In this economic climate the time has come to lower the boom on expectations... Alan Jones

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