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I may go it alone, ponders Wilkie

27 Aug 10 | THE new Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie is holding open the prospect of aligning himself with neither of the two big parties as he prepares to take a key crossbench seat in federal Parliament.

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GetUp! open to limits on donations

27 Aug 10 | THE left-leaning advocacy group GetUp! would welcome limits on its ability to raise money from unions and other groups as part of a reform package for political donations being negotiated between the Coalition and Labor and three key independents.

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Howard's men and Hawker to advise

27 Aug 10 | AFTER a bout of confusion yesterday, the Liberal Party agreed that two of John Howard's former advisers will advise the three independents on behalf of the Coalition about possible reforms to Parliament, including options for changes to cabinet.

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Gillard and Abbott await dealer's turn in negotiation game

27 Aug 10 | THE fate of who governs Australia hinges on two seats: Corangamite in Victoria, and Brisbane in Queensland.

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Some truth to 'danger' warning

27 Aug 10 | THE rules requiring incoming government briefings stay secret until the election result is known were not designed for the hung parliament situation with which Australia is grappling, a legal expert has warned.

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Coalition plan for rental vouchers

27 Aug 10 | HOME owners and renters struggling to pay bills would be handed vouchers under the Coalition's housing policy, potentially marking a radical shift away from state-provided accommodation to direct subsidies of private home ownership.

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Campaign leaves both parties strapped for cash

27 Aug 10 | IF WE have to go through all this again, and another election is called in the next couple of months, Australians can expect the second federal election campaign of 2010 to be even more muted than the first one.

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Closures of disabled homes 'too slow'

27 Aug 10 | THE NSW Ombudsman has criticised the government for failing to close institutions housing the disabled, which it promised to do more than a decade ago.

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Hogan's travel ban draconian, say experts

27 Aug 10 | AUSTRALIA is a police state which makes the Soviet Union look attractive, according to Paul Hogan's Californian talent agent, who expressed outrage that the tax commissioner has barred his client from leaving Australia.

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System failed disabled woman who died at 26

27 Aug 10 | THE state coroner has launched a scathing attack on health and disability services in remote NSW, holding the under-resourced and fragmented system partly responsible for the death of a woman with cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

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Treasury stymies reform in developer levy fight

27 Aug 10 | THE state government's plan to revisit its decision to slash developer levies is in doubt, and Treasury is believed to be stalling on proposals before cabinet.

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Leaders unite to pay respects to fallen soldier

27 Aug 10 | JULIA GILLARD and Tony Abbott put political negotiations aside yesterday to pay their respects to the 18th Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan.

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Coalition refuses to 'tug forelock like Gillard'

27 Aug 10 | THE Coalition has dismissed the complaints of three independents about its election costings and declared it will not be told what to do in return for the numbers to form government.

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Facebook failed to tell police about paedophiles

27 Aug 10 | FACEBOOK management failed repeatedly to reveal the activity of an international child pornography syndicate operating on their site and ignored continuing admissions by one of the ring's Australian members. |

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Hogan grounded over tax dispute

26 Aug 10 | Actor Paul Hogan is said to be "stunned" and "disappointed" after being prevented from leaving Australia because of his tax affairs.

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Delay alert: winds close Sydney Airport runways

26 Aug 10 | Travellers using Sydney Airport have been warned to expect delays over the next 24 hours after strong winds forced the closure of two runways.

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Howard's former adviser helps independents

26 Aug 10 | John Howard's former chief of staff, political strategist and Coalition adviser Graeme Morris, will advise the three country independents about reforming parliament, including options for a unity cabinet. |

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Abbott reverts to type

26 Aug 10 | Just 48 hours after declaring he wanted a ''kinder, gentler polity,'' a much more familiar Tony Abbott, the political scrapper, roared back to life. |

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Greens' son to be sentenced for dealing cannabis

26 Aug 10 | Greens federal Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon has supported her eldest son in court as he awaits sentence for possession of and dealing with more than $290,000 worth of cannabis. |

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Baby 'Bridget' alive when abandoned: police

26 Aug 10 | A newborn baby found dead in a box in Sydney's inner west a week ago may have been alive for 24 hours, police say. The baby, posthumously named Bridget, after Saint Bridget of Kildare, was found in a black cardboard gift box in a garden of a unit in Strathfield.

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