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No death penalty for Bali bombmaker
INDONESIAN prosecutors have asked for life in prison rather than a death sentence for Umar Patek, the alleged Bali bombmaker.
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Coalition to keep up the chase
LABOR says Craig Thomson has bought himself “breathing space”, but the opposition has vowed to continue its pursuit of the embattled MP.
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Labor's boatpeople forecasts fall short
LABOR'S immigration budget is based on forecasts that just 450 asylum-seekers will arrive in Australia each month over the next year, officials say.
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May shares rout hits super funds
SUPER savers could see their balances fall for the third successive financial year following May's stockmarket plunge.
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Qantas cuts 500 jobs to save $100m
QANTAS has confirmed it will cut 500 engineering jobs and close its Boeing 737 heavy maintenance base at Tullamarine.
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Stream of asylum-seekers continues
ANOTHER two asylum-seeker boats have arrived in Australian waters carrying close to 80 people.
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Bomber who welcomed me into his home
MARTIN Fletcher turned up on the Tripoli doorstep of Lockerbie bomber Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, who has died aged 60 - and was invited in.