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David Hicks admits he is still suffering but Tony Abbott refuses to apologise
Sydney Morning Herald
Abbott dismisses call for apology · Hicks wins challenge to terrorism conviction. Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says he is relieved that he has finally been declared innocent by a US military court of providing support for terrorism, but revealed ...

David Hicks wins terrorism conviction challenge   Brisbane Times
Abbott rules out apology as Hicks calls for medical expenses money   SBS
Guantánamo Conviction of Australian Is Overturned   New York Times
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Are you cyclone ready?
Brisbane Times
The threat of Tropical Cyclones Lam and Marcia in the Gulf of Carpentaria and Coral Sea is a warning to all small business owners in northern Australia to take some simple precautions that can help an insurance claim run smoothly. Many business owners ...

Tropical Cyclone Marcia: Storm intensifies, tracks towards Queensland coast   ABC Online
Cyclone Marcia upgraded to category 2   NEWS.com.au
Tropical Cyclone Marcia upgraded to category two as Queensland braces for ...   9news.com.au
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Ten fascinating things about Australia we wouldn't know without the Census
Sydney Morning Herald
ABS behind controversial proposal to axe 2016 Census. Australia's Census, a national institution since 1911, may be in the firing line of a public service struggling to find savings. Based on the most recent work, however, the Census reveals much that would ...

ABS pushes government to delay 2016 census by five years   The Australian
Tony Abbott wants to scrap the census   The Vine
Concerns national census may be axed to cut costs sparks outrage from ...   ABC Online
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Riot squad, BearCat armoured vehicle rush to secure Downing Centre court ...
The Daily Telegraph
A POLICE operation at one of the city's major court complexes has been called off, after a trial that was allegedly due to be “disrupted” was adjourned. The riot squad and tactical police officers arrived at the Downing Centre complex shortly after 9am, ahead of ...

Riot squad called after armed robber 'plot'   NEWS.com.au
Riot squad descend on Syd court complex   SBS
Riot police operation at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court ends   Yahoo!7 News
Sydney Morning Herald
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CNET

Data retention a 'small price to pay' for freedom, says PM
CNET
Paying $400 million to implement a data retention scheme is worth it, according to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who has warned that law enforcement faces "unilateral disarmament" without metadata access. by Claire Reilly · @reillystyley; 19 February 2015, ...

Abbott government's metadata plan tipped to cost $300m   Sydney Morning Herald
Liberals 'blown apart' by spill push in swing voters' eyes   The Australian Financial Review
Abbott lies about data retention while the media cuts and pastes   Crikey
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William Tyrell disappearance: Police confirm fears they believe three-year-old ...
The Daily Telegraph
THE hunt for missing three-year-old William Tyrrell is to be stepped up again, with detectives announcing they plan to interview everyone who was within a kilometre radius of the home he disappeared five months ago. The next phase of the investigation will ...

Missing NSW toddler investigation shifts   Herald Sun
Tyrell search: 'If you don't come forward, you're a suspect'   Yahoo!7 News
Police to extend William Tyrell search to entire neighbourhood   9news.com.au

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Ticket sales decline as '#boycottbali' social media campaign builds
9news.com.au
A social media campaign encouraging Australian tourists not to travel to Bali is picking up some momentum, with an online travel agent noting a decline in ticket sales to the popular holiday destination. The '#boycottbali' campaign is a response to the plight of ...

Abbott denies 'threats' over Bali Nine pair   SBS
Bali Nine: Tony Abbott denies threatening Indonesia over clemency for Andrew ...   ABC Online
Strong advocacy for Bali pair has strayed into dangerous territory   The Age
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NSW Labor unveils $10 billion infrastructure plan that avoids electricity ...
ABC Online
The NSW Opposition says it would delay business tax cuts to help pay for $10 billion worth of infrastructure without selling off the state's poles and wires, if elected in March. But it would scale back the Government's plans for the WestConnex motorway, and ...

NSW state election 2015: ALP reveals 'modest' infrastructure plan   Sydney Morning Herald
NSW Election 2015: Labor reveals $10 billion infrastructure plan   The Australian
NSW Labor leader now supports marriage equality   Same Same
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Shipbuilder ASC chief executive Stuart Whylie says he has not asked or been ...
ABC Online
The head of Australian shipbuilder ASC has admitted he is yet to ask the Federal Government what its recently announced "competitive evaluation process" for submarines means. ASC chief executive Stuart Whylie told a parliamentary committee conducting ...

Shipbuilder ASC should be 'kicking down door' over submarine plan – senator   The Guardian
ASC in the dark on subs contract bidding   The Daily Telegraph

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East West Link compo humiliation: Victoria to write cheque to Queensland
Herald Sun
VICTORIANS face the humiliating prospect of writing a massive cheque to Queenslanders because of Premier Daniel Andrews' decision to tear up the East West Link contract. The Herald Sun can reveal the Queensland Investment Corporation — a company ...

East West Link: Victoria may need to compensate Queensland Government   ABC Online
Qld govt could get Vic road compensation   9news.com.au
Labor versus Labor as East West Link fight gets messier   The Age

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