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ICAC hits out at High Court after Margaret Cunneen verdict
The Australian
The Independent Commission Against Corruption has lashed out at the High Court and demanded the NSW government introduce retrospective legislation to restore powers the anti-corruption body claims it has lost as a result of its failed investigation into ...

ICAC calls on state government to act quickly to amend Act following Margaret ...   Sydney Morning Herald
ICAC calls for legislative change   9news.com.au

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Scout leader charged with child exploitation offences, Queensland's CCC says
ABC Online
A south-east Queensland scout leader has been charged with more than 20 child exploitation offences after a covert operation by the state's Crime and Corruption Commission. The 30-year-old man from Ipswich, west of Brisbane, will appear in the Ipswich ...

Scout leader on child exploitation charges   Courier Mail
Scout leader facing child porn charges   Brisbane Times
Qld scout leader on child porn charges   9news.com.au
Whitsunday Times
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Tony Abbott and Turkish president to plan ways to curb extremist fighters
The Guardian
John Key and Tony Abbott after the ceremony at New Zealand's national war memorial in Wellington on Monday. Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images. Shalailah Medhora. Sunday 19 April 2015 23.06 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

Maori Party issues scathing letter to Tony Abbott regarding treatment of ...   New Zealand Herald
Oz PM downs beer in 6 sec, stirs row   Times of India
Anzac Day: Abbott to push Turkey to tighten security against IS   The Australian
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Herald Sun AFL reporter Grant Baker says there's every chance the Essendon ...
Herald Sun
ASADA's decision not to appeal its failed case against the Essendon 34 is a win for the current and former players who faced anti-doping charges. But it is STILL not quite the full stop they are hoping for. ASADA's boss Ben McDevitt has made no secret of his ...

Australian regulators refer AFL appeal decision to WADA   New Zealand Herald
ASADA rules out appeal over Essendon case   The Australian
Asada rules out appealing AFL anti-doping tribunal's Essendon rulings   The Guardian
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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Taiwan, buildings sway in Taipei
Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit Taiwan's eastern coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking offices in the capital, Taipei. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami after the ...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits off Taiwan; tsunami waves of up to one metre ...   ABC Online
Earthquake hitsTaiwan   Telegraph.co.uk
Tsunami warning after 6.8 quake hits Japan   Sky News Australia
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Aboriginal passport refused at Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Times
An Aboriginal sovereignty campaigner says he is frustrated he was "hassled" by customs officers when he tried to enter Australia on an Aboriginal passport. Callum Clayton-Dixon, who is the chairperson of the Aboriginal Provisional Government, said he was ...

Aboriginal man `hassled' at Brisbane Airport   ABC Online (blog)
Officials At Brisbane Airport Refuse To Consider Aboriginal Passport As 'Valid ...   International Business Times AU

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Greens to reveal policy to cut taxes for small business
The Australian
The Greens will today announce a multi-billion-dollar policy to cut taxes for small business, signalling they could negotiate the Coalition's proposed jobs plan through the Senate. The announcement, to be made by Tasmanian Greens senator and former ...

Budget 2015: Greens back small business tax cut if loss carry-back and instant ...   SmartCompany.com.au
Greens back small business tax relief   Daily Mail

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