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BER waste exposed by taskforce
Matthew Franklin, Justine Ferrari JULIA Gillard has declared she has no regrets about her $16 billion Building the Education Revolution scheme despite a report saying it was wasteful.
Former Labor leader Mark Latham confronts Julia Gillard during a street walk in Brisbane. Picture: AAP
Julia Gillard meets Kevin Rudd in Brisbane - their first face to face encounter since she ousted him as prime minister.
Tony Abbott visits firefighters at Kinglake West in Victoria, which was ravaged by the Black Saturday bushfires. Picture: Ray Strange
US sprinter Tyson Gay, left, beats Jamaican Usain Bolt to win the 100m in Stockholm, Sweden. Picture: AP
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Latham confronts Gillard on street walk
6:32PM Sid Maher FORMER Labor leader Mark Latham has confronted Julia Gillard in Brisbane over an alleged ALP complaint about his role as a TV reporter.
Gillard and Rudd won't campaign together
4:15PM UPDATE: Sid Maher KEVIN Rudd and Julia Gillard will not campaign together as the former leader joins Labor's race in a bid to boost the ALP's electoral stocks.
Nauru 'ready' to take asylum-seekers
5:11PM Nicola Berkovic TONY Abbott says Nauru's president has assured him the country is "ready, willing and able" to reopen its processing centre for asylum-seekers.
Taliban kills US and German doctors
6:43PM THE Taliban claims responsibility for killing "missionaries", whose bullet-riddled bodies were found today.
Girl, 5, dies in NSW house fire
1:52PM THE body of a five-year-old girl has been found in a burnt-out house in the NSW Hunter region.
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US fails to dent unemployment rate
8:27AM THE United States isn't creating nearly enough jobs to reduce persistently high unemployment.
Computer giant chief forced to resign
3:49PM COMPUTER giant Hewlett-Packard has ousted its chief executive for allegedly falsifying documents to hide a relationship with a former contractor.
Rio's merger optimism fades
Matt Chambers RIO Tinto is becoming downbeat about gaining regulatory approval for its $127 billion Pilbara iron ore joint venture with BHP Billiton.
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BER waste exposed by taskforce
Matthew Franklin, Justine Ferrari JULIA Gillard has declared she has no regrets about her $16 billion Building the Education Revolution scheme despite a report saying it was wasteful.
Gillard and Rudd won't campaign together
4:15PM UPDATE: Sid Maher KEVIN Rudd and Julia Gillard will not campaign together as the former leader joins Labor's race in a bid to boost the ALP's electoral stocks.
Today’s opinion polls
2010-08-07
From Tuesday to Thursday this week, Newspoll phoned voters in two marginal seats Dawson (Queensland) and everybody’s favourite seat Lindsay (NSW). Meanwhile, just…
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Pakistan's Zardari 'hurt' by Cameron
11:28AM Bronwen Maddox PAKISTAN'S president says David Cameron hurt him personally by implying he supported the terrorism that killed Benazir Bhutto, his wife.
Pies' flag bid gathers steam
10:26PM AAP COLLINGWOOD'S bid for a breakthrough AFL premiership gained more momentum through a 22-point win over Geelong.
ALP gambles as ex-PM takes on the role of saviour
Dennis Shanahan, Political Editor LABOR is in dire strife in marginal seats in NSW and Queensland.
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Owner's manual
4:12PM Philip King FANCY a nice, new Chevrolet Corvette? Well don’t just sit there, get yourself to Michigan and start putting one together.
Rugged up and addressed to thrill
Michelle Rowe COOLER days in Paris are ideal for cosy shopping and snug meals.
Middle East governments ban BlackBerry
Mitchell Bingemann BLACKBERRY users could be forced to go cold-turkey in the Middle East, as security-conscious countries prepare to ban some core services.
Seven uses Richo's fix-it skills
Susannah Moran and James Chessell FORMER federal minister Graham Richardson has a new job on air at the Seven Network as a political pundit.
Student nurses face expulsion
Andrew Trounson HUNDREDS of international student nurses face deportation when their visas expire after new English language requirements were introduced.
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ALP gambles as ex-PM takes on the role of saviour
LABOR is in dire strife in marginal seats in NSW and Queensland.
Decision leaves room for future challenges
THE great mystery surrounding yesterday's decision is how far the High Court has gone.
Post-election, we'll be heading for a train wreck
IT is a bizarre 2010 election campaign weak on big ideas and heavy on survival politics.
Vacuous media leaks credibility
I HAVE spent several days refusing to comment on leaks from Rudd government cabinet deliberations, including suggestions that I might be the source.
Resonance in Obama's green card poll
THE US sometimes seems like Australia on steroids.
Be alarmed so few are alert
Don't let those email scams lead your bank balance to be slaughtered
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Gilding the education revolution.
Rest easy, the Education Minister and the government have dodged the BER trap.
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