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Rescue teams wait for the all-clear to enter the Pike River coal mine to rescue 29 workers trapped inside. Picture: Simon Baker

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Treasury Secretary Ken Henry speaking at a hearing into proposed new taxes.  Picture: Gary Ramage

New York taxi

New York's saloon taxis will be phased out next year as Karsan, Nissan and Ford battle to provide NYC's 'Taxi of Tomorrow'.

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Mohamed Haneef, his wife Firdous and their daughter Haniyah. Picture: Russ Kientsch

Kristin Hemeler

Kristin Hermeler and her sister Candice were bullied as teenagers. Picture from the Sheriff's Office.

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QR makes debut below issue price

QR National, the biggest float since Telstra began its privatisation in 1997, today made its debut at a small discount to its issue price.

Situation 'grave' as mine drilling starts

POLICE have described the situation at a NZ mine where 29 miners are trapped as "grave", as PM John Key said there was "every chance" the men were still alive.

Don't prop up failing industries: Henry

PROVIDING assistance to struggling parts of the economy could force up interest rates and the value of the Australian economy, Ken Henry has warned.

Deal ensures Greens support for NBN bill

THE GREENS have defended a deal with Labor to make it more difficult to privatise the $43 billion National Broadband Network.

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QR makes debut below issue price

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QR National, the biggest float since Telstra began its privatisation in 1997, today made its debut at a small discount to its issue price.

Ireland confirms request for bailout

Brian Cowen

THE European Central Bank has welcomed Ireland's request for aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

Westfield sells mall stake for $1.4bn

Westfield

WESTFIELD Group has agreed to sell 50 per cent of its Stratford City shopping mall in east London for 871.5 million pounds ($1.425 billion).

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Deal ensures Greens support for NBN bill

Scott Ludlam

THE GREENS have defended a deal with Labor to make it more difficult to privatise the $43 billion National Broadband Network.

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Libs move first on price signalling

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THE federal opposition has moved to crack down on "anti-competitive" price signalling, pre-empting Labor's promised second wave of bank reforms.

Republic? Brits and Kiwis will have it first

With talk of royal weddings the republic question arises. For a day or two. But Australia will not become a republic until it…

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Race on to become NYC's 'Taxi of Tomorrow'

New York taxi

THE phasing out of the yellow taxi cabs that growl and bump through Manhattan will be little short of revolutionary.

Incapacitated Clarke unable to train

Michael Clarke

MICHAEL Clarke did not train with the Australian Test squad this morning further raising concerns about his fitness ahead of Thursday's opening Test.

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The world not big enough for Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

YVES Carcelle has something in common with women of all ages: he dreams of expensive handbags. Every morning he wakes up thinking about them.

Adelaide's mother of all dinner parties

Gay Bilson

FOOD Detective was perturbed to hear about The Feeding, a dinner for 1000 people, mainly because she wondered who would be doing The Washing Up.

Deal ensures Greens support for NBN bill

Scott Ludlam

THE GREENS have defended a deal with Labor to make it more difficult to privatise the $43 billion National Broadband Network.

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Petre back at PBL ahead of float

Daniel Petre

PBL Media is expected to bolster its digital media credentials ahead of a $5-billion-plus float next year.

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Radicals get rich while truth begs

YESTERDAY'S activists were flawed but at least they didn't try to profit from their causes, writes David Burchell.

Making it easier to get disabled working

PENSION assessment will focus on people's ability, not their disability, says Jenny Macklin.

This time, say it with feeling

IT'S not always what is said but the way it's put over that makes an outstanding orator, contends Dennis Glover.

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Selectors treat batsmen like koalas

HAD Mike Hussey and Marcus North been bowlers, they would be gone by now, says Malcom Conn.

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Fairfax wrestles with digital

FAIRFAX Media is expected to announce a new management structure at tomorrow's much-anticipated investor meeting.

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Another out of tune divisive referendum

VOTERS have already sent politicians a clear message at the 1999 poll on the republic, believes John Stone.

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To order a Bill Leak cartoon send the details to leakcartoons@theaustralian.com.au

Howes low

ONE could be forgiven for thinking/hoping/praying like mad Paul Howes had got pretty well everything off his chest about Kevin Rudd in Confessions of Faceless Man.

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