Julia Gillard gives her address to a joint session of the US congress in Washington. Picture: Gary Ramage VIDEO
SA Premier Mike Rann and deputy John Rau, a potential future leader, in state parliament yesterday. Picture: Kelly Barnes
The oldest and most travelled space shuttle, Discovery, has landed back on Earth. Picture: AFP VIDEO
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ALP accused of deception over tax compo
9:48AM Joe Kelly A LABOR minister has been accused of misleading Australians after appearing to claim all the proceeds of a carbon tax would be returned to families.
Flattery, ovations in PM's speech
6:39AM COMMENT: Matthew Franklin in Washington JULIA Gillard's speech to US congress overnight had everything but streamers and a marching band.
Labor star loses his shine
EXCLUSIVE Michael Owen, SA political reporter SOUTH Australian Premier Mike Rann has suffered a devastating fall in his personal standing with voters.
House prices don't top RBA worry list
5:56AM Jason Douglas RBA governor Glenn Stevens said today that he wasn't very worried about the prospect of a collapse in the country's housing market.
Brown's territory 'hypocrisy'
Dennis Shanahan and Sid Maher BOB Brown's efforts to give people in the territories a greater say in their government have ignited calls for statehood in the Northern Territory.
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House prices don't top RBA worry list
5:56AM Jason Douglas RBA governor Glenn Stevens said today that he wasn't very worried about the prospect of a collapse in the country's housing market.
Bond king dumps all US bonds for cash
7:41AM Min Zeng BOND king Bill Gross has unloaded all US government-related holdings, which include Treasuries, in the world's biggest bond fund.
East Timor ups ante in LNG dispute
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Alford, Jakarta correspondent EAST Timor is threatening to cancel its historic treaty with Australia covering the Greater Sunrise liquefied natural gas development.
Australian Market Data at 10:13AM
| Index / Security | Price | Change | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ords | 4863.2 | -39.30 | -0.80% |
| S&P;/ASX 50 | 4741.1 | -41.10 | -0.86% |
| ASX200 | 4767.8 | -40.40 | -0.84% |
| S&P;/ASX 300 | 4780.6 | -40.60 | -0.84% |
| S&P;/ASX MidCap | 4402.9 | -26.20 | -0.59% |
| S&P;/ASX Small Orders | 2819.4 | -27.60 | -0.97% |
| S&P;/ASX 20 | 2854.0 | -26.60 | -0.92% |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 3881.3 | -32.40 | -0.83% |
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Look west for boom city about to be born
DEMOGRAPHER: Bernard Salt AT the turn of the 19th century, the eastern states of the US under president Thomas Jefferson pulled off a nation-building deal.
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We're with you, Gillard tells US
3:00AM Matthew Franklin in Washington JULIA Gillard has hardened Australia's military commitment in Afghanistan, telling the US congress Australia will always stand by it as "a true friend".
Hockey's plans for welfare control
Patricia Karvelas JOE Hockey, has canvassed a change in Coalition policy to give Centrelink case workers power to quarantine welfare payments to families.
The Greens are killing Labor
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Libya rebels retreat amid bombing surge
8:46AM LIBYAN rebels broken by shelling and air strikes retreated to the oil town of Ras Lanuf on Wednesday, as Muammar Gaddafi's forces rained bombs on them.
New driver, same old bad driving
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor LABOR changed the leader, but MPs from the Right are suffering from buyers remorse.
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Gates cedes title of world's richest man
The Times BILL Gates has ceded the title of the world's richest man by giving his billions away.
Ski Club Med in China
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Dumping cherry-picking laws 'a risk to NBN rollout'
Annabel Hepworth and Mitchell Bingemann THE company building the NBN say the government's investment in the $36 billion project could be undermined .
Newspapers to report daily sales
Sally Jackson NEWSPAPER publishers have agreed to advertiser demands to start reporting daily sales data.
The next man in the hot seat
Andrew Trounson THE outcome of the review of base funding for universities will be how Glyn Davis will be judged in his role as the new head of Universities Australia.
New driver, same old bad driving
LABOR changed the leader, but MPs from the Right are suffering from buyers remorse.
Broken promises can prove fatal
JULIA Gillard has no mandate to introduce a carbon price and the electorate knows it, says Arthur Sinodinos.
China challenge will bind us closer to Washington
THE alliance will be even more important in dealing with rising nations and new threats, writes Geoffrey Garrett.
We need female quotas if all else fails
IF corporates won't respond to cajoling, governments must dictate to them, says Joe Hockey.
Rann dragging his party down
MIKE Rann's standing in the electorate is so badly damaged, his leadership appears terminal, writes Michael Owen.
Six reasons to avoid local stocks
FOREIGN fund managers are keeping well clear of Australia for six key reasons, which will depress returns for the foreseeable future.
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Kimeo for Shane?
WE'RE just crazy about youse babes. Strewth is loving the prospect of a Kath and Kim feature filum and really really wants to know whether it will include the cameo appearances that are the ladies' MO.
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