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Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Fake email backfires for Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull's attempt to link Kevin Rudd to special treatment for his car dealer friend has crumbled with police finding the key email a fake. Kevin Rudd's declared Mr Turnbull no longer fit to be Opposition Leader and urged Liberals to oust him. Liberal Senator Nick Minchin defends his leader and treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says he has no ongoing relationship with treasury official Godwin Grech who once worked in his office. More
Turnbull continues attack on Wayne Swan
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull claims the revelation that there is a fake email does not change the fact that Treasurer Wayne Swan has misled Parliament over his dealings with car dealer John Grant. Mr Turnbull maintains Mr Grant got special treatment from the Treasury in applying for credit assistance. More
Streets of Tehran calmer but revelations of voting irregularities
In Tehran, protesters have largely been kept indoors since Saturday when police and the feared Basij militia used live ammunition and tear gas against them. Protesters appear concerned about threats from Iran's Revolutionary Guards of a crackdown on dissent. The new threat coincides with revelations that there were irregularities in the election count. In dozens of cities there were more ballots cast than voters. More
Religious symbol or sign of enslavement: Sarkozy attacks the burqa
In an historic address to both houses of the French Parliament, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy has opposed the wearing of the Muslim burqa in public. Mr Sarkozy said that the full body religious gown is a sign of subservience for women that undermines their dignity. He was speaking at the Palace of Versailles. More
Doctors concerned swine flu drugs aren't freely available in Aboriginal communities
Health workers in remote Indigenous communities say antiviral medication used to treat swine flu should be much more freely available. The recent death of an Aboriginal man from a remote community who had tested positive to swine flu, has raised concerns of the vulnerability of Indigenous people to disease pandemics. More
World Bank gloomy forecast for world's poor
The World Bank has slashed its forecast for most economies, saying the global economy will actually contract this year. Despite some growth in developing countries, poor nations will stay in a deeper and longer recession because of the diminishing flow of private capital. More
Australia has no clearly defined international reputation in terms of food
Farmers have reacted with concern to claims by an international expert in food marketing that people overseas have no idea of the type of food that Australia produces. The comments were made by UK Professor David Hughes at the first NFF Congress in Brisbane. More
