Abbott to unveil $120m for school tech grants
ABC Online 13/08/2010 5:07:07 AM
The $120 million fund would replace the Government's Computers in Schools program. (AAP: Alan Porritt, file photo) A technology fund for ...$120m for schools technologyThe AustralianAbbott vows new due diligence office to vet his big spendingThe AustralianCoalition draws a long bowThe Age

GM posts largest qrtly profit since 2004
Business Spectator 13/08/2010 1:04:23 AM
... a day ahead of an expected IPO filing that will clear the way for the US government to relinquish its majority stake in the top US automaker. ...Boosted by big profit, GM preps for IPO with new bossSydney Morning HeraldGM profits move past $US1 billionSydney Morning Herald

Burke rejects population targets body
ABC Online 13/08/2010 12:28:47 AM
The proposed authority would set a population target for 2030 and then the government would set annual immigration intakes to reach that target. ...Calls for independent population bodySydney Morning Herald

Pension row as Libs duck review
The Australian 13/08/2010 12:27:44 AM
Mr Swan has insisted a Coalition government would poke an $8 billion hole in the nation's finances with the plan. And the Coalition has conceded it cannot ...Carbon tax free for three years - LaborSky News AustraliaNo carbon tax for three years under ALPSydney Morning HeraldRobb calls for investigation into leaksABC Online

US rescue effort could win friends and influence enemies
Sydney Morning Herald 13/08/2010 12:20:03 AM
Islamic charities - some with links to banned militant organisations - have also moved quickly to plug the gap left by the Pakistani government's inability ...Pakistani Taliban urges government to reject western aidAustralia Network NewsTaliban call to reject foreign aidThe AustralianPakistan Taliban urge refusal of US aidSydney Morning Herald

Sanctions helping Tehran, says top dissident
Sydney Morning Herald 13/08/2010 12:19:37 AM
LONDON: PUNITIVE international sanctions imposed on Iran have strengthened the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and helped its post-election crackdown on ...

NBN is welfare for tech-heads
The Australian 13/08/2010 12:03:38 AM
The ALP government's $43 billion policy, at $2000 a head of population, is the most expensive government intervention of its kind in the world. ...No govt hand in broadband announcementSydney Morning HeraldNBN boss defends timing of speed hikeABC OnlineInside Julia's great Australian byteDaily Telegraph

Councils call for slowdown in stimulus spending
The Australian 13/08/2010 12:03:35 AM
Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Australian LOCAL councils have sought a slowdown in the federal government's $550 million community infrastructure scheme. ...RBA director wrong on jobs, says LaborSydney Morning HeraldPM 'wrong' on jobs boost claimsThe AustralianLabor defends stimulus impactSBS

Millions paid for failed ferry tenders
Sydney Morning Herald 13/08/2010 12:03:15 AM
THE NSW government effectively, if not officially, cancelled a tender process to run Sydney's ferry services, dressing up its decision as a ''policy ...NSW denies $6m compensation to ferry biddersABC Online$6m ferries 'hush money' paidThe Australian

Tonga to hold inquiry into judiciary
Sydney Morning Herald 12/08/2010 5:41:23 PM
Tonga's government has announced an inquiry into the independence of the judiciary, which lawyers have branded as a "farce". "The judiciary is no longer ...

US 'on track to end Iraq combat role'
Sydney Morning Herald 12/08/2010 5:51:47 AM
He suggested it might be "premature" to get into a discussion about the final withdrawal of US troops before Iraq is able to form a new government. ...

Chinese Government ignored landslide alarm
Herald Sun 12/08/2010 5:49:30 AM
CHINESE government researchers concluded decades ago that the area devastated by deadly avalanches this week was too dangerous for human habitation. ...

Pakistani Taliban urges government to reject western aid
Australia Network News 12/08/2010 1:58:16 AM
The Pakistani Taliban is urging the country's government to reject aid from Western governments sent to help the victims of devastating floods around the ...Taliban call to reject foreign aidThe AustralianUN urges huge aid push for Pakistan floodsSydney Morning HeraldDisaster takes Pakistan close to collapseThe Age

Afghanistan war crimes trials urged
The Australian 12/08/2010 12:14:36 AM
The report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan found deaths and injuries caused by NATO and Afghan government forces had dropped by 30 per cent ...AFGHANISTAN - PS targetted by TalibanPS News

Seek work here, there and everywhere and you shall find $6000
Sydney Morning Herald 12/08/2010 12:09:58 AM
The Gillard government has pledged to revive and expand a Howard government trial to pay job seekers to relocate for work. Long-term unemployed who choose ...Jobless to be paid to relocate for workThe Australian$6000 dole pledge to relocate for jobsAdelaidenowJobless offered bonuses to moveThe Australian

'Jobs' Julia grilled as Tony tiptoes through
Sydney Morning Herald 12/08/2010 12:09:56 AM
The election campaign shifted to western Sydney with Julia Gillard telling voters the jobs the government had saved by keeping the recession at bay was the ...Abbott quizzed on asylum seekers, health and broadbandABC OnlineRooty Hill won, now the countryNEWS.com.auForeign policy falls flat in campaignThe Australian

NBN Co rejects attack from Coalition
The Australian 12/08/2010 12:08:37 AM
NBN Co has rejected claims made by the opposition that it is a "stodgy government bureaucracy" filled with talentless staff. ...Quick as a flash, there goes $43b on moviesHerald SunResellers question broadband price, Abbott's visionCRN AustraliaThe broadband premise: each side is putting up flawed optionsSydney Morning Herald

Statistics show more Afghan women attempting suicide
ABC Online 11/08/2010 11:53:00 PM
Government statistics in Afghanistan have raised concerns that a growing number of Afghan women are attempting ...Women and children bearing brunt of Afghan warRadio Australia

Canberra to push on with new oil regulator
Sydney Morning Herald 11/08/2010 11:47:06 PM
But Mr Ferguson said he would prefer to strike a deal with WA, the sole state government opposing the plan, and was open to discussions about what the final ...Federal bid for oil, gas oversightThe AustralianLabor bats for single regulatory body for Australia's oil and gas industryInternational Business Times AUNew oil regulator top priority: FergusonWA Business News (subscription)

Abbot annonces water policy
ABC Online 11/08/2010 8:41:22 PM
MARK COLVIN: Tony Abbott's promised if he's elected his government will flood South Australia's Coorong and Lake Alexandrina with 150 billion litres of ...Labor's empty promiseSydney Morning HeraldLabor writes its water policy: WongABC OnlineGillard moves to bridge Murray gapSydney Morning Herald