Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget

Thursday, May 11, 2006 The Australian House of Representatives heard the traditional right-of-reply to the Budget released May 9, from the Australian Labor Party, led by Kim Beazley (Labor, Brand), plus Budget replies from minor parties in the Australian Senate. While the Budget is politically popular, having as one of its main features significant tax […]

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Category:China

This is the category for China, a country in Asia. For Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, see Taiwan. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 22 April 2022: China issues preliminary report on China Eastern flight 5735 29 March 2022: Second data recorder is found for China Eastern flight 5735 26 March 2022: […]

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John Reid: Iraq does radicalise some Muslim youth

Tuesday, November 21, 2006 UK Home Secretary John Reid contradicted the Prime Minister’s opinion that foreign policy and the war in Iraq are not the reason some Muslim youth turn to terrorism. Reid is reported as saying in an interview with the London Evening Standard “I do believe that foreign policy is sometimes a motivating […]

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Norwegian government considers prosecuting Scientology

Sunday, May 31, 2009 The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services is considering prosecuting and banning some Scientology practices, in particular the use of the Scientology personality test to sell courses. State Secretary Rigmor Aasrud said that the activities in question might be prosecuted as fraud or as violations of existing healthcare regulations. A […]

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Greek parliament passes austerity bill

Thursday, May 6, 2010 The Greek parliament has approved an austerity bill proposed by the government to help rescue the country’s ailing economy. The proposal, which includes increases in taxes, as well as salary and pension cuts, passed with 172 members of parliament supporting, 121 opposing, and several abstaining; the proposal needed at least 151 […]

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How The Carbonite I Phone App Works

Read An Opinion On: Scaffolding For Hire Newcastle By Jason Kay Carbonite is a well known online data backup and storage service. With a seemingly infinite number of new iPhone apps that are being released on a monthly basis, it is no surprise that Carbonite has recently launched its own iPhone app as well. This […]

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British newspaper makes House of Lords bribery claims

Sunday, January 25, 2009 An investigation by the Sunday Times newspaper has made allegations of bribery against four members of the House of Lords, Britain’s unelected upper legislative body. The paper says it has secretly made recordings of Lord Truscott admitting to making a recent energy bill more favourable to a client who markets “smart” […]

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