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  1. ACT Gov behind the times, againRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | The RiotACT

    A recent post about the ACT Gov considering 40km/h zones in pedestrian areas, stirred up a bit of debate about nannying.

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  2. Women's basketball: Cyclone court leader is a little homesickRead the original story

    Yesterday | Http

    ... This is the time of the year when the Iowa State guard most misses her home 9,000 miles away in Canberra, Australia. Missing Christmas with her family is part of it. On top of that, Dec. 26 is the birthday for Lacey and her twin brother, Mark. "This ...

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  3. Lasers, acid used in whaling clashesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | MSNBC

    ... operation that included airlifting four from a Czech zoo to Kenya, is underway. updated Dec. 23, 2009 CANBERRA, Australia - Japanese whalers and militant conservationists have clashed in the Antarctic Ocean over two days, with weapons including ...

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  4. Anti-Whaling Activists Target Japanese WhalerRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Air America Radio

    ... of Cetacean Research) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY ** By Rod Mcguirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Japanese whalers and militant conservationists have clashed in the Antarctic Ocean over two days, with weapons including water ...

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  5. Japanese whalers clash with militant activistsRead the original story

    Wednesday | KAAL-TV Austin

    CANBERRA, Australia - Japanese whalers and militant conservationists have clashed in the Antarctic Ocean over two days, with weapons including water cannon, blinding lasers and bottles of rancid acid, both sides said Wednesday.

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  6. Special plaque for CentaurRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Courier Mail

    A SPECIAL plaque commemorating the 332 brave Australians aboard the Centaur will be couriered to Brisbane over Christmas as the Japanese Government continues to deny its involvement in the 1943 tragedy.

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  7. What the Prime Minister will do on his holidayRead the original story

    Wednesday | Catallaxy

    Our Prime Minister has returned from Copenhagen, triumphant in having performed his role as Friend of the Chair at COP15 to almost universal acclaim.

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    Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  8. Christmas Eve EveRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Examiner.com

    ... confound grumpy ones. God paints the world as he sees fit in preparation for his Son's "birthday." In Canberra, Australia it is almost Christmas Eve already and the temperature is 800F. It appears that it will be warm and muggy in Florida as well. ...

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  9. Two sides to travel industry fortunesRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Manawatu Evening Standard

    The two sides of the conference and incentive travel market are showing different stories as companies worldwide rein in their visible spending.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, World News, Australia, Travel, Australia Travel

  10. Conroy abandons speed hump plans for Australia's freewaysRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | The Age

    In the face of a significant public backlash, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has backed down on plans to install speed humps on every Australian freeway.

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  11. Health Professions United On E-Health, AustraliaRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | MediLexicon

    Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 20 Dec 2009 A high-level meeting of health organisations in Canberra has scoped the development of a robust, patient-centred e-prescribing system through a collaborative partnership between doctors and pharmacists.

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  12. Fight over parking space sends men to hospital a " Canberra

    Saturday Dec 19 | The RiotACT

    The RiotACT is an online forum for news and views in the Canberra and ACT Region.

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  13. If you can get past the crudeness, this is actually pretty funnyRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | The RiotACT

    I accidently found this whilst researching Canberra High Schools if you can get past the language and crudity, some parts of this 'uncyclopedia' entry about Canberra are amusing.

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  14. Moving bodies, social selves: movement-oriented personas and scenariosRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | CiteULike

    ... isbn = {1-59593-222-4}, keywords = {personas}, location = {Canberra, Australia}, pages = {1--10}, posted-at = {2009-12-19 21:33:04}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of Australia}, title = ...

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  15. Fighting for some reasonRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | The Sydney Morning Herald

    Australia's continuing role in Afghanistan has more to do with politics than military outcomes, writes Paul Daley.

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  16. Your LettersRead the original story

    Jul 24, 2009 | BBC News

    ... before the Christmas break. I whole-heartedly vote for this as the best letter of the year. Katherine, Canberra, Australia If two men had been flashing to women they'd have been arrested straight away. But as the flashers are women, it's in the ...

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  17. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the Christmas strike of 30 years ago has returned with aRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    MARK COLVIN: The Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has invoked the ghost of Christmas past in an attack on the Federal Government over industrial relations.

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    Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Victoria, Australia, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd

  18. Health Professions United On E-Health, Australia

    Thursday Dec 17 | MediLexicon

    Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice A high-level meeting of health organisations in Canberra has scoped the development of a robust, patient-centred e-prescribing system through a collaborative partnership between doctors and pharmacists.

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    Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Victoria, Australia, Health

  19. Field-based evaluation of scat DNA methods to estimate population...Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | CSIRO Publishing

    Field-based evaluation of scat DNA methods to estimate population abundance of the spotted-tailed quoll , a rare Australian marsupial Monica Ruibal A , E , Rod Peakall A , Andrew Claridge B , C and Karen Firestone D A Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.

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  20. Ubiquity of ToxA and absence of ToxB in Australian populations of Pyrenophora tritici-repentisRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | CSIRO Publishing

    Australian Centre for Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.

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