The Australian – Obama Concerned About Jihadist Danger To Australia: Anti-Insurgent Fighters Parade As US Readies Iraq Diplomatic Push – 22 June 2014

The Australian

AS Shia fighters march to oppose Iraq’s insurgents, Barack Obama says he is “deeply concerned” about the threat Islamist jihadists from Australia might pose to their home country.

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The Australian – Tony Abbott Does Not Rule Out Involvement In Iraq To Aid US Ally – 13 June 2014

The Australian

ByJared Owens

TONY Abbott has refused to rule out Australian involvement in any military action in Iraq after US President Barack Obama said all options were on the table to deal with jihadist militants surging towards Baghdad.

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TheAustralian – NSW Police Minister Mike Gallacher Resigns Over Alleged Donation Scam Raised At ICAC Hearing – 2 May 2014

The Australian

By Mark Coltan

NSW Police Minister Mike Gallacher has resigned after ICAC decided to pursue him over an alleged plot to disguise developer donations.

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The Australian – Dan Box – Younger Boys Procured For Sex In Return For Lollies, Abuse Inquiry Hears – 3 February 2014

The Australian

Quote: BOYS living in a Salvation Army-run children’s home in Sydney’s south would be used by staff to procure younger boys for sex in return for lollies, the royal commission has heard. A former resident of the Bexley home, Kevin Marshall, told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that boys were also abused by army members at their homes after church.

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The Australian – SPC Ardmona Cash Would Come With Tough Conditions –

The Australian

By David Crowe and Rachel Baxendale

FEDERAL cabinet has demanded new assurances from Coca-Cola Amatil to justify taxpayer aid for its fruit processing division in another sign of Tony Abbott’s hard line on industry assistance.

The move clears the way for a renewed cabinet debate next month over the company’s plea for cash for its SPC Ardmona operations, buying time for Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane to revise the terms of the deal.

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The Australian – Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Has Been Released Hours After A Rebel Kidnapping – 10 October 2013

The Australian

LIBYAN Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was released tonight several hours after being kidnapped from his Tripoli hotel at dawn by armed rebels and taken to an unknown location.

“He has been freed but we have no details so far on the circumstances of his release,” Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdelaziz told AFP.

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The Australian – Sid Maher – Election 2013 – Tony Abbott Warns Of ‘Trillion Dollar’ Carbon Tax – 2 September 2013

The Australian

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TONY Abbott has returned to his attack on Labor’s carbon tax, claiming the cumulative cost of the policy in terms of the loss in gross domestic product to 2050 would be $1 trillion.

In his last address to the National Press Club before the election, the Opposition Leader also argued that even by the government’s own projections, Australia’s domestic emissions would hardly decrease at all.

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