Transcript on Gailsun, by Roonatic Good morning. The foreign minister insists he is doing all he can to secure the release of an Australian man in Somalia. Photographer Nigel Brennan was kidnapped in Somalia almost a year ago. Yesterday, his mother p

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More than 300,000 extra premises will be connected to the National Broadband Network than originally planned. NBN coverage maps to be unveiled today by the Federal Government show the network will provide fibre optic coverage to 93 per cent of reside

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Water levels have started to drop in the Queensland towns of Charleville and Roma. But authorities are warning the flood threat is far from over. Hundreds of people had to spend the night in an evacuation center. The towns have been declared disaster

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US President Barack Obama has nominated trade and investment as the key issues at this year's APEC summit. The president has officially opened the forum which is attended by 21 Asia-Pacific leaders. Yesterday, nine of those nations including Australi

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Colonel Gaddafi has warned the West not to intervene in Libya, saying he'll fight to the last man and woman. Rebel forces say they've recaptured a key strategic town in the east. Pro-Gaddafi forces had stormed the town of Brega and bombed from the ai

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Seven homes have been destroyed by bushfire, burning out of control in South Australia. More than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze near Port Lincoln, which has also destroyed twelve sheds and four vehicles. Reinforcements will be sent in later

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The government has bounced back in the opinion polls this morning, with two separate survey showing Labour closing the gap on the Coalition. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has recorded a 7%-jump in personal popularity, while Labour is level with the Co

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The top story today, during the authority said they found no survivors after the plane carried 150 passengers crashed into residential area of the country largest city Lagos. Wittnesses said the plane had been coming a low and making a loud noise whe

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A gunman has shot dead a teacher and three young children at a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse.The attack happened as the students were arriving at the school,the gunman fled on a scooter.French prosecutors are linking the shootings with

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The Adelaide police are investigating a double shooting involving two members of the Comanchero bikie overnight.Giovanni Focarelli died and his father who is the gang's lead is recovering in the hospital.Both of them have survived previous attempts o

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Australia will issue its first formal apology for past mistreatment to the country's Aboriginal people early next month. The new Labor government says the move will be an important milestone in Australia's race relations. 澳大利亚将于2月向澳大

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A British court has found two Muslim converts guilty of murdering soldier Lee Rigby in a brutal, unprovoked attack. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale ran over and stabbed the Afghan war veteran near a London army Baracks in May. Adebolajo told

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For the Love of Chocolate! 浓情巧克力 Most people know that chocolate is made from cocoa and that the origins of chocolate can be traced back to Central and South America. For centuries, the natives there regarded cocoa as a gift from the gods.

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 September 2009 Rehearsals are underway for Australia's first indigenous opera. Pecan Summer tells the story of a historic Aboriginal protest in the late 1930s. Over the years Aboriginal performers have been drawn to rock mus

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Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin is stepping up pressure on the Nothern Territory to deal with alcohol abuse in aboriginal communities. She's asked the Northern Territory government to investigate two Alice Spring's hotels that may be contri

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Visitors are flocking to Australia's most famous natural landmark so they can climb it while they're still allowed to. Some consider this giant sunburned rock the very heart and soul of Australia. Europeans called it Ayers Rock. To indigenous Austral

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Court rejects'stolen children' claim 澳被偷走的孩子败诉 The policy aimed to civilise Aborigines 当时的政策是为了教化土著居民 An Australian court has rejected a landmark claim for compensation by two Aborigines who claimed they

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By Phil Mercer Darwin, Australia 13 February 2008 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made a historic apology to the country's Aboriginal people for past mistreatment. Mr. Rudd said past policies of assimilation under which indigenous children w

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Investors in Taiwan looking for the next big thing are setting their sights on Hualien, snapping up hotels in the eastern county in the hopes of striking gold after the highly anticipated arrival of mainland Chinese tourists. Hualien is famed for its

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Todd: Aaron, sometimes I hear from Australians, the term, have a walk-about, or walk-about! Aaron: A walk-about is an aboriginal word. It basically, means an aboriginal boy, when he is growing up goes for a long walk, maybe for twelve months, and he

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