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Federal politicians are in line for a big pay rise in exchange for losing some of their perks. The Remuneration Tribunal has been reviewing politicians'salaries and entitlements, and will hand down a decision very shortly. There's speculation that MP

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Ecuador says it's hoping to grant asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. He's been sheltering in Ecuador's embassy in London for two months. The Ecuador foreign minister says the UK government has threatened to enter Ecuador's London embassy to

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