Asylum-seekers are unloaded from the latest boat to arrive at Christmas Island. Picture: Stephen Cooper
Music writer Iain Shedden's collection of English songs related to civil unrest includes a number from The Clash. Picture: Supplied.
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Tour de France champion Cadel Evans arrives in Melbourne ahead of a parade in his honour. Picture: Alex Coppel GALLERY
In this image from amateur video, a gang of youths in London rob Malaysian student Mohammed Asyraf Haziq. Picture AP
Former Crime Commission director Mark Standen has been convicted on a $120m drugs conspiracy. VIDEO
Luke Skywalker, the Star Wars character played by Mark Hamill, is to appear on the currency of Niue.
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New boat adds to pressure on asylum deal
3:37PM Paige Taylor on Christmas Island THE number of asylum-seekers waiting to go to Malaysia under Labor's refugee swap deal is about to double with the arrival of another boat at Christmas Island.
Jobless rise fuels rate cut debate
2:53PM James Glynn THE jobless rate rose for the first time since mid-2010 in July, confirming a slowdown in sectors not exposed to the mining boom.
Swan appears to soften budget pledge
2:49PM Ben Packham LABOR'S pledge to return the budget to surplus by 2012-13 became an "objective" today, with Wayne Swan appearing to modify the commitment in the face of global financial uncertainty.
Inquiry to follow top cop's drug bust
2:49PM Jodie Minus THE NSW government will launch an inquiry into the Crime Commission after a former director was convicted of conspiring to import drugs into the country.
Police duo charged with assault, kidnap
4:35PM TWO police officers have been charged over the alleged kidnap and assault of a teenager near Dubbo.
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Stocks close flat after volatile run
4:40PM Michael Bennet AUSTRALIAN shares recovered early losses to close flat as the lure of bargains helped the market buck a weak offshore lead.
Jobless rise fuels rate cut debate
2:53PM James Glynn THE jobless rate rose for the first time since mid-2010 in July, confirming a slowdown in sectors not exposed to the mining boom.
Telstra's outlook defies gloom
12:45PM Tracy Lee SHARES in Telstra jumped 5 per cent after the company's profit fall was less than feared and it forecast growth in 2011-12
Australian Market Data at 05:01PM
| Index / Security | Price | Change | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ords | 4203.5 | -3.90 | -0.09% |
| S&P;/ASX 50 | 4133.9 | +7.10 | + 0.17% |
| ASX200 | 4140.8 | -.50 | -0.01% |
| S&P;/ASX 300 | 4143.5 | -.60 | -0.01% |
| S&P;/ASX MidCap | 3751.0 | -53.50 | -1.41% |
| S&P;/ASX Small Orders | 2364.0 | -1.90 | -0.08% |
| S&P;/ASX 20 | 2510.3 | +9.60 | + 0.38% |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 3375.5 | -.30 | -0.01% |
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Telstra wins market's blessing
John Durie DAVID Thodey is reinventing Telstra and today won the market's blessing for three simple reasons.
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New boat adds to pressure on asylum deal
3:37PM Paige Taylor on Christmas Island THE number of asylum-seekers waiting to go to Malaysia under Labor's refugee swap deal is about to double with the arrival of another boat at Christmas Island.
Abbott fails to endorse cattle claims
4:20PM Joe Kelly TONY Abbott has declined to endorse Liberal MP Chris Back's allegations that shocking footage of cattle abuse in Indonesian abattoirs was a set-up.
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Cameron starts fightback to quell riots
8:12AM BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron said a "fightback" had begun against nationwide riots, as he authorised the use of water cannon for the first time.
Higginbotham wins starting debut
3:19PM QUEENSLAND Reds back-rower Scott Higginbotham will make his Wallabies starting debut in the Tri-Nations Test against the South Africa in Durban.
European model a wretched failure
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor WHATEVER it is the gnomes of Brussels have been selling these past years, it doesn't work.
YSL wins in battle of red soles
8:26AM Sebastian Smith AN attempt by Christian Louboutin to monopolise his signature red outsole has been kicked out of a US court.
Memories of meals gone by
Rick Stein A WORLD-famous chef reflects on less complicated Spanish flavours.
Online sales soar at Coles
Fran Foo ONLINE sales at supermarket giant Coles is the equivalent of around five stores, a senior executive said.
Murdoch has no plans to step back
James Chessell NEWS Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch says there are no plans for him to step back from his full-time executive duties.
Qld govt approves dual-sector
Andrew Trounson PLANS for Queensland's first dual-sector university have cleared a major hurdle, after the state government gave its go-ahead.
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Reform no longer issue of if, but when
IT'S no longer a question of if, but how and when, a no-fault National Disability Insurance Scheme will be introduced, writes Stephen Lunn.
Rioters the spawn of a bankrupt elite
ANYONE with their eyes open could have seen this coming, says Theodore Dalrymple.
Consistent approach will do wonders
THE government must turn its back on the tactics it used during the Howard years, writes Arthur Sinodinos.
European model a wretched failure
WHATEVER it is the gnomes of Brussels have been selling these past years, it doesn't work.
Militant groups fuel the fires
SELF-STYLED revolutionaries are using urban unrest to push their warped ideologies, says Merv Bendle.
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Petrel bombs
THERE hasn't been much humour inspired by the London riots, so far. Even Britain's newspaper cartoons are understandably mournful.
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