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Allison Jackson | 12:20pm SHARES trimmed losses after surprisingly strong retail sales lifted gloomy sentiment, but Wall Street still weighed on the bourse.
Samantha Maiden, Online political editor | 12:15pm MALCOLM Turnbull says he will push for amendments to new workplace laws on the right of unions to enter workplaces.
1:50pm FORMER Queensland government minister Gordon Nuttall has been committed to stand trial on corruption charges.
Tom Baldwin in Washington | 9:56am BARACK Obama insisted that "the buck will stop with me" as he dismissed doubts over a "team of rivals" that includes Hillary Clinton.
MP charged with corruption over 'leak'
Nicholas Perpitch | 12:50pm WEST Australian MP Shelley Archer has been charged with corruption for allegedly leaking a confidential document to Brian Burke.
Shares cut losses ahead of rate cut
Allison Jackson SHARES trimmed losses after surprisingly strong retail sales lifted gloomy sentiment, but Wall Street still weighed on the bourse.
RBA may cut by 150 points
Michael Stutchbury, Economics Editor I'VE tipped the Reserve Bank to cut its official cash rate by a full one percentage point to 4.25 per cent today.
United States officially in recession
Rob Curran THE US economy slipped into recession in December 2007, says a key research organisation that tracks economic cycles.
Thai court blocked ahead of key ruling
HUNDREDS of Thai government supporters sealed off Bangkok's Constitutional Court early today.
The World Top Stories
Rugby World Cup: Wallabies draw Irish
THE Wallabies find themselves in Pool C with Ireland and Italy after the draw for the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup was held overnight.
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Wong defends delay to climate target
Samantha Maiden, online political editor MINISTER Penny Wong has defended her decision to renege on a commitment to present a 2020 target to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Bargain for nobody
Michael Stutchbury FEDERAL Labor claims to be fighting a war on unemployment but is shooting itself in the foot.
Salute for fallen Digger
Mark Dodd THE body of special forces soldier Lieutenant Michael Fussell, who was killed in Afghanistan last week, has begun its journey home.
Telstra call centres in crisis
Mahesh Sharma TELSTRA is losing call-centre staff fed up with what they describe as a culture of bullying brought on by a new system.
Glamour magazine launch on ice
NEWS Magazines has postponed the planned launch of its handbag-sized fashion magazine Glamour next year.
Uni still beyond the reach of many
Andrew Trounson WEALTHY students remain about three times more likely to go to university than those from poorer backgrounds.
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