Headlines Sunday 11th May

ALP’s rotten moral core
Piers Akerman
THE ALP’s moral core has been placed under scrutiny with the pre-sentencing hearings of former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos, allegations of harassment involving the Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter and senior MPs and charges of rank hypocrisy laid against the federal ALP by the ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope.
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At least Obama’s tapes don’t lie
Andrew Bolt
Barack Obama’s top foreign policy advisor doesn’t believe her candidate could be so stupid as to want no-precondition talks with Iran’s mad president. Which makes the transcripts of Obama promising just that rather embarrassing.
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Message sent
Andrew Bolt
Let them bathe in buckets:

WATER Commissioner Elizabeth Nosworthy says installing a pool at her home is sending “the right message” to Queenslanders coping with tough water restrictions.
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Invade Burma
Andrew Bolt
Time magazine suddenly goes all neo-con
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How dare they
Andrew Bolt
Such is the tyranny of her father’s regime, that this is considered a great concession
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Cutting spending just to waste it
Andrew Bolt
This was the spin, bought by so many journalists
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Nixon to go?
Andrew Bolt
I suspect Premier John Brumby, a man impatient with the deep-sigh and big-hugs brigade, would be secretly relieved if the woman appointed by his successor said goodbye:

VICTORIA’S Police Commissioner Christine Nixon has indicated she may resign when her current contract expires.
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No false advertising
Andrew Bolt
How helpful of these protesters to advertise their irrationality
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Children left to suffer in Burma cyclone aftermath: UNICEF
There are fears thousands of children in cyclone ravaged Burma are being left to suffer as the government maintains its restriction on outside aid.
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Cashless future for tolls on Harbour Bridge
Motorists using the Sydney Harbour Bridge are being urged to get an e-tag before the city's icon goes cashless within months.
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Parents may pay for 'education revolution' laptops
Working families may be forced to pay a levy to prop up the Rudd Government's plans to give computers to all school students.
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Gillard backs national literacy test
A nation wide literacy and numeracy test will be held on the same day for years three, five and seven to help gauge competency levels.
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Vegemite bans in childcare centres
Childcare centres have been branded 'lunchbox Nazis' with new policies banning vegemite and even fruit.
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Swan under fire for luxury car tax increase
Treasurer Wayne Swan has attracted criticism from both the car industry and the opposition after flagging an upcoming increase in the tax applied to luxury cars.
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Magazine under investigation after topless 16-year-old shoot
Sydney pub cops it sweet and bans alcopops
Liquor store bandits remain on the run despite brave chase
Woman has stolen wallet returned... 35 years later
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Della Bosca defends Rudd's computer plan
Daniel O'Leary
New South Wales State Education minister John Della Bosca defended the Rudd Government’s computer plan today and said the program would improve teaching and learning in schools.