Headlines Wednesday 24th September

Raid on journo's home 'unacceptable'
Fairfax Media says a raid on the home of one of its journalists cuts to the heart of the operation of a free press.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers today raided the home of Canberra Times National Affairs Correspondent Philip Dorling, who is facing investigation over a story about Australia spying on its Pacific ally Japan.

Dorling said the search was "not a pleasant experience" and Fairfax Media, which owns the Canberra Times, has branded it "unacceptable".

"They've searched the ceiling, they've searched from one end of the house to the other. I would say the terms of the search warrant are very broad," Dorling told The Australian today.

"They're looking for stuff related to the Defence Intelligence Organisation and whether it relates to possible offences under the Crimes Act.

Dorling's story aired extensive details of Australian espionage, in particular that the nation's spies "keep a close watch" on Japan's nuclear energy industry and space program.

Dorling cited his source as "classified briefing papers" prepared for Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon.
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'You'll die next': School shooter's eerie YouTube message
A student who went on a murderous rampage at a Finnish school, killing 10 people before turning his gun on himself, left behind a note, police say.
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Despite changes Coalition still opposes Bad legislation
A shake up of the Medicare surcharge will be opposed by the Federal Coalition, despite the government watering down the legislation.
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‘Rental rage’ surging with only 739 properties in Sydney
The number of stressed out renters attacking or abusing real estate agents is surging, as vacancy rates plunge to a new low.
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Why Kevin 747 should've stayed put
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd knows he's done the wrong thing by disappearing overseas in the midst of this economic crisis, according to Alan Jones.
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IN HIS OWN WORDS
Tim Blair
The wisdom of Tim Flannery:
People are saying you know that instead of the ice cap lasting a century, that it maybe that in five years there’ll be no Arctic ice cap.
People – people named Tim Flannery – also said that maybe by now there would be no water in Sydney.
People don’t understand that 20,000 years ago the sea was 120 metres lower than it is now; you know you could’ve walked to Tasmania.
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CLINTON: “SHE’S HOT”
Tim Blair
Bill likes Sarah:
“I come from Arkansas; I get why she’s hot out there,” Mr. Clinton said. “Why she’s doing well” …
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FRIED SPIES LIED
Tim Blair
They were spies all along:
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed 55 years ago, on June 19, 1953. But last week, they were back in the headlines when Morton Sobell, the co-defendant in their famous espionage trial, finally admitted that he and his friend, Julius, had both been Soviet agents.