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Indigenous leaders begin their final voice meeting before presenting their preferred wording for a constitutional amendment to give the advisory body its power.
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Treasury slammed big-spending climate policy
Treasury warned Howard government ministers not to pursue climate policies that relied heavily on regulations, grants and subsidies rather than the market.
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Our capital cities not ready for 9/11-style terror attack
Almost three years after the 9/11 attacks, Australia was still unprepared for a suicide plane attack in its major cities and officials warned of a possible 30-second-only warning in Sydney.
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