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Look to NSW for multicultural utopia Hatzistergos tells federal inquiry
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NSW is a world model for multiculturalism and the federal government should follow its lead and enshrine multiculturalism in law, the former Labor government told a federal inquiry.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Rudd preferred over Gillard: Newspoll
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Just one in 10 voters back Wayne Swan as preferred Labor leader, while Kevin Rudd continues to be more popular than Julia Gillard, a newspoll says.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Govt carbon tax timetable 'ambitious'
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The government's timetable of setting down the details for its proposed carbon tax by the end of June is "incredibly ambitious", Rob Oakeshott says.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Labor's popularity drops to a record low
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Forty-three per cent of voters prefer Tony Abbott as prime minister, compared to 38 per cent who want Julia Gillard, a Newspoll survey says.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Govt fails to gain traction in poll
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The federal government has failed to gain any traction in the latest Newspoll despite its burst of policy outcomes in health and climate change.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Voters dissatisfied with both leaders
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Voters are dissatisfied with both Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, the latest Newspoll survey says.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines
Billiard inquiries rack up as taxpayers left $100000 out of side pocket
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THE federal government will spend more than $100,000 on reviews stemming from the sale of two billiard tables that netted just $5000.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines