12:10:00 10/09/2010
Florida pastor Terry Jones says he agreed to abandon his plans to commemorate 9/11 by burning copies of the Koran in return for an undertaking by a New York Imam to move a proposed mosque away from Ground Zero. But the developers of the New York mosque say they don't know anything about any such deal. More
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12:14:00 10/09/2010
On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks Pulitzer prize winning journalist Anthony DePalma joins The World Today to discuss the health effects of the dust generated by the destruction of the World Trade Centre. He contends the decision by authorities to reopen Wall Street for business just seven days after the attacks came at the cost of the health of thousands of New York residents. More
12:18:00 10/09/2010
Unions say the regional rollout of the national broadband network may be undermined by a skills shortage in country areas. The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union says better wages for contractors will be needed to attract the workforce needed to make the project happen. More
12:22:00 10/09/2010
Japan's arrest this week of the skipper of a Chinese fishing trawler near disputed islands in the East China Sea has highlighted tensions between the two countries. Japan has today released a defence white paper spelling out its concerns about China's military build-up in the region and containing a plea to Beijing to detail its spending on military hardware. More
12:26:00 10/09/2010
Farmers and landowners in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia are bracing for a locust plague that could be the worst in 70 years. Recent floods have unearthed egg beds up to 20 kilometres long and farmers say when the eggs hatch there could be a swarm bigger than the size of Spain. More
12:30:00 10/09/2010
Tasmania's forestry workers say the state's sawmilling industry is in doubt after a decision by the Gunns timber company to stop logging native forests. The company's chief executive Greg L'Estrange made the announcement yesterday at an industry conference in Melbourne.
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12:34:00 10/09/2010
The Greens say they'll push the issue of gay marriage in the Federal Parliament now that New South Wales has passed laws that will allow for same-sex couples to adopt children. But the Australian Christian Lobby says gays shouldn't be able to adopt when there are so many eligible heterosexual couples who want to adopt too. More
12:38:00 10/09/2010
A consortium of Australia's largest coal companies has walked away from its $5.2 billion bid for Queensland Rail's coal and freight business. There are now concerns taxpayers won't get value for money with the Government determined to float Q-Rail on the stock exchange in the last quarter of this year. More
12:42:00 10/09/2010
A remembrance service was held at St Paul's Cathedral in London this week to mark 70 years since the start of Nazi Germany's aerial bombardment of Britain in the early stages of World War Two. More than 43,000 civilians were killed in the eight-month campaign which became known as the Blitz. More
