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1 online resource (streaming video file) (37 min. 38 sec.) ; 226807798 bytes |
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DEBT LIMIT RAISEDThe Commonwealth's debt is heading towards $500 billion. The Treasurer has announced he will increase the nation's credit limit before the end of the year to avoid a US style budget crisis.TEMPORARY RELIEFFirefighters make the most of a cooler day ahead of another potentially damaging heatwave.BREAKING THE CULTURE OF RELIANCEExperts say city dwellers are unprepared for major natural disasters, a special report by Margot O'Neill.AMNESTY SLAMS US DRONES PROGRAMHuman rights group, Amnesty International, has released a scathing report on the US aerial drone program, saying innocent civilians including children have been killed in the attacks.THE US DRONES PROGRAMEmma Alberici interviews Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic Studies at the American University, about the Amnesty report into the US drones program.POLICE TO BE ARMED WITH MORE FIREPOWER TO TAKE ON BIKIE GANGSThe police union wants traffic police and general officers in the south east to be equipped with machine guns and body armour.FRENCH ANGER AT US SPY CLAIMSFrench President, Francois Hollande, has expressed "deep disapproval" over claims the US National Security Agency secretly tapped phone calls in France |
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Broadcast 2013-10-22 at 22:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Forest fires -- Safety measures.
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Global warming -- Environmental aspects.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation.
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Suicide bombings.
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Textbooks -- Evaluation.
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International relations and terrorism.
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Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra.
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Washington (State)
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New South Wales.
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Streaming video
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Alberici, Emma, host
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Glenday, James, reporter
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O'Neill, Margot, reporter
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Om, Jason, reporter
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Stewart, John, reporter
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Taylor, John, reporter
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