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Fielding vote defeats luxury car tax bill
The Senate has defeated a major government bill, leaving a $500 million hole in the budget. The defeat was supported by Family First Senator, Steve Fielding.
Lindsay Tanner talks to Lateline
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner talks to Leigh Sales on Lateline about the Government's failure regarding taxes on luxury cars.
Steve Fielding speaks to Lateline
Although the Government is blaming the Coalition for its stalled luxury car tax, their support was never really an option. Instead it was the Family First Senator, Steve Fielding's vote that the Government allowed to slip through its fingers. Senator Fielding speaks to Lateline about his decision live from Canberra.
Palin acceptance speech electrifies supporters
On prime-time television, US presidential candidate John McCain's controversial running mate, Sarah Palin, took the stage at the Republican Convention for her make-or-break speech.
Tropical storms continue to threaten US coastlines
In the wake of Hurricane Gustav comes tropical storm Hanna which is now lashing the Caribbean. Rising flood waters have forced many residents from homes which are vulnerable to flooding because of deforestation.
New hope for Cyprus
Divided Cyprus will begin formal talks on reunification, after 30 years of bitterness. Alexander Downer has mediated the special meeting in his new role as UN Special Envoy to Cyprus.
Xue to stand trial over wife's murder
After abandoning his child at a Melbourne train station and fleeing to the United States, Michael Xue will stand trial for the murder of his wife in Auckland last year.
Suicide numbers prompt Hope Line
The latest suicide statistics have shocked the Salvation Army into action. They say there are now more deaths from suicide than car accidents. In response, they have set up a Hope Line to help the those left behind.
Superbug hitting young people
A new strain of superbug is on the loose in communities across Australia and it is young, healthy Australians who need to watch out.
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In 2006 the ABC's Independent Complaints Review Panel (ICRP) received a complaint regarding a number of editions of Lateline and other programs dealing with the Mutitjulu community in central Australia. Lateline's reporting included the topics of petrol sniffing and drug taking in Mutitjulu and, particularly, of young women petrol sniffers trading sex for petrol. The complainants alleged that Lateline's stories were "poorly researched and full of lies and misinformation".
The ABC published the findings this week. In its report, the panel identified 30 allegations in the complaint. It upheld only one of those allegations. It found no breach of the ABC Editorial Policies 2002 in the others. A single element of the complaint was upheld. The panel ruled that file footage of young people sniffing petrol in one broadcast should have been identified as such.
The ICRP is an independent body established by the ABC Board to investigate allegations of 'serious cases of factual inaccuracy, bias, and lack of balance or unfair treatment arising from an ABC broadcast or broadcasts, or publication of material on ABC Online.'
You can read the full ICRP Report here.
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