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NEWS IN 60 SECONDS

Brendan Nelson’s ‘listening tour’ ends, as pitifully and painfully as his leadership will in say three months.

http://news.smh.com.au/nelson-doing-the-best-he-can-turnbull/20080417-26ub.html

From the nation that brought you human rights violations in  Tibet and the 2008 Olympics we now have : record pollution.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23526480-11949,00.html

Olympic torch disappears into the depths of Africa and reappears in India,

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23558917-601,00.html

Footage of Marilyn Monroe performing oral sex is sold at auction. No stained blue dresses to be seen…

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23543165-26397,00.html

Kevin Rudd’s 2020 wankfest to begin this weekend. 1000 of the best and brightest men and….well, men are to descend on Canberra to decide the nation’s future.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/index/0,25201,5016737,00.html

The pre-summit summits held – young people demand the vote.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23535670-2682,00.html

The Jewish community not passed over in the summit season.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23540974-5016737,00.html

The coming republic is back on the agenda, this time Turnbull will not be dividing the republican movement but will instead be dividing the liberals.

http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/mikesteketee/index.php/theaustralian/comments/rudds_republic_a_work_in_progress/

The Pope doesn’t appreciate Sydney’s fashion sense. I wonder about it myself sometimes.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23526177-26040,00.html

On a related note: Il papa talks about the shame of paedophilic priests, and promises to do something. How many years too late is this?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23555931-2703,00.html

We have a new Governor-General, Quentin Bryce. If she wasn’t a Queenslander and a man this would be a proud day for Australia.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/editorial/a-significant-figure-in-an-everchanging-landscape/2008/04/14/1208025085750.html

Obama complains bitterly about gun-totin’, bible-bashin’ hicks from the sticks.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23532809-26397,00.html

Maoists claim victory in Nepalese elections, guaranteeing the end of the monarchy. As Chairman Mao said: The masses are a true bastion of iron.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23550556-25837,00.html

PLAYLIST

Faust – Gorillaz

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

From the Fletch.