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  1. Hostage situation at parramatta court house (31 replies)
  2. Do we need to keep seeing it over and over? (7 replies)
  3. Craig Thomson & ALP (41 replies)
  4. Kev vs Jules (0 replies)
  5. Tony Abbott calls for an election (126 replies)
  6. Who needs a gym? (4 replies)
  7. Child Protection Week (0 replies)
  8. High Court rules against govt re: Malaysia agreement (24 replies)
  9. Forward-facing pram debacle -Academic hits back (13 replies)
  10. BHP Profit (179 replies)
  11. gaining media interest (1 reply)
  12. Daniel Morcombe News (58 replies)
  13. Housefire in Brisbane (26 replies)
  14. * may be distressing * (17 replies)
  15. Too Sad (2 replies)
  16. 14 year old charged with murder (18 replies)
  17. forward facing prams are cruel and selfish (102 replies)
  18. Influencing policy decisions by Government Departments (13 replies)
  19. The politics of David Hicks (8 replies)
  20. Another Australian soldier killed (6 replies)
  21. West Memphis 3 freed. (2 replies)
  22. A fun (and honest) Coles parody :) (2 replies)
  23. Member for Dobell (19 replies)
  24. Live Exports: (14 replies)
  25. A sad day for the ABC and Australia (9 replies)
  26. Article - The kids are not alright. (16 replies)
  27. Finding footage of victorian parliament (0 replies)
  28. Tskforce to reduce the number of euthanased pets in NSW (6 replies)
  29. Deleted thread (0 replies)
  30. Bio-Father's name removed from birth certificate (1 reply)
  31. Safe Sex Ad Stars become parents (8 replies)
  32. . (8 replies)
  33. Human life expectancy will reach 1000 years (27 replies)
  34. Breakthrough in the Daniel Morcombe Case (59 replies)
  35. Jandamarra O'Shane wants to meet attacker (3 replies)
  36. Kids wetting themselves over school toilet break policy (37 replies)
  37. Cameron backs eviction for London rioters (6 replies)
  38. London Riots (167 replies)
  39. Penny Wong and her partner are expecting a baby (262 replies)
  40. GFC II and mortgage interest rates (4 replies)
  41. It's been stopped! (13 replies)
  42. So, are you prepared for the GFC round II? (59 replies)
  43. Nancy Wake - The White Mouse has passed. (10 replies)
  44. Refugee Deal with Malaysia (13 replies)
  45. Stock market crashing... (84 replies)
  46. I will be marking No Religion on the 2011 Census (148 replies)
  47. More evidence of right wing bias of newspapers in Australia (90 replies)
  48. . (55 replies)
  49. 18 yr old female with bombs strapped to her in Mosman (68 replies)
  50. High Court challenge to chaplaincy program (3 replies)
  51. Political libertarians/free thinkers? (18 replies)
  52. Missing Man - Jason Richards (10 replies)
  53. Catholic Church apologises for forced adoptions (26 replies)
  54. Norwegian gunman approves of John Howard (89 replies)
  55. *Sensitive* RIP Little Guy (8 replies)
  56. Online activists plan to destroy Norway murderer's legacy by making it obscure (0 replies)
  57. Bombing in Norway (20 replies)
  58. Sick of radio bias too *spinoff* (29 replies)
  59. Amy Winehouse dead at 27 :( (1 reply)
  60. Amazon purchases The Book Depository (13 replies)
  61. Moved: Death taxes (on super) is it happeningt? (-- replies)
  62. Are we finally going to get this started (Carbon reduction)? (28 replies)
  63. Babies mixed up in a Geelong Hospital (St Johns) (1 reply)
  64. Obama meets with the Dalai Lama (1 reply)
  65. News of the World to shut up shop. (10 replies)
  66. 7.25kg Newborn! (4 replies)
  67. Carbon tax/cash back announced today (127 replies)
  68. "Teen sexting: it's illegal, but it's in every high school" (3 replies)
  69. Moved: Will you be directly affected by the Carbon Tax? (-- replies)
  70. Child sex abuse covered up (1 reply)
  71. NSW Police can require women to remove burqa for ID purposes (19 replies)
  72. Moved: Katie Price AKA Jordan (-- replies)
  73. Moved: Mem Fox's Husband Guilty (-- replies)
  74. Biofuels (2 replies)
  75. Deleted thread (0 replies)
  76. Women deserve lower pay (4 replies)
  77. Australia ranks 46th in refugee intake (10 replies)
  78. Donor Uterus (2 replies)
  79. Vaccine family to sue CSL (1 reply)
  80. *Sensitive* "Butcher of Bega" (10 replies)
  81. Foster children in drug lab home (19 replies)
  82. gees i love our JUSTICE system. (4 replies)
  83. Ghost city, mirage or city "rising" from the smog? (6 replies)
  84. Sex offender to challenge IVF ban (157 replies)
  85. Reasons for removing child from mother:Breastfeeding, co sleeping, feeding table food and not purees (14 replies)
  86. Vaccine leads to drop in cervical cancer cases (18 replies)
  87. Do you think K-Rudd will challenge Gillard for top job? (30 replies)
  88. Australian kids are taking luxuries for granted (17 replies)
  89. Malaysia refugee deal defeated in parliament (4 replies)
  90. VCAT gives molester the right to work with children (11 replies)
  91. So can anyone fill me in on what is going on in Syria? (2 replies)
  92. Moved: Does she ever stop? (-- replies)
  93. This poor excuse for a human being (2 replies)
  94. Do you think Bligh has done the wrong thing here? (2 replies)
  95. Ban Live Exports (40 replies)
  96. Genetically modified cows producing human milk (10 replies)
  97. right to lifers taking things too far (112 replies)
  98. Carbon tax (2 replies)
  99. Israel boycott (96 replies)
  100. Kiesha Abrahams mother and step father arrested (93 replies)
  101. Mass grave in Texas (3 replies)
  102. The maternity unit where mothers are THREE to a bed (8 replies)
  103. More lobbying from the retail sector (68 replies)
  104. Damian Leeding - Slain Gold Coast Police Officer (3 replies)
  105. Live Cattle Export Suspended! (0 replies)
  106. OMG! Julia Gillard's getting married! (37 replies)
  107. Refugee spin masks racism - Editorial (0 replies)
  108. BPA story on 60 Minutes last night (2 replies)
  109. New political party for Australia. (5 replies)
  110. Unfair Trade (0 replies)
  111. A healthy dose of perspective... and inspiration (12 replies)
  112. Victorians to be fined for swearing! (10 replies)
  113. Becoming parents at 50- No IVF! (0 replies)
  114. Surely they can't go through with this? (1 reply)
  115. Mother who smoked thousands of cigarettes while pregnant insists it was GOOD for her daughter (47 replies)
  116. 4 year old boy home alone (8 replies)
  117. Trial for delayed cord clamping for premmies (4 replies)
  118. Aborting female foetuses (13 replies)
  119. Photos on Facebook (6 replies)
  120. Article Don't play the race card:Isaacs (3 replies)
  121. Whooping cough epidemic (24 replies)
  122. Babies born with rare condition (3 replies)
  123. Botox pagent girl taken into care (3 replies)
  124. Abduction Alert - 5 YO girl (29 replies)
  125. P*rn found in bin Laden's compound (30 replies)
  126. Forum open again, please refer to new guidelines (6 replies)
  127. Gillard reaches asylum agreement with Malaysia (18 replies)
  128. Disgusting...DV is still accepted by our judiciary (23 replies)
  129. Federal budget 2011: What do you think? (75 replies)
  130. Chaos as man climbs Sydney Harbour Bridge (1 reply)
  131. Airport Security (30 replies)
  132. The budget - Paid Maternity leave (5 replies)
  133. **WARNING SENSITIVE** horrible toddler tragedy. (47 replies)
  134. PBS scheme to be frozen (19 replies)
  135. The responsibilities of living in a democracy (1 reply)
  136. Homophobic MP (26 replies)
  137. Explain your "skepticism" on human impact on climate change (191 replies)
  138. Solar rebate reduced (0 replies)
  139. Measles on the rise in Europe (34 replies)
  140. Deported after living in Austraila since the age of 6 (48 replies)
  141. 'Spiritual healers' jailed for sex abuse (1 reply)
  142. FB Hacking - 11 and 12 yo girls charged (9 replies)
  143. Tragic yet heartwarming story of woman in coma responding to her baby... (0 replies)
  144. Who Says Science has Nothing to Say About Morality? (0 replies)
  145. Osama Bin Laden = Dead (329 replies)
  146. SMH story on managing money (0 replies)
  147. "Don't rush to judge a paedophile" (26 replies)
  148. Stop US style child beauty pageants in Australia (3 replies)
  149. Flood relief payments not being distributed quickly enough (0 replies)
  150. Bad publicity costs more than a meal of dumplings LOL (8 replies)
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