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STATE OF THE PLANET: The future of uranium mining in the Kakadu National Park

STUFF WE LIKE: Scanwiches, USB fingers and drunken Clooney

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PINEAPPLE PARTY TIME: The voteshift: 2006 vs. 2009

PURE POISON: Apples and oranges

ANDREW BARTLETT: Win-win for families! Cheaper grog, while mega-donations stay secret

JONATHAN GREEN: Pope in a condom

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