A nuclear waste dump could soon be built in South Australia and other top stories.

• A nuclear waste dump could soon be built in South Australia

  

  News of the outback waste dump has angered traditional land owners. Picture: Dylan CokerA SOUTH Australian cattle station is expected to be named as the preferred site for the national dump for nuclear medical and laboratory waste. Federal Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg is expected to announce that Barndioota, 500km north of Adelaide near the Flinders Ranges, has been pinpointed ahead of five other sites, the Adelaide Advertiser says.But Mr Frydenberg said a final decision would not be made ..

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• New Manus and Nauru operator plots exit

  

  New Manus and Nauru operator plots exit

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• Smart Cities Plan to deliver more rail to Australian cities

  

  PETER LLOYD: Mayors and urban planners are overjoyed that the Federal Government is showing so much interest in Australia's urban centres.They say for too long there's been an ad hoc approach planning. But how realistic is the notion of a 30 minute city? Lexi Metherell.LEXI METHERELL: It may surprise some commuters from Sydney's outer reaches, but according to research done at the University of New South Wales, on average it takes Sydneysiders nearly 30 minutes to get to work, one way.BILL RA..

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• Problem gambling tale guides Alan Tudge's crackdown

  

  Human Services Minister Alan Tudge in Sydney. Photo: Kirk Gilmour Alan Tudge clearly remembers the moment he came face-to-face with problem gambling in Australia.Five years ago a member of his Aston electorate in Melbourne's outer east was bankrupted after racking up an $80,000 debt betting online credit with Sportsbet, owned by Irish gambling giant Paddy Power.The man lost the lot over one weekend and when he couldn't pay it back was taken to court by Sports..

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• Kidman decision confused, irregular: Labor

  

  Kidman decision confused, irregular: LaborAAPApril 30, 2016 3:24PMSavePrint A furore has erupted over the decision to knock back a bid by a foreign-led consortium for Australia's largest single landholding, with Labor and a farmers body warning it risks future foreign investment.Treasurer Scott Morrison halted the sale of S Kidman and Co properties, which cover about 1 per cent of Australia's land mass, to a consortium of Chinese and Australian companies on Friday.Labor has slammed the treasure..

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• Colgate fined for dirty detergent deal

  

  Colgate-Palmolive has been fined $18 million over an illegal deal to control the price and supply of laundry detergents.In a deal with competitor Unilever Australia, Colgate stopped selling laundry concentrate in 2009 and started selling ultra concentrate, the company has admitted after a legal battle with the consumer watchdog.Ultra concentrate is cheaper to produce, store and transport.At the time, Colgate produced the Cold Power, Omo and Radiant products.It has since sold its laundry detergen..

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