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  1. MT @ABCtech: Cyberbullying, Facebook and social media - a piece by William Cohen bit.ly/KgFc0p 10 minutes ago via web
  2. The great pretender: India's failure to live up to its promise, by Satyajit Das bit.ly/KgOB8g 19 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  3. Mark Zuckerberg has done well at the helm of #Facebook so far. But is the honeymoon over? asks Chris Styles bit.ly/LvN8Yp 22 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  4. The Tiger Awakening: @GerardWhateley on how @Richmond_FC terrorised @HawthornFC bit.ly/KgJANc #afl 40 minutes ago via bitly
  5. There's little schools can gain from the NAPLAN tests. So why continue with a system that's failed? Peter Job discusses bit.ly/KU9dkd about 6 hours ago via bitly
  6. They say Greece has always survived by being daring, and it needs to be daring now, writes ABC's @RAPhilK bit.ly/JGcH9P about 6 hours ago via bitly
  7. Julian Burnside on the impasse facing refugees who have been adversely assessed by ASIO bit.ly/KlnQiT about 6 hours ago via bitly
  8. @alexandraphelan thanks! We will take a look and will get back to you on Monday. 3:38 PM May 25th via TweetDeck in reply to alexandraphelan
  9. The Labor Government has undermined some of the most cherished platitudes of politics watchers, says @mariusbenson bit.ly/JX6J8S 9:10 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  10. Brooke's story: organ donation is a matter of life and death - a piece by Anthony Cox bit.ly/KYv89I 9:07 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  11. Do you think Australia should give preferential visa treatment to millionaires? Vote in the Drum Poll: bit.ly/p2Ncps 7:35 PM May 24th via bitly
  12. Nick Ross from @ABCtech on the real reason the music industry collapsed bit.ly/JWMKaD 7:23 PM May 24th via web
  13. Lessons from Zimbabwe's great healer - a piece by @ProfStuartRees from the @SydPeaceFound bit.ly/KYc5fy 6:18 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  14. Victory against the odds in the Regatta of Death - a piece by @juzzytribune bit.ly/LtowPr 2:40 PM May 24th via bitly
  15. How Christian are Christian lobbyists? @foomeister discusses bit.ly/JH4XCt 2:04 PM May 24th via bitly
  16. Abbot Point: No means yes when it comes to big coal - a piece by John Hepburn bit.ly/LtkaYA 2:01 PM May 24th via bitly
  17. The alarm bells ring, but precious few heed them - Barrie Cassidy on new concerns for Craig Thomson's wellbeing bit.ly/Lvoo5n 2:01 PM May 24th via bitly
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