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have raised concerns about what they believe to be private messages appearing on their timeline. Investigations have shown them to be public wall posts that were always visible. “We are working to distribute that information to reassure people.” She says Australia is a growing market for Facebook. A study commissioned by Facebook found 75 per cent of Australian users access the website daily, with a quarter saying it was the first site they looked at in the morning. AAP
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Former prime minister John Howard says the terrorists responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings have failed to drive a wedge between Australia and Indonesia. Bombs detonated at two nightclubs in the tourist area of Kuta in Bali on October 12, 2002, killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, and injured many others. Howard was prime minister when the attacks occurred. “Those mindless terrorists responsible carried out an act of hatred against the way of life that we hold dear,” Howard said at a 10th anniversary memorial in Darwin. “I’m sure that one of the things they wanted to do was to push Australia and Indonesia further apart. One of the things we can do is say, if that was one of their goals, they failed completely.” He said the co-operation that arose following the Bali attacks began a new period of intimacy between Australia and Indonesia. AAP
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acebook is in talks with the Australian Privacy Commissioner about claims private messages can be seen by users’ friends. The social networking site has issued a reassurance to its 11.5 million monthly active users in Australia that there have been no breaches of privacy. The website, which has announced there are now a billion users around the world, has come under fire from some people who claim old private messages are now available for anyone to see. But according to Facebook, only public wall posts are visible. A Facebook spokeswoman says the company is working with the privacy commissioner, who was yet to raise any concerns with it. Mia Garlick, head of policy and communications for Facebook in Australia, says, “A number of users
We’re closer to Jakarta after Bali: Howard
Poll shows lift in Labor support in Queensland Support for Labor has grown in Queensland but the Gillard Government would still lose an election, according to a Newspoll. Labor’s primary vote in Queensland has risen from 22 to 30 per cent. The Coalition’s primary vote in the state AAP has fallen from a 54 per cent high to 47 per cent. More men than women believe Abbott would make a better prime minister – 42 per cent of male voters, compared with 34 per cent of females. The picture is reversed when looking at those who believe Gillard is the better choice, with 41 per cent of women agreeing and 36 per cent of men. The surveys were carried out between July and September. AAP
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