Nervous wait: Flood disaster deepens in south-west Queensland
Herald Sun
Image Video Nervous wait as more floods forecast Residents in low-lying areas of Charleville are being evacuated as the Warrego River continues to rise. RESIDENTS in southern Queensland towns are being told to evacuate as floodwaters continue to …
Hundreds evacuated as floodwaters close inSydney Morning Herald
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Rudd would not race to poll
Sydney Morning Herald
KEVIN Rudd would not rush to an early election if he regained the prime ministership from Julia Gillard, Labor sources say. As Ms Gillard continued to be buffeted by a barrage of speculation about her future, it is understood Mr Rudd has changed his …
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Huge dam releases caused most of city flood, study shows
The Australian
THE entire January 2011 Brisbane River flood that inundated thousands of properties and inflicted a multi-billion-dollar damage bill would have been contained in Wivenhoe Dam if it had been operated in prudent and strict accordance with its manual, …
Flood commissioner on dam payrollCourier Mail
Dam label lapse fuels cover-up claimBrisbane Times
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Pro-Kevin Rudd MPs want Bill Shorten as Treasurer
Herald Sun
LABOR'S leadership saga has taken a new twist with a radical plan being floated for Bill Shorten to become Treasurer if Kevin Rudd returns to the Prime Minister's office. The push for Mr Shorten to be offered the second-most powerful job in the …
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Flood commissioner on dam payroll
Courier Mail
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Flood inquiry commissioner Phillip Cummins. Picture: Marc Robertson Source: The Courier-Mail A DAM consulting business that employs one of the flood inquiry commissioners has landed work making revisions to the Wivenhoe Dam …
Engineers 'colluded' over dam mistakesSydney Morning Herald
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UN unable to agree on Syrian resolution
ABC Online
United Nations Security Council ambassadors have again been unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to end the crisis in Syria. Western and Arab diplomats pressed for agreement on a draft resolution that tried to accommodate Russian …
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PM Julia Gillard tells staff stop talking about themselves and to 'deliver …
The Daily Telegraph
JULIA Gillard has called on her colleagues to stop talking about themselves and "deliver results." In an interview with a Canberra radio station ahead of today's Prime Minister's XI cricket match – which has been delayed due to bad weather – Ms Gillard …
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Thousands isolated, evacuated in near-record NSW floods
The Australian
Image Video < Prev of 3 Next > Flood victims evacuated A DEFENCE force airplane is transporting humanitarian supplies to Moree as floodwaters rise in the region. The northern NSW town is expecting a large flood to hit today. Extensive rain has fallen …
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Court denies Rinehart fresh suppression order
Business Spectator
The NSW Supreme Court has refused to grant billionaire Gina Rinehart a new suppression order on her legal stoush with her children over the family's trust fund, leading to the release of a series of emails showing the extent of the family battle.
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Disaster as PNG ferry sinks with more than 360 on board
Herald Sun
PNG ferry in trouble, 350 feared missing More than 350 people are feared missing after a boat accident in Papua New Guinea's northwest. < Prev of 4 Next > ROUGH seas are slowing rescue efforts for as many as 100 people missing after the ferry MV Rabaul …
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