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Residents flee as creek bursts banks Homes have been flooded and almost 200 people have been evacuated after a creek burst its banks and a dam wall threatened to collapse in southern New South Wales overnight. Australian dollar hits parity with greenback The Australian dollar has hit parity with the US dollar for the first time since it floated in 1983. Victims' families welcome insulation report An Auditor-General's report into the Federal Government's axed home insulation scheme has been welcomed by the families of four workmen whose deaths have been linked to the roll-out. DJs sex case a done deal Australia's biggest sexual harassment case has ended with a private settlement being finalised between David Jones and publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk. Cold snap brings snow to Victoria Snow has fallen in parts of Victoria as the state shivers through a cold snap.
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The Murray Darling's political sinkhole Will the Gillard Government become the most reactive and reflexive administration of the modern era? The early signs – most notably this weekÂ's debacle over the Murray Darling Basin - say Â'yesÂ'. To all intents and purposes, Gillard, her Regional Development Minister Simon Crean and Water Minister Tony Burke walked into the political sinkhole of the Murray Darling as if blindfolded. How else can we explain their behaviour? Twice round the barracks with Colonel Jones On Tuesday this week Mr Abbott found himself on his toughest assignment yet: embedded with Alan Jones. Secular liberalism misunderstood Secular liberalism gives anyone the right to question religion, but it also prevents them from mandating that religion be abolished. Bonsoir to The Bill It's time, after 27 years, to farewell The Bill. Perhaps its producers will make all 2,400 episodes available on DVD. Hell or High Water It was foggy this morning as I drove into Griffith to attend an information session about the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Fog is unusual at this time of the year, but quite appropriate for the meeting to follow, three and half hours and I was none the wiser. You didnÂ't have to see the sign "This is War" to know that the town of Griffith is taking this threat to their future very seriously.
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Murdoch taken to task over Republican donations Some News Corporation shareholders have demanded to know why the media giant made million-dollar contributions to pro-Republican campaigns in the US midterm election campaign. Britain defends military budget cuts British foreign secretary William Hague has moved to quell US fears over Britain's future defence capability. Fed poised to act on faltering US economy The US Federal Reserve has been laying out the case for stepping in to try to stimulate the faltering American economy.
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Police tweet beat reveals crime load British police have hailed its decision to put details on Twitter of all 3,205 incidents it handled over a 24-hour period as a success, saying it highlighted the difficulty of their job. China zoo gardener mauled to death by tigers A gardener at a zoo in southern China was mauled to death by five tigers after falling into their pen, Chinese media reported Friday. UN Space expert denies being alien ambassador A Malaysian astrophysicist, Mazlan Othman, has denied British media reports that she is the United Nations (UN) ambassador for space aliens.
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Victims' families welcome insulation report An auditor-general's report into the Federal Government's axed home insulation scheme has been welcomed by the families of four workmen whose deaths have been linked to the roll-out. Academics meet to analyse Murray guide Water experts have met in Canberra to dissect the Murray-Darling Basin draft guide, which recommends large cuts to water allocations. Garrett disappointed with 'deficient' advice Former environment minister Peter Garrett says he is disappointed he got incorrect advice from his department on the scrapped home insulation scheme, but he stands by the quick roll-out of the program.
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