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Hundreds evacuated as rivers reach peak Residents in regional New South Wales have spent an anxious night waiting and preparing for the worst as flooding continues. Rudd silent on WikiLeaks claims The Federal Government is refusing to comment on revelations that Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd suggested force may be needed if China could not be successfully integrated into the international community. Watson admits Australia second best Australia has only itself to blame for its parlous position in the second Ashes Test against England in Adelaide, opener Shane Watson said. Bank customers urged to compare, switch and ditch Consumer group Choice says a new money comparison website will make it easier for people to compare products, choose a new provider, and switch banks. Deluge continues in southern, central Qld Queensland authorities are monitoring the creek that runs through the southern inland town of Roma, with heavy rain drenching the region.
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The feminine touch on executive boards The debate about mandatory quotas for the number of female company directors has heated up again with comments from Heather Ridout and Elizabeth Proust. Each of them says she is disappointed with Australia's progress towards getting more women on boards and thinks that it needs to be forced. But two weeks ago the Australian Institute of Company Directors issued a press release saying the opposite. Moving forward in Cancun There are several different ways Australia can play a powerful and constructive leadership role in Cancun. The Leonora overture: making the best of mandatory detention The WA town of Leonara is a prime example of how our communities can benefit from the presence of asylum seekers. Saving lives, one heart at a time Personal responsibility is still the key, but Australians should be grateful for advances in heart attack care. Evidence destroyed: the luckiest oil spill When the West Atlas rig haemorrhaged oil for 74 days last year, no-one was killed and according to the Government and the oil company the environmental damage has been minimal. "The fact is we were lucky with Montara" said Resources Minister Ferguson when he tabled the Montara Commission of Inquiry last week. But leafing through the report there is a strange feeling they were in a parallel universe to that inhabited by the inquiry's commissioner.
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Civil war fears in Ivory Coast Rivals challenging Laurent Gbagbo's claim to the presidency of Ivory Coast have declared they have formed a new government, as international mediators try to settle the stand-off amid fears of civil war. British MP denies aide is Russian spy A British government MP has denied one of his researchers is a Russian spy, saying he has not seen any evidence that would implicate her. Pub-goers snowed in for eight days Heavy snow that has swept Britain over the past two weeks has left many people stranded, but some have been luckier than others.
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Fresh warrant issued for Assange's arrest As the fallout grows from WikiLeaks' release of secret US diplomatic cables, Julian Assange could be extradited to Sweden this weekend. Man arrested for mailing hundreds of tarantulas A German man who allegedly shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States through the mail has been charged with illegally importing wildlife. Underwater robot discovers Coral Sea secrets Marine scientists say they have been able to collect data about a remote region of the Coral Sea off north Queensland by using an underwater robot.
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Hunter Valley land with job creation potential Employment land near Muswellbrook will be part of a Hunter Development Corporation (HDC) plan to cater for 66,000 new jobs by 2031. Authorities powerless to stop locust plague The National Farmers Federation (NFF) says there is not much that can be done to stop the swarms of locusts making their way across Victoria. Council in a flap over bat removal 'struggle' The Charters Towers Regional Council, south-west of Townsville in north Queensland, says it will resubmit an application to have thousands of bats moved from the town centre early this week.
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