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Evacuations continue across sodden Queensland Queensland towns are bracing for more misery today as residents in deluged communities continue to be evacuated and flood waters continue to rise. England on brink of Ashes triumph England is on the verge of retaining the Ashes for the first time since 1987 after rolling through Australia's weak top order in the last session of the third day at the MCG. Japan admits whale meat scam Japan's Fisheries Agency has admitted that officials accepted gifts of whale meat from the body that runs the country's so-called scientific whaling program. Wild Oats line honours still in doubt An international sailing jury will decide today on whether Wild Oats XI will be allowed to keep its title as line honours winner of this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Sydney tattoo parlour firebombed Forensic police are investigating after a petrol bomb severely damaged a tattoo parlour in eastern Sydney overnight.
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Ponting a dead man walking Australian cricket is definitely at its modern-day nadir. Not since the mid-1980s has it looked so impotent and ineffectual, especially against its Ashes arch rival. The recovery of the coveted urn is no longer an agenda item this summer. Australia's next tilt will be on foreign soil in 2013. It wasn't that long ago that Ricky Ponting spoke with fire in his belly about winning a series in the northern summer at his third attempt as skipper. This summer has shown that dream to be folly. Top 10 political and media fails of 2010 Whether things will change for the better next year is still an open question but as the year closes out, it might help to spotlight some of the obvious fails and see what we can learn. Gillard's government balancing act As 2011 opens, Labor must face that Julia Gillard's biggest problem is a crisis of legitimacy. In the months since taking the leadership, Julia Gillard has utterly failed to stamp the Government with her brand. Rudd left so many balls in the air that Gillard's first few months has been entirely focused on tackling them one by one. 2010's human rights heroes We wouldn't be here were it not for the sustained courage of those fighting for human rights. A time to reflect as a nation Many of us take the end of a year and the start of a new one as a time to reflect, to make resolutions, to think about how we are living our lives, and how we might want to change. We typically do so as individuals. I can't think of a nation which annually declares its regrets, and how it would like to improve. As the year draws to a close Australia should take stock of its achievements and failures.
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Lacklustre session for Wall St in holiday-thinned trade Trading in US stocks was subdued overnight, with traders in the north east of America still struggling to make it to work because of the blizzard conditions. Wall St remains lacklustre in holiday-thinned trade Trading in US stocks remains subdued, with traders in the north east of America still struggling to make it to work because of the blizzard conditions. Family searches for missing son in Canada An Australian family has extended the search for their son, who has been missing in Canada for nearly three months.
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Japan admits whale meat scam Japan's Fisheries Agency has admitted that officials accepted gifts of whale meat from the body that runs the country's so-called scientific whaling program. S Korea trials remote-controlled teaching robots Children in a South Korean city have begun taking classes where the teachers are robots. Dead whale 'difficult to move': National Parks The whale which beached itself near Shoalhaven Heads on the New South Wales South Coast and died is posing a challenge for the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Ethanol plant closes temporarily because of floods The floods have forced a temporary halt to operations at Australia's newest ethanol plant near Dalby on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. Japan admits whale meat scam Japan's Fisheries Agency has admitted that officials accepted gifts of whale meat from the body that runs the country's so-called scientific whaling program. Health authorities warn of mosquito outbreak There is expected to be an increase of mosquitoes on the north coast once the sun returns.
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