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Flood inquiry announced as death toll rises Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced a Commission of Inquiry into the state's devastating floods, as she confirmed the death toll in the disaster has risen to 20. More flooding predicted for Queensland Long-range weather forecaster Haydon Walker is predicting more major flooding across Queensland in February and March. Australians shunned at Golden Globes Australia's Oscar hopes have been dealt a massive blow, after Nicole Kidman, Jacki Weaver and Geoffrey Rush all failed to win Golden Globes. Victorians warned to brace for flooding As floodwaters race towards Horsham, the SES is now warning communities in much of Victoria's north-west to prepare for major flooding in the coming days. Boy missing after swim in swollen river Emergency crews are searching the swollen Goulburn River at Shepparton in Victoria's north for a child who may have been swept away by the water this morning.
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Tucson shooting: a political game changer? Having captured the public mood so well with his speech at a memorial after the Tucson shooting, Barack Obama emerges as a more powerful political figure on a scene that may have changed for the better, at least in the short term. Some Republicans and Democrats are promising to break partisan ranks over seating arrangements for the upcoming State of the Union speech. Whilst only a gesture, it's one that wouldn't have happened in the Washington of recent times. Secret inquiries into secret crimes Why has Julia Gillard ensured that an investigation into Australian complicity in a CIA rendition will be secretive? Mortal footballing combat If intergalactic sport brought together the Stormtroopers to play the Klingons would you be tempted to peer in? When the two remaining coordinates on the Axis of Evil were fixtured at the Asian Cup football tournament it was a date impossible to resist. Behold the Islamic Republic of Iran versus the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - the two most feared dictatorships on the planet. The death of labourism In the first decade after Federation in 1901 Australian Labor surged from the political fringes to replace radical liberalism as the dominant force on the political left. In subsequent decades Labor easily defeated challenges from alternative forces on the left such as Social Credit and the Communist Party. Now, the rise of the Greens is a landmark in the development of a post-labourist left politics. Treating trauma - Risks of debriefing after disaster After the deluge, our natural inclination is to want to help people deal with the shock, and fast. Help comes in many forms, both material and emotional. Donating is one way, or offering people temporary shelter and helping families sort through the stinking mud and debris for precious hints of life as it was are others. Next we want to send in the psychologists and counsellors because talking through the hell thatÂ's happened will help, wonÂ't it? Not necessarily.
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Boardwalk, Glee dominate Globes in TV Big budget Prohibition-era drama Boardwalk Empire has toppled the three-year run of television's Mad Men, winning the Golden Globe for best TV drama on a night of surprises in TV categories. Failed asylum seekers face forced return Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says a new agreement will allow failed asylum seekers to be returned to Afghanistan on an involuntary basis. Exiled former dictator returns to Haiti After 25 years in exile, former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has returned to Haiti.
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Breeding of 'wild' devils moves interstate It is hoped a new breeding program will significantly boost the numbers of disease-free tasmanian devils. Flood trauma advice available from Beyond Blue Depression support group Beyond Blue says there is no 'correct' way for people to react to flood trauma. Coral, humans share similar genes Scientists at James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville in north Queensland say they have discovered that the genetic make-up of coral reefs is similar to that of humans.
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Moreton Bay probably damaged by floodwaters The Healthy Waterways group says the flood will have a major impact on Brisbane's Moreton Bay. Murray-Darling Basin hearings get underway The Parliamentary Inquiry into the impact of the Murray Darling Basin Plan will begin hearings in South Australia today. Invasive ant pests found in Cairns, Kuranda There have been two outbreaks of electric ants in far north Queensland.
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