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Escaped goat gives Australian police the runaround – Telegraph.co.uk


Escaped goat gives Australian police the runaround
Telegraph.co.uk
Police were called to Elliott Avenue, Parkville in Melbourne at about 10.20am on Monday after the animal was sighted running in and out of traffic. It is unclear where the goat came from but Australia's Nine Network television channel reported that it ...
Melbourne's elusive goat finally caughtSydney Morning Herald

Wandering goat captured near Melbourne ZooHerald Sun
Runaway Goat Causes Chaos, Mystery in Melbourne, AustraliaABC News (blog)

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St George on ‘knife’s edge’ as flood peak nears – ABC Online


BBC News

St George on 'knife's edge' as flood peak nears
ABC Online
The fate of St George, in Queensland's southern inland, rests on a makeshift flood levee constructed by desperate locals to stave off rising floodwaters. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate the town on the back of predictions the Balonne ...
St George holding as river nears peakSydney Morning Herald

Flood fears easing, clean-up beginsNew Zealand Herald
St George set to dodge flood bullet as Balonne River peaks lower than expectedCourier Mail
The Australian -NEWS.com.au -Herald Sun
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Water managers to front Qld flood inquiry – SBS


Brisbane Times

Water managers to front Qld flood inquiry
SBS
Two senior water managers who claim Wivenhoe dam engineers did not implement the proper water release strategies, are expected to front Queensland's flood inquiry on Tuesday. The Floods Commission of Inquiry is holding extra hearings in Brisbane to ...
Floods class action looms in QueenslandABC Online

Tide turns as officials admit Wivenhoe Dam strategy errorThe Australian
Bligh called 11th-hour flood reviewAdelaide Now
Courier Mail -NEWS.com.au
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Gillard aims to time it right as voters back race equality – Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Gillard aims to time it right as voters back race equality
Sydney Morning Herald
Aboriginal leader Patrick Dodson and Prime Minister Julia Gillard share a joke at the National Gallery of Australia. Photo: Karleen Minney ALMOST two-thirds of voters support changing the constitution to recognise indigenous people as the first ...
Taxpayers foot bill for Labor barbecueThe Australian

Australia Struggles to Fight RacismJakarta Globe
Australia PM: economy has underlying strengthMarketWatch

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HSU corruption campaigner accused of misconduct – ABC Online


HSU corruption campaigner accused of misconduct
ABC Online
The head of the Health Services Union, who has been campaigning to rid the union of corruption, has been accused of financial misconduct. EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: The campaign to clean up alleged financial misconduct at the Health Services Union is ...
Watchdog warned of HSU probe interferenceSydney Morning Herald

A HSU royal commissionThe Australian (blog)

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