Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

Flood in Australia is projected to leave over 1800 residents in a northern NSW town trapped for almost a week while emergency units send out supplies through helicopter, says State Emergency Service (SES).

"This is a very slow flood. Because it's so flat, it stays around for quite a long time," SES

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Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

An Independent Commission against Corruption is looking into accusations that Mr Medich and the former boxer Lucky Gattellari, arranged for Mr Macdonald to take pleasure from sexual services for introducing Mr Medich to energy officials, whom he hoped could benefit his business interests.

38-year-old

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Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

Eight people died in the fire at a nursing home in Sydney's north-west. The death toll rose after a 96-year-old woman passed away in hospital last night.

The elderly woman was rushed to Blacktown Hospital's Intensive Care Unit in a fatal condition on Friday after the nursing home in Quakers Hill

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Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

Australia has dismissed concerns that its deepening military ties with the US could anger China.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Australia would not have its security policy dictated by any external power.

"We don't seek to dictate to the Chinese what their national security policy should be," he

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Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

Former Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Carl Mengler presented a few facts about a review he carried out into the Leahy-Arnold Inquest. He said he had serious reservations about several key elements.

Mengler was talking in the reference to a so-called murder-suicide case. Julie-Anne Leahy,

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Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

U.S. President Barrack Obama seemed really cheerful and relaxed at the dinner of more than 600 guests last night, including Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill and ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher.

He said: "We may not always speak the same way or use the same

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Category: Australia Written by Cyndie White

U.S. President Barrack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard have an important announcement to make next Thursday, at Darwin. The announcement will be regarding America beginning to rotate Marines via Australian base.

Former Australian Defence official and intelligence analyst Alan

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