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Thousands isolated in NSW flood crisis Large areas of the New South Wales mid-north coast are under water this morning after the Manning River peaked higher than expected overnight. Red moon unaffected by Chile ash The ash from a volcano in Chile would have had little impact on this morning's lunar eclipse, the New South Wales Anglo-Australian Observatory says. Stuart asks Blues to skip club games NSW coach Ricky Stuart has taken the extraordinary step of asking his entire squad to stand down from club duty ahead of State of Origin III, after the Blues set up a Brisbane decider with an 18-8 win over Queensland at the Olympic Stadium. Police out in force ahead of Bashir verdict Thousands of Indonesian police are being deployed in Jakarta as a court prepares to deliver the verdict in Abu Bakar Bashir's terrorism trial. Man, three children killed in SA smash South Australian police say a man and three children have died in a collision between two cars in the state's south-east.
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Newspaper wars: quit the bickering and do the job Dobbing in your colleagues is frowned on by journos as much as it is by cops and by robbers. And there are plenty of very fine journalists who would starve, or at least become media relations flaks, rather than do my job. But in Melbourne, recently, that unwritten rule is being broken almost every day. Bilateral trade in ignorance The decision to stop live exports to Indonesia has been made based on the public's ignorance and has the potential to destroy a multi-billion-dollar trade relationship. Carbon price the best bet to protect vulnerable Australians A carbon price is the most effective, efficient and fair option on the table to both tackle climate change and change behaviour. Joyce's shout in the street Today is Bloomsday, the day in 1904 that provides the setting for James Joyce's Ulysses. Modern Labor must rise above its myths and memories He made waves last week when he spoke openly about the challenges facing the ALP. To prove this was no flash in the pan, Senator John Faulkner was at it again today, telling a book launch crowd in Canberra that Labor 'must learn from the experience of Labor men and women of previous decades, and face up to the difficult challenge of reform'. This is a task, he says, as profound as it is urgent.
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Omeo residents left shivering with no power Residents of Omeo, in the Victorian high country, are shivering through one of their coldest mornings of the year without electricity. Karzai plans to leave office in 2014: Gates Afghan president Hamid Karzai, who has had testy relations with the administration of US president Barack Obama, plans to leave office at the end of his current term in office, defence secretary Robert Gates said. Mandela charity boss cleared over blood diamonds The former head of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has been cleared of charges of holding rough diamonds that proved pivotal in the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor.
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Karzai plans to leave office in 2014: Gates Afghan president Hamid Karzai, who has had testy relations with the administration of US president Barack Obama, plans to leave office at the end of his current term in office, defence secretary Robert Gates said. Mandela charity boss cleared over blood diamonds The former head of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has been cleared of charges of holding rough diamonds that proved pivotal in the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor. Territory politicians unite against export ban All sides of Northern Territory politics have used an emergency sitting of parliament to unanimously call for the Federal Government to lift the ban on live cattle exports.
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Flights back on Flights are retuning to normal in Tasmania today. Flights to resume as ash cloud dissipates Domestic flight schedules are almost back to normal as plumes of volcanic ash, which have thrown airline schedules around Australia into chaos, start to dissipate. Miners merge to create large gold company Two Australian miners have merged to create one of the largest gold companies in the country.
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Panel to probe marine animal deaths Queensland Environment Minister Kate Jones says more tests are needed to confirm the cause of death of marine animals near Gladstone in the state's central region. Govt pushes for more money for 4yo kinder The State Government is pushing for more money from the Commonwealth to fund an expansion of kinder hours for four-year-olds. Residents outraged by handling of arsenic scare Residents of the town of Adelaide River, south of Darwin, are angry at how a cattle station arsenic scare has been handled.
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Resilient Blues draw level Stuart asks Blues to skip club games Gallen leaves it all on the field State of Origin II Highlights State of Origin II: Player Ratings
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Red moon unaffected by Chile ash The ash from a volcano in Chile would have had little impact on this morning's lunar eclipse, the New South Wales Anglo-Australian Observatory says. LulzSec hackers set up telephone hotline Lulz Security hacker group is flaunting its notoriety with a telephone hotline for people to call and suggest targets for cyber attacks. Eden marine centre seeks Govt backing The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre at Eden on the New South Wales far south coast is trying to secure funds for a redevelopment of the Snug Cove wharf building.
Environment	More Environment Stories >
Panel to probe marine animal deaths Queensland Environment Minister Kate Jones says more tests are needed to confirm the cause of death of marine animals near Gladstone in the state's central region. LHPA wants exploration moratorium on TSRs The Livestock Health and Pest Authority (LHPA) is calling on the NSW government to impose a moratorium on all new coal seam gas and mining activities on Travelling Stock Reserves (TSR). Residents outraged by handling of arsenic scare Residents of the town of Adelaide River, south of Darwin, are angry at how a cattle station arsenic scare has been handled.
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