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# Australia

Thousands evacuated amid Queensland flooding

The body of a woman missing since she was swept away by the floodwaters on Friday has been recovered.

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Feb 5th 2012, 7:50 PM

# 2012 Floods

Emergency alerts issued as Australian floods worsen

Floodwaters in Queensland and New South Wales are about to reach record levels.

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Feb 3rd 2012, 11:29 AM

# Review 2011

In pictures: the natural disasters of 2011

Last year saw a number of major natural disasters strike, including earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Turkey, volcanic eruptions in Chile and Iceland, and severe tropical storms in Asia.

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Dec 28th 2011, 6:50 PM

# Australia

Australian official 'took $11m in one week to fund playboy lifestyle'

Joel Barlow was arrested earlier today as it was revealed he diverted money due to be paid to charities into his own bank account.

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Dec 12th 2011, 3:47 PM

# Green revolution?

Manager says 'Irish revolutionaries' forced him to rob his own bank

John Thomas Forrester is on trial in Australia for the robbery of his own bank two years ago…

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Nov 1st 2011, 9:10 AM

# Driving

New breath test laws to be introduced "within weeks"

Stricter drink-driving laws will be implemented once new laws pass through the Dáil, says Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.

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Sep 22nd 2011, 3:29 PM

# Australia

House fire in Australia kills 11 people

Eleven people, including eight children, have been killed in a devastating house fire in Queensland, Australia.

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Aug 24th 2011, 2:05 PM

# Rose of Tralee

Introducing: the 32 contestants in this year’s Rose of Tralee

Which of these 10 Irish and 22 international entrants are ‘lovely and fair’ enough to become the 53rd Rose of Tralee?

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Aug 22nd 2011, 7:29 PM

# Drink

Watch: Man charged for drink-driving on his motorised beer cooler

Chris Petrie was travelling at the coolbox’s top speed of 20kph when he was stopped by police.

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Aug 18th 2011, 1:06 PM

# Down Under

View from Oz: state of play

It’s State of Origin time again in Australia, one of the biggest sporting events in the country.

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May 30th 2011, 4:10 PM

LIVE

Irish woman dies in Australian diving accident

Irish tourist dies while on an introductory scuba dive in the Whitsunday Islands.

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Apr 19th 2011, 3:09 PM

# Australia

Cyclone-hit Queensland residents warned about deadly birds

Queensland residents have been warned that a dangerous 6ft bird that lives in the northern Australia rainsforest may come into built-up areas in search for food after the recent storms.

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Feb 14th 2011, 2:18 PM

# Australia

In photos: Australia's summer of disasters

Australia has been struck by tropical storms, heavy flooding and bushfires over the past two months.

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Feb 7th 2011, 11:57 AM

# Queensland

Slideshow: Cyclone Yasi downgraded as it moves over north east Australia

After causing destruction in Queensland, the most powerful storm to hit Australia in almost a century has been downgraded to a category one.

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Feb 3rd 2011, 2:42 PM

# Queensland

Queensland braces for Cyclone Yasi

State Premier says over 10,000 people have already evacuated from storm’s path and now it’s time to bunker down and sit out the storm.

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Feb 2nd 2011, 9:31 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know, including: FG still ahead despite dip in poll; men in Ireland more likely to emigrate or die young than women; and Queensland evacuations ahead of Cyclone Yasi.

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Feb 2nd 2011, 8:15 AM

# Australia

Queensland braces for Cyclone Yasi and further flooding

Storm expected to strike northern Australian coast on Wednesday night, and could bring further significant rainfall for flood-struck region.

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Jan 31st 2011, 12:20 PM

# Australia

Brisbane begins clean-up after €15bn flooding

Citizens chip in as the epic clean-up begins, as homes and streets remain caked in thick brown mud.

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Jan 14th 2011, 3:31 PM

# Australia

Worsening Australian floods spark Brisbane evacuations (Video)

Flash flooding has killed at least nine people, but with 66 missing, Australia’s Prime Minister warns the death toll is likely to rise.

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Jan 11th 2011, 8:08 AM

# Australia

Queensland city facing further flood damage as waters continue to rise

Rockhampton is in danger of being cut off by road if the floodwaters peak at an expected 9.4 metres.

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Jan 4th 2011, 3:06 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know this morning: A referendum on scrapping the Seanad, more speculation of a Fianna Fáil heave, and water outages for two more weeks.

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Jan 3rd 2011, 9:31 AM

# Queensland Flooding

Australian floods claim first victim (Video)

Videos shot by locals in Rockhampton show the extent of the crisis being faced in Queensland.

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Jan 2nd 2011, 11:54 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: General election postponed to late March; AG called in to mediate between warring coalition partners, and Hotmail users hit by vanishing email syndrome.

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Jan 2nd 2011, 9:26 AM

# Queensland Flooding

Australia lashed by "biblical floods" and bush fires

Queensland warned to prepare for floodwaters of up to 30ft.

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Jan 1st 2011, 10:37 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Bertie Ahern announces his plans to step down from politics; The government considers lowering the age of consent; and water restrictions are eased in some parts of the country for New Year’s Eve.

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Dec 31st 2010, 9:04 AM