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04 Jan 2011 11:01

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World: Queensland flooding: By the (insanely depressing) numbers

  • 200k people have been affected by the recent Queensland floods
  • 10+ people have died in the prolonged flooding in the region
  • 9.4m the expected crest of the wide-ranging floodwaters today source
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14 Dec 2010 10:16

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World: Julian Assange makes first statement since being jailed last week

  • My convictions are unfaltering. I remain true to the ideals I have expressed. This circumstance shall not shake them. If anything, this process has increased my determination that they are true and correct.
  • Julian Assange • In a statement to his mother Christine while incarcerated in a British prison – his first since being jailed last week. There’s a lot of Assange news today: First, Assange is offering to wear a tracking device in hopes that will allow him to stay free and continue his work with Wikileaks. Second, he apparently has gotten none of his mail (including numerous fan letters) since being imprisoned – except a note telling him that his copy of “Time” was destroyed because his face was on the cover.  Finally, his mom, Christine, has some not-nice things to say about the Australian government. “There’s Julia Gillard opening for Oprah …  and my Julian is sitting here in prison,” she says. “Is it more important to suck up to the Yanks than to look after your own people?” Are you sure that wasn’t Tilda Swinton, Christine? source
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04 Nov 2010 10:37

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World: Airbus A380 engines aren’t supposed to look like this, we don’t think

If you’re Airbus and you see your golden goose’s engine dramatically do this, you’re freaking out. If you’re Qantas, you’re just chalking up another bad incident this year. source
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16 Oct 2010 11:34

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Biz, Culture: Old Spice guy Isaiah Mustafa trying another brand on for size

  • Say it ain’t so, Old Spice guy! Isaiah Mustafa has taken his ad mascot on the road –and down under – to Australia, where he’s helping launch Windows Phone 7, based on the ad above. But, but, bu… Old Spice needs you, man! source
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19 Sep 2010 10:22

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World: In Australia, lots and lots of drugs seized by police

  • $70 million worth of drugs seized – in Australian money source
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31 Aug 2010 09:27

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Culture: Paul “Crocodile Dundee” Hogan stuck in Australia with his taxes

  • If I’m a tax evader, which I’m not, I must be the dumbest one in the world because they gave me five years notice that they have seized every piece of paper that my tax advisors and lawyers and accountants have ever had. I kept coming back here.
  • Paul “You Call That a Knife” Hogan • On being stuck in the country that made him famous due to insane tax issues. See, Hogan can’t afford to pay even 10 percent of them due to his status as a washed-up movie star. But now he’s stuck in Australia after they forced him to stay in the country after he returned for his mother’s funeral. Hogan, 70, hasn’t worked much in the last few years. source
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17 Jul 2010 02:32

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World: Tilda Swinton … er, Julia Gillard wants a mandate from voters

  • So, she’s calling elections that will start in August. The new Australian prime minister, known both for having red hair and from taking her seat out from under the other guy, plans to hold elections to prove that she belongs there. “This election, I believe, presents Australians with a very clear choice,” she said. “This election is about the choice as to whether we move Australia forward or go back.” We’re thinking of a boomerang joke … source
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23 Jun 2010 20:56

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World: Australian Prime Minister < Migrant Female Redhead upstart

  • Conan O’Brien has a new doppelganger. Julia Gillard, who replaced Kevin Rudd as Australian prime minister just a little while ago, is one of the Labor Party’s leading lights, and might have a better chance of winning in an election. And she’s not even from Australia! She was originally born in Wales, just like all the truly awesome people out there. (We’re not Welsh.) source
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23 Jun 2010 10:15

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World: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd tries to save his job

  • cause Julia Gillard, a member of the prime minister’s party, said she was going to challenge Kevin Rudd’s Labor party leadership.
  • reaction Rudd held a late-night press conference where he forced the issue – the party will hold a leadership vote on Thursday. source
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20 Jun 2010 20:38

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World: Currently missing, feared dead: A bunch of mining executives

  • 11 people were on the plane that went missing over Cameroon
  • eight were mining executives, six for Sundance Resources
  • one was a billionaire, Aussie mining magnate Ken Talbot source
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