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Worst floods in 15 years grip Victoria
Rising floodwaters across Victoria's north are threatening hundreds of homes after the state's worst floods in 15 years.
Windsor puts off D-day call
Independent MP Tony Windsor says a decision on which party will form government is unlikely to be made today.
Emergency extended in quake-hit Christchurch
Christchurch's state of emergency has been extended until Wednesday as the city cleans up after Saturday morning's magnitude-7.1 earthquake.
Food drops planned for flood-bound Birdsville
Two chartered aircraft will drop food and supplies into Birdsville in far south-west Queensland as up to 5,000 people are stranded due to floodwaters.
Tax tourists to pay off Japanese whalers: academic
A Queensland academic says Australia could help prevent whale hunting by imposing a levy on the tourism industry.
Blackouts continue as SA clears storm damage
Electricity customers who have been without their power for more than 12 hours will be eligible for payments from power provider ETSA in South Australia.
'Street racing' car hits power pole and splits
A Sydney P-plater is in a serious condition in hospital after his car slammed into a pole during a suspected street race overnight.
Iran 'stoning woman' to be lashed over photo: son
An Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces 99 lashes after the publication of a photo which claimed to show her without a headscarf.
US troops help fight off attack on Iraq army base
American troops were called in to help fight off a coordinated suicide attack on an Iraqi army complex, days after US forces officially ended combat operations in the country.
Japan court to rule in Greenpeace whale meat case
A Japanese court will today deliver its verdict in the trial of two Greenpeace activists charged with stealing whale meat.
$9m cash found in oil drum
Police in El Salvador have found more than $9 million in cash buried in an oil drum on a farm close to the capital San Salvador.
Armed police monitor run on Kabul Bank
Armed police in pick-up trucks have been stationed outside the main branch of Kabul Bank, Afghanistan's largest commercial bank, as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
ELO star killed by bale of hay
A founding member of rock group Electric Light Orchestra has been killed after a giant bale of hay tumbled down a hill and crashed onto his van.
Stunned Boomers blitzed by Slovenia
Boomers coach Brett Brown has to pick up the pieces of his shattered team after it was crushed 87-58 by Slovenia in their second-round basketball world championship clash in Turkey.
Pakistani 'duped' into dobbing on team-mates
Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi says Yasir Hameed has the mental age of a teen after the batsman was apparently caught out by an undercover reporter.

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