| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:25 AEST |
| Expires: | Sunday, July 8, 2007 5:25 AEST |
The New South Wales State Emergency Service has issued an evacuation order for residents of central Maitland, South Maitland and Lorne, following revised predictions that floodwaters would peak at five centimetres above the levy.
Scientists are giving the native bush rat a helping hand in its fight against its European rival.
It is time to pay our politicians properly, says former Liberal MP Bruce Baird.
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