| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Friday, February 15, 2008 12:14 AEDT |
| Expires: | Friday, March 14, 2008 12:14 AEDT |
The north Queensland city of Mackay has been declared a disaster zone, with roads cut and hundreds of homes flooded.
An elephant has turned over cars and injured its keeper in a five-hour rampage in India.
Scientists are giving the native bush rat a helping hand in its fight against its European rival.
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