| Source: | Lateline |
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| Published: | Thursday, October 9, 2008 4:12 AEST |
| Expires: | Wednesday, January 7, 2009 4:12 AEST |
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan will join the world's finance ministers in Washington for a meeting suddenly called by the US this weekend. At home the Government maintains the economy will stay strong, but unemployment rates and the condition of the stockmarket do not reflect this optimism.
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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