| Top End storm develops into cyclone The weather bureau says a tropical low that dumped a month's worth of rain in less than a day on Darwin has developed into a category 1 tropical cyclone. abc.net.au |
Rudd should have taken ETS to Copenhagen: Garnaut Former Federal Government climate change adviser Ross Garnaut says Australia's position at the Copenhagen meeting could have been strengthened if Parliament had passed the emissions trading scheme. abc.net.au |
Mudslides, rains, kill 18 in Brazil Heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area have triggered mudslides that have killed at least 18 people. msnbc.msn.com |
Beauty queen hunts seals after bad press A beauty pageant winner from Canada's east coast says she will join this year's seal hunt after an anti-hunting group altered photos of her wearing sealskin. abc.net.au |
Wind farm inquiry final report The New South Wales Standing Committee into Rural Wind Farms has released its final report into the development of wind power in the south east. abc.net.au |