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How to alert people to a fire

They say bad news travels fast - but sometimes not fast enough.

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Grain price push as estimates are reduced

Grain prices are predicted to rise even further, with extreme weather reducing harvest, not just in Australia, but also around the world.

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Gillard flies to Queensland after Yasi

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has flown to north Queensland to visit areas affected by Cyclone Yasi and says further budget cuts may be required to fund the clean-up.

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Disaster relief to dominate Federal Parliament

The season of floods and cyclones sets the tone for Federal Parliament's return this week, with politicians to come together on Tuesday to mark the death and damage of summer.

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Anne Kruger talks to the new NFF President

Anne Kruger catches up with the new National Farmers' Federation President Jock Laurie, who is leading the way in agriculture flood and cyclone recovery efforts.

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Feds focus on flood levy fight

Federal Parliament resumes tomorrow for 2011, and it's expected the Government's proposed flood levy will dominate proceedings. The Government has announced it's looking for more 'firepower' to pay for...

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Gillard asks Fahey to oversee reconstruction fund

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has announced the creation of a reconstruction inspectorate, a new level of oversight to make sure every dollar spent repairing states damaged in floods and cyclones...

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Bushfire and cyclone experience will help guide flood recovery spending

The lessons learnt from previous natural disasters will help determine how to spend the billions set aside for flood reconstruction.

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Gillard sheds tears during condolence

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has fought back tears during a condolence motion for flood victims.

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Cattle Council calls out for army assistance after Yasi

President of the Cattle Council of Australia, Greg Brown is appealing for the Australian Defence Force to help Far North Queensland farmers faced with their own daunting clean up and recovery from...

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NFF calls for government commitment to fix disaster damage

The National Farmers Federation says the tight Federal Budget must not result in cuts to vital rural projects, particularly infrastructure and research.

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Rains good for summer crops, despite cyclone damage: ABARES

The nation's commodity forecaster expects Cyclone Yasi to wipe about $300 million from agricultural production.

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Flood levy passes House of Reps

The Federal Government's flood levy passes the House of Representatives by one vote but has yet to gain the approval of the Upper House.

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Dramatic summer comes to an end for growers

As February comes to an end, it's been a very costly summer for the nation's farmers.

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More funding for disaster relief

The Federal Government has committed $8 million to help Australia's environment and agriculture recover from the recent natural disasters across Australia.

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Funding to be used for assessing benefits of Great Barrier Reef projects

A Whitsundays natural resource management group says it'll put the latest instalment of funding towards research into the environmental, economic and social benefits of its projects.

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Disasters push up fruit and veg prices

Flooding and Cyclone Yasi have contributed to a 3 per cent increase in food prices in the March quarter.

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Vegie price rises exaggerated, say growers

The peak body representing vegetable growers says the industry is being unfairly blamed for inflation pressures.

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Swan sells budget

Treasurer Wayne Swan delivers the 2011 federal budget.

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Swan quizzed on budget

7.30 political editor Chris Uhlmann grills Treasurer Wayne Swan on his fourth budget.

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Weather bureau website to take ads

The Bureau of Meteorology will accept advertising on its website, to help it fund better forecasting of floods, bushfires and cyclones.

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Prime Minister responds to budget and scandal

Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins us in Canberra to reflect on the Federal Budget and comment on the ongoing issues surrounding MP Craig Thomson and Speaker Peter Slipper.

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Cyclone Tracy recovery leader Stretton dies

The Major General who led the recovery effort after Cyclone Tracy has died.

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Coast's 'awesome' wet, wild and windy water spout

Batemans Bay's water spout "wasn't frightening, it was awesome!".

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Productivity Commission to investigate national disaster funding

The Federal Government has announced an inquiry into national disaster funding arrangements. The Treasurer, Joe Hockey, will ask the Productivity Commission to look into what the nation spends on...

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Live Stories, Volume 4

Live Stories Volume 4 - true tales from our Darwin storytelling event, 'This Territory Life'.

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Mark Evans

Mark Evans is custodian of Paronella Park, home to a Spanish castle in the rainforest of North Queensland.

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Zoe Daniel

As the ABC's foreign correspondent in South East Asia, Zoe Daniel learned to dread the call that came in the middle of the night.

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Ronnie Taylor

Nurse practitioner Ronnie Taylor has saved the lives of countless people.

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Zoe Marshall: Mother of teen missing in Vanuatu devastated her daughter has...

The mother of Canberra teenager Zoe Marshall who is missing in Vanuatu says she is devastated her daughter has not been evacuated yet from the cyclone-ravaged country.

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Cyclone Pam: Zoe Marshall's family says teen vowing to stay in Vanuatu to...

The family of Zoe Marshall says the Canberra teen has vowed to stay in Vanuatu to continue her volunteer work in a remote village.

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Canberra teenager Zoe Marshall speaks about surviving Cyclone Pam

Canberra teenager Zoe Marshall speaks about how shesurvived Tropical Cyclone Pam which devastated Vanuatu last week.

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Nick Bennett: face to face with violence on the Black Cat Track

Nick Bennett's survived many near-death experiences, including being attacked while trekking the Black Cat Track.

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Amanda McClelland: nursing communities to health after disaster

Amanda is an Australian emergency health advisor working internationally with the Red Cross.

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Wendy James' Darwin: transformed by disaster

Wendy has lived through several of Darwin's incarnations, including its destruction by WW2 and Cyclone Tracy. (R)

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Cyclone Debbie: Federal Government offers $29m, not $110m in recovery payments

Queensland accuses Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of abandoning the state in its time of need after Cyclone Debbie, with the Deputy Premier calling the Commonwealth's refusal to pay a total of $110...

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Cyclone Oma is not the first cyclone to threaten Brisbane

Both the 1974 and 1893 floods of Brisbane were the result of cyclones and many more have made their way that far south. Here are just a few of the cyclones that have caused chaos in the past.

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