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Brownlee denies telling quake residents to sell on open market
Gerry Brownlee has rejected claims he told Canterbury residents that selling their quake-damaged homes would be the best way to withdraw equity.
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Anzac not a name but a way of thinking
The bond forged at Gallipoli is now a dynamic partnership, say Julia Gillard and John Key.
![Australia: The Great Shrinking Land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Australia: The Great Shrinking Land
In a rare moment of unity, Australia's political leaders joined to mourn the victims of a catastrophic summer.
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'Sheer blind luck' decides whose home is destroyed
Bushfire victim Paul Bosveld saw the remains of his home and said he was 'going to travel through life a bit lighter from now on'.
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Bushfires raze almost 70 homes
Firefighters worked throughout the night to control a fierce bushfire, which razed 68 homes near Perth.
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Perth bushfires destroy 59 homes
Bushfires that destroyed at least 59 Perth homes and forced hundreds of people to flee for their lives continued to burn last night.
![A blue day helps to raise the spirits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
A blue day helps to raise the spirits
The Bruce Highway south of Cairns is a road to hope and despair.
![Floods, Yasi stamp their mark on 2011](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Floods, Yasi stamp their mark on 2011
The summer of 2011 was already going to go down in Queensland's history for all the wrong reasons.
![Stormchaser looks into cyclone's heart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Stormchaser looks into cyclone's heart
A stormchaser has told how he tied himself to a tree, strapped on a helmet and went into the core of Cyclone Yasi.
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NZ's cooler waters protect us from the worst storms
Only a freakish combination of weather conditions could see a storm with the force of Cyclone Yasi reach New Zealand.
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Queensland counts Yasi's huge cost
Cyclone Yasi, despite causing massive damage, did not leave anyone dead or seriously injured.
![Cyclone Yasi: Like the thunder of hooves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Cyclone Yasi: Like the thunder of hooves
Personal stories of how Kiwis hunkered down as Cyclone Yasi surged through north Queensland.
![Farmer: Yasi like being bombed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Farmer: Yasi like being bombed
The Queensland town of Tully is emerging as one of the worst-hit with estimates that half the homes are damaged.
![Cyclone Yasi: 90pc of bananas gone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Cyclone Yasi: 90pc of bananas gone
Shoppers may be forced to fork out up to $13 a kilo for bananas as 90 per cent of Australia's crop may have been wiped out.
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Cyclone Yasi: Surge threatens cities
Evacuation centres in Cairns and Townsville will remain in lockdown due to a second, dangerous storm surge in the wake of Cyclone Yasi, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says.