12:10:00 06/02/2012
There's some good news for the residents of the Queensland town of St George, with the Balonne River now not expected to breach its levee. The Bureau of Meteorology has revised down the expected flood peak, and it's hoped most properties will now not be flooded. However, it's still an anxious wait for the several thousand people who left St George as the waters rose. More
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12:14:00 06/02/2012
There have been more revelations from a key witness at the inquiry into last year's Queensland floods, with a senior water manager questioning the performance of the Wivenhoe Dam's engineers. The timing of the releases of dam water has been criticised, and one law firm is already preparing a class action on behalf of householders flooded in last January disaster. The water manager has told the inquiry today that the engineers' official version of events is wrong. More
12:18:00 06/02/2012
Financial markets welcomed a fall in the US unemployment rate over the weekend. It was even enough for markets to look past another disappointing round of debt negotiations between Greece and its creditors. The Australian dollar also rose in response in early trade on Monday. More
12:22:00 06/02/2012
A better outlook for inflation is expected to push the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates when the board meets tomorrow. Soft retail sales data also points to a rate cut after turnover in December fell by 0.1 per cent. More
12:26:00 06/02/2012
Federal Parliament will sit for the first time in 2012 tomorrow, and while the latest opinion poll figures will no doubt lift the mood of many Labor MPs, the Federal Government is still a long way behind in the two-party preferred figures. More
12:30:00 06/02/2012
The Syrian opposition says it's outraged that the UN Security Council failed to pass a resolution condemning the mounting violence in the country. The US has also expressed anger at Russia and China, after they vetoed the draft resolution. The diplomatic friction has come amid the worst violence in Syria since the anti-government protests began early last year. More
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12:34:00 06/02/2012
US-based lawyer and director of the Syrian American Council, Yaser Tabbara, joins The World Today to discuss the situation in Syria. He says that despite the failure of the UN Security Council resolution on the weekend, he does expect the international community to act against the Assad regime. However, he also says he fears many more Syrian lives will be lost in the meantime. More
