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People flee to rooftops as “weather bomb” submerges Australian towns

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Updated: 5:20pm (AEDT)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as heavy rains smashed Australia’s east coast on Monday, submerging towns and stranding residents on rooftops, with authorities warning of life-threatening flash floods. Nine people have been killed since the deluge began last Thursday, and rescue teams were searching on Monday for […]

ESSAY: REFUGEES ARE INTEGRATING JUST FINE IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA

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In an article first published on The Conversation, Professor JOCK COLLINS, of the University of Technology Sydney, and Professor CAROL REID, of Western Sydney University, report on the findings of a study looking at how newly arrived refugees have settled in Queensland…