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Thread ID: 115085	2011-01-01 03:36:00	Australia Flooded?	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1166168	2011-01-02 18:59:00	I asked and got this: It's normally wet there, although not this wet Come on, you can see the news same as we can . It's an understatement . Yes it's a flood . My point is that Queensland is the wettest part of Australia, you don't tend to see flooding happening in the middle of the country so much .	pctek (84)
1166169	2011-01-02 19:32:00	Come on, you can see the news same as we can. Not really. As far as most news reporting goes in the US, the world outside the continental US doesn't exist. Plus the laconic way Aussies and Kiwis treat fires, floods, and earthquakes just isn't newsworthy, and barely merits a mention. On the other hand, if our natural disasters were staged with wall to wall sirens, carefully scripted and rehearsed human interest stories, then we may just get a look in. May be, Sir Peter should be recruited to look after our breaking news ...	WalOne (4202)
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