Word: bundaberg
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...while Agnes Water is on the make, it hasn't quite made it yet, thanks to its relative isolation. It's 307 miles (490 km) north of Brisbane - a six-hour drive - and almost two hours from the nearest provincial cities, Gladstone and Bundaberg. Flying into either and hiring a car is the best way to get there, though some travelers ride the rails north and then bus in from nearby Miriam Vale...
...about valuing individual human lives. The contrast with Burma's reaction to its recent cyclone is staggering. This is no reflection on the Burmese people, but a disgraceful reproach to the rulers who cling to power at whatever price, even the sacrifice of their own citizens. Jenny Evans, BUNDABERG, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA...
...about valuing individual human lives. The contrast with Burma's reaction to its recent cyclone is staggering. This is no reflection on the Burmese people, but a disgraceful reproach to the rulers who cling to power at whatever price, even the sacrifice of their own citizens. Jenny Evans, Bundaberg, Queensland...
...After chewing up the first week talking about himself, Rudd traversed the country on a "Listening Tour" to hear the voices on the street. He got immediate results. In Bundaberg, only hours into the jaunt, Rudd told ABC local radio that he'd met a bloke in town who was worried about fairness in the workplace. "He's not concerned about himself," he said, "but he's concerned about his grandkids-to use his term-grandkids being guinea pigs in the new system of industrial relations Mr. Howard has set up." Only the previous week, Rudd had told listeners...
...fate of Barry Jefferies is causing nightmares for state and territory governments that spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year trying to keep crocodiles and human beings apart. With more than 100,000 crocodiles living around the coast from Bundaberg, Queensland, to Derby, Western Australia, it's a daunting task. Each attack draws calls for a cull of the reptiles, which have been protected by law since the early '70s, and fresh concerns about the effectiveness of management programs. The Queensland government says its crocodile-control strategy - monitoring populations, removing crocodiles identified as a threat and educating people about...