February 2011
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“I suggest Australians rush to their kitchens and check that their spoons...”
– The PM Julia Gillard in Question Time having received a death stare from Liberal frontbencher Julie Bishop.
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Our record-breaking summer:
Here are all the records broken in Australia this summer….
Darwin wettest summer on record
Canberra wettest summer in 63 years
Adelaide wettest summer in 37 years
Brisbane wettest summer in 37 years
Melbourne wettest summer in 17 years
Sydney driest summer in 8 years
Perth hottest summer in 33 years
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“We will build from this a stronger city, a better city. What I can’t tell...”
– Lord Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker - following his city’s devastating earthquake.
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“Those people who are working around clock to save others are bloody heroes.”
– 3news.co.nz - Christchurch quake: Kiwi actress Robyn Malcolm whose mother was trapped in the CTV building.
RT @AJELive: #Gaddafi soon to address #Libya, Al Arabiya reports.
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To Celebrate The #Jan25 Revolution, Egyptian Names... →
What a twit!
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“I had to show a little more compassion than I showed yesterday I’m happy...”
– Scott Morrison on 2GB regarding his comments on tax-payees funding asylum seekers’ attendance at a funeral of their relatives lost at sea. - via @latikambourke
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“Coffee table? Yeah right. That’s the biggest, most flexible coffee table I’ve...”
– Nuala Hafner reporting from Shane Warne’s nature strip in Melbourne after a mattress turned up.
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“I met Shane quite a few years ago at the Claremont Hotel in Perth. My friend...”
– Viewer ‘Claire’ - sent to our Soapbox in response to the question “Why does Warnie have such mass appeal with women?”
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“Facebook is a parent’s best friend. I can see what is happening in my...”
– How old should kids be on Facebook? - Sunrise Facebook Page
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“I think the cyclone was a fizzer. It was hyped up by the media to be the worst...”
– A viewer on our Facebook page today, responding to Kochie’s blog Love It Or Hate It, Breakfast Television Does Have A Role.
Sunrise Facebook
January 2011
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“If i hear one more person say its god with a grudge, or mother natures a bitch,...”
– Sunrise’s Photos - Wall Photos | Facebook
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“# Category 1 - wind gusts less than 125 km/hr
# Category 2 - wind gusts...”
– Much of Queensland is facing a Category 3 Cyclone with some chance it will develop into a Cat 4.
EVACUATIONS: Concerned residents should ring Evacuation Hotline 1300993191
The eye of the cyclone is said to be up to 100km wide.
Our team is gearing up to cover the Tropical Cyclone Yasi situation... 