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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has warned that some Brisbane residents may not be able to move back into their flood-affected homes for months.Residents in the Queensland capital this morning awoke to the good news the river has peaked at 4.46 metres, more than a metre below the predicted peak of 5.5m.The 1974 flood, the worst of last century, was 5.45 metres.    <iframe id="dcAd-1-4" src="http://ad-apac.doubleclick.net/adi/onl.bt.environ/environ/weather;cat=environ;ctype=article;cat1=weather;pos=3;sz=300x250;tile=4;ord=7594051.0?" width='300' height='250' scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"> </iframe> A projection of the extent of destruction caused by the Brisbane floods.But while the news was better than expected, scores of...Read Full Story

Bulk carriers regularly take short cuts through the Reef Three people have been charged with steering a cargo ship through a protected part of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. The men, from Vietnam and South Korea, will appear in an Australian court on Monday, accused of taking their coal carrier on an unauthorised route. The route crossed one of the world’s most valuable marine wildlife reserves. In a separate incident last week, a Chinese vessel ran aground on the reef and...Read Full Story

There are concerns the Shen Neng I may break up A Chinese ship has run aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef. The Shen Neng I, carrying 950 tonnes of oil, ran aground 70km (43 miles) off the east coast of Great Keppel Island. Oil patches have been seen and officials said there were real concerns the ship may break apart, causing a greater spillage. Conservationists say they fear for a major accident in the future. The Shen Neng I...Read Full Story

BRISBANE, Australia — A salvage team could take weeks to remove a grounded coal-carrying ship from Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where it is leaking oil in a pristine marine environment, a state leader said on Monday.The Chinese Shen Neng 1 ran aground late Saturday on Douglas Shoals, a favorite pristine haunt for recreational fishing east of the Great Keppel Island tourist resort. The shoals — off the coast of Queensland state in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park — are in a protected part...Read Full Story