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Australian Opposition Leader Kicked Out Of Parliament

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CANBERRA -Tony Abbott has become the first opposition leader in nearly 26 years to be thrown out of federal parliament, during a heated question time on school funding, reports ABC News.

Tony Abbott today was the first opposition leader to be ejected from parliament in 26 years. bit.ly/NVOcqc

— SBS News (@SBSNews) August 20, 2012

Mr Abbott, addressing the prime minister had called earlier government statements "lies, lies, lies." The word "lie" is considered unparliamentary language explains the Herald Sun. He was asked by Acting Speaker Anna Burke to unconditionally withdraw his comments.

""I withdraw but it's still an untrue statement,"" Abbott replied, according to The Age.

Burke then told Mr Abbott to leave the chamber.

""I asked you to do it without qualification - you could not help yourself,"" she said.

Tony Abbott kicked out of parliament: who knew politicians were so badly behaved? Oh, that's right - everyone.news.com.au/national/abbot…

— GQ Australia (@GQAustralia) August 20, 2012

In the 111 years of parliament says the Herald Sun, only six opposition leaders have been thrown out. Today's showdown was a continuation of a personal battle between Tony Abbott and Anna Burke, who has warned the opposition leader against repeated interjections.

Abbott isn’t one to sit quietly during question time, according to the Herald Sun: he frequently sledges Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

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Droughts To Floods, Italy As Poster Child Of Our Climate Emergency

Floods have hit northern Italy after the longest drought in two centuries. Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini explains how these increasingly frequent events are being exacerbated by human activity.

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Frederica Pizzuto cries after she sees her newly renovated house for the first time after it has been devastated by a meters-high flood wave.

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FAENZA — By now it is undeniable: on the Italian peninsula, the climate crisis is evident in very opposing extreme events (think drought and floods), which occur close together and with increasing frequency. Until just a few days ago, almost the entire country was gripped by the longest drought in two centuries.

Now, however, extreme rainfall has hit the state of Emilia Romagna in the north of the country causing casualties and displacing over 10,000 people.

In 18 hours, the amount of rain that falls on average in a month has fallen. This has caused all rivers to overflow, flooding lowland towns and cutting off hillside towns due to landslides on many roads. Fields have become lakes and orchards that were at a crucial stage of ripening have been severely damaged.

It would be a blessing if this dreadful situation were a sporadic and isolated phenomenon, but unfortunately this is not the case.

What will happen tomorrow is unknown, yet we know it will happen.

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