Freak summer weather hit large areas of drought-hit Australia's east coast on Wednesday, with a hail storm leaving ice blanketed across the capital Canberra and torrential rain causing flash flooding in Sydney.

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• Australian PM faces censure over Bush “G20″ call (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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• Babcock Falls in Sydney on Business Strategy Concerns (Update1) (Bloomberg)
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• Australian Business Confidence Plunges to Record Low (Update2) (Bloomberg)
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• Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar Dominate on Demand for Carry, Bank of Canada Expected to Cut Rates Tuesday (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
• Australian, New Zealand Dollars Gain as Risk Appetite Improves (Bloomberg)
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