UPDATE 1-Floods cover vast area of Australia's northeast(REFILE)

* Bushfires burn southern Australia

(Corrects typo in first para;updates with bushfires)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/basicmaterialsNews/~3/01h-jZxxSbg/idUSL3E6NV05M20101231

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