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A 108th-minute penalty converted by Fara Williams gives England third place in the Women's World Cup with a 1-0 win over Germany.
Topics: soccer-world-cup, soccer, sport, canada, england, united-kingdom, germany
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A man dies after being found with his throat cut in a Melbourne hotel in the early hours of the morning, with the homicide squad now investigating.
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, melbourne-3000
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A new study suggests periwinkles may be the next big seafood and divers and diners are being encouraged to get onboard.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, food-and-beverage, hobart-7000, launceston-7250
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| UpdatedA West Australian winemaker is paid by consumers to convert to organic, after a successful crowdfunding campaign helps him buy a Margaret River vineyard.
Topics: food-and-cooking, sustainable-living, margaret-river-6285
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Star New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams suffers her first loss in almost five years of competition as she made her comeback from double surgery at the Paris Diamond League meet.
Topics: athletics, sport, france, new-zealand
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| UpdatedA 38-year-old woman dies and another two residents are injured in a house fire in Sydney's south-west.
Topics: fires, cabramatta-2166
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As the mercury plunges Canberrans can be forgiven for wanting to stay indoors, but those brave enough to weather the elements have been greeted by a winter wonderland.
Topics: weather, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedThe Hockeyroos qualify for the Rio Olympics and win a World League bronze medal with a 4-2 win over New Zealand.
Topics: field-hockey, sport, belgium, australia, new-zealand
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Take a look at Brisbane's best photos of the Story Bridge just in time for its 75th birthday celebrations.
Topics: human-interest, photography, brisbane-4000
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Canberrans are starting to make their mark in the world of films with personal efforts from filmmakers in the national capital and support from ScreenACT.
Topics: film-movies, film, states-and-territories, canberra-2600, act
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A trio from outback Queensland will cap off a big week of running when they compete in today's Gold Coast marathon.
Topics: people, human-interest, julia-creek-4823, southport-4215
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| UpdatedAn ACT kangaroo cull shooting contractor condemns as "abhorrent" and "irresponsible" opponents of the killings who have reportedly posted animal parts and threatened shooters.
Topics: states-and-territories, animal-welfare, environmental-management, act, canberra-2600
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Australian number one Bernard Tomic is axed from this month's Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Kazakhstan for his attack on Tennis Australia officials.
Topics: tennis, sport, england, united-kingdom, darwin-0800, nt, australia
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Several female suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria blow themselves up in a Boko Haram attack that kills scores and sends panicked villagers fleeing, the army and witnesses say.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, nigeria
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Defending champion Lewis Hamilton makes it eight pole positions from nine races in his Mercedes this season by posting the fastest qualifying time for the British Grand Prix.
Topics: formula-1, motor-sports, sport, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedAustralia's fast bowlers proved Ryan Harris' will not slow them down as they warmed up for the Ashes opener by seeing the team to a 169-run win over Essex in its final hit-out before the series starts.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, england, united-kingdom, australia
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| UpdatedA policeman is taken to hospital after being struck by a motorbike he had pulled over, in a hit-run incident in Melbourne's east.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, vermont-3133, melbourne-3000, vic
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Defending champion and second seed Petra Kvitova crashes out of Wimbledon leaving just four of the top 10 women left in the tournament, while 2013 winner Andy Murray survivsd an injury scare to progress.
Topics: tennis, sport, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedChampagne's historic vineyards and wine cellars where the world's most famous sparking wines are produced are listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
Topics: human-interest, history, conservation, france
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| UpdatedAmericans march in star-spangled parades, run relay races, gather for fireworks shows and crown a new world hot dog eating champion as they celebrate Independence Day in traditional style.
Topics: human-interest, offbeat, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, carnivals-and-festivals, united-states
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| UpdatedAustralian Rohan Dennis proves too hot to handle as the Tour de France begins with a record-breaking 13.8-kilometre individual time trial through the sweltering streets of Utrecht.
Topics: sport, cycling, netherlands
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| UpdatedIslamic State releases a video that appears to show at least 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient city of Palmyra.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, syrian-arab-republic
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Iraqi jets drop leaflets over Mosul telling residents Islamic State fighters would soon be driven from the northern city and promising to broadcast details of the operation on a new radio station.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, religion-and-beliefs, iraq
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| UpdatedTunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi declares a state of emergency after a deadly attack on a tourist beach that killed at least 38 foreigners.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, tunisia
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| UpdatedThe famously media-shy mining magnate Gina Rinehart gives her first in-depth interview in more than a decade, contributing to a two-part Australian Story profile of the Hancock dynasty.