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Campaign claims another victim

ROLLING UPDATES: Sherry Sufi, who posted controversial statements to social media on the stolen generation and same-sex marriage, has resigned as the Liberal candidate for Fremantle.

Shorten offers Aussie ‘diplomatic support’

THE Nine network’s Beirut kidnap case has entered the political sphere with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten saying he wants a government briefing.

Labor’s Medicare pledge wins over doctors

DOCTORS have welcomed Labor’s pledge to end the Medicare rebates freeze that has seen 60 per cent of GPs plan to end bulk billing and introduce a $15 fee a visit.

Why children’s teeth are deteriorating

NEARLY half of all primary school kids have decayed baby teeth a shocking new study that peered into the mouths of 24,000 children has found.

Drama on day 11 of election campaign

ROLLING UPDATES: Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have fronted a dinner where Shorten addressed the Labor AFP raids and reflected on an earlier car crash.

Photos

Prince Harry reunites with orphan pen pal Mutsu Potsane

THE 15-year-old first met the royal a decade ago when Harry was visiting Africa on his gap year. The exchange sparked a longstanding friendship, corresponding regularly ever since.

2016 Sony World Photography Awards

Got a great pic? Why not enter it into the Sony World Photography Awards? Check out the competition from these amazing entries.

New South Wales

Daily Telegraph

Gag order Critical CEOs ‘silenced’ by government

TONY Abbott’s government punished business leaders it deemed critical by refusing to renew board appointments, one of the nation’s most respected corporate heads says.

Baby names Australia’s number one baby name gets royal treatment

ROYALS reign supreme, so what baby name has been crowed the number one name for baby girls in Australia?

Inquest The emotions behind the MH17 families

It’s every mother’s instinct to want to protect their child. That is one of the things that haunts Vera Oreshkin. She could have done nothing to prevent the crash of Malaysian Airline MH17.

Queensland

Courier Mail

Traffic delays Bruce Highway blocked near Gympie

LONG delays are expected on the Bruce Highway north of Gympie after power lines came down over the road. Pic: Dannielle Perkins

Sweet history Whatever happened to Tristram’s?

FOR generations of Queenslanders, a visit to the corner store would not have been complete without buying a bottle of Tristram’s soft drink. But did you know the company is still catering to sweet tooths?

NYC style Boutique vision selling like hot cakes

WITH 85 per cent of its apartments already sold, it seems this unique four-tower residential development with direct connectivity to inner-city hipster precincts, is the type of place Queenslanders want to live in.

South Australia

The Advertiser

30/04/2004: Cattle on S Kidman and Co's Durrie station in the Channel Country of outback Australia.

S. Kidman Big guns clash over anti-China ‘rednecks’

THE rejection of a $370 million Chinese bid to buy SA cattle empire S Kidman & Co is part of “a redneck” view that we don’t want “yellow people owning our land”, an ex-Labor MP says.

Off The Record For sale: Polites cars (only high Rollers need apply)

WANT to buy a Polites family Rolls-Royce? They want to sell but you won’t believe the price tag. SA’s hottest gossip is here in Off The Record.

Andy Thomas PM asks Adelaide astronaut to ‘put nation on new orbit’

ADELAIDE astronaut Andy Thomas has been asked by the Prime Minister to advise him on setting up an Australian space industry, which the former NASA leader says can help forge a lucrative new economic direction for the nation.

Victoria

Herald Sun

Affordability Don’t give up the dream of home ownership

DO you worry that your dream home will remain forever out of reach? You are not alone, according to a new survey. But there with affordable properties on the market if you know where to look.

Water drama Hot air balloon in bay emergency

LIVE UPDATES: SEVERAL passengers were forced to leap from a hot air balloon onto a boat today after their early morning joy flight was blown out to sea, forcing the dramatic rescue.

Most popular Top baby names get royal treatment

ROYALS reign supreme, so what baby name has been crowed the number one name for baby girls in Australia?

Tasmania

Mercury

TasWeekend A shore thing

HILARY BURDEN: Raised in a world of serene beauty framed by isolation and oppression, artist Lola Greeno is now represented in every major Australian museum and sought after internationally.

Ready to roll AFL academy on target

A TASMANIAN AFL club academy is ready to be rolled out this year as soon as the North Melbourne contract is signed off.

Spoilt milk How dairy boom days turned sour

IT was only two years ago that things looked very different for what was then Tasmania’s booming dairy industry.

Northern Territory

Opinion I will not stand for it: Dutton’s comments out of line

Once upon a time there lived a conservative politician who thought Australia needed to cut back on Asian immigration because it was up to this country to decide what its “cultural identity” should be

Stash found Fake weapons lead to property lockdown

A STASH of replica Vietnam War firearms, ammunition and rocket launchers forced Territory police to lock down a Howard Springs property

Rising danger Fishos are food, not feared

CROC attacks on boats and motors are so regular in Top End waters they are barely reported anymore to authorities, fishos say