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Friend of two of those charged, Kevin and Allan Wild tells court after hearing their version of events, he believed 14-year-old had been gang-raped
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After the east coast of Australia was battered by a winter storm, surfers in Sydney enjoyed the perfect conditions created by a huge north-easterly swell
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Government to conduct review of state schools after principal suspends Connect syllabus, saying lesson materials extend to ‘soliciting’ students to Christianity
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How did a statement of fact about the women of Australia organising childcare turn into row over Bill Shorten having ‘outdated’ and ‘prehistoric’ views?
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Labor has not backflipped on corporate tax cuts. Here are the facts
Kristina KeneallyMuch has been made of Labor’s apparent ‘backflip’ on corporate tax cuts. But the party has held a fairly consistent position in opposition as evidence mounts that tax cuts may not be all they’re cracked up to be -
International film-makers are flocking to the reef to witness its degradation. The rest of the world is seeing what our government seems unwilling to admit
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How to enjoy the next 25 days of the election by practising 'unmindful non-meditation'
James SchloeffelIt’s time to accept you will find no peace or meaning in this election, and instead join in with the frenetic meaningless of the next four weeks. Here’s how
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Footage shot over Collaroy beach on Tuesday morning shows the aftermath of the weekend’s wild storms
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Albert van Zetten tells the ABC Launceston could face flooding ‘that we haven’t experienced before’ as floodwaters from the South Esk river hit the city late on Tuesday or on Wednesday
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Jon Brodie from James Cook University says Australia needs to spend $1bn a year for the next 10 years to improve water quality
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Terry Hughes from James Cook University calls the damage seen this year ‘off the scale’
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Richard Vevers had never experienced anything like the devastation he witnessed on the dead and dying coral reefs around Lizard Island
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With the Great Barrier Reef in danger, accurate information is needed, says tourism operator Paul Crocombe
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A man is totally submerged in foam on a beach in Queensland on the Australia’s Gold Coast
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Labor pledges to review trade deals that let companies sue Australia