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The current out-of-home care system does not adequately protect children from sexual abuse, according to an inquiry.
Hoon mecca must end
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Accused wanted to go to prison
A 23-year-old Ballarat woman who threw concrete through a police car window and later told officers "she just ...
BHS jobs to go after contract loss
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New war in South Sudan ‘senseless’
The struggle in South Sudan threatens to imperil the world's newest country, says a former resident.
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Ballarat enters final vote tally
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United stadium play
NBL club Melbourne United could soon look elsewhere for a regional base unless Ballarat can produce a modern ...
Heartache turned into a helping hand
LAKE WENDOUREE resident Alicia Jayne MacLean is an example of one person who is making a huge difference.
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A mineshaft, believed to have once been one of the wealthiest in the world, has fallen through in ...
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United stadium play
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Kew hands out belting
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Malcolm Turnbull revamps his frontbench
Malcolm Turnbull has revamped his senior team following the July 2 election result.
Pauline Hanson says ‘join me’ after copping a spray
QLD: Pauline Hanson wants the man who called her a 'racist redhead redneck' to join her in helping ...
Wild dogs, eagles blamed for sheep slaughter
NSW: Wild dogs and wedge-tailed eagles are bleeding this Merriwa farmer dry.
Cinema closed after social media backlash
NSW: A cinema temporarily closes after social media backlash involving three-year-old cancer patient.
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View all of the wedding photos that appeared in Ballarat Bride magazine 2016.
New war in South Sudan ‘senseless’
The struggle in South Sudan threatens to imperil the world's newest country, says a former resident.
WWI remembrances
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No one messes with Kim Kardashian's husband, not even Taylor Swift
In the latest salvo, Kim Kardashian West has posted a video of Swift partially approving Kanye West's lyrics ...
Sonia Kruger's migration comments highlight 'uncomfortable' reality for Australian Muslims: academic
Controversial comments calling for a halt to Muslim migration to Australia are just the "tip of the iceberg" ...
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The Bondi Hipsters are back with some fashion advice for modern men hoping to make their way in ...
Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng celebrate daughter Chloe's birthday with Jerry Hall
Like a throwback to 2011's Leveson inquiry, Rupert Murdoch, Wendi Deng and a cream laden cake were reunited ...
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Canberra review of birth trial that slashes caesars and epidurals
Canberra reviewers of the capital's public childbirth courses will take a close look at a Sydney trial which ...
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Expectant mothers in Canberra will soon have the option of giving birth at home as part of the ...
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Paul Capsis was reluctant at first to take on the role of the eccentric expatriate Englishman but soon ...
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FOR years the Victorian community has voiced their concerns about the ever-regular spate of aggravated burglaries and carjackings.
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