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Man’s body discovered in locked cubicle of fast-food outlet in Perth’s north on Monday morning, and police say man may have entered toilet on Friday night
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From Serge Gainsbourg to Catherine Deneuve, all our heroes are a bit nihilistic, a bit dark – and chain-smokers. No wonder we’re not ready to give up
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Australia once banned Catholics from mass and vilified the Irish. Haven't we learned anything?
Nick EarlsAs an Irish Australian, Nick Earls says that when it comes to distinguishing cultural difference from threat, ‘we should be better at this by now’ -
Infrastructure spending should be based on need, not cheap money
Stephen KoukoulasJapan used low interest rates for infrastructure spending over years, but its legacy is white elephants and huge debt -
As well as protecting the land, Indigenous rangers play an undervalued role as leaders in their communities. It’s never been more important to protect these jobs
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The electricity price hike blame game: a sad product of a dismal climate change debate
Tony Wood and David BlowersThe high prices in South Australia should serve as a warning to all. This is what happens when climate change policy is not aligned with energy sector policy
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Ordered to amputate the limbs of deserters from the Iraqi army or be shot, Dr Munjed Al Muderis hid and fled. In the latest film in the Guardian’s series on refugees in Australia, he tells his astonishing story: how he went on to Christmas Island, spent 10 months in a detention centre and now carries out pioneering reconstructive surgery in Sydney, inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator. ‘I was born very comfortably, I had a silver spoon in my mouth … I never expected that I would end up in a boat coming to Australia’
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‘Nothing to indicate terrorism’ in Sydney police station attack, says assistant commissioner – video
There are no indications that a man who ignited an accelerant in his car and drove into a police station in western Sydney was involved in terrorism, says New South Wales police assistant commissioner
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A sculpture named Graham shows what humans might look like if we had continued to evolve to the point where we could withstand car crashes
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A kangaroo hops down a mountain in Perisher Valley in Australia, surprising skiers and snowboarders
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On ABC’s Q&A, audience member Khaled Elomar asks the One Nation senator ‘what is the basis of your Islamophobic feelings – hate, fear, or ignorance?’
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One Nation leader defends her views on Islam as Labor senator, whose family migrated from Iran when he was five, asks if she would have banned him.
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