New claims of abuse at Queensland detention centre

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New claims of brutality emerge from a Queensland juvenile detention centre with a former worker…

Two Indigenous commissioners should lead detention inquiry, Bill Shorten says

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Dozens of families evacuate besieged Aleppo through 'humanitarian corridor'

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Russia confirms 169 civilians were able to leave the opposition-held east of Syria's Aleppo city…

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Rio 2016: Australian athletes to watch

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Australia will be represented in Rio by one of its strongest athletics squads for several Olympics.

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A type of colourful gastropod is often mistaken for a sea slug, but it couldn't be more different.

Ghost Empire: The rise and fall of Constantinople

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Richard Fidler traveled to Istanbul to discover how Constantinople once flourished, then expired in terrible violence.

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Immigrants rorted by dodgy migration agents

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Love, loss and Sarajevo

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Growing leafy greens in Katherine

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Is a royal commission the best response to the NT juvenile justice crisis?

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