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First female US attorney-general Janet Reno dies age 78 (photos)
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Blunt-spoken Janet Reno, who served eight years as the first woman attorney-general of the United States and authorised the deadly 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian cult compound in Texas just weeks into the job, dies age 78.
Topics: community-and-society, death, law-crime-and-justice, united-states
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Gypsy-rock filmmaker Emir Kusturica and Dope Lemon to play Womadelaide
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Frantic gypsy-rock group Emir Kusturica & the No Smoking Orchestra and Angus Stone's psychedelic side project, Dope Lemon, are among a further 27 acts announced for Womadelaide 2017.
Topics: world, music, carnivals-and-festivals, events, arts-and-entertainment, community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
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Liberal MP urges party not to meddle in 18C
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has opened the door to changes to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, but one Liberal backbencher says fiddling with the act could alarm minority groups.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, laws, liberals, race-relations, community-and-society, australia
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Q&A: Australia 'raising middle finger to the world' on climate change
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Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein hits out at Australia's climate change policy on Q&A, while also comparing the Government's proposed refugee policies to Donald Trump.
Topics: climate-change, environment, community-and-society, immigration, australia
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Youth-produced documentary on ice in rural town
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Two years after a Tasmanian town became the 'poster child' of ice addiction, young people are changing the debate and looking for solutions.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, drug-education, drug-use, rural-youth, community-and-society, documentary, film-movies, youth, smithton-7330
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Ben Quilty confronts the Syria refugee exodus
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Artist Ben Quilty and author Richard Flanagan made a harrowing trip to Europe and the Middle East to witness first-hand the refugee crisis.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, contemporary-art, arts-and-entertainment, lebanon, syrian-arab-republic, australia
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Jackie Trad green lights controversial $800m West End development
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The controversial $800 million West Village project in West End is officially approved, setting local member and Deputy Premier Jackie Trad up for a battle with the Greens for her seat at the next election.
Topics: government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, west-end-4101, brisbane-4000
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Early child births can lead to developmental delays: study
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Planning to deliver a baby before 39 weeks can significantly increase the risk of the child having developmental delays, according to a new Australian study of more than 150,000 babies.
Topics: pregnancy-and-childbirth, children, family-and-children, child-health-and-behaviour, health, reproduction-and-contraception, community-and-society, research, medical-research, australia
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Catholic churches look to app to modernise donations
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Two Catholic parishes in the Canberra region trial an app that will allow people to make donations via smartphone, potentially replacing the collection plate, in what the local Archdiocese believes could be a world-first.
Topics: catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Indigenous slavery class action possible in WA
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Indigenous slavery in Western Australia may form the basis of a class action on unpaid wages in the state that targets the State Government and private companies that benefitted from the arrangements with Aboriginal people, a lawyer says.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, work, history, albany-6330, broome-6725
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Human Rights Commission had 'no role' in Facebook racial vilification court case
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The Human Rights Commission hits back at claims it is mishandling complaints under the Racial Discrimination Act, confirming it had no involvement with a controversial court case against Queensland University of Technology students.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, federal-government, community-and-society, brisbane-4000, australia
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Baby koala found in arrested woman's bag
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A baby koala called Alfred is in good health after being found in a zipped canvas bag by police after they arrested a 50-year-old woman in Brisbane's south.
Topics: community-and-society, human-interest, animals, crime, police, brisbane-4000, wishart-4122, qld
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Topics: community-and-society, family-and-children, children, agricultural-machinery, internet-technology, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, personal-computers, bendigo-3550
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Topics: community-and-society, family-and-children, children, agricultural-machinery, internet-technology, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, personal-computers, bendigo-3550
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Topics: community-and-society, family-and-children, children, agricultural-machinery, internet-technology, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, personal-computers, bendigo-3550
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Topics: community-and-society, family-and-children, children, agricultural-machinery, internet-technology, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, personal-computers, bendigo-3550
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Topics: community-and-society, family-and-children, children, agricultural-machinery, internet-technology, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, personal-computers, bendigo-3550
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Agtech experts helping kids code
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A new coding club for children in Bendigo uses volunteer mentors to assist with learning.
Topics: community-and-society, family-and-children, children, agricultural-machinery, internet-technology, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, personal-computers, bendigo-3550
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Immigration staff reject pay deal for third time
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More than 11,000 public servants at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection reject a workplace deal for the third time, taking the dispute to compulsory arbitration.
Topics: government-and-politics, work, community-and-society, australia
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Getting nude for men's mental health
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Hobart men are being asked to lose their ego and their clothes for an hour of yoga to help raise money and awareness for mental health.
Topics: mens-health, mental-health, charities, television, community-and-society, suicide, hobart-7000
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Young refugees ready to tackle Hobart's Point to Pinnacle half marathon
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A group of young refugees in Tasmania is preparing for what is regarded as one of the toughest half marathons, the Point to Pinnacle, in a race it is hoped will give them open new horizons.
Topics: refugees, community-and-society, hobart-7000
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A rare walk inside Sydney's Tank Stream
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As you climb underground beneath the CBD, the bustle and noise of traffic dulls to the sounds of running water and of air being pumped through what was once a vital water supply for Sydney.
Topics: community-and-society, history, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, sydney-2000
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'G'day mate, do you want a lift?': Missing diver found after 17 hours
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A scuba diver missing for more than 17 hours off the north Queensland coast is lucky to be alive, according to his rescuers, after he was spotted by chance just as a helicopter searching for him was preparing to return to base to refuel.
Topics: missing-person, community-and-society, accidents, maritime, townsville-4810, qld
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How glass toasters could help keep older people out of nursing homes
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Glass toasters, smart clothing design and easy-to-use tableware are among the design innovations aimed at helping keep older people out of nursing homes for longer.
Topics: community-and-society, aged-care, inventions, australia
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Topics: history, community-and-society
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