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Victorian health authorities are under pressure to reveal why they did not issue public health warnings on Monday night about the unfolding asthma emergency that has now caused at least four deaths.

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Ultralight aircraft crashed near the end of an airstrip, north-east of Rockhampton.

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More than 30,000 people are without power after an outage hit Sydney's north-west on Friday afternoon.

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A defiant ARLC chief John Grant stared down the gathering storm in club land on Friday, defying widespread unrest over funding and declaring he would serve in the role for "another five years". But it may not be enough to save the Queenslander.

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A minor gripe about the share platter serving sizes at Grosvenor Hotel was one of radio personality Karl Langdon's few complaints after he visited the Hay Street pub as part of his quest to uncover Perth's best pub.

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Canberra's most endearing native neighbourhood bird, the bold, brainy and playful Australian Magpie, emerges from this year's Aussie Bird Count as also this city's most noticed bird.

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Join us for rolling coverage as the best young footy prospects in the land launch their playing destinies.

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Recently retired Fremantle champion and AFL Players' Association president Matthew Pavlich has penned a powerful and compelling open letter to the 2016 AFL draft class.

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Stephen Dank would not explain why he he failed to provide any paperwork to the AFL anti-doping appeal board before his deadline on Friday, but remained insistent the panel would eventually hear his case.

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Over the years I have covered more corruption inquiries than I care to remember – ranging from a prostitute, Tiffanie, complaining that former MP Ian Macdonald was a "wough kisser" and made her feel like "womiting" to the sex-for-favours scandal involving Wollongong council.

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The old grenade is believed to be live and unstable and should not be touched or moved.

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Agricultural businesses in the Yass Valley are already reaping the benefits of direct flights between Canberra and Singapore.

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Burke's Backyard star enlisted to back government policy.

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Even in the middle of one of the most bitter divisions to have riddled a game renowned for self-interest, John Grant did well to unite rugby league. Or at least certain sections of it. And now it is coming back to haunt him.

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A fierce inferno has destroyed a house and damaged three others in Port Melbourne.

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A car has evaded police and is driving erratically on a busy highway north of Melbourne.

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The Cambodian government has criticised Australia for failing to take some responsibility for an unfolding human tragedy as dozens of surrogate mothers carrying babies for Australian biological parents have gone into hiding.

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John Coates, who is chairman of the IOC Legal Affairs Commission, as well as being President of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, will need all of his lawyerly skills to redraft the ARL Commission constitution to satisfy the 16 NRL clubs, NSW and Queensland Leagues, as well as the incumbent commissioners.

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Ann Peiris is praying for a miracle.

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Former Capital Football boss wins more than $182,000 in defamation case.

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"Share the s--- out of this please."

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Essendon say they expect Tom Bellchambers to be back in full training before the Christmas break as they manage a knee issue the ruckman is experiencing.

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Alastair Clarkson's extraordinary legacy to the game of Australian rules football is unquestioned and according to his current contract at Hawthorn will continue at this level for at least another three years.

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Lebanese Australians have demanded Immigration Minister Peter Dutton release the ethnic backgrounds of other criminal offenders or explain why he chose to "demonise" their community in his comments to Parliament.

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The government agency responsible for the Great Barrier Reef says urgent action is needed to save the world heritage site after yet-to-be-published surveys found the record coral bleaching damage earlier this year was even worse than initially thought.

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Six brave souls are butt-naked for this undressed dress rehearsal of Nude Live, a celebration of the unclothed human body.

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Thunderstorm asthma epidemics in Melbourne almost always occur in November.

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We can only wonder where Donald Trump sits on a great American continuum – at one end, sweet innocence and Willy Wonka; at the other, Don Corleone.

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Attorney-General George Brandis is facing fresh calls to resign amid explosive claims he directed the government's chief legal adviser not to raise an argument in the High Court that would have scuttled a secret political deal.

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The sharemarket burst through 5500 to a three-month high, as commodities spearheaded a solid week of gains.

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The facade of St Kilda's Palais Theatre will be painted yellow, restoring the building to its original 1920s colour scheme, as part of a $20 million restoration of the art deco gem.

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A man who threatened to burn down his home near Mandurah in a police stand-off has been arrested.

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The Brisbane school where a teenage boy was bullied about his sexuality say they were not aware there was a "problem of any kind".

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With less than five weeks to go, its starting to feel a lot like Christmas.

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When Dame Quentin Bryce saw her portrait unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery on Friday, she couldn't help wondering what her mother would think.

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Catholic school principals rigorously screen parents before allowing them to volunteer at routine school events, such as fetes, excursions and fundraisers.

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One of Australia's most wanted terrorists, Neil Prakash, has reportedly been arrested in the Middle East months after a drone strike that was believed to have killed him.

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Chinese authorities order residents in the far-western region to turn in their passports amid accusations of rising radicalism among minority Uighurs.

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A convicted family day-care fraud who stole $3.6 million from taxpayers through her Aussie Giggles day care centre has allegedly been receiving Centrelink study payments for Indigenous students despite not being Indigenous, the NSW District Court has heard.

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The father of Perth teenager Jamie Murphy has broken his silence to plead for privacy, describing his son as a "great lad" who is going through a very difficult time.

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Club and state rugby league bosses will be invited to meet with the NRL next week in regards to moving forward with a new funding model and constitutional changes.

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A major fuel shortage at Melbourne Airport is causing flight delays and forcing some international flights to divert to make fuel stops elsewhere.

Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney has leapt to the defence of Gary Ablett, declaring the champion midfielder was entitled to begin his pre-season training later than his Gold Coast teammates.

People can fixate on polar bears and say "it's a pity but it doesn't affect me'. They're wrong, a conservation biologist says.

Shares extend this week's rally, led up by more gains in the big miners and a rally in Tatts, while banks slip.

A Canberra man has been accused of contacting partner 1400 times in two days.

With just 30 sleeps left until Christmas, celebrations have kicked off in the city of Sydney. 

Australia should refrain from adopting more protectionist policies in the aftermath of Brexit in Britain and election of Donald Trump in the United States, chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques says.