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'Dad used to beat me up': 12yo wins award for helping domestic violence victims
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A Tasmanian boy who was abused by his father and a Sudanese refugee receive awards for their work in turning their experiences into projects to help others.
Topics: awards-and-prizes, human-interest, domestic-violence, child-abuse, community-and-society, tas
'Cancel It!': Trump says new Air Force One cost 'ridiculous'
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US President-elect Donald Trump says the US Government should cancel its multibillion-dollar order for new Air Force One presidential planes.
Topics: government-and-politics, us-elections, united-states
What is the High Court case involving senator Rod Culleton about?
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The High Court is hearing the challenge to the election of One Nation senator Rod Culleton in Canberra today — but what is it all about?
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, one-nation, australia, nsw
It's about me: Terminally ill woman fights for right to choose
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As the Victorian Government considers recommendations to legalise assisted dying, one woman fights for her right to have a choice.
Topics: euthanasia, health-policy, ethics, death, melbourne-3000
Severe flooding in southern Thailand kills 14
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Severe flooding due to heavy rain in southern Thailand kills 14 people, including five students, the Interior Ministry says.
Energy Minister backtracks on emissions intensity scheme comments (photos)
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A possible new price on carbon is taken off the table by Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, after a backlash from some government backbenchers.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, liberals, environmental-policy, environment, australia
Political donations top $1b thanks to big business donors
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Declared donations and payments to Australian political parties are about to top $1 billion, a new analysis of data shows, revealing the property industry has been the most generous since returns have been published.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, money-and-monetary-policy, australia
China urges US to block transit visit by Taiwan President
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China calls on the United States not to let Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen transit there when she visits Guatemala next month, days after President-elect Donald Trump irked Beijing by speaking to Ms Tsai in a break with decades of precedent.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, china, united-states, taiwan, asia
Indonesia's confusing justice system spells bad news for Ahok
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Western rules of evidence don't apply in Indonesia's opaque and confusing justice system, which doesn't bode will for Jakarta's Governor Ahok, writes ABC Indonesia correspondent Adam Harvey.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, islam, law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia
Matt Damon defends 'whitewashing' casting in The Great Wall
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Matt Damon defends his casting in new China-Hollywood co-production The Great Wall amid criticism his role should have gone to an Asian actor.
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, race-relations, community-and-society, china, united-states
Cambodia upholds heroin smuggling prison term for Australian woman
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A Cambodian appeals court upholds the 23-year prison term Australian woman Yoshe Ann Taylor received for trying to smuggle heroin into Australia, as well as the sentences given to a Frenchwoman and Nigerian man.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, international-law, prisons-and-punishment, cambodia, australia
Aussies clinch Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2-0 with 116-run win over NZ
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Australia clinches the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a game to go, after a comprehensive 116-run win over New Zealand at Manuka Oval.
Topics: sport, cricket, onedayseries, canberra-2600, act, australia, new-zealand
Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying for Iran
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A Saudi Arabian court sentences 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom's arch-enemy, Iran, Saudi-owned media reported, in a ruling that could further stoke tension between the two rival powers.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, islam, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, saudi-arabia, iran-islamic-republic-of
Australian teenagers getting worse at major subjects: report
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A global report on educational performance shows Australian 15-year-olds are getting worse at maths, science and reading.
Topics: education, educational-resources, australia
Plants can learn despite absence of brain, researcher says
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Plants have memory and can learn how to predict future events based on their association with past occurrences, new research from the University of Western Australia suggests.
Topics: biology, science-and-technology, perth-6000, wa
'I didn't like who I was': Bank staff paid bonuses to hard-sell products
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Workers at some of Australia's biggest banks accuse the industry of having an aggressive sales culture which rewards bad behaviour and can have devastating consequences for consumers.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-protection, banking, australia
'A fraught experience': NBN creating digital divide in some areas
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NBN customer David Sneddon sometimes has to go to extreme lengths — like putting his internet dongle up a tree — to get an internet connection at his home, located in one of the nation's first rollout areas.
Topics: internet-technology, pretty-beach-2257
Backpacker tax 'a waste of Parliament's time', Peter Costello says
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Former treasurer Peter Costello criticises federal politicians for wasting so much time debating the backpacker tax and says "One Nation has now mainstreamed itself".
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, minor-parties, political-parties, tax, australia
Anti-mining tax ad yanked amid row with Busselton Mayor
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The Chamber of Minerals and Energy pulls an anti-mining tax television advertisement after one of the participants complained he was misrepresented.
Topics: mining-industry, advertising-and-marketing, mining-rural, government-and-politics, iron-ore, perth-6000, wa, port-hedland-6721
Aboriginal remains return to Tasmania, with call to change the law
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More Aboriginal remains taken for research are back home, accompanied by a call for laws to stop any more removals.
Topics: aboriginal, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, tas
Accused murderer 'eaten up' by inability to control ex-partner, court hears
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Accused Alice Springs murderer Darren Ashley denies stalking his ex-partner the day before her death and says he did not even read a domestic violence order taken out against him, a court hears.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800
Tonga's Rio flag-bearer aims for 2018 Winter Olympics
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Tongan taekwondo fighter Pita Taufatofua, famous for his shirtless performance carrying the flag at the Rio Olympics, vows to compete in cross-country skiing at 2018 Winter Games.
Topics: sport, winter-olympics, olympics-summer, taekwon-do, winter-sports, cross-country, tonga, korea-republic-of
'No-one knew it was so toxic': Remote town in shock over moonshine deaths
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The NSW community of Collarenebri has been devastated by the deaths of three Indigenous members who died after drinking toxic moonshine — a substance secretly supplied by a local shop owner. Family members speak of their heartache for the first time.
Topics: alcohol, health, death, collarenebri-2833, nsw
Blood test could determine when footballers return to field after concussion
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Researchers are working on a new test that will help athletes know when it is safe to return to the playing field.
Topics: brain-and-nervous-system, athletics, diseases-and-disorders, melbourne-3000
Victoria set to hold conscience vote on assisted dying
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The Victorian Government accepts a cross-party committee's recommendation to legalise assisted dying and looks set to hold a conscience vote on the issue next year.
Topics: euthanasia, state-parliament, parliament, melbourne-3000, vic
