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| UpdatedThe Syrian army, backed by Russian air strikes, regains control of the town of al-Qaryatain after driving out Islamic State militants, Syrian state television says.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, government-and-politics, syrian-arab-republic
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| UpdatedFour Corners reporter Marian Wilkinson travels to Panama as part of The Secrets of the Super Rich report.
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| UpdatedReporter Marian Wilkinson travels to the British Virgin Islands for Four Corners for the The Secrets of the Super Rich report.
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| UpdatedAustralia has fallen short of a fourth consecutive women's World Twenty20 title after losing to West Indies by eight wickets in the final at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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| UpdatedLegendary Australian writer Bob Ellis dies from liver cancer, after a more-than-40-year career spanning journalism, politics, play writing, film and television.
Topics: information-and-communication, journalism, death, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedPerth Glory dents Melbourne City's title hopes and helps their own chances of a home final with a 3-2 win at Perth Oval.
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In this update: Matt Wilkinson wins Bells Beach, Hawthorn beat West Coast in a Grand Final replay, the Waratahs go down to the Rebels and Will Davison takes the Supercars race in Tasmania.
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In this update: Matt Wilkinson wins Bells Beach, Hawthorn beat West Coast in a Grand Final replay, the Waratahs go down to the Rebels and Will Davison takes the Supercars race in Tasmania.
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The Melbourne Rebels soar to the top of the Australian conference with an historic 21-17 Super Rugby win over the NSW Waratahs.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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In this update, the head of South Australia pathology sacked after 100 men were misdiagnosed as having prostate cancer, the Queensland government has approved mining leases for the controversial Adani mine, Brussels airport poised to partially re-open nearly two weeks after the suicide bomb attacks and Hawthorn thumps West Coast at the MCG in a re-match of last year's final.
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In this update, the head of South Australia pathology sacked after 100 men were misdiagnosed as having prostate cancer, the Queensland government has approved mining leases for the controversial Adani mine, Brussels airport poised to partially re-open nearly two weeks after the suicide bomb attacks and Hawthorn thumps West Coast at the MCG in a re-match of last year's final.
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Ten Years has been hailed as one of the best films to come out of Hong Kong in decades, but the Chinese Government describes it as "a virus of the mind".
Topics: film-movies, world-politics, communism, hong-kong, china
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| UpdatedAnti-Muslim and anti-racism protesters clash near a Halal Expo in Melbourne resulting in one person being hospitalised with facial injuries, while another anti-racist group rallies through the CBD.
Topics: community-and-society, race-relations, religion-and-beliefs, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedHawthorn and West Coast met again at the MCG with memory of the 2015 grand final at the forefront - six months on, how did this game compare to last year's decider?
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedThe Brisbane Roar is back on top of the A-League ladder thanks to a 2-1 win over 10-man Newcastle Jets at Lang Park.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, newcastle-2300, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedThe tsunami threat from a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu has largely passed, authorities say.
Topics: earthquake, disasters-and-accidents, vanuatu
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Australia's Matt Wilkinson edges out South African Jordy Smith to win the iconic Bells Beach pro and move further ahead on the World Surf League ratings.
Topics: surfing, sport, torquay-3228, vic, australia
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A train crashes into a double-decker bus carrying holidaymakers in Thailand, killing three people, police say.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, thailand, asia
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| UpdatedWomen's sport in Australia attracts growing numbers of spectators at the game and on television, but for most codes, numbers still languish behind the men's games.
Alex Blackwell, the Australian women's cricket team vice-captain, claims the Women's Big Bash League out-rated the men's A-League on television.
ABC Fact Check investigates whether the new women's cricket league attracted more viewers than Australia's premier men's football league.
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| UpdatedThe WA Conservation Council launches a new anti-fracking campaign by releasing survey results showing public concern over the practice, but is accused by the industry of misleading the public.
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, conservation, wa
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Opposition wants the State Government to release more detailed documents on Hydro Tasmania's falling dam levels before winter, denying suggestions it would create panic.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, hydro-energy, states-and-territories, tas
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| UpdatedAFL star Cyril Rioli is NT Sportsperson of the Year after a ceremony where the Central Australian Football League's efforts to raise awareness about domestic violence prevention also won recognition.
Topics: sport, soccer, field-hockey, australian-football-league, basketball, alice-springs-0870
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| UpdatedThere is concern pressure on mental health beds at the Royal Hobart Hospital's is set to worsen as patients are moved to temporary modules.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, states-and-territories, mental-health, tas
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| UpdatedAustralian skipper Meg Lanning says her team needs to be wary of several match-winners in the West Indian line-up in tonight's Women's T20 World Cup final.
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A woman dies after a stationary car she was sitting in is struck by a light plane that was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy Californian highway.
Topics: accidents---other, air-and-space, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, united-states