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Critical wetlands on farms in north Queensland's Burdekin region are being revived by drying them out and allowing nature to once again take its course.
Topics: rural, alligator-creek-4816
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Adelaide's main arterial route, South Road, is reopened to traffic, five days after a damaged tram overpass forced the closure of a 1.6-kilometre section used by up to 45,000 drivers a day.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, road-transport, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, glandore-5037
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A beekeeper is using a helicopter to bypass a flood-damaged bridge and deliver 216 of his hives to trees that allow his bees to make award-winning honey.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-crops, rural, tas
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| UpdatedDonald Trump promised to drain the swamp of political insiders during his lengthy election campaign, but now as President he must learn to work with the very politicians he rose to power railing against, writes Stephanie March.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
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It's a big day in the men's draw, with Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka in action, while Angelique Kerber takes on Coco Wanderweghe on the women's side.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Politics is the new black for big investors, with economics as a driver of market sentiment becoming somewhat passé.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, us-elections, trade, markets, currency, oil-and-gas, industry, gold, australia, united-states, china
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A man wanted for offences disappears off South Australia’s West Coast after running into the ocean while being chased by police.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, ceduna-5690
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Richie Porte hopes he and Caleb Ewan will light up this year's Tour de France.
Topics: cycling, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedDaria Gavrilova can pinpoint the moment where she saved her Australian Open campaign.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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The future was bleak for tiny terrier Pippin until an Indonesian dog rescue charity found a new home for him overseas.
Topics: dog, human-interest, animal-welfare, indonesia
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| UpdatedThe father of Tasmanian mother Sarah Paino says today will be "full of emotion" as family deal with the one-year anniversary of her death, while also celebrating the first birthday of her son.
Topics: human-interest, crime, crime-prevention, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedVeterans often face a distinct set of challenges when trying to enter the civilian workforce, but companies are increasingly seeking out former Defence personnel for employment opportunities.
Topics: veterans, defence-and-national-security, work, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump moves to mend his tumultuous relationship with the United States' spy agencies, travelling to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office and assuring officials, "I am so behind you".
Topics: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedSixteen people, mostly teenagers, die and many are injured when a bus crashes while returning to Hungary from a ski trip in northern Italy, police say.
Topics: accidents, community-and-society, italy
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump's first full day in office is coming to a close. So, after a lengthy and fiery campaign based around lots of "day one" promises, what did he actually do?
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states
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A group of doctors calls for alcohol sponsorship of cricket to be banned and the broadcasting authority to plug a loophole that allows sport progams to show alcohol ads when children are most likely to be watching television.
Topics: advertising, information-and-communication, advertising-and-marketing, alcohol, health, sports-organisations, cricket, australia
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The US State Department decides not to send a delegation to peace talks in Kazakhstan as an explosion kills four at a camp for displaced Syrians along the Syrian-Jordanian border.
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Aussie musician Ben Lee has always been a fearless experimenter, writes Samantha Selinger-Morris, but might his new "cuckoo" side projects be a step too far for his fans?
Topics: pop, popular-culture, people, social-media, australian-composers
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| UpdatedFar-right populist leaders from Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands are meeting in the German city of Koblenz to present their vision for "a free Europe".
Topics: political-parties, world-politics, forms-of-government, germany
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| UpdatedAn estimated 500,000 people pack the streets in Washington — many wearing bright pink hats — to march in opposition to the agenda and rhetoric of President Donald Trump, as millions more gather in solidarity at other demonstrations around the world.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, feminism, rights, women, united-states
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| UpdatedDaria Gavrilova wins a three-set marathon against Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the second-straight year.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedA baby boy becomes the fifth person to die following a deadly car rampage in Melbourne's CBD on Friday, with four victims remaining in critical condition.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, melbourne-3000
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The Sydney Sixers claim a last-gasp semi-final berth, defeating the Melbourne Stars by three wickets in the last match of the BBL regular season.
Topics: twenty20, cricket, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, sydney-2000, nsw
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A late goal from Adam Taggart gives Perth Glory a 2-1 win over the Victory in a thriller in Perth.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia, melbourne-3000
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Turkey's parliament approves a constitutional reform bill that includes strengthening the powers of the presidency, a move that paves the way for a referendum this year that could see President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in office until 2029.
Topics: government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, turkey