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Queensland and national mountain biking champion Eva Plessing says there are so few female competitors in Australia she is forced to race against men, but one group in north Queensland is doing its bit to even up the numbers.
Topics: people, human-interest, cycling, sport, mackay-4740, qld, australia
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Kelli Underwood presents Offsiders Summer Edition on location from Melbourne's Olympic park precinct.
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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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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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| 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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| UpdatedA 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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| 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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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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| UpdatedRafael Nadal is through to the fourth round of the Australian Open but he did it tough, out-lasting German teen Alexander Zverev in five sets.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Shaun Marsh finds form with the bat to help steer the Perth Scorchers to a home BBL semi-final with a seven-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes.
Topics: twenty20, cricket, sport, hobart-7000, tas, australia, perth-6000
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The NRL future of Wests Tigers forward Kyle Lovett is in limbo after being charged with drug offences.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, drugs-and-substance-abuse, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedTeam BMC's Richie Porte remains unstoppable on Willunga Hill, taking the Tour Down Under stage for a fourth straight year and all but seal victory.
Topics: sport, cycling, adelaide-5000, willunga-5172, sa, australia
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Tennis legend Andre Agassi says Nick Kyrgios's next coach must accept the mercurial young star warts and all and delve deep into his tortured soul.
Topics: tennis, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia, united-states
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Two of Australia's national galleries welcome hundreds of dogs to their grounds, allowing art-lovers the chance to involve their furry friends in two major exhibitions.
Topics: animals, human-interest, library-museum-and-gallery, arts-and-entertainment, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedThe new US administration of President Donald Trump says its trade strategy to protect American jobs would start with withdrawal from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states, asia, australia, japan, china
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| UpdatedPost-inauguration women's marches in Australia and New Zealand launch a global human rights event expected to attract over 2 million people worldwide.
Topics: community-and-society, human-interest, human, world-politics, new-zealand, australia, sydney-2000, united-states
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| UpdatedSerena Williams sees off fellow American Nicole Gibbs in straight sets to book her spot in the Australian Open fourth round.
Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedAshleigh Barty wants the media to move beyond talk of comebacks, as the former code-swapper reflects on a solid Australian Open run.
Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Former world number ones, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, French entertainer Gael Monfils and local hope Daria Gavrilova are among the highlights on day six at the Australian Open.
Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Can science ever be a bit of a giggle? It seems unlikely, like Senate estimates or colonic irrigation being fun, but the list of scientifically inspired funny people is rather impressive.
Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, science-and-technology, australia
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