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The Victorian Government will establish a night court for magistrates to hear after-hours bail requests, as part of a big shake-up of the system following Melbourne's Bourke Street tragedy.
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US President Donald Trump offers a scattershot response to the sweeping protests against his new administration, undermining the public opposition and then defending demonstrators' rights a short time later.
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Tasmania's latest report card from CommSec shows the economy improving because of population growth boosting the housing and retail sectors.
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Gladys Berejiklian will become the 45th Premier of New South Wales after being elected unopposed as Liberal leader in an early morning partyroom meeting.
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The Federal Government will seek a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without support from US President Donald Trump, claiming it will still bring "tremendous" benefits to exporters.
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A $1 million reward is being offered to help solve the suspicious disappearance of Bendigo teenagers Maureen Braddy and Allan Whyte almost 50 years ago, with police saying they believe someone in the community holds the key to cracking the cold case.
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It's a high stakes game for former Labor senator Anne McEwen, who is waiting not just to hear whether former Family First senator Bob Day was validly elected,, but also what orders the court will make about how the vacancy should be filled.
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Can Roger Federer defy age and the naysayers to reclaim greatness at the Australian Open? The men's tournament is as wide open as ever after two high-profile exits.
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A sewage leak, which has closed some Tasmanian oyster farms, will cost jobs and hurt the economy in the St Helen's region, the mayor has warned.
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Hundreds of new homes for Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem are approved, with an Israeli official saying the city's council has been "waiting" for US President Donald Trump to take office.
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The father of Tasmanian mother Sarah Paino says today will be "full of emotion" as family deal with the first anniversary of her death, while also celebrating the first birthday of her son.
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As "The Boss" launches his latest Australian tour in Perth, he says his band will form part of the "resistance" against new US President Donald Trump.
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Children who are younger than their school peers are "twice as likely" to be on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than their older classmates, a new study finds, raising concerns the younger children may have been misdiagnosed.
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A community-based support service to prevent Indigenous suicides is getting a $10 million boost as the Government begins to roll it out across Australia.
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Hull midfielder Ryan Mason undergoes surgery after fracturing his skull in a clash of heads during the Premier League match against Chelsea.
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On a windy night late last January, Jan and Geoff McKergow's house at Forbes Creek was torn to rubble in a freak storm described as a mini tornado. One year on, they are still putting the pieces of their dream home back together.