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| UpdatedAuthorities are working painstakingly through the wreckage of a light plane that crashed yesterday on Perth's Swan River as they try to ascertain what caused the tragedy, which claimed the life of a man and woman during Australia Day festivities.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump issues an Australia Day message, citing the long diplomatic relationship between the two countries and saying America has "no better friend".
Topics: australia-day, australia, united-states
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Not every day of the year should be about "stuffing the pockets" of big business, South Australia's Industrial Relations Minister says in the wake of criticism over public holiday trade restrictions.
Topics: community-and-society, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000
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Ninety-seven-year-old Australian war veteran Jack Hopgood, who considers himself "one of the lucky ones", returns to Japan to confront his memories as a prisoner of war during WWII.
Topics: world-war-2, history, unrest-conflict-and-war, veterans, defence-and-national-security, japan
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| UpdatedA Fair Work Ombudsman audit of 34 Pizza Hut franchisees finds the majority are failing to comply with workplace laws, with many drivers not being paid the correct minimum hourly rate.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, small-business, rights, australia
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East Timor's former president Jose Ramos-Horta says after spending months considering whether to run in the country's next presidential election, he has decided to sit it out and make way for new leaders.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, east-timor
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| UpdatedEmployees from US government agencies establish a network of unofficial "rogue" Twitter feeds in defiance of what they see as attempts by President Donald Trump to muzzle science.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, information-and-communication, internet-culture, social-media, climate-change, united-states
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Atomic scientists reset their symbolic Doomsday Clock to its closest time to midnight in 64 years, saying the world is closer to catastrophe due to threats such as nuclear weapons, climate change and Donald Trump's election as US President.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states
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| UpdatedRoger Federer is hoping to meet old rival Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final, completing an impressive comeback from injury for two of the game's greats.
Topics: tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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As hundreds of millions of Chinese complete their journeys home for the Chinese New Year, many will be squeezing in a last-minute haircut to avoid bringing bad luck to their uncles.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, event, china
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Graham Arnold says he and his Sydney FC team is targeting more than the championship or premier's plate — they want the greatest season in the league's history.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Adelaide footballer Andrew Marveggio's journey may have taken him to Germany to play for VfV Hildesheim but he still harbourers dreams to play for the Socceroos.
Topics: soccer, sport, human-interest, sa, adelaide-5000
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The US-UK's "special relationship" may hang in the balance of the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and President Donald Trump, and also help define each leader's term in office.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, leadership, united-states, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedNot wearing scarves or long jewellery during a violent argument, staying away from the kitchen where knives might be accessible, and ditching smartphones is some of the advice women in abusive relationships are being given in a new handbook.
Topics: domestic-violence, women, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump said his Mexican counterpart, Enrique Pena Nieto, should cancel his scheduled visit to Washington if Mexico refuses to pay for the border wall, so he did.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, community-and-society, immigration, united-states, mexico
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Seven Indian soldiers and four civilians are killed in avalanches in the heavily militarised Himalayan region of Kashmir, army and police officials say.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, weather, india, jammu-and-kashmir, asia
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The British Government's bill seeking authorisation to start the formal Brexit process by triggering Article 50 of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty is formally introduced to Parliament.
Topics: government-and-politics, forms-of-government, trade, united-kingdom
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A brilliant 179 from David Warner drives Australia to a 57-run win over Pakistan in the fifth and final ODI at Adelaide Oval.
Topics: sport, cricket, onedayseries, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, pakistan
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Western Australia is seeking to have the tiny and remote Cocos Islands, which are closer to Indonesia than Australia, become a part of the state, with the Premier spruiking the move as WA gaining its "own tropical paradise".
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, wa
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| UpdatedRoger Federer reaches his first Australian Open final since winning the title in 2010 following a tight five-set tussle with Swiss countryman Stan Wawrinka on Rod Laver Arena.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedAustralian music producer Flume claims the top spot in the triple j Hottest 100 countdown for 2016, in a year that attracted a record-breaking 2.2 million votes and more Australian artists than ever before.
Topics: australia-day, arts-and-entertainment, music, music-awards, dance-music, australia
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Sydney FC salvages a Big Blue win, coming from behind to defeat 10-man Melbourne Victory for the second time this season to all but clinch the A-League premiership.
Topics: sport, soccer, a-league, melbourne-3000, vic, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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The Kremlin says the US did not consult Russia before Donald Trump's pledge to order safe zones in Syria, while Turkey says it is waiting to see the outcome of the plan.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, refugees, foreign-affairs, turkey, syrian-arab-republic, united-states
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A survivor of a police raid that killed four other drug suspects asks the Supreme Court to stop such operations and help him obtain police records to prove his innocence in a test case against the President's bloody crackdown.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, drugs-and-substance-abuse, drug-offences, drug-use, laws, rights, philippines, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedA man and woman are killed when a light plane nosedives into the Swan River in Perth during Australia Day celebrations, prompting the cancellation of Perth's Skyworks show which was expected to attract 300,000 people.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, perth-6000