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Junk Food Tax Would Save Australia $3bn, Boost Life Expectancy

Australian academics want junk taxed, and healthy food subsidised.

15/02/2017 7:01 AM AEDT

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Young Inmates Trash Victoria's Barwon Prison Again In New Riot

It's the latest youth riot in the state's corrections' system.

14/02/2017 10:51 AM AEDT

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Body of Missing Elderly German Tourist Found In Remote NT

The grim discovery comes a day after the body of her husband was found.

14/02/2017 9:21 AM AEDT

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Bushfire Tally: At Least 30 Homes Lost In NSW Emergency

The full extent of the damage is still not yet known.

14/02/2017 7:52 AM AEDT

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Whale Clean-Up Starts In New Zealand After Mass Beachings

A macabre clean-up has begun at New Zealand's Golden Bay after hundreds of beached whales died in one of the nation's largest ma strandings in history. Around 600 whales stranded themselves at the pi...

13/02/2017 3:40 PM AEDT

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Robert Xie Sentenced To Five Life Terms For Brutal Lin Family Murders

Xie was convicted of the killings in January.

13/02/2017 12:10 PM AEDT

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Tiny NSW Town Of Uarbry All But Wiped Out By A Massive Bushfire

Most of the tiny community in rural NSW has been destroyed.

13/02/2017 9:43 AM AEDT

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Anti-Uber Taxi Blockade Causes Traffic Chaos In Melbourne

Melbourne commuters face big delays.

13/02/2017 8:45 AM AEDT

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NSW Bushfire Threat Downgraded As Authorities Assess Property Loss

Fire conditions across the state have eased.

13/02/2017 7:23 AM AEDT

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Man Charged Over Alleged One-Punch Death In Queensland

The accused 44-year-old will front court on Monday.

12/02/2017 12:54 PM AEDT

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400,000 Aussies At Risk From Sexually Transmitted Superbug

This drug-resistant sexually transmitted infection is behaving like a superbug and researchers estimate as many as 400,000 Australians may be carrying it. You probably haven't heard of mycoplasma geni...

12/02/2017 10:23 AM AEDT