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A new Pacific Highway bridge over the Nambucca River at Macksville is due to be finished in 2017.
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The State Government announces a pilot road safety course will be rolled out across New South Wales to curb the number of road deaths.
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Malcolm Turnbull tours an Indigenous school in outback South Australia and announces an early learning centre for the Yalata community, which will be built with Army labour.
Topics: government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, federal-government, schools, education, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, programs-and-initiatives, yalata-5690, ceduna-5690, sa
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| UpdatedAustralia's first Aboriginal Rhodes Scholar, Rebecca Richards, says she feels "privileged" to be able to examine the cultural richness of the remote outback region where she grew up, and to draw upon its "untapped potential".
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| UpdatedThe night before announcing his massive backflip on banning greyhound racing, NSW Premier Mike Baird invited himself over for dinner and a chat at the harbourside apartment of one of his most vocal critics, broadcaster Alan Jones.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, liberals, nationals, programs-and-initiatives, racing, sport, sydney-2000, australia
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| UpdatedMore than 200 nursing, allied health and administration positions are to be axed in Adelaide's south as part of the State Government's Transforming Health shake-up.
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A NSW Greens MP is concerned about the lack of child safety accreditation in the Mid North Coast region.
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| UpdatedSmaller schnitzels might be served up to diners in an Adelaide restaurant trial aimed at reducing food waste.
Topics: environmental-impact, recycling-and-waste-management, programs-and-initiatives, environment, adelaide-5000, sa
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A bid for Adelaide to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games is being considered by the South Australian Government.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, programs-and-initiatives, sport, commonwealth-games, adelaide-5000, sa
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The Queensland Government rules out slugging motorists with a levy to help pay for Brisbane's Cross River Rail but leaves other tax options on the table.
Topics: federal---state-issues, programs-and-initiatives, urban-development-and-planning, brisbane-4000
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Outback Queensland schools are using traditional bush lessons to strengthen the cultural identity and academic performance of Indigenous children.
Topics: public-schools, primary-schools, aboriginal, indigenous-culture, bush-tucker, indigenous-policy, programs-and-initiatives, mount-isa-4825, healy-4825, townview-4825, sunset-4825
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The Australian Wind Alliance says Victoria's new renewable energy target is a win for regional economies.
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Townsville Enterprise says yesterday's state budget was not a cash-splash but it is happy with the number of major funding commitments.
Topics: budget, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedThere is money for roads, a performing arts centre and schools for far north Queensland in this year's state budget.
Topics: budget, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, cairns-4870
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| UpdatedThe looming state budget will include $3.8 million to replace the fire station in the Cairns suburb of Smithfield in far north Queensland.
Topics: budget, urban-development-and-planning, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, cairns-4870
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| UpdatedOne of Bundaberg's signature tourist attractions is set to receive a much needed upgrade.
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The Victorian Government will spend nearly $1 million upgrading two Gippsland courthouses to comply with recommendations handed down by the Family Violence Royal Commission.
Topics: courts-and-trials, domestic-violence, programs-and-initiatives, bairnsdale-3875, korumburra-3950
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South Burnett Regional Council has invested more than $2 million to complete an unfinished housing estate in the Kingaroy region in southern Queensland.
Topics: housing, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, programs-and-initiatives, kingaroy-4610, toowoomba-4350, bundaberg-4670
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The Federal Government has made a $10 million election promise to upgrade busy intersections near Shepparton in north-east Victoria.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, elections, federal-government, programs-and-initiatives, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690