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NSW police are looking for two teenagers involved in an alleged attack on an Uber driver, who was punched and kicked and then had his car stolen and crashed near Newcastle this morning.
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Marine taxidermist Steve Mathews is unable to find an apprentice to carry on his 40-year legacy.
Topics: visual-art, fish, apprenticeships, community-and-society, work, library-museum-and-gallery, cairns-4870, france, united-states, new-zealand
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| UpdatedWhile Donald Trump's indefinite ban on Syrian refugees entering the US was expected, it has left many who had already begun the immigration process with more questions than answers.
Topics: immigration, refugees, community-and-society, human-interest, syrian-arab-republic, jordan, united-states
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| UpdatedCountry music singers Travis Collins, Sara Storer and Troy Cassar-Daley are among the artists recognised at this year's Golden Guitar Awards in Tamworth, which also acknowledged the powerful track F U Cancer.
Topics: country, music, arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, nsw, tamworth-2340
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is dropping lawsuits seeking to buy out Native Hawaiians who own small pieces of land within his sprawling estate on the island of Kauai, promising instead to work with the community on "a new approach".
Topics: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, house-and-home, hawaii, united-states
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| UpdatedA Burnie man overcomes incredible setbacks, fulfils a long-held dream and raises thousands for motor neurone disease, inspired by his mate's diagnosis.
Topics: human-interest, community-and-society, burnie-7320, tas
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| UpdatedAn historical documentary featuring the Indigenous community on Palm Island in far north Queensland will shed light on a relatively unknown aspect of Australia's colonisation where Aboriginal people were stolen, stripped and exhibited as attractions in a human zoo.
Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, colonialism, history, film-movies, documentary, arts-and-entertainment, palm-island-4815, australia
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| UpdatedThe historical lack of understanding of transgender people is evident in a tendency to depict them as objects of comedy or as freakish monsters.
Topics: film-movies, books-literature, community-and-society, australia, united-states
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Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, zoos, colonialism, history, film-movies, australia, palm-island-4815
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Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, zoos, colonialism, history, film-movies, australia, palm-island-4815
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Whether you prefer them smashed on toast, mashed into guacamole or dolloped on a taco, there is nothing like the threat of a price rise to send shockwaves through avocado lovers — but that is exactly what one of Donald Trump's ideas on how to fund a US-Mexico border wall has given rise to.
Topics: social-media, immigration, community-and-society, world-politics, united-states, mexico
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| UpdatedQueensland's iconic Big Pineapple site is set to be redeveloped as its new owners look to attract different audiences.
Topics: travel-and-tourism, human-interest, offbeat, lifestyle-and-leisure, community-and-society, history, woombye-4559
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The Malek Fahd Islamic School in south-western Sydney will reopen its doors next week, despite the ongoing legal battles over losing $19 million worth of federal funding.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, education, secondary-schools, community-and-society, greenacre-2190, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedThe Chinese community in Canberra gears up to celebrate Lunar New Year. But how much do you know about its history in the area?
Topics: community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, canberra-2600
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Will Mexico be footing the bill for Donald Trump's border wall or American consumers? What items will become more expensive? Is this even legal?
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, trade, world-politics, international-aid-and-trade, business-economics-and-finance, united-states, mexico
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| UpdatedMen using gay hook-up apps and forums are being blackmailed by a group of three or four people in Canberra, the AIDS Action Council warns.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, crime, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedMotorists are being put in danger by the decommissioning of emergency phones on a major Adelaide highway, the South Australian Opposition says.
Topics: information-and-communication, community-and-society, government-and-politics, gawler-5118, waterloo-corner-5110
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| UpdatedPreparing for the new year is a special time for many Asian families and different cultures cook particular dishes to make sure the coming year is full of luck and prosperity.
Topics: lifestyle-and-leisure, food-and-cooking, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, people, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedVictoria's court system is failing, leaving young offenders locked up on remand for months on end without telling them when they may be released, the state's former commissioner for children and young people says.
Topics: youth, community-and-society, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, vic, australia
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's sweeping immigration orders are bringing long-awaited relief to border patrol agents on America's southern frontier, but concerns are being raised about the logistics of mass deportations.
Topics: us-elections, immigration, community-and-society, world-politics, united-states, mexico
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Facing online sales and changing consumer culture, Myer employees in Orange, New South Wales, are preparing for the store's final days.
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| UpdatedNot 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.
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| UpdatedAs 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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| UpdatedDonald Trump's suggestion to pay for his proposed border wall with a 20 per cent tariff on Mexican exports to the US could make "things ranging from avocados to flat-screen TVs" more expensive, according to the Mexican Foreign Minister.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, community-and-society, immigration, united-states, mexico
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The Adelaide Festival has secured veteran rocker Neil Finn for an opening weekend concert in Elder Park during March, but capacity will be limited to just 15,000 people.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, events, arts-and-entertainment, community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa