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When we remember the fall of Singapore we do it through the eyes of Australian troops, who suffered terribly as prisoners of war. But the local people of Singapore and Malaysia have their own stories. Ginny Costin, Aziz Bab and Eric Gan were children when Japanese forces invaded.
Topics: world-war-2, singapore, sydney-2000, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedGlam rock legends Guns N' Roses got off to a rough start at last night's MCG concert after the Melbourne crowd was greeted as "Sydney".
Topics: music, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, vic
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| UpdatedFirefighters rescue a cat and her five kittens from a fire in a unit at Kingswood, in Sydney's west.
Topics: human-interest, fires, animals, kingswood-2747, sydney-2000
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NSW Police conduct raids on properties in Sydney, February 14, 2017.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000
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An audit puts the spotlight on the Federal Government's $3.5 billion commitment to Sydney's WestConnex project, finding the money was handed over without following process.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, sydney-2000
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The tragic but romantic story behind the naming of the Mary River has been honoured on Valentine's Day with a new public artwork.
Topics: sculpture, history, local-government, community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, governors-general-and-state-governors, gympie-4570, sydney-2000, united-kingdom
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Iraqi and Syrian refugees are struggling to find places to live in Sydney, with non-profit organisations calling on the Federal Government to step up funding to provide more affordable housing.
Topics: housing-industry, refugees, immigration, government-and-politics, fairfield-2165, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedThe new Super Netball comp is a fresh start for the game in Australia, and for Paige Hadley, it offers a chance for redemption after a rough year.
Topics: netball, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedIf you bought a rose for your loved one this Valentine's Day, there is a strong chance it has come from Kenya.
Topics: rural, trade, flowers, community-and-society, perth-6000, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, kenya
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| UpdatedAustralia's winter grain harvest is now officially the nation's largest for every single mainland state, says forecaster ABARES.
Topics: agricultural-prices, grain, sydney-2000, port-pirie-5540, dubbo-2830, horsham-3400, bunbury-6230, forbes-2871
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| UpdatedA former UK chief scientist warns that in an era of 'anti-science', politicians are ignoring scientific evidence and making poor policy decisions.
Topics: climate-change, food-and-beverage, genetically-modified-food, greenhouse-gas, electricity-energy-and-utilities, agricultural-policy, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500
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Former Archbishop of Brisbane Peter Hollingworth is found by the royal commission into child abuse to have prioritised the needs of an abusive rector over those of one of his victims and other children at risk.
Topics: child-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, royal-commissions, anglicans, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, hobart-7000
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Horticulture growers and traders will be able to employ an expert mediator in a new fast, efficient and flexible dispute resolution process.
Topics: agricultural-prices, fruit, vegetables, sydney-2000, launceston-7250, gawler-5118, margaret-river-6285, katherine-0850, orange-2800, bundaberg-4670, shepparton-3630
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| UpdatedThe former partner of rugby league star Semi Radradra tells a Sydney court he punched her in the face soon after she gave birth, and then confessed to their pastor.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sport, nrl, rugby-league, domestic-violence, sydney-2000, nsw
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Samuel Koschel was born with only one good ear and is spending the year learning classroom and social skills for his transition into a mainstream school.
Topics: hearing, education, child-health-and-behaviour, children, schools, primary-schools, ear-nose-and-throat-disorders, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedLin family killer Robert Xie, who murdered five members of his family, is given five life sentences without the possibility of parole, while his wife says he is innocent and a "scapegoat" for the crimes.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, family-and-children, courts-and-trials, epping-2121, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedSydney couple Claudine and Dave Fitzgibbon were facing the difficult decision to proceed with a pregnancy after another spina bifida diagnosis or to terminate, but then doctors offered a glimmer of hope.
Topics: medical-procedures, medical-research, doctors-and-medical-professionals, babies---newborns, people, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000
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Teenage turtles like Cliff are lucky to be rescued, because many others like him are dying after eating hidden plastic pollution in Sydney Harbour and the Hawkesbury River.
Topics: environmental-impact, environmental-policy, animals, animal-welfare, plastics-and-rubber, retail, sydney-2000
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A luxury cruise ship being towed back to Melbourne after it broke down off Victoria's coast with more than 3,000 passengers and crew on board also experienced a problem with its propulsion system a fortnight ago, the company reveals.
Topics: maritime, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, new-zealand
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| UpdatedNew South Wales firefighters are today on high alert with "catastrophic" fire danger, 45 blazes burning across the state and heatwave conditions set to break temperature record highs.
Topics: weather, fires, disasters-and-accidents, nsw, sydney-2000, newcastle-2300
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A Sydney woman is charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter, just months after charges were laid against her de-facto partner over the girl's death.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, guildford-west-2161
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| UpdatedNew South Wales escapes enforced power blackouts due to record-high electricity demands caused by a heatwave that's moving across the state.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, weather, nsw, sydney-2000
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Farmers with multi-peril crop insurance claim it helps them sleep at night, not worrying about a third failed harvest.
Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-policy, grain, sydney-2000, clare-5453, tallygaroopna-3634
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| UpdatedFour men are charged for allegedly importing cocaine and methamphetamines worth an estimated $186 million after authorities use an X-ray machine to discover the drugs hidden in heavy mining equipment.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, drug-offences, crime, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, oakleigh-south-3167, gosford-2250, watanobbi-2259
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| UpdatedThe crown prosecutor asks a judge to hand Robert Xie, who bludgeoned five members of his family to death, a life sentence for each of the murders.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, police, sydney-2000