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Police in Western Australia's north are concerned about an increase in children committing sexual assaults, a trend child advocates say is being seen nationally.
Topics: child-abuse, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, broome-6725, wa
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Donald Trump holds his first rally as US President, telling supporters he wants to speak to them "without the filter of fake news".
Topics: world-politics, donald-trump, us-elections, united-states
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| UpdatedFederal sports minister Greg Hunt says a government inquiry into the Essendon doping saga is possible after the 'Justice for the 34' group presented him with new information.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, essendon-3040, vic, australia
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| UpdatedANZ's move to cut credit card interest rates by up to 2 per cent is cold comfort for the bank's customers who have been paying too much for too long, consumer advocate group Choice says.
Topics: banking, business-economics-and-finance, industry, australia
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| UpdatedA Queensland man who was bitten on the leg by a shark on Saturday remains in a critical but stable condition following emergency surgery.
Topics: shark, animal-attacks, human-interest, cardwell-4849, cairns-4870
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| UpdatedCommemorations of the bombing of Darwin on this day 75 years ago have been held in Darwin, as veterans remember the first and largest single attack by a foreign power against Australia.
Topics: world-war-2, history, community-and-society, darwin-0800, australia, nt
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| UpdatedWA Labor says it expects the Prime Minister will back down on a threat to prevent $1.2 billion in Perth Freight Link funding being diverted to the party's flagship transport project Metronet.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, elections, wa
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The legacy of the landmark 1973 ruling on abortion endures in the US after the death of Norma McCorvey — the "Roe" in Roe v Wade.
Topics: death, community-and-society, abortion, united-states
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A meningococcal vaccine will be free to all Queenslanders aged 15 to 19 under a new $6-million State Government health program beginning next school term.
Topics: meningococcal-disease, diseases-and-disorders, health, government-and-politics, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedNorma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court's landmark Roe v Wade ruling in 1973, dies aged 69 of heart failure.
Topics: death, community-and-society, abortion, united-states
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Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano reveals he is in remission after a successful bone marrow transplant, and is targeting a return to rugby.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedOutdated trams are being considered at an inflated price by the South Australian Government just so they can be in use before the state election next year, the Opposition says.
Topics: government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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A man is shot in the leg after two men force their way into his St Clair home in Adelaide's north-west in what police consider to be a targeted attack.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, woodville-5011, adelaide-5000
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The State Government moves to ban super trawlers from Tasmanian waters and wants the Federal Government to follow suit.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, government-and-politics, tas, ulverstone-7315
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More than 20 tonnes of watermelon are smashed all in the name of fun and games as part of the annual Chinchilla Melon Festival on Queensland's Western Downs this weekend.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, carnivals-and-festivals, events, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, chinchilla-4413
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More than 80 luminous floats light up North Terrace in Adelaide to kick off the Adelaide Fringe Festival — the second largest annual arts festival in the world.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, adelaide-5000, sa
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With global markets on pause waiting for news about tax cuts in the US and the wobbly world of European politics, the busiest week of the domestic reporting season will capture most of the attention in coming days.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, consumer-finance, international-financial-institutions, currency, oil-and-gas, gold, trade, mining-industry, industry, australia
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| UpdatedAfter making her move in the third round, Su Oh hopes the wind will be up again as she attempts to snatch victory at the Women's Australian Open.
Topics: golf, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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Warrington upsets Brisbane 27-18 to become the first Super League team to win a World Club Series match since the competition was expanded in 2015.
Topics: rugby-league, sport, england, united-kingdom
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Lincoln City becomes the first non-league club to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup in 103 years after beating Burnley in the fifth round.
Topics: soccer, sport, england, united-kingdom
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New technology is giving Australian scientists an unprecedented insight into the hidden world of seabirds in the harsh and inhospitable Antarctic environment.
Topics: birds, animal-science, climate-change, antarctica
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| UpdatedMore than 80 per cent of emergency beacon activations last year were deemed unwarranted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, data obtained by the ABC shows.
Topics: maritime, emergency-planning, australia
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump's new travel ban executive order will exclude green card residency holders, Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly says.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, donald-trump, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedThe NSW Rural Fire Service releases the final damage toll for a grassfire east of Queanbeyan, saying 11 homes were destroyed and 12 damaged.
Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, captains-flat-2623, act, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedSurvivors and veterans of the Japanese bombing of Darwin in 1942 have gathered to commemorate the exact moment World War II reached Australian soil.
Topics: world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, darwin-0800