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Shocking last over sees Southern Stars lose to NZ in rainy Geelong
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The Southern Stars fall eight runs short of New Zealand's revised total after the Aussies lose three wickets in the final over of their chase.
Topics: twenty20, cricket, sport, geelong-3220, vic, australia
WA major parties launch their pitch for your vote (photos)
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Labor is pledging local jobs while the Liberal Party emphasises its political record after two terms in office, as the parties make their formal pitches for Western Australia's vote in the upcoming March election to the sounds of Daft Punk and ACDC.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, elections, wa
Fifteen-year-old arrested over attack on elderly woman
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A 15-year-old is arrested is arrested over a his suspected involvement in a home invasion and an assault on an 87-year-old woman.
Topics: crime, youth, alice-springs-0870
Missing money from your Suncorp Bank account? You're not alone
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An overnight issue with Suncorp Bank's systems causes some accounts to appear anywhere between $15 and $1,400 overdrawn.
Topics: banking, industry, business-economics-and-finance, brisbane-4000
Men 'unbelievably lucky' after capsizing in crocodile-infested river in Kakadu
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Three men in Kakadu National Park are lucky to have emerged unharmed after their small boat overturned in crocodile-inhabited waters, forcing two of them to swim across the South Alligator River, police say.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, animals, jabiru-0886
Former Wallabies star Dan Vickerman dies aged 37
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The rugby world is in shock after the death of Dan Vickerman, a veteran of 63 Tests for the Wallabies, aged 37.
Topics: rugby-union, death, sport, australia
Victoria launches anti-racism campaign amid far-right's 'new-found vigour'
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A multi-million-dollar campaign to counter racist attacks, abuse and discrimination is launched by the Victorian Government in response to the perceived rise of extreme-right groups.
Topics: race-relations, community-and-society, state-parliament, parliament, melbourne-3000
Insurers flooded with thousands of claims from Sydney hailstorm
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More than 12,000 insurance claims are lodged with damages at an estimated $31 million following the hailstorm that hammered parts of Sydney and Wollongong on Saturday.
Topics: storm-event, insurance, sydney-2000
Young girl reported missing found safe and well
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A nine-year-old girl missing from north of Brisbane since this morning, sparking an Amber Alert from Queensland police, is found safe and well.
Topics: community-and-society, missing-person, caboolture-4510, qld
Man's body recovered after drowning near Augusta, WA
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Police believe a 20-year-old man whose body was recovered from the ocean this morning north of the Western Australian town of Augusta may have fallen off rocks.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, augusta-6290, wa
James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield dies at 73
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Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, dies aged 73.
Topics: music, arts-and-entertainment, early-music, music-industry, blues, rock, soul, hip-hop, united-states
US aircraft carrier group patrols in South China Sea
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A United States aircraft carrier strike group begins patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with Beijing over control of the disputed waterway.
Topics: territorial-disputes, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, foreign-affairs, united-states, china, asia, pacific
Crows come from behind against Carlton to stay undefeated
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Captain Erin Phillips' long-range goal gives Adelaide a thrilling three-point win over Carlton and keeps the Crows' unbeaten streak going.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Small music and arts events keen to simplify SA's 'complex regulations'
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Boutique arts and music events in South Australia face what organisers say can be a "really complex regulatory environment", but efforts are underway to achieve simpler legislation.
Topics: community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, activism-and-lobbying, adelaide-5000, sa
'It's just going to get worse': the reality of caring for a partner with Alzheimer's
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Relationships will always change when a partner becomes a career. But what happens to a relationship when one partner has dementia? Dr Ranjana Srivastiva shares one couple's journey.
Topics: alzheimers-and-dementia, carers, health, euthanasia, australia
Man charged with murder after partner stabbed to death in Parramatta
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Police charge a man with the murder of his partner, who was fatally stabbed in Sydney's west overnight in what is being described as a case of domestic violence.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, police, domestic-violence, parramatta-2150
Evandale turns back time to host National Penny-Farthing Championships
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Nostalgic athletes from around Australia descend on a town in Tasmania's north for the National Penny-Farthing Championships.
Topics: events, human-interest, evandale-7212, tas
'Disturbing' increase in children committing sexual assaults
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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
Did Trump just hold the first rally on the 2020 election campaign?
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Donald Trump holds his first rally as US President, telling supporters he wants to be "among my friends" and to speak to them "without the filter of fake news".
Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, us-elections, united-states
New information may prompt government inquiry into Essendon saga
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Federal 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
ANZ's credit card interest rate cut 'cold comfort' for customers
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ANZ'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
'I really will survive this': Shark victim still critical after surgery
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A 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
Darwin marks 75th anniversary of Japanese bombings
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Survivors and veterans of the bombing of Darwin 75 years ago have been honoured for their role in preserving freedom and rebuilding peace.
Topics: world-war-2, history, community-and-society, darwin-0800, australia, nt
PM delivers funding blow as WA parties launch election pitch
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WA 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
What is the Roe v Wade case?
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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
