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Liquor and Gaming NSW says it does not reveal individual venue data "due to legal advice".

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Under French military supervision, four golden eagle chicks hatched last year atop drones - born into a world of terror and machines they would be bred to destroy.

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Trump's rallygoers were the perfect audience for the president, who insists his version of reality is the only one that exists or matters.

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Woman caused more than $100,000 damage to ex's family's home after he dumped her via text message two months into their relationship.

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One of the cafes allegedly affected by the recently salmonella outbreak reopened on Monday to huge community support after a forced closure by ACT Health, as Slater & Gordon confirm a rise in claim inquiries and one local woman remains in hospital since Monday, February 12.

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Catholic archbishop tells royal commission the ACT needs to "raise the bar" on its reportable conduct scheme, and felling of Northbourne Avenue trees brought forward.

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An Australian model and his skateboarding friend have been hailed as heroes in New York after they risked their lives to save seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park.

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A man who claimed his pet pug dog was stolen at knife-point in Sydney Olympic Park earlier this month has been charged with making a false report to police about the late-night armed robbery, which police allege never happened.

Now, immigration agents, customs officers and border patrol agents have been directed to remove anyone convicted of any criminal offence.

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Universities are increasingly dependent on international student revenue to pump money into teaching and research.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused to wear a headscarf to meet a top Islamic leader and pledged to restore ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a trip to Lebanon.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has attacked the United Nations of bias on Israel, saying his government will never support "one-sided" resolutions like the one passed by two of Australia's closest allies the United States and New Zealand.

Family and friends have named three of the victims killed in the Essendon plane crash as Greg De Haven, Russell Munsch and Glenn Garland.

This finding supported the idea that stigma - involving loss of status, discrimination or stereotyping - may underlie some suicide attempts, public health experts said

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The highest income earners in Australia would be forced to pay a mandated minimum rate of tax under a policy proposal being pushed inside the Labor Party to counter the populist appeal of One Nation and potentially add $2.5 billion a year to the budget bottom line.

Downgrading the US alliance would force Australia to fund far more of its own defence spending.

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The body of missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski has been found, nearly eight months after she disappeared.

Environmental groups want more time to consider the impacts of Santos' Narrabri CSG project that will include as many as 850 wells, producing more than 100 tonnes of waste salt alone per day.

Prosecutors have requested that Byron Bay woman Sara Connor be sentenced to eight years' jail for a group attack that led to the death of a Balinese police officer on Kuta beach last year.

Australian businessman Dick Smith has blamed immigrants for high house prices, claiming the "enormous population increase" is making young families unable to buy their first home.

Refunds provided for recycling drink bottles could be provided by entry in a prize draw, coupons or debit card.

A young Israeli soldier convicted of killing a Palestinian assailant lying wounded on the ground was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Tuesday, far less than prosecutors requested, in one of the most divisive cases in Israel's history.

The Perth metropolitan area has been declared an agricultural quarantine zone to prevent a destructive plant pest from spreading.

The official confirmation that human remains found in bushland at Mount Macedon are those of missing mother Karen Ristevski is a breakthrough in the baffling case, but it does not provide all the answers.

Next month's Adele concerts at the Gabba are shaping up as logistical nightmares for the Brisbane City Council, which is scrambling to source enough drivers to get two capacity crowds to and from the stadium in about 400 buses.

The water quality of Lake Burley Griffin is improving but it will be about a decade until it gets close to a standard that will make it more appealing for swimmers, a water scientist says.

Prosecutors have requested that David Taylor, the boyfriend of Byron Bay woman Sara Connor, be sentenced to eight years' jail for the fatal group assault of a Balinese police officer on Kuta beach last year.

Emotional tributes have been paid to the 22-year-old man tragically killed while riding his motorbike on Monday afternoon.

An anonymous tip off from a member of the public has lead to the seizure of 24 kilograms of cannabis at Brisbane Airport.

A pensioner who died in suspicious circumstances at his home in far north Queensland had a disability and walked with a stoop.

Peter Dutton concedes quid-pro-quo arrangement to take Central American refugees won't start until transfers begin from Manus Island and Nauru.

A childcare provider, whose owner has previously been rebuked as a remorseless offender of wage violations, is embroiled in fresh claims of exploiting staff.

The AFL is facing an angry backlash from its clubs following its proposed backflip over the controversial Greater Western Sydney Academy, which would allow the Giants to retain their rich recruiting zone along the Murray River.

Queensland should pass laws which would overturn the "gay panic" defence, a parliamentary committee has recommended.

Our pick of what to do in Canberra this weekend.

An elderly man has died after a car and school bus crash at Redland Bay this afternoon.

The sin bin is back.

Caltex in business review as BP's planned $1.8 billion buy of Woolworths petrol stations will hit sales volumes

Brisbane City Council has formally adopted a new master plan for the Bulimba Barracks site, which will allow the defence-owned property to be sold to developers.

It didn't take long for Carwoola's Toni Glaab to know something was wrong when she smelt smoke on Friday.

The small aircraft carrying four wealthy American passengers to King Island to play golf was on runway 17 at Essendon Airport. It was two minutes before 9am.

Stephen Raymond Stubbs, the Canberra criminal solicitor who was found guilty last year of fraud, was jailed in the 1970s for dishonesty offences, a court has heard.

RMIT planning academic Michael Buxton has written widely about airports and their interaction with surrounding housing, offices, shopping centres and industrial businesses.

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AFLW players could face penalties for illicit drug use from next year.

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"Alternative facts" make it hard to develop a rational attitude about government revenue, expenditure and the future of Australia.

Perth's Children's Court has to determine whether a10-year-old boy accused of raping an eight-year-old boy has the capacity to understand the court process.

Open, undeveloped fields surrounding Canberra Airport give pilots enough space to land if something goes wrong, helping to avoid a tragedy like Tuesday's crash in Essendon, the city's aero club has said.

Oil giant Caltex says it hasn't benefited from terminating franchisees for wage fraud