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For the first time in history, the Federal Government is helping Australians with chronic illnesses to get their hands on medicinal marijuana, by further establishing local supply and fast-tracking importation.
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The Government looks set to unwind the Medicare rebate freeze on general practice and specialist visits in the May budget, in a move that could cost in excess of $3 billion.
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Melbourne man Boris Trajkov, lauded for services to the Macedonian community, is charged with serious drugs offences and is being pursued over millions of dollars missing from a charity he helped found.
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Malcolm Turnbull rebukes the United Nations for adopting "one-sided resolutions" critical of Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Australia for the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister.
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The New South Wales Liberal Party will look into the affairs of one of Gladys Berejiklian's newly appointed ministers, Ray Williams, after allegations he was accepting donations from property developers, but the Minister denies the claims.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews defends the safety record of Essendon Airport after yesterday's deadly plane crash, but says safety improvements will be made if they are needed.
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The United States are not calling on Australia to increase its military presence in Iraq and Syria, Julie Bishop says after meeting with Vice-President Mike Pence.
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The Reserve Bank wants to lower interest rates to boost the economy, but says it cannot make any cuts without driving up housing prices in the hot markets of Sydney and Melbourne.
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A Coca-Cola employee in Adelaide says workers did not expect the company to close its Thebarton manufacturing facility, and that he fears his reemployment prospects.
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Police have seized cars, computers, phones, and loose change out of the purses of people suspected of working in the sex industry, a South Australian parliamentary committee hears.
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Many Sydneysiders were shocked to hear about Egg the pug's alleged dognapping at knifepoint, but in a twist his owner has been charged with making a false report of armed robbery.
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Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says the obscene banner showed by Wanderers fans has no place in Australian sport, adding his family were upset by the image.
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Volkswagen is accused of pressuring drivers to accept a software upgrade for vehicles implicated in the global emissions scandal, or face the possibility of no compensation.
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An Israeli court sentences a soldier to 18 months in prison for killing a Palestinian attacker who was lying injured on the ground, capping one of the most divisive trials in Israel's history.
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An Australian model and his skateboarding friend are hailed as heroes in New York after they save seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park.