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| UpdatedJeff Horn's mother Leasa Dykstra says she never wanted him to become a boxer and tried to talk him out of it, yet Horn has become the great hope of Australian boxing and aiming to take on welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao.
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Thousands of Australian families rely on carers to help ease the burden of looking after a loved one with disabilities, but many of these families say a shortage of trained carers has left them struggling to cope, February 16, 2017.
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Regions that offer adequate amenities for residents have the best chance of converting long-distance commuters into the sort of new residents who can sustain regional prosperity.
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Silo art, immigrants and a new shopping precinct are all part of Rupanyup's plans for economic revival.
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| UpdatedChanges to both child care payments and family tax benefits will be introduced to Parliament today in a so-called omnibus bill. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
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Muhammad Wasim and Anjum Shaheen Khan
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| UpdatedThree children snapped eating dim sims at South Melbourne Market in the 1960s return to recreate the special moment.
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| UpdatedThe day after Christmas, Sophie Scott's son got an emergency call to go to the intensive care unit at the local hospital. What happened next gave two families a lesson they had not been expecting.
Topics: death, accidents, family, human-interest, people, australia
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Margaret Court is the world’s most decorated tennis player with 64 major titles to her name. Court is now a Christian pastor who treasures her sporting victories, but says they are no match for her faith.
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| UpdatedA grieving mother had to contact the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages more than 20 times following the death of one of her premature twin boys, Victoria's ombudsman finds.
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| UpdatedFor many years, Australian parents of infants diagnosed with an extremely rare and devastating genetic disease have been left with little hope, however that could change with a new treatment dubbed "ground-breaking".
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The removal of the Federal Government's Schoolkids Bonus and the introduction of Bring Your Own Device policies, has many parents reporting an increase in school costs this year.
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As Mission Australia reports seeing a rise in young people seeking their services, the future of a successful program helping to prevent them from ending up sleeping rough hangs in the balance.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, youth, family, government-and-politics, federal-government, social-policy, australia, melbourne-3000, nsw, sydney-2000, vic
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Should Melbourne embrace three-bedroom apartments to provide better housing options for families into the future?
Topics: architecture, housing, community-and-society, family, sustainable-living, melbourne-3000