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A Maitland woman is going to extraordinary lengths to better her community and get residents talking about the city's potential.
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Dutch police don't just arrest any citizen — but they make an exception for 99-year-old Annie to help her cross off a rather unusual item from her bucket list.
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As the sun rises over the River Derwent, Lomu and Snap are barking out the stroke for training rowing crews.
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| UpdatedAttention! Woof! Go! Lomu and Snap, the chocolate kelpies, love rowing practice on the River Derwent each morning, assisting Michele Duffy coach her teams.
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Marine scientists are monitoring sea slug movements to chart climate change.
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| UpdatedThe story behind viral footage showing a playful game of cat and mouse between a drone and group of Siberian tigers is much darker than originally thought, with an animal rights group saying the facility featured in the video is a Chinese "tiger farm".
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| UpdatedOf course we should shame Pete Evans for what he feeds his daughter, writes Ben Pobjie. But while we're at it, that kid has a really bad haircut...
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They nail items into their heads, swallow swords and juggle chainsaws, but who are the real people behind these freak show acts at the Adelaide Fringe?
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| UpdatedIt's always distressing and tragic when we hear a report of shark attack. But what is the actual likelihood of dying due to a shark encounter in Australia and how concerned should you be?
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| UpdatedPauline the 100-kilo red-haired beer-drinking barking pig which wandered off with the family dogs two weeks ago has been found a kilometre from his Sunshine Coast home.
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| UpdatedWhat does it take to service the 330 public toilets in some of the most remote and difficult places to get to in Tasmania.
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| UpdatedMarkings found etched in historic homes could indicate magical practices by early settlers.
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As if riding a unicycle wasn't hard enough, try riding one up and down a mountain.
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| UpdatedWhen a large goanna ran into a busy restaurant, a young waitress on a working holiday from France dragged the reptile out by the tail.
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Wearing thongs, a truckie's singlet and a pair of work shorts, Damian Duffy takes far-north Queensland to the world through social media.
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A pair of enterprising Gold Coast students are trying to turn a chocolate bar into $1 million dollars for charity.
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