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Thursday, 2 March 2017

Queensland Reds winger Eto Nabuli scores a hat-trick of tries, but it is not enough to stop his side suffering a 26-19 Super Rugby loss to the Western Force in Perth on Thursday night.

The Federal Government is pushing for new powers that would allow it to release a veteran's personal information should it wish to correct public statements.

In the wake of community outcry, the Catholic Church says it has now removed three former priests from a Catholic-run retirement home neighbouring two Canberra primary schools.

Supporters of Donald Trump are more likely to believe what he says, and even after they are shown it is not true, they still want to vote for him, research shows.

A group of seven Pacific island nations is calling on the United Nations to investigate allegations of widespread human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, also known as West Papua.

Brisbane ensures Cronulla's NRL title defence starts with a loss, winning their season-opening clash 26-18 at Shark Park.

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In this update: Police are questioning a man about a fatal fire in Melbourne's Inner West; a man has died and a woman is in hospital after they were pulled from the surf at Bondi Beach; Malcolm Turnbull wants to soften the blow of penalty rate cuts by urging the Fair Work Commission to phase them in; Labor has asked the Federal Police to investigate if the Human Services Minister broke any laws by releasing private details about a welfare recipient.

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In this update: Police are questioning a man about a fatal fire in Melbourne's Inner West; a man has died and a woman is in hospital after they were pulled from the surf at Bondi Beach; Malcolm Turnbull wants to soften the blow of penalty rate cuts by urging the Fair Work Commission to phase them in; Labor has asked the Federal Police to investigate if the Human Services Minister broke any laws by releasing private details about a welfare recipient.

The doctor who gave methadone to an inmate at Canberra's jail two days prior to his death tells an inquest that it is "very unusual and unlikely" to die from such a small dosage.

Five thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be hired over the next decade as part of one of the country's biggest employment drives for Indigenous workers, with mining magnate Andrew Forrest's GenerationOne overseeing the project.

Insurance claims for damage caused by last month's hail storms across Sydney and Wollongong rise to $186 million, but there are concerns affected homes will be hit again with heavy rains forecast this weekend.

The consumer watchdog fires a warning shot at the hearing aid industry, with a new report raising concerns about patients being ripped off.

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In this update: Malcolm Turnbull is trying to soften the blow of penalty rate cuts by urging the Fair Work Commission to phase them in; police have arrested a 52 year old man in relation to a fire that killed three people in Melbourne's west; a man has died and a woman has been taken to hospital after they were pulled from the surf at Sydney's Bondi beach; and there are calls for the US Attorney General to resign after it emerged he had two undisclosed encounters with the Russian Ambassador during Donald Trump's election campaign.

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In this update: Malcolm Turnbull is trying to soften the blow of penalty rate cuts by urging the Fair Work Commission to phase them in; police have arrested a 52 year old man in relation to a fire that killed three people in Melbourne's west; a man has died and a woman has been taken to hospital after they were pulled from the surf at Sydney's Bondi beach; and there are calls for the US Attorney General to resign after it emerged he had two undisclosed encounters with the Russian Ambassador during Donald Trump's election campaign.

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In this update: Intrigue surrounds the pitch in Bangalore ahead of the Second Test between Australia and India and Nick Kyrgios puts more criticism behind him to progress to the third round in Mexico.

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In this update: Intrigue surrounds the pitch in Bangalore ahead of the Second Test between Australia and India and Nick Kyrgios puts more criticism behind him to progress to the third round in Mexico.

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A national round-up of today's weather outlook.

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A national round-up of today's weather outlook.

The governor of Papua New Guinea's Hela province is calling for an Australian Federal Police intervention to quell an outbreak of lawlessness he says has reached crisis point.

These are the people who could determine what happens following the revelation about US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions' conversations with Russia's ambassador.

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The corporate regulator ASIC is investigating 11 banks over their home lending practices, amid concerns loans were being given to people that can't afford to repay them.
The commission is bringing the first case against Westpac, for allegedly failing to assess if borrowers could properly repay their mortgages.

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Despite optimism shared by the Reserve Bank that the worst of the mining investment bust is over, economic forecaster BIS Oxford says the transition to a non-mining driven economy will be painfully slow. BIS Oxford's Chief Economist Frank Gelber speaks to Elysse.

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The ASX 200 rose 1.25%, led by banks and miners. Chris Weston from IG Markets speaks to Elysse.

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