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Friday, 3 March 2017

A vest designed to shield astronauts from deadly solar particles in deep space or on Mars is set for trials on a lunar mission, its Israeli developers say.

Bobo's second-half strike lifts the Sky Blues 11 points clear of Melbourne Victory to all but assure Graham Arnold's side of grabbing the Premiers' Plate.

Parents of students at a Catholic primary school in Canberra were never told a priest accused of inappropriate conduct with children was living in a neighbouring retirement home.

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In this update, A woman has been extradited to New South Wales from Victoria over the alleged attempted murder of her son in Moama; South Australia's Energy minister is telling residents they can return to regular power usage following an explosion and spot fires at an Adelaide power station; Australia's new joint strike fighter jets have touched down at the Avalon Air show south west of Melbourne; The Melbourne Storm have beaten the Canterbury Bulldogs on the opening weekend of the 2017 NRL Season.

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In this update, A woman has been extradited to New South Wales from Victoria over the alleged attempted murder of her son in Moama; South Australia's Energy minister is telling residents they can return to regular power usage following an explosion and spot fires at an Adelaide power station; Australia's new joint strike fighter jets have touched down at the Avalon Air show south west of Melbourne; The Melbourne Storm have beaten the Canterbury Bulldogs on the opening weekend of the 2017 NRL Season.

A homeless man is among the contenders for a seat in Western Australia's Parliament on March 11, and he hopes to bring a fresh perspective to the parliamentary process.

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IN THIS UPDATE; MELBOURNE HOLDS ON AGAINST CANTERBURY.
MITCH MARSH IS CONFIDENT OF GETTING RUNS IN THE SECOND TEST AGAINST INDIA.
AND NICK KRYGIOS IS INTO THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE MEXICAN OPEN.

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IN THIS UPDATE; MELBOURNE HOLDS ON AGAINST CANTERBURY.
MITCH MARSH IS CONFIDENT OF GETTING RUNS IN THE SECOND TEST AGAINST INDIA.
AND NICK KRYGIOS IS INTO THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE MEXICAN OPEN.

A Queensland University of Technology employee is denied leave to appeal the dismissal of her $250,000 racial discrimination claim against three students.

Chocolate can sometimes be difficult for children to resist — and thanks to new research, it may also give chronically sick kids the chance to skip the trauma of nasty-tasting medicine.

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Nick Kyrgios has beaten Novak Djokovic in a stunning straight-sets win at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, thanks to an unplayable service game including 25 aces.

The Micro Business Party insists it has no links with the taxi industry, despite hundreds of taxi drivers around Perth promoting the party.

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In this update, The search is continuing for a young boy in the Murray river on the New South Wales Victoria border; South Australia's State Energy Minister is telling residents they can return to regular power usage following an explosion and spot fires at an Adelaide power station; Australia's new joint strike fighter jets have touched down at the Avalon Air Show south west of Melbourne; Melbourne Storm has beaten the Canterbury Bulldogs in the opening match of the 2017 NRL season

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In this update, The search is continuing for a young boy in the Murray river on the New South Wales Victoria border; South Australia's State Energy Minister is telling residents they can return to regular power usage following an explosion and spot fires at an Adelaide power station; Australia's new joint strike fighter jets have touched down at the Avalon Air Show south west of Melbourne; Melbourne Storm has beaten the Canterbury Bulldogs in the opening match of the 2017 NRL season

The GWS Giants secure their first AFLW win and damage Melbourne's title chances with a five-point win over the Demons in western Sydney.

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In this update: The Australian share market returned most of yesterday's gains after commodity prices fell; The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned of a rut in Australian house prices which could cause a significant economic downturn; The boss of the National Australia Bank says more than 11 hundred staff failed to meet the bank's code of conduct in the 2016 financial year

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Political analyst Thomas Frank joins The Link to discuss the Trump phenomenon and how something similar could be coming to Australia.

Egypt's top appeals court issues a final ruling that effectively acquits former president Hosni Mubarak on charges of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign.

Hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected celebrate on the streets of Sydney to mark the 39th annual Mardi Gras Parade, with police saying they are taking every precaution.

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Dianne Thorpe and Patrick Aristobil-Adele share their experiences of rebuilding their lives after the 2013 bushfires that destroyed their homes.

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Richard Hie is a former casino dealer who was caught helping gamblers take money from the casino by rigging the game he ran.

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Some property watchers say Sydney and Melbourne are headed into bubble territory. Louis Christopher from SQM Research and Nerida Cornisbee, the chief economist with REA group speaks to Alicia.

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Reporting season is over for another six months and it revealed earnings in the ASX 200 more than doubled during the second half of 2016.
The result was helped by the surprising surge in the prices of iron ore and coal, but even stripping out the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, corporate Australia still lifted profits by nearly 40%.

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The Australian Sharemarket has lost most of yesterday's gains. That's after commodity prices fell, as the US dollar rose on the prospect of more rises in US interest rates. Equities Analyst for Bell Direct, Julia Lee speaks to Alicia.

Ordinary Australians are shunning big political parties, who they feel don't understand them, and are looking to alternatives like Pauline Hanson. As US historian Thomas Frank says, we're starting to sound just like Americans did at the last presidential election.

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