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Pauline Hanson 'just a Liberal puppet': One Nation candidate

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Gas prices will rise and there's not much we can do to stop it

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The steep rise in Australia's gas prices became inevitable once approval was granted for 10 giant…

Grieving on social media is here to stay

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Digital culture is changing the connection we have with death and the dying.

Mental illness can impact your travel insurance

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Insurance companies are able to legally discriminate against people with mental illness.

Why virtual assistants are predominantly female

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In pockets and on desktops worldwide, female voices are driving a quiet revolution that appears unstoppable.

Maggie Beer wants to improve food in aged care

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Celebrity chef Maggie Beer is on a crusade to improve the quality of food in Australian aged care facilities.

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Water well charity changing thousands of lives in Africa

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Catherine Wheatley installed a hand-dug well in remote Ethiopia three years ago, and has since transformed 12 other villages.

Blue-green tree snake struggles to make meal of giant frog

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A Cairns man has captured a rare blue-green tree snake attempting to eat a giant green tree frog on camera.

The history of women and crime

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Video game puts players in the Iranian Revolution

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Antarctica inspires female scientists

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A team of 76 female scientists were selected to take part in a leadership program and voyage to Antarctica.

Margaret Throsby: Celebrating 50 years on air

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Gas prices will rise and there's not much we can do to stop it

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SA power woes expose deeper national problems

Adelaide's Torrens Island Power Station is under pressure to meet demand.By political reporter Nick Harmsen

For Aboriginal women, International Women's Day is not a celebration

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Russia's lawyer goes off-script over missiles in MH17 Hague hearings

Russia's lawyer did not say categorically that no Buk missiles crossed into the Ukraine, as is customary.By Europe correspondent Steve Cannane

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