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| UpdatedFrench officials conduct an autopsy to determine whether a suspected Islamic extremist was drunk or high on drugs when he took a soldier hostage at Orly Airport in Paris and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.
Topics: terrorism, air-transport, defence-forces, france
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| UpdatedSimon Birmingham and Julie Bishop defend business leaders campaigning for same-sex marriage after the group comes under fire from Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Topics: marriage, gays-and-lesbians, business-economics-and-finance, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Opposition calls on the State Government to reveal exactly how it will pay for its $550 million plan to secure the state's power supply.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, solar-energy, alternative-energy, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, environment, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedTasmania's tourism boom shows no signs of slowing down with record growth in the past year, partially driven by a massive uptake on the Three Capes Track.
Topics: tourism, travel-and-tourism, states-and-territories, tas
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| UpdatedA number of major tourist accommodation projects proposed for Tasmania's north-west are facing backlash from locals worried about the impact on their small, quiet towns.
Topics: rural-tourism, tourism, stanley-7331, wynyard-7325, boat-harbour-7321
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| UpdatedHaving been driven along by a storm of political change since late last year, markets are now somewhat becalmed.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, consumer-finance, international-financial-institutions, trade, industry, australia
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| UpdatedAs concern grows about the cost of power and the stability of the electricity grid, the head of the Food and Grocery Council says manufacturers will quit Australia if affordable, reliable energy cannot be guaranteed.
Topics: energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, business-economics-and-finance, manufacturing, coal, alternative-energy, australia
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| UpdatedAs the Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival turns 10, the local brewing scene continues to go from strength to strength.
Topics: food-and-beverage, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, braddon-2612, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The Greens want assurances no taxpayer funds will be used to seal a possible deal bringing a Victorian sawmill to Tasmania's north-west coast.
Topics: timber, forests, forestry, states-and-territories, burnie-7320, heyfield-3858
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| UpdatedA greener energy mix has helped keep energy-related carbon dioxide emissions flat in 2016 according to International Energy Agency data, showing countries are able to have economic growth while reducing emissions.
Topics: environment, environmental-impact, climate-change, industry, environmentally-sustainable-business, australia
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| UpdatedThe Parliamentary Budget Office investigates a proposal to abolish stamp duty and replace it with a broad-based land tax, adding to a fierce political battle over housing affordability.
Topics: tax, housing-industry, housing, australia
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Annastacia Palaszczuk and a group of regional mayors hope their visit to India will help convince Adani to go ahead with the Carmichael coal mine, despite protesters promising to disrupt its construction.
Topics: coal, environmental-policy, mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, india, qld
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| UpdatedThe owners of the Heyfield sawmill plan to strike a deal to process Tasmanian plantation timber when they relocate to Burnie on the north-west coast
Topics: timber, states-and-territories, state-parliament, community-and-society, regional, unemployment, vic, heyfield-3858
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Farmers say they support the idea to compensate landowners for hosting gas wells on their property, but they still have concerns about the potential damage gas extraction could have on their land and water.
Topics: energy, hydro-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, australia, sa
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| UpdatedThe iconic and ubiquitous Kikkoman soy sauce bottle draws its Japanese design principles from war and peace.
Topics: art-and-design, industrial-design, design, food-and-beverage, japan
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| UpdatedAustralia's booming craft beer industry, which has more than doubled in the past five years, is demanding a fairer deal from the Federal Government, saying the current tax regime is holding it back.
Topics: alcohol, tax, government-and-politics, manufacturing, australia, nsw
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries is rejecting claims it owes millions of dollars to Laing O'Rourke and said the company had made "significant efforts to resolve" the situation which left hundreds jobless earlier this week.
Topics: oil-and-gas, unions, unemployment, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedA day after builder Claudio D'Alessandro was given approval to resume work for non-payment of debts, his licence is suspended again after the Public Works Minister intervenes.
Topics: building-and-construction, industry, business-economics-and-finance, death, community-and-society, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedVeteran sports commentator Bruce McAvaney makes public he has been diagnosed with leukaemia.
Topics: media, leukaemia, olympics-summer, australian-football-league, athletics, sport, australia
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The parent company of Snapchat sees its shares fall below $US20 for the first time, continuing the downward trend in Snap Inc shares since its initial public offering.
Topics: information-technology, internet-technology, business-economics-and-finance, markets, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Prime Minister eulogises Bill Leak as a talented satirist and "the best and funniest raconteur" in an address at a public memorial service in Sydney for the controversial cartoonist, who died last week.
Topics: death, media, print-media, information-and-communication, arts-and-entertainment, australia
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| UpdatedWorkSafe Tasmania is investigating a fatal incident involving a worker from interstate at Grange Resources' mine at Savage River on the state's west coast.
Topics: death, mining-industry, savage-river-7321, qld
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The Queensland Premier is confronted by an Australian businessman and a tour operator after arriving in India to inspect Adani's home port.
Topics: coal, industry, business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, india, qld, australia
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Many people think that democracy is the right system in terms of being fairer and delivers the best outcomes for people, but does it actually make us happier?
Topics: happiness, emotions, community-and-society, government-and-politics, globalisation---economy, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedWestpac will raise its home loan interest rates for investors and owner-occupiers, following a similar move by National Australia Bank.
Topics: banking, housing-industry, australia