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Autopsy to learn if Paris airport attacker was drunk or high
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French 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
Multiculturalism will only work if all Australians sign up, Government says
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The Federal Government's first policy statement on multiculturalism declares it a "success" but says every Australian must sign up to shared values and mutual obligations.
Topics: multiculturalism, community-and-society, government-and-politics, social-policy, australia
No evidence of George Brandis legal sector meetings
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The Federal Opposition argues Attorney-General George Brandis' ministerial diary holds no evidence the senator met with the community legal sector ahead of sweeping budget cuts.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, information-and-communication, australia
Malaysia hunting more suspects in Kim Jong-nam investigation
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Malaysian police are hunting for more North Korean suspects over the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which occurred last month in a crowded airport terminal.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, foreign-affairs, malaysia, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of
Germany rejects Trump's claim it owes US 'vast sums' for defence
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The German Defence Minister says "there is no debt account at NATO" in response to US President Donald Trump's claim that the country owes "vast sums" of money for defence.
Topics: world-politics, foreign-affairs, donald-trump, defence-and-national-security, germany, united-states
Aussies in big trouble heading into day five in Ranchi
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Australia will be long odds to bat out the final day of the third Test for a draw after Cheteshwar Pujara and two late wickets put India in the box seat in Ranchi.
Reds controversially beat Roar after 98th-minute penalty
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Sergio Cirio nets a penalty in the 98th minute after Roar goalkeeper Michael Theo is cruelly red-carded at Hindmarsh Stadium.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
A frontline voice for drug decriminalisation (photos)
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A professor who has been at the forefront of providing health care vulnerable people around Sydney's Kings Cross for 30 years is calling for drug use to be decriminalised.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, drug-use, drug-offences, homelessness, prostitution, kings-cross-2011
Man charged with attempted murder after Brisbane shooting
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Police charge a man after a shooting on Brisbane's southside left one person in hospital with gunshot wounds to the head.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, holland-park-west-4121
Person in custody after White House incident
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A driver who reportedly claimed to have a bomb is in custody after approaching a White House checkpoint in the second security scare in one day.
Topics: crime, united-states
Nahan says he is leader Liberals need after WA election rout
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WA's next Liberal leader Mike Nahan says he will not be just an "interim leader" and will not hand over the reins to deputy Liza Harvey mid-term, as the party seeks to recover from its "catastrophic" election loss.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, wa, perth-6000
Victoria's desalination plant finally delivers as Government places order for more water
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Water begins flowing from Victoria's desalination plant more than four years after it was completed, as the Government moves to reassure Victorians that water bills will not go up as the result of a new regular water order.
Topics: water-supply, water-management, water, environment, state-parliament, wonthaggi-3995, vic, melbourne-3000
Death toll hits 72 in Peru's worst floods for two decades
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Authorities in Peru declare the intense rains, overflowing rivers, mudslides and flooding being experienced in the country as the worst in two decades, with respite not expected for another two weeks.
Raiders hammer Tigers, Dragons upset Sharks
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Round three of the NRL wraps up as Canberra hammers the Wests Tigers before Cronulla is shocked by St George Illawarra.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, cronulla-2230, balmain-2041, wollongong-2500, canberra-2600, nsw, act, australia
Crows beat Collingwood to reach dream AFL Women's decider
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The Adelaide Crows set up a dream AFL Women's grand final match-up with the Brisbane Lions after a comfortable win over Collingwood.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
New Labor leader Rebecca White gives nod to Shane Broad for Braddon
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Rebecca White gives the nod to Shane Broad to take Bryan Greens' Braddon seat during her first meet and greet as new leader.
Topics: alp, states-and-territories, tas
Frontbenchers defend business leaders campaigning for same-sex marriage
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Simon 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
Wright completes fairytale return with Snapper Rocks win
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Australian surfer Owen Wright completes a fairytale comeback from a serious brain injury, winning the World Surf League event at Snapper Rocks.
Topics: surfing, sport, surfers-paradise-4217, qld, australia
Masterstroke or mistake? The fall of Brendon Grylls and his mining tax Analysis
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Former WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls departs politics beaten but unbowed after a war of attrition with the mining industry sparked by a potential miscalculation, writes Andrew O'Connor.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, nationals, wa, perth-6000
SA Opposition questions electricity funding 'reserves'
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The 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
India takes control on day four, as it happened
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Two late Aussie wickets and a mountain of runs make day four decisively India's day. Relive the action as it happened in our live blog.
Sailors winched from crippled yacht off WA coast
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Three South African men are rescued from their stricken yacht by the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Parramatta more than 1,300 kilometres off the West Australian coast, after the mast on their vessel broke.
Topics: emergency-incidents, navy, leeuwin-6290, perth-6000, wa
Woman assaulted and forced into car, sparking police chase
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A woman in Darwin is recovering in hospital after she was seriously assaulted this morning then forced into a car that sped off, sparking a police chase.
Topics: crime, assault, darwin-0800
Bushwalkers helping drive Tasmania's record tourist numbers
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Tasmania'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
The optical illusion ripping up all cricketing goodwill between Australia and India
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Turns out Steve Smith's 'mocking' of Virat Kohli's shoulder injury was actually a team-mate's embrace. But that doesn't stop VVS Laxman from referencing the death of Phillip Hughes in a scathing critique of Australia's conduct.
