Lauren Day
Lauren Day is a reporter with the ABC's 7.30 program. She joined the ABC as a cadet journalist in Brisbane and since then has worked in Cairns, Darwin, Hobart and Perth. She is currently based in Melbourne. @L_Day
Victorian woman gets 3D-printed jawbone implant
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The idea of 3D printing body parts may sound like science fiction but it is a reality benefitting patients like Susie Robinson, who underwent ground-breaking surgery last week.
Topics: bones-and-muscles, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, anatomy, computers-and-technology, breakthroughs, melbourne-3000
Dumped dead ducks reignite debate over hunting
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Anti-duck hunting protesters say they have discovered pits containing nearly 200 dead ducks at the Koorangie State Game Reserve, just a week after Victoria's duck hunting season opened.
Topics: shooting, regional, conservation, environmental-impact, environmental-management, endangered-and-protected-species, kerang-3579
Aussie Rules lovers set to converge on Iceland for first Arctic Cup
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Teams from Iceland, Sweden, the UK, the US and Canada will compete to be the AFL's top team in the capital Reykjavik this weekend.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, iceland, united-kingdom
Air safety watchdog 'failing': Two-thirds of probes not done on time
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The body that investigates air safety incidents is struggling with a massive backlog and is only completing one in three investigations inside the targeted 12-month timeframe.
Topics: air-transport, air-and-space, melbourne-3000
'I thought he would change': Doctor who killed abusive husband speaks out
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Chamari Liyanage doesn't look like a woman who endured years of abuse and then bludgeoned her husband to death with a mallet. But that's exactly why she's telling her story.
Topics: domestic-violence, murder-and-manslaughter, prisons-and-punishment, immigration, geraldton-6530
Hope fulfils dream in historic women's AFL competition
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Moana Hope believes the challenges of her youth give her the emotional toughness she will need for the first match of the AFL women's competition.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000
Clowns say world needs more laughter in Trump era
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A clown couple visiting Australia with their colourful act, which features giant balloons and "air sculpting", believe people need laughter now, more than ever.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, melbourne-3000
Abused wife who killed husband allowed to stay in Australia
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Sri Lankan-born doctor Chamari Liyanage, who killed her abusive husband in Western Australia in 2014, will be allowed to stay in the country after the Department of Immigration reinstated her visa.
Topics: domestic-violence, murder-and-manslaughter, immigration, community-and-society, geraldton-6530, australia
Big things expected from rising tennis stars Cabrera and Aiava
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As tennis fans prepare for the Australian Open next week, they are hanging their hopes on a new crop of young players, including teenage prodigies Lizette Cabrera and Destanee Aiava, to boost the country's waning success internationally.
Topics: tennis, sport, human-interest, melbourne-3000
The Cat Empire member releases new song about Ms Dhu's death in custody
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Relatives of Ms Dhu, a young Aboriginal woman whose death in custody sparked protests, hope a new song by a member of The Cat Empire will put attention back on her case.
Topics: death, black-deaths-in-custody, arts-and-entertainment, music, south-hedland-6722, perth-6000
Should bushfire-ravaged towns be able to rebuild? One planning expert says no
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Just over a year ago a fierce blaze tore through the Victorian coastal hamlets of Wye River and Separation Creek, destroying 116 houses. Residents have begun rebuilding, but one planning expert thinks they should be stopped.
Topics: bushfire, urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, wye-river-3221, vic, australia
Batty calls on Dutton to allow woman who killed abusive husband to stay in Australia
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Domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty appeals to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to let Dr Chamari Liyanage, who killed her abusive husband Dinendra Athukorala, to stay in Australia.
Topics: domestic-violence, immigration, prisons-and-punishment, geraldton-6530
It's Indigenous art — but not as you know it
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A new exhibition of works by female Aboriginal artists at the National Gallery of Victoria challenges the idea of what Aboriginal art is "meant" to look like.
Topics: indigenous-culture, visual-art, melbourne-3000
Online map shows where women feel unsafe in Melbourne
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A new digital mapping tool allows women to tag places around the Melbourne CBD and surrounding suburbs where they feel safe or unsafe and leave comments describing their experiences.
Topics: women, social-media, information-technology, melbourne-3000
Doctor who killed abusive husband with mallet appeals to stay in Australia
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A Sri Lankan-born doctor who bludgeoned her husband to death with a mallet after years of abuse is appealing to the Immigration Minister to allow her to stay in Australia after serving her sentence.
Topics: domestic-violence, immigration, geraldton-6530
One Nation senator's attempt to sue 18 people for defamation hits snag
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One Nation senator Rodney Culleton is refused leave to amend a defamation claim described by a judge as "incoherent".
Topics: courts-and-trials, perth-6000
One Nation senator fails to stop creditors over failed property deal
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One Nation senator Rodney Culleton fails in his bid to stop creditors from taking action to recoup about $280,000 in damages, in a matter the judge described as "a little unusual".
Topics: courts-and-trials, wa
Ms Dhu's family criticises coroner for reserving decision on CCTV footage
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The family of a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman who died in custody more than two years ago criticises a WA coroner for reserving her decision over whether to release footage of the final hours of her life.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, black-deaths-in-custody, law-crime-and-justice, south-hedland-6722, wa
Kalgoorlie tries to move forward after riot sparked by teen's death
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Elijah Doughty's death and the riot that followed exposed a deep divide within the gold-mining town of Kalgoorlie, and the community is now trying to move forward.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, unrest-conflict-and-war, police, death, kalgoorlie-6430
Indigenous empowerment program 'creating role models, not fashion models'
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A project in WA is hoping to bring more diversity to the fashion industry, using modelling to build the confidence and self-esteem of young Indigenous girls.
Topics: fashion, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, perth-6000, wa
One Nation's Rod Culleton faces court challenge over eligibility for Senate seat
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Former associates are expected to challenge the eligibility of One Nation's Rod Culleton to take up his Senate seat.
Topics: federal-elections, federal-parliament, one-nation, wa
Teens speak out about alleged police misconduct in WA's Pilbara
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Police deny there is a cultural problem at the state's South Hedland station despite numerous officers being investigated.
Topics: police, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, south-hedland-6722
Iceland whaling: National tradition or sadistic hobby?
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A burgeoning tourism trade forces Iceland to rethink whaling, but while critics dismiss the industry as sadistic and misleading, proponents are determined to continue.
Topics: mammals---whales, fishing-aquaculture, fish, iceland
Strawberry pickers working in 'labour camp' conditions
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Fair Work is investigating claims a strawberry farm in Western Australia is underpaying backpackers for a second time.
Topics: fruit, farm-labour, bullsbrook-6084
Likely WA One Nation senator struggles to explain party policies
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One Nation is tipped to win the 11th West Australian senate seat, with final results of the count due on Monday morning.
Topics: federal-election, federal-elections, electoral-system, federal-government, federal-parliament, one-nation, wa
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