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The Federal Government confirms two Australians were killed in the London Bridge terrorist attack, with London police naming Kirsty Boden (left) as one of the victims, and grave fears for Sara Zelenak (right), who has been missing since the attack.
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The "heroic" Australian nurse killed in the London Bridge terror attack after running to help the injured is remembered by colleagues as "the person who was going to make you smile".
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Terrified tourists were locked inside the landmark Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, and more fled in panic, as a man armed with a hammer and yelling 'This is for Syria' attacked police officers outside. The man was shot by police after injuring an officer and is now under arrest.
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Josh Sproule said his wife cried for three days after they watched their sheep wash away in the 2016 Ouse flood. A year on and the community is only just getting back on its feet.
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Tim calls for an ambulance so he can avoid the "hours of waiting" in emergency. Other Tasmanians call for help with itchy eyes or issues with pets. Is it time for Tasmanians to pay for their ambulance service?
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The mayor of a Tasmanian municipality, who is a vocal advocate for road safety, dismisses suggestions he step down in the face of several driving charges, explaining he "overlooked speeding signs" and the offences "weren't that bad".
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In three years, more than 60,000 homes will reap the benefits of a $300 million wind farm being developed in Tasmania's central highlands.
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A young Syrian boy who became a symbol of suffering in Aleppo when an image of him stunned and covered in dust and blood made news worldwide appears in a video posted by a pro-government television presenter.
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In the wake of a violent siege in Melbourne involving a man with a connection to terrorists, Daniel Andrews calls for federal police and intelligence authorities to have a direct role in deciding if someone on a terror watch list gets parole.
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Conservative newspaper columnist and TV host Andrew Bolt is sprayed with glitter and a "sticky liquid" during a book launch in Melbourne's inner north, and apologises for giving one of the masked men a "big bruise" in retaliation.
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Critics hit out at India's sweeping ban on trading cattle for slaughter, saying it is a violation of basic human rights and encouraging vigilantes.
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It's an online slang widely used in Australia's boisterous Chinese-language media outlets. But its meaning remains a hot topic of debate.
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A junior girls football team in the US is disqualified from a tournament after organisers misidentified an eight-year-old girl as a boy due to her short hair.
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Imagine waking on up on the operating table: aware of voices, movement and pain, but unable to move. Referred to as accidental awareness by anaesthetists, it's a rare experience — but it does happen.
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China's growing global influence now reaches deep into Africa — at a time when Western powers are retreating from the continent.
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British police name the third London Bridge attacker as 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, and say he is believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan descent.
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Kuwait tries to mediate a resumption of ties between Qatar and several of its Arab neighbours, as Donald Trump appears to to back those isolating the energy-rich nation over allegations it supports terror groups and Iran.
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A study finds almost a quarter of women are not gaining a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy, while more than half are gaining too much weight, increasing risks of preventable health problems.
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Cambodia police will not say whether they intend to charge an Australian filmmaker detained under mysterious circumstances on Saturday in the capital Phnom Penh.
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While they may sound pleasant, winter heatwaves are extreme weather events that can increase bushfire risk and worsen drought.
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Leslie Devlin is a regular fixture by a busy road in Perth with his sign seeking work, but despite persistent age discrimination in the Australian job market and increasing casualisation, he refuses to give up.
