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The meatworks industry in Ipswich is reeling from the impending closure of two major operations in the area, resulting in hundreds of job losses.

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Almost as soon as the water began seeping into the assisted-living center in Dickinson, Texas, Susan Bobrick knew about it.

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The council on Monday began its arguments before a panel of planning experts advising the state government on the $5.5 billion West Gate Tunnel project.

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North Korea fired a missile early on Tuesday from near Pyongyang that flew over northern Japan, the South Korean and Japanese governments said.

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ACT firefighters have helped their NSW counterparts extinguish a house fire east of Michelago.

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A 15-year-old girl was assaulted while walking to school in Reservoir last week.

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Kenya's law allows police to go after anyone even carrying a plastic bag.

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Plus flexible work arrangements for public servants and the Raiders quest to keep Cotric.

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The changes passed Parliament three months before the death of a three-year-old at Lalor Park.

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Miami: The Facebook posts and WhatsApp messages promising safe haven in Canada claim to have the blessing of the Canadian government. Creole-language radio stations offer up consultants giving free and paid consultations for Haitians seeking residency across the US border.

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As the oil and gas capital of the world, Houston should have known storms like Harvey were coming.

One person treated for smoke inhalation after the Monday night fire.

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As every possible regulatory body gangs up on Commonwealth Bank – offering the public all the fun you would expect from a Royal Commission – are we really going to see a former employee of the bank head up one of these regulators?

A nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two of his patients is believed to have killed at least 86 others

Another 38-64 cm of rain is expected in the coming days.

"Our boy can become president of the USA... I will get all of Putin's team to buy in on this..."

The company is embracing a new strategy in the face of industry-wide revenue problems: philanthropy.

The ban on transgender military personnel is "purely political" according to a civil rights group.

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Rissalah College paid $2.4 million for two blocks in Rossmore but the land has become a dumping ground for illegal waste, including asbestos, that the Lakemba primary school has failed to clean up.

The state government stands accused of excessive secrecy over its decision to move the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta, with experts claiming the plan could cost $1.5 billion.

London: Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at world leaders Angela Merkel and Donald Trump in a wide-ranging essay in which he also states the threat of Islamist extremism is greater than climate change.

A group of hunters were a missing man's saving grace, after they found the 73-year-old on New Zealand's South Island confused, cold, and with minimal clothes on.

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APRA’s decision to join other regulators in the Commonwealth Bank “culture attack” is well overdue and may be too late.

University students have rescued a stranded koala from a bare tree in the Murray River.

Several Queensland locations with the "N word" in their name are set to get a new moniker.

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The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says it has very little chance of success against Japan's economic and military might.

A defiant Malcolm Turnbull has insisted he will win the next election, while setting out a laundry list of his government's achievements during the nearly two years he has occupied the nation's top political job.

CBS's dramatic and surprising takeover of Network Ten has more episodes to come, with the American giant needing to convince creditors, courts and a federal regulator that its bid is the best option for the company.

The Commonwealth Bank is tipped to face further upheaval in its senior management ranks as a result of the banking regulator's move to put the bank's organisational structure under the microscope.

An Indian judge on Monday handed a 10-year jail sentence to self-styled 'godman' Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape on Friday.

Global developer and infrastructure group Lendlease says it will focus on the build to rent sector.

The NRL has locked in a historic double header in Perth to open the season next year, sneaking under the guard of the AFL to secure the rights to the first football game when the new stadium opens next year.

Raiders prop Shannon Boyd expects to be left out of Mal Meninga's Australian squad.

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has opened up about Sia Soliola and feeling 'empty' after missing the finals.

The Raiders are already in talks to keep the NRL's rookie of the year frontrunner in Canberra.

Josh Dugan insists there is 'no truth' to fresh allegations made against him and Blake Ferguson.

A Sydney man, disturbed from time spent in Australian immigration detention as a child, has been jailed for financing Islamic State.

Banyule City Council has reaffirmed its support for traditional Australia Day celebrations.

The first major sporting event hosted at the new Perth Stadium will not be an AFL game, but a blockbuster double-header by the National Rugby League to kick off round one of the 2018 season.

AFL Women's players are set to receive a significant pay rise despite being just one year into their two-year collective bargaining agreement.

Former Canberra Liberals leader continuing to fight a defamation case, despite his defence being struck out of court.

Almost exactly two years ago – in round 23, 2015 – Jacob Townsend kicked a goal midway through the second quarter to give the Giants a five-point lead over Melbourne.

Brad Scott now looks certain to remain at the Kangaroos with the club having formalised a two-year contract extension offer to their coach of eight years.