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Too young to vote, 16-year-old encourages others to vote 'yes'
Marriage equality

Too young to vote, 16-year-old encourages others to vote 'yes'

Thousands march for marriage equality in Brisbane on Sunday, to encourage people to vote yes in the postal survey.

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Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash said that up until the 2013 election, Labor awarded $141 million to its own seats, while handing $30 million to Coalition seats.
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Federal Coalition pork-barrels own Qld seats 138:1

The Turnbull government has funded community developments in electorates held by the Coalition at the ratio of 138 to one in Queensland, figures compiled by Labor show.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Mexico hit by deadly hurricane as it still reels from an earthquake
Central America

Mexico hit by deadly hurricane as it still reels from an earthquake

The earthquake death toll rose to 61 as emergency crews scrambled to provide housing for thousands of people.

Nationals MP George Christensen during Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's joint press conference together with the Nationals MPs and Senators, at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 20 June 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Federal

Nationals reject Qld MP's bid to ban the burqa - but only just

The Nationals have rejected renegade MP George Christensen's motion to ban the burqa - but only by a few votes.

  • by Adam Gartrell
Police shoot 72-year-old man who was armed with knives
Crime

Police shoot 72-year-old man who was armed with knives

A man was shot in the right shoulder by police who attended an incident at Woodridge on Sunday afternoon.

  • by Ruth McCosker

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      The Wallabies will leave Perth with a hollow feeling in their stomach after they squandered a 10-point lead to finish with a 23-all draw against the Springboks.

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