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The department reportedly assured residents there were no likely health impacts from PFAS, a chemical previously used in firefighting foam at the army base.

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Thousands of haemophilia patients who live with the daily risk of major bleeding could be cured with groundbreaking gene therapy

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The ASX is set for a positive start on Thursday after copper stabilised overnight and as the Aussie dollar approaches US75 cents.

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A murder investigation is under way after a man was found dead in Melbourne's east overnight.

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An ACCC review found joining Fox Sports and Foxtel together would not lessen competition.

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Hello and welcome to the day in politics.

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Father-of-three Didi made headlines after he invested everything he had in bitcoin. He's laughing now, but has no plans to cash in just yet.

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Police continue to hunt for suspects after a Penrith grandmother was found dead in her home on Wednesday morning.

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A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Canberra man Eden Waugh.

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Shoppers will soon be able to take a scan of their thumbprint or face to authorise a credit card purchase, instead of entering a PIN.

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Millions of dollars worth of goods are stranded at the Port of Melbourne, caught up in an escalating dispute between the maritime union and the owners of the first fully automated terminal.

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Palestinians switched off Christmas lights at Jesus' traditional birthplace in Bethlehem on Wednesday night in protest at US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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The number of Western Australian teenagers who identify mental health as a national concern has doubled in the past two years, a major new survey shows.

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"To be given an opportunity to create a work in remembrance of the Anzacs is a wonderful honour and a privilege. Albany would have been the last sight of home for many and this is a poignant thought."

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WA business owners are optimistic about their economic performance this Christmas but concerned for their mental health, according to a study by an international business group.

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After the arrival of Amazon in the United States, Americans began to suffer parcel theft from criminals who were dubbed 'parcel pirates', otherwise known as 'parcel bandits'. Could such opportunistic criminals also start to infiltrate Australians' front lawns and porches?

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Carlton defender Lachie Plowman has signed a two-year contract extension which ties him to the Blues until the end of 2020 at least.

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Adult entertainment retailer Club X is offering a $10,000 reward to help catch two men who doused a staff member in petrol on Wednesday morning.

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A man has died after he was stabbed multiple times, allegedly by his son, at a Newcastle home

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Routine strip searches - which require a prisoner to strip in front of two guards - traumatise vulnerable women, are ineffective and should be banned, according to a report from the Human Rights Legal Centre.

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A new program is inspiring students to aim high.

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At least six homes in one of Los Angeles wealthiest suburbs - the iconic Bel Air - have been destroyed and a winery owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch is under threat as a firestorm in California burns out of control.

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The former PM says attacks on him are political.

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Healthcare organisations need to work hard to develop an award-winning GLBTIQ-inclusive culture.

A Volkswagen compliance executive who pleaded guilty in the US for his role in the company's emissions cheating scandal has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

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Local sharemarket is set for a positive start to the day with banks set to lead the gains.

South Korea plans to create a combat unit of weaponised drones next year that would be capable of swarming the nuclear-armed North in the event of a conflict.

Bitcoin has hit a new record high, breaking through $US13,000 for the first time.

Good morning Canberra and happy Thursday. 

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President Donald Trump's former national security adviser told a former business associate that economic sanctions against Russia would be "ripped up" as one of the Trump administration's first acts, a source says.

Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos and his promoters will be slapped with a bill of at least $50,000 to cover the cost of the police numbers required to handle violent protests outside his shows in Kensington on Monday night.

President Donald Trump reversed decades of US policy on Wednesday and recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the world that the gesture further drives a wedge between Israel and the Palestinians.

Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between. He commanded enablers, silencers and spies, warning others who discovered his secrets to say nothing. He courted those who could provide the money or prestige to enhance his reputation as well as his power to intimidate.

Prince George and Theresa May have been identified as terror attack targets, with the prince's school address shared in a secret online terror chat group.

Pope Francis has added his voice to the chorus of world leaders denouncing President Donald Trump's plan to declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US embassy there, warning it could ignite unnecessary conflict and threaten the city's status as a holy place for Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Almost one in every six new cars sold around the world in 2025 will be electric vehicles, according to a new report by UBS.

Shorten "furious" with factional tough guy while the party has no confidence Feeney would hold his Melbourne seat in a byelection.

The Greens' priorities include housing, a public infrastructure bank and renewable energy, with its candidate wanting to see 'politics done friendly'.

The failure of the Catholic Church in Ballarat to deal with paedophile priests led to scores of children being abused, a royal commission has found.​

Amazon won't kill Christmas this year for investors in retail stocks, but 2018 could be very different.

Award-winning comedian Jeff Green is heading up to Queensland next year as part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival but don’t expect any political jokes.

Meatlovers could soon be able to use their phones to check where their steak comes from, what it ate and its journey to the supermarket.

Six years ago Thursday, Brisbane mother Heidi Mules went to hospital, eagerly anticipating the arrival of her daughter.

Richard Flanagan has accused politicians of acting against the interests of Australian artists.

Energy prices have doubled in NSW and the electricity market is ripe for abuse, but there is no evidence of coordinated market manipulation, a report has found.

"We've been very concerned for a long time about the difference in success rates for men and women applying to our various schemes," said Professor Anne Kelso, CEO of the NHMRC.

For many criminal suspects, it was their first photo.

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