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Construction blitz tipped to cause Melbourne traffic delays
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Melbourne commuters are going to face some extra traffic pain this month. Here's a guide of which roads will be closed when.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, human-interest, states-and-territories, melbourne-3000, altona-3018, greensborough-3088
The women dealing blows to gendered violence by learning self-defence
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Hundreds of women who have experienced violence both in and outside of the home are developing their self-defence skills in free classes that hand back a sense of security and confidence.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
How to ease back to school jitters and final-year angst Opinion
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With only three weeks left until the start of a new school year, many families are starting to think about the transition from holiday pace to daily routine. Managing your child's emotions and general wellbeing in this period can be crucial.
Topics: schools, education, family-and-children, child-health-and-behaviour, parenting, education-industry, australia
Driverless cars could be better or worse for our health — it's up to you Opinion
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As our cities evolve for driverless cars, let's prioritise public health and avoid the mistakes of Car 1.0, writes Jim Sallis.
Topics: community-and-society, computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, urban-development-and-planning, lifestyle-and-leisure, lifestyle, automobile-enthusiasm, australia
Is your summer science hot or not?
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Let's see if we can make you sweat. Test your knowledge about the bush and the beach.
Topics: science-and-technology
'Declaration of war': Israel changes law to tighten grip on Jerusalem
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Israel's parliament passes an amendment that would make it harder for it to cede control over parts of Jerusalem in any peace deal with the Palestinians, who condemn the move as undermining any chance to revive talks on statehood.
Topics: world-politics, territorial-disputes, foreign-affairs, unrest-conflict-and-war, donald-trump, international-law, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied, united-states
'Get out! Now!': War simulator modified to prepare teachers for school shootings
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The United States Army develops a computer-based simulator that can train everyone from teachers to emergency services how to react to an active shooter scenario.
Topics: schools, disasters-and-accidents, computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, united-states
Two dead, hundreds stranded amid dramatic Table Mountain rescue
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A Japanese tourist and a local guide die and emergency crews abseil from cable cars to rescue a third woman in a mountaineering accident that left hundreds stranded on the world-famous mountain in Cape Town.
Topics: accidents---other, south-africa
Blast from the past as tennis veteran Pat Cash takes to the court at the Hopman Cup
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Australian tennis legend Pat Cash thrills spectators at the Hopman Cup in Perth, taking to the court as a last-minute fill-in more than 20 years after his last appearance in the tournament.
Topics: tennis, sport, perth-6000
Pair who allegedly fled fatal Canberra accident in custody
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A person dies after the car they were travelling northbound in on a Canberra arterial road rolls across the median strip and ends up in the southbound lanes.
Topics: road, canberra-2600, curtin-2605, act
Yazidi fighters accused of revenge killings of Arab families
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A new report claims Yazidi battalions belonging to Iraqi forces killed 70 Arab men women and children. Yazidi groups deny the claims.
Topics: international-law, human, unrest-conflict-and-war, iraq
Lengthy election campaign in Tasmania may backfire, analyst says
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The Hodgman Government starts the year where it ended — on the hustings. But one analyst is warning against a lengthy election campaign.
Topics: states-and-territories, tas
Iran's Khamenei accuses foreign 'enemies' of fuelling deadly protests
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Iranian police have arrested 450 protesters in the capital over the past three days, a semi-official news agency says, as the death toll of those killed in the nationwide demonstrations hits 20.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, community-and-society, iran-islamic-republic-of
Pakistan summons US Ambassador after Donald Trump's angry tweet
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Pakistan summons the US Ambassador in protest against President Donald Trump's angry tweet about its "lies and deceit", while the country's foreign minister says the outburst was a political stunt.
Topics: world-politics, donald-trump, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, united-states, pakistan
MCG pitch becomes first in Australia to be labelled 'poor'
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The International Cricket Council gives the MCG pitch an official rating of "poor", making it the first deck in Australia to sink to such a low.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Family of missing Grampians bushwalker use social media to retrace steps
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Emergency services, friends and family are searching rugged Grampians terrain for a missing Melbourne father, retracing his steps on social media to find his car.
Topics: missing-person, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, travel-health-and-safety, halls-gap-3381, horsham-3400
The rise of Afghan cricket: From defying the Taliban to the Big Bash
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Cricket in Afghanistan has come a long way in a short amount of time, with the Big Bash League offering a platform for players who once had to play in secret due to the Taliban's orders.
Topics: cricket, sport, afghanistan, australia
Toddler hospitalised as SA bakery salmonella outbreak worsens
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The number of salmonella cases linked to an outbreak at the Gawler South Bakery shoots up to 35, with nine people hospitalised including a two-year-old child.
Topics: food-safety, food-poisoning, health, gawler-5118, adelaide-5000, sa
No suggestion seaplane that crashed into Hawkesbury River was faulty
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There is no evidence to suggest there are any systemic problems with the model of seaplane that crashed north of Sydney on New Year's Eve killing six people, the Transport Safety Bureau says, but a similar crash in Canada will be analysed.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, air-and-space, community-and-society, cowan-2081
South Korea offers high-level talks with North ahead of Olympics
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South Korea offers high-level talks with rival North Korea with the aim of finding ways to cooperate on the Winter Olympics due to begin in the South next month.
Topics: world-politics, winter-olympics, unrest-conflict-and-war, korea-democratic-peoples-republic-of, korea-republic-of
Australian charged in Cambodia after allegedly demanding sex from girlfriend's family
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Police in Cambodia charge an Australian man after he allegedly locked his local girlfriend and her relatives in his house for 10 hours and demanded sex from them.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, cambodia, australia, asia
Roofs ripped off as storm tears through the NSW north coast
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Severe thunderstorms cause widespread damage on the NSW north coast, bringing down powerlines and ripping roofs off buildings.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, weather, storm-event, maclean-2463
Father 'stabbed to death with scissors' in far north Queensland
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A 52-year-old Palm Island man is stabbed in the neck during a social gathering on New year's Day, with police charging his son with murder and beginning a lengthy search for the weapon.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, palm-island-4815, qld
Tetraplegic BMX star Sam Willoughby stands to marry sweetheart
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Only 15 months after being declared a tetraplegic, Australian BMX star Sam Willoughby stands to wed "the girl of his dreams" Alise Post in San Diego.
Topics: sport, cycling, olympics-summer, united-states, australia
Aaron Pajich's murderer targeted, burned in New Year's Day jail attack
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Police are investigating a New Year's Day attack on murderer Trudi Lenon, who is in prison awaiting her sentencing over the gruesome stabbing and garrotting death of teenager Aaron Pajich.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, perth-6000, wa
