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The Home Affairs department has named who will provide its outsourced call centre work.

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Some places and companies have started using blockchain in a way that goes beyond currency changing hands.

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Koala rescuers have been left horrified by a photo said to show a koala screwed to a post on the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

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More than a decade of political warring over climate policy failed to curb dangerous emissions growth.

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Members of the Democratic Women's Working Group will wear black, and Speier's office expects many other lawmakers to follow suit.

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The iconic Violet Crumble chocolate bar is back in Australian hands after a fourth-generation family owned Adelaide business inked a deal with Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé to acquire the brand.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has rubbished suggestions Victorians are scared to eat out due to gang violence, saying he dined out several times during his break.

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And the incident has raised questions about how we protect and maintain WA's history.

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All Blacks five-eighth Lima Sopoaga has confirmed he is leaving New Zealand to play rugby in the UK at the end of the year.

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"I'm not, like any Australian, wanting to see a very small element of a community – in this case the African community – define the rest of the community."

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A Yellow Alert to take action and get ready to go to shelter was issued on Wednesday afternoon covering areas from Cape Leveque to Bidyadanga.

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Penrith recruit James Maloney is reluctant to start the State of Origin hype early, but sees no reason why he and young halves partner Nathan Cleary can't do the job for NSW.

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Australian shares are lower although a much stronger-than-expected retail sales figure lifted the Australian dollar.

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The man was pulled from the surf by lifeguards after he was found face-down in the water.

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The fossilised remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived in New Zealand millions of years ago has been found in Central Otago.

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Kato Ottio collapsed after taking part in an eight-kilometre road run with his former PNG Hunters teammates.

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Sixteen plane trees have been felled for the Hoddle Street roadworks with more to come.

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The two are the only survivors from the Brand Highway crash, which happened around 10 kilometres north of Dongara on Wednesday afternoon.

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We shouldn't be so surprised the world economy is motoring again, despite the failings of our political leaders and systems - but we also know is that at some stage the cycle will turn

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The ATO won a skirmish over its hot-desking plans at the industrial umpire in December.

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Vodafone Hutchison Australia has been pinged by the regulator after failing to verify the identity of thousands of people buying pre-paid mobile phones.

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New research shows frozen and fresh embryo transfer in IVF resulted in comparable pregnancy and live birth rates.

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The volcano, named Havre, 1000 kilometres north-west of the country's North Island, was discovered in 2002.

Authorities in Switzerland resorted to dynamite on Wednesday to clear a route to the ski resort of Zermatt, where more than 13,000 tourists are snowed in.

The 33-year-old man had failed to return from a hike west of Alice Springs, where temperatures reached more than 40 degrees.

An online argument over a barking dog has allegedly led to a home invasion and the assault of a 71-year-old man near Albury.

Star recruit Aaron Woods believes Canterbury's intention to play an ultra- aggressive NRL game under new coach Dean Pay will be a challenge mentally.

In the midst of the frenzy over Michael Wolff's new book, some of those who read Randall Hansen's book of the same name were baffled over the fuss, according to its Amazon reviews.

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While the word recession is being floated in the real estate market in the eastern states, here in the west all the talk is about recovery, movement and employment possibilities.

A woman has been found dead at a home in Albert Street, Brunswick. 

Sanjeev Gupta's ​Liberty House has made a binding offer for miner Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France.

One of the nation's largest coal-fired power stations has had six failures of one of its units in the past three weeks, placing added strain on the power grid, and prompting a call for fossil-fuel plants to be set the same reliability standards being considered for renewable energy suppliers.

An alleged organised crime figure in the midst of what police say is a feud with powerful identities including Toby Mitchell was arrested and charged overnight.

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Equity markets have seen limited moves, with small selling in European indices (the DAX fell 0.8%). In the US, the S&P; 500 may have traded somewhat lower and into 2736, but the buyers have defended the 5-day moving average at 2738, however, with an hour to go the index is lower by 0.2% and eyeing its first negative close of the year.

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai told a tall tale. He said Monday on Twitter that he grew 9 centimetres since arriving at the International Space Station on December 19.

The bomb squad is investigating after the discovery of suspicious items in a car in Bayswater. 

Plus Canberra's extreme weather.

Four people have been charged after thousands of dollars worth of clothing was stolen late last month.

Top cop lambasts suggestions of an "African gang crisis" in an, at times, extraordinary press conference.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at dozens of 7-Eleven stores across the US before dawn on Wednesday to interview employees and deliver audit notifications.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett has weighed in on the bitcoin craze - while predicting a 'bad ending' for investors who get involved in cryptocurrencies..

Rescue crews with dogs and thermal-imaging equipment searched the hills around wealthy Santa Barbara, California in the aftermath of the mudslides.

President Trump assailed the Russia investigation Wednesday as a distraction, a waste of time and a "witch hunt".

An open letter co-signed by Catherine Deneuve has sparked a row among French feminists over whether men should be condemned for a quick grope on the Metro.

China has lodged a diplomatic complaint, labelling an attack on its Pacific aid program by Turnbull government minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells as "full of ignorance and prejudice".

The spontaneous campaign shows South Sudanese Australians graduating from university, working as doctors and serving in the defence force.

The way water collects on a spider's web has inspired a device that could potentially replace daily insulin injections for diabetics.

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The choice here is between the credibility of the Prime Minister and Treasurer or their competence in assessing economic policy.

Perceived corruption in the public sector may have come at a major cost to the economy.