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'Some in our culture don't feel included': Thurston backs Australia Day change

'Some in our culture don't feel included': Thurston backs Australia Day change

The rugby league legend believes once Australia is more informed about why the national holiday's date is hurtful to indigenous people, change will happen.

  • by Matt Coughlan

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Man charged over crocodile theft in far-north Queensland

Man charged over crocodile theft in far-north Queensland

Police found the decapitated three-metre crocodile carcass at a property south of Cairns.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Brazen 'thief' poses as Guide Dogs employee, takes off with charity dog

Brazen 'thief' poses as Guide Dogs employee, takes off with charity dog

A man who allegedly pinched a charity collection dog from a Gold Coast supermarket has been caught on camera.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Fraser Coast mayor asked to tell why he shouldn't be fired

Fraser Coast mayor asked to tell why he shouldn't be fired

Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has given mayor Chris Loft, who has been charged with misconduct in public office, seven days to respond.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
'It was a piss take': the Aussie behind 'joke' cryptocurrency dogecoin and how it hit $2.4b

'It was a piss take': the Aussie behind 'joke' cryptocurrency dogecoin and how it hit $2.4b

Jackson Palmer's satirical jab at alt-coins has become a breeding ground for the same, but it hasn't made him rich.

  • by Ben Grubb

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