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Little is known — but a lot is expected — of Australia's current women's football coach, Ante Milicic. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup in France, the former Socceroo speaks exclusively to the ABC about his passion for the game and what it means to lead the Matildas on the game's biggest stage.
Topics: sport, soccer, soccer-world-cup, socceroos, sydney-2000, nsw, brisbane-4000, qld, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, france
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| UpdatedA Michael Walters goal inside the final minute sees the Dockers pip the Magpies, while the Cats defeat the Swans, and the Crows, Lions and Giants also post wins.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, australia, nt, darwin-0800, vic, melbourne-3000, collingwood-3066, geelong-3220, hawthorn-3122, wa, fremantle-6160, nsw, homebush-2140, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000, sydney-2000
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The barriers to finding a rental home have become so taxing that some tenants are forced to enlist outside help.
Topics: housing, business-economics-and-finance, industry, housing-industry, australia, act, sa, wa, nsw, nt, qld, tas, vic, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000
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A final decision is yet to be made over whether a strain of the herpes virus will be released to control carp numbers in the Murray-Darling, as irrigators utilise a matured water market to help them negotiate low allocations.
Topics: fish, animal-science, pest-management, government-and-politics, pest-control, control-methods, pests-diseases-and-control-methods, pests, environment, rivers, water-management, water, water-supply, drought, australia, sydney-2000, nsw, brisbane-4000, qld, sa, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedIt took her four months of sewing until her fingers tingled, but Theresa Ardler's graduation cloak tells a story that dates back many generations.
Topics: aboriginal, aboriginal-language, indigenous-culture, catholic, spirituality, university-and-further-education, botany-2019, eden-2551, yamba-2464, nsw, australia
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Jenny and Graham Francis only recently learned both of their identities had been stolen.
Topics: newcastle-2300, nsw
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| UpdatedSmoking rates have dropped massively since the 70s — down from 40 per cent to only 14 per cent — but some areas of the country are not getting the message.
Topics: health, smoking, medical-research, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, australia, victoria-university-3000, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, gagebrook-7030, bridgewater-7030, risdon-vale-7016, sa, wattle-park-5066, burnside-5066, elizabeth-north-5113, salisbury-5108, elizabeth-5112, pymble-2073, nsw, killara-2071, gordon-2072, tamworth-2340, mount-druitt-2770, roseville-2069, lindfield-2070, cheltenham-2119, pennant-hills-2120, epping-2121, wa, claremont-6010, cottesloe-6011
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| UpdatedThe man behind a multi-million dollar fake alcohol operation is referred to ASIC to investigate possible fraud offences after a report claimed his tax bill may exceed $87 million.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, alcohol, tax, nsw, orange-2800
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| UpdatedThe Panthers make it two wins in a row but they are forced to survive a late scare in their 15-12 victory over the Sea Eagles at home in Penrith.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, sydney-2000, penrith-2750, brookvale-2100, nsw, australia
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This week, an Adelaide rail passenger was spotted with a snake on a suburban train — but what are the rules around taking animals on public transport?
Topics: animals, offbeat, human-interest, reptiles, adelaide-5000, gawler-5118, sa, sydney-2000, nsw, brisbane-4000, qld, melbourne-3000, vic, perth-6000, wa, nt
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| UpdatedResearchers are shocked to discover the global macadamia industry may have originated from nuts from a single Queensland tree in the 19th century.
Topics: rural, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, horticulture, edible-plants, nut-crops, lifestyle-and-leisure, food-and-cooking, science-and-technology, genetics, maroochydore-4558, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, tweed-heads-2485, conondale-4552, amamoor-4570, qld, sydney-2000, nsw
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Port Macquarie magistrate Dominique Burns, who was suspended in 2017 after being accused of misusing her powers, quits before facing a parliamentary conduct hearing that could have seen her sacked.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, state-parliament, parliament, port-macquarie-2444, nsw
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| UpdatedMORNING BRIEFING: Former Newcastle Knights star Jarrod Mullen is charged over his alleged role in a cocaine ring in the Hunter region and Australia's country music industry is in shock after singer and producer Glen Hannah dies.
Topics: police, terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, drugs-and-substance-abuse, arts-and-entertainment, sydney-2000, nsw, nowra-2541, bowraville-2449, parramatta-2150
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Sir Michael Parkinson announces a tour of Australia in October, and reflects on his "thousands" of interviews, admitting some of his best guests have been people he "wouldn't wish to invite to dinner".
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, television, television-broadcasting, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, vic, brisbane-4000, qld, perth-6000, wa, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedLocals at the heart of a devastating fish kill say politicians lack the vision or intent to overcome water management deficiencies, as the ABC visits towns from Goolwa to Menindee to find out who, if anyone, is in control of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, water, rivers, drought, environmental-impact, environmental-management, land-management, dams-and-reservoirs, water-management, water-supply, community-and-society, environment, agribusiness, irrigation, fish, federal-government, government-and-politics, agricultural-policy, rural, australia, menindee-2879, broken-hill-2880, qld, vic, adelaide-5000, sa, pooncarie-2648, nsw, wentworth-2648
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| UpdatedAustralian farmers and animal activists alike are being targeted with online threats of violence and death, an ABC investigation finds. One cyberspace expert describes it as "cyberhate" and "a new kind of workplace bullying".
Topics: social-media, internet-culture, information-and-communication, rural, livestock, animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, psychology, nsw, australia, qld, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedSt George Illawarra Dragons player Jack de Belin is facing two additional charges over the alleged joint rape of a young woman in Wollongong.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, nrl, rugby-league, nsw, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedA report into hazing at the University of New England finds female students were pressured into sexual acts, "slapped on the arse" by a line of men before entering a party and told to lock their doors at night.
Topics: education, university-and-further-education, community-and-society, sexual-misconduct, armidale-2350, nsw, sydney-2000
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MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's controversial lockout laws will be put under the microscope as part of a major review of the city's night-time economy and police have been charged 55 people after a two-year police operation targeting cocaine supply across Sydney.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, government-and-politics, politics-and-government, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000, nsw
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South Australia's Kirsty Boden is being posthumously awarded one of the highest honours in the nursing profession for her bravery and sacrifice in the London Bridge terrorist attack.
Topics: terrorism, awards-and-prizes, death, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, mildura-3500, vic, australia, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedA NSW court hears a man accused of killing his girlfriend, Carly McBride, sought sex with another woman the day after the alleged murder.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, courts-and-trials, nsw, newcastle-2300, muswellbrook-2333, scone-2337, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedAmber Holt, who is accused of throwing an egg at Scott Morrison during a CWA meeting in Albury earlier this month, pleads guilty to possessing a prohibited drug — but her lawyer says a charge of common assault requires "further representation".
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, albury-2640, nsw
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| UpdatedNew team, new coaching staff, new strategy — the Queensland Maroons are set to wipe the slate clean in 2019 with a new-look side based in Brisbane's CBD for the first time and expected to be captained by Daly Cherry-Evans.
Topics: rugby-league, nrl, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, nsw
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| UpdatedTwo teenagers are refused bail after being charged over the murder of 18-year-old Alex Ioane, who died after sustaining critical head injuries during a violent brawl at a party in Sydney's south west on Friday night.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, nsw, sydney-2000
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Experts are warning cattle producers and pet owners to be on the alert for ticks as unseasonably warm autumn temperatures are extending their activity.
Topics: livestock, veterinary-medicine, animal-science, rural, wollongong-2500, shoalhaven-heads-2535, australia, vic, nsw