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Former orchestra violinist injured in 1987 crash wins right to further Comcare-funded massages

Comcare covered 973 massages for a former Sydney Symphony Orchestra violinist before deciding to cut support. But their decision to cease funding has been overturned, with the Administration Appeals Tribunal ruling that massage is a "reasonable" medical treatment.




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Alleged gunman faces court on nine charges after Canberra shooting

A 27-year-old man arrested over a dramatic shooting in Canberra yesterday, has faced the ACT Magistrates Court on nine charges, including shooting at a woman and trying to steal her car.




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Hundreds of Canberra teachers and nurses work as casuals a number 'far beyond what is acceptable'

Lea Powell had to leave teaching after years working as a casual became too hard to manage but she was just one of more than 600 workers in the ACT's health and education systems who have been constant casual for more than five years.




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John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Savage Garden added to official Sounds of Australia archive

What do John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Savage Garden all have in common? Apart from producing bona-fide pop bangers, they've all just been added to the official Sounds of Australia archive.



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Drought stimulus package includes $100 million for SA to turn on desalination plant, leaving water for farmers upstream

Murray River water destined for Adelaide will be reallocated to farmers upstream so they can grow feed for their livestock, as part of a federal drought stimulus package announced today.





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Bushfire season starts early across northern Australia due to ongoing hot, dry conditions

A decade of dry conditions and lower rainfall has left parts of northern Australia facing an early and "above normal" bushfire risk in parts of northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.




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Rape investigations hampered by lack of qualified forensic staff, auditor-general finds

Rape victims are being made to wait for hours in the clothes they were assaulted in before being examined, or sometimes not examined at all, a damning auditor-general report reveals, highlighting the lack of qualified staff.




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Cairns is hot on the heels of the Gold Coast for its trendsetting hipster culture

A hipster's heaven in regional Queensland is putting the sword to counterculture capitals such as Sydney and Melbourne by embracing its man buns, skinny jeans and coffee shops.



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Queensland scraps freight support to force farmers to better prepare for drought

Farmers say the Queensland Government's decision to axe "vital" transport subsidies will take a further mental toll on already struggling graziers who have relied on the funding during severe drought periods.




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Research at Lizard Island found the reef there is experiencing 'total ecosystem collapse'.




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Southern Great Barrier Reef island shows signs of coral recovery after Cyclone Hamish

The Great Barrier Reef has already been devastated by climate change, but one southern island is showing signs of recovery after cyclone damage




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Carbon price 'useful' as sugar industry struggles to diversify and value-add

Stagnant domestic production and a slump in global raw sugar prices require serious action to combat future declines in the $2 billion sugar industry, a report finds.




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Aboriginal community Yarrabah turns social media into force for good with #postpositive

A social media project inspired by the Humans of New York photoblog helps transform perceptions about Queensland's largest Aboriginal community, which was being torn apart by fights and bad press.



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Florists call for ACCC investigation into 'misleading' advertisements by national firms

Florists say deceptive advertising is tricking customers into thinking they're buying local flowers when they're not. One businesswoman says the practice has cost her as much as $80,000.




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Cheap migrant worker cut-off slips as regional push brings further discounts for employers

To encourage more migrants to work in regions, the Government is relaxing long-held restrictions on temporary workers.





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'Ghost nets' no more as Queensland moves to legislate against the illegal fishing practice

The Queensland Government plans to crackdown on the illegal dumping of commercial fishing nets, known as ghost nets.




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Former Queensland treasurer denies Entsch's claim he pledged funds to boarding school forced to close

MP Warren Entsch says the Queensland Government failed to honour a deal to help fund a Cairns Indigenous boarding facility for girls following the state election.



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Apprentice's charges upgraded after 'one-punch' victim dies in Cairns

A Cairns apprentice's charges are upgraded to unlawful striking causing death after a man he allegedly hit during a fight outside a bar on the weekend dies in hospital.




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Cape York community's fight to save Iron Range rainforest devastated by Cyclone Trevor

A remote Cape York community is in the fight of its life to save a unique rainforest that was devastated by a cyclone.