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Truffle industry digs in as chefs continue to pay high prices for 'diamonds of gastronomy'

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 06:30:00 +1000

Trading at around $2,500 per kilogram, more growers are entering the truffle industry as demand for the unique fungi remains high.


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Child abuse survivors 'ripped off' by agreements given chance to sue under law change

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:23:00 +1000

Hundreds of abuse survivors could benefit from reforms that will allow them to sue their abusers, even if they signed "unfair" agreements not to take legal action.


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Five per cent of applicants processed through National Redress Scheme amid 'wave of reforms'

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:56:00 +1000

Lawyers warn child sexual abuse victims to be mindful of legal reforms before signing away their right to sue, as redress scheme marks its first anniversary.


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Stuart Usherwood pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of former mayor Rod May

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Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:48:00 +1000

A man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of a former regional Victorian mayor near Ballarat in 2017.


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Nightingale inner-city development proposed for Ballarat amid fears of urban sprawl 'social disaster'

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Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +1000

A prominent urban researcher warns that Ballarat is heading towards a "social disaster" unless it can curb urban sprawl.


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School principal fleeced of $1,500 in ATO scam, as authorities struggle with dramatic increase in calls

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:54:00 +1000

School principal Michelle Wilson spent a stressful two hours on the phone, convinced she owed $8,000 and could soon be arrested if she didn't pay up. Then she realised the whole thing was an elaborate hoax.


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Is Ararat's 509-point loss to Great Western a picture of the troubles facing country football?

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 06:24:00 +1000

A scoreline of 79.41 (515) to 1.0 (6) has reversed a country AFL team's own, regular weekly triple-figure defeats. But is this just another tally of country footy's troubles?


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Former Victorian Catholic priest Paul David Ryan jailed for historical child sex offences

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:38:00 +1000

A former Catholic priest who showed pornographic images to children and assaulted a teenager while he slept is jailed for two years and two months.


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Murdered Carisbrook police officer honoured 161 years after his death

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Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 17:28:00 +1000

Senior Constable Edward Barnett was shot and killed attempting to stop an armed robber in 1858. Now he has finally been honoured with one of Victoria Police's most prestigious medals.


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Tours of Aradale Mental Asylum cancelled due to contamination

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Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:26:00 +1000

Tours of the 152-year-old Aradale Mental Asylum have been cancelled due to lead paint contamination. Operators fear this may be the end of the road for the historic site.


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Poo transplants can alter koalas' gut microbiome so they can eat different types of leaves

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:07:00 +1000

Some koalas may be pickier eaters than others due to the mix of microbes in their lower gastrointestinal tract, but faecal transplants could help them diversify their diet, a new study suggests.


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George Pell loses appeal against child sex abuse convictions, may lose Order of Australia honour

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:33:00 +1000

The Prime Minister suggests Cardinal George Pell will be stripped of his Order of Australia honour, as Pell plans to take his rejected appeal against his child sex abuse convictions to the High Court.


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As a witness at George Pell's trial, I saw first-hand the strength of his victim

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:37:00 +1000

In the end, just as in the beginning, this was a case about two little boys and their battle with the world's third most-senior Catholic. And today, child protection won, writes Louise Milligan.


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Waste-to-energy project in Ballarat stalled as expert names city 'one of the best' places for it

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:34:00 +1000

Once touted as a $300 million solution to regional Victoria's waste woes, plans to build a waste-to-energy facility have stalled, with some in the industry left scratching their heads.


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Western Highway sacred trees protest comes to steps of Victorian Parliament

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:49:00 +1000

More than 500 protesters stop traffic outside the Victorian Parliament to rail against the planned destruction of trees sacred to Aboriginal people in Victoria's west.


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Paedophile priest committed abuse in the 'safety' of another clergyman's home, survivor says

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 08:44:00 +1000

A child abuse survivor says the priest who assaulted him did so in the 'welcoming' home of another clergyman. His claim comes amid new allegations that paedophiles acted in concert within the Catholic Church.


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Ballarat man arrested over 1993 murder of Suzanne Poll in Salisbury

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:19:00 +1000

Police arrest a Victorian man over the stabbing murder of Adelaide woman Suzanne Poll at a shop in April in 1993 after a DNA breakthrough.


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Daughter of murder victim Suzanne Poll thanks police, as Victorian man extradited

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:38:00 +1000

The daughter of 1993 Adelaide murder victim Suzanne Poll has thanked police for their efforts in investigating her mother's death. A Victorian man has been extradited to South Australia charged with Ms Poll's murder.


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Man charged with cold case murder of Adelaide mother Suzanne Poll intends to plead not guilty

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:53:00 +1000

A Victorian man accused of murdering Adelaide mother-of-two Suzanne Poll at her workplace in 1993 will plead not guilty to the charge, a court has heard.


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Victorian pork producer wary of African swine fever but butcher says local consumers not concerned

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:59:00 +1100

The green hills of south-west Victoria couldn't be further from the latest outbreak of the highly contagious viral disease African swine fever (ASF) in Timor-Leste, but pork producer Xavier Meade isn't taking any chances.


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Darren Weir charged with animal cruelty offences

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:39:00 +1100

Police charge Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer Darren Weir and two other men with animal cruelty offences following raids on Weir's stables near Ballarat and Warrnambool in January.


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Paul Preusker, trainer of Cup favourite Surprise Baby, says he knows how Darren Weir feels

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:13:00 +1100

Twelve years ago Paul Preusker was disqualified for possessing an electronic jigger. Now he's back, training the Melbourne Cup favourite and insisting he's a changed man.


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Altar of Eden

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:46:00 +1000

When a fishing trawler is wrecked off the coast of New Orleans, the Coast Guard is called in to investigate the cargo found below deck. Sabre-toothed tiger cubs, snakes with legs, bear-sized foxes and other genetic freaks are locked in dozens of cages - destination unknown.


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The Encyclopedia of Immaturity

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:54:00 +1000

Here at last is the complete bible for those who never wish to grow up. A massive collection of all the useless tricks, facts and gags that make life worth living.


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Part of the Pride

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:56:00 +1000

When Kevin Richardson was a boy, all he wanted was to be eaten by a lion when he grew up.


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75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:02:00 +1100

Paul Levitz


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The Book of Lists: The Original Compendium of Curious Information by David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace.

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:35:00 +1000

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader


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Eric Koo's visual diary of the Gold Coast

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:54:00 +1000

The familiar and nostalgic, philosophical and witty candour are all alive in this documentation of Gold Coast beaches


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Team-ups of the Brave and the Bold

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:52:00 +1100

J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz


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Review: 'The Promise of Iceland' by Kari Gislason

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:35:00 +1000

Kari Gislason concedes it would have been very easy to write a sad memoir about his relationship with his dad - but he made a concerted effort not to go down that track.


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The Left Hand of Darkness

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:31:00 +0930

A classic of the genre that only lightly shows its age, this novel is more an essay in speculative Anthropology than Science fiction per se.


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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:42:00 +0930

Set in San Francisco in the desolate aftermath of World War Terminus, the enjoyable science fiction novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' follows the journey of two humans who remain on Earth instead of undertaking the more usual interplanetary emigration.


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Review: 'The Mind of a Thief' by Patti Miller

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:14:00 +1000

Patti Miller


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Clare Calvet's Book of the Week: Country Girl - a Memoir

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:38:00 +1100

COUNTRY GIRL A memoirby Edna O'Brien


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Gold Coast Marathon Fun Run part of incredible journey for quadriplegic Brett Morris

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 11:38:00 +1000

Paralysed from the neck down after a football tackle 26 years ago, Brett Morris finishes the Gold Coast Marathon Fun Run in a wheelchair in under an hour, and he's "very happy it's done".


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Balgan otherwise known as Pigeon House Mountain lies behind Meroo National Park on the south coast of NSW

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 19:04:00 +1000


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