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What happened behind the scenes of Australian Story's program on actor Sam Neill

There's no fuss, no entourage and no star ego, writes producer Vanessa Gorman, on filming with Sam Neill.




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Customers warned Mother's Day flowers will sell out despite pandemic

If you're thinking of sending flowers for Mother's Day next week, order early because some growers are predicting a sell-out of supply.




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A little boy left a handprint in his family shed in 1954. This is his tragic story

Last week the ABC published the story behind a tiny 66-year-old handprint found in a garden shed. After seeing the story, family and friends have now filled in the details about the life, and tragic death of Ian Redman.





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Live: NSW Now: Probe into coronavirus cluster at Newmarch House sees worker stood down

MORNING BRIEFING: An aged care operator at the centre of Australia's second biggest coronavirus cluster has requested a worker be stood down after alleged breaches of infection control.




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Savages: Sex, drugs and Oliver Stone

Director Oliver Stone turns Don Winslow's tale of drugs, deception and decapitation into his latest gift for the big screen, Savages.




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Searching for Sugar Man unveils one of music's greatest stories

Two South African music fanatics embark on a life-changing journey to uncover the story behind one of their country's favourite, but enigmatic artists.




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A History of Everything

As we left the theatre after seeing this 90-minute show, a young male voice behind me was effusive. "I learned more about world history than I did in the entirety of my school career!" he declared loudly.




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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

This comedy about battling magicians may not be incredible or magicial, but its grab bag of stupid jokes is enough to create some decent chuckles.




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Not Quite Square: The Story of Northern Rivers Architecture

Exhibition builds on legacy of 1973 Aquarius Festival




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Filmage: The story of Descendents/All

Never mind melodic punk, here's where it all started.





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Storm Boy

I was a little despondent heading out to the State Theatre on Grand Final night to see Barking Gecko's latest play Storm Boy. A friend remarked as I was going out the door "at least you know the story line".





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Woodstock singer still shines a light

If you grew up in the early 1970s, you probably have no problem conjuring up a bar or two of 'the Roller Skate song'. It was singer Melanie Safka's biggest hit and it topped the Australian pop charts in 1971.




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Touring Sweet Charity stops by Wollongong

It's the production that first debuted on Broadway in 1966, and has been drawing audiences into a false sense of security ever since.




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Aboriginal skydiver makes history by jumping into his ancestral homeland for NAIDOC week

Indigenous skydiver Marley Nolan-Duncan makes history by jumping out of a plane and into Gamilaraay country, the home of his ancestors.





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Launceston burial fees proposed to rise by 15pc for fifth consecutive year, funeral directors outraged

If you are hoping to be buried in Launceston's main cemetery, you'll need deep pockets, with the cost of a single plot "skyrocketing" more than 225 per cent in recent years, and it's set to go up again. Why does it cost so much?




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Five remanded in custody on murder charges after Burnie death

Four men and one woman appear in court charged with murder over the death of a 23-year-old man in Burnie, in Tasmania's north west, early on Sunday morning.



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Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history

AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW.




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Car crash at tram stop injures pedestrian outside Royal Adelaide Hospital

A man suffers head injuries when he is hit by a car that mounted a tram stop outside the Royal Adelaide Hospital, narrowly avoiding other bystanders.





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92yo truckie's Chevrolet restoration shows we never forget our first vehicle

You never forget your first car and it seems some of us wish we never let it go, including this 92-year-old who bought back his first Chevrolet and restored it.







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Tributes pour in for David Ruston, the man who brought roses to the people

Tributes are flowing in following the death of David Ruston, an internationally renowned rose expert, who is being remembered for bringing roses into the gardens of "everyday" Australians.




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Indigenous history along the Murray River being unearthed in five-year research project

A team of archaeologists is working with Indigenous people along the Murray River to discover stories of the land that could now be tens of thousands of years old.





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Driver decisions, not dust storm, to blame for fatal head-on truck crash near Truro, SA Police say

Police say poor decisions, not weather conditions, were to blame for a head-on crash between two trucks yesterday, but transport authorities argue it is premature to blame the drivers, given how difficult it can be to pull over to the side of the road.




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Loxton resident Oliver Stone captured footage of the fire

Local resident Oliver Stone recorded the fire's advance towards nearby homes.






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Frank Rusconi, the gifted stonemason behind Gundagai's famed Dog on the Tuckerbox

The news the Dog on the Tuckerbox had been damaged made national headlines and prompted an outpouring of love for the much-loved pooch. But what is the history of the famous statue?




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As more fish kills loom this summer, NSW Government plans $10 million rescue and restocking program

The NSW Government has announced a $10 million initiative to combat what the Agriculture Minister has described as a looming "fish Armageddon".




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The Aboriginal rugby coach who says we need to stop using the term 'Indigenous'

Instead of using the "Indigenous" tag, Jarred Hodges called the talent-spotting rugby sevens program "First Nations". And he says it's already making a difference on the field.




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Jack Aston spoke to journalists as he left court

Bus driver Jack Aston told journalists he was grateful to be free after a court replaced his prison sentence for unsafe driving with a community corrections order.




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NRL's integrity unit investigates after Melbourne Storm player Nelson Asofa-Solomona involved in Bali brawl

The NRL's integrity unit launches an investigation after a video posted on social media appears to show Melbourne Storm's Nelson Asofa-Solomona swinging punches during a brawl outside a nightclub.




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The 7.30 Report presents a story on Australia's Talking Clock in 1990




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CCTV shows convicted terror plotters at chemist, hardware store

CCTV released by the Supreme Court of Victoria shows Ahmed Mohamed and Hamza Abbas in a chemist and a hardware store buying items to be used in the attack.




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Melbourne Airport travellers share stories of threats, abuse by touting drivers

Airport authorities are calling for a crackdown on drivers touting their services at the the terminal but one driver says it is the only way he can earn enough money to pay his bills.




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Melbourne women's homelessness stories brought to stage in bid to boost social housing

Six formerly homeless women bring their stories to the stage in Melbourne in a play they hope will galvanise the community to demand politicians invest more in social housing.



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Health centre CEO stood down after outreach workers arrested for drug trafficking near safe injecting room

The head of a community centre which houses Melbourne's controversial safe injecting centre is stood down after several staff linked to other services at the centre have been charged with trafficking heroin.




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This suburb's been called mini-Shanghai. But there's more to the story

When Lily Yan first walked into an Australian pub, locals stopped and stared. But she hasn't let a few odd looks deter her.




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Launceston netballers set new world record for longest game

At Scotch Oakburn College in Launceston a group of young netballers have set a new world record or the longest continuous game of netball. But they couldn't have done it without their support team.




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Lost generation, hidden addiction: Aboriginal women share stories through art

Meagan Kite overcame a drug addiction and devastating house fire. Cheryl Norris struggled to find the truth about her ancestor, an Aboriginal woman called No Name. Their stories form part of a unique art project called Women's Stories on display in the Riverland.




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Trundle's unofficial men's shed in historic garage

On any given day in the small rural New South Wales town of Trundle, up to a dozen men can be found in an historic garage, tinkering on cars, passing on skills to younger men and taking turns pumping fuel. It's an interesting set up, but it works.