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Mortal Kombat leads milestone moment for South Australia amid film, TV and games industry boom

The upcoming cinema blockbuster Mortal Kombat is only a small part of South Australia's booming entertainment sector, and many people say the jobs are starting to flow.




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Drought forces Jamestown sheep market to cancel for the third month in a row for the first time ever

As the drought drives Australia's sheep flock to historic lows, a South Australian sheep sale has been called off three times due to a lack of animals.




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Man facing car theft charges arrested after allegedly arriving at court in another stolen vehicle

A man who turned up to court in Adelaide on charges of illegally using a motor vehicle is arrested for allegedly driving there in another stolen car.




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Cordillo Downs woolshed in South Australian outback restored by Scottish stonemasons

Scottish stonemasons with experience in restoring castles, restore a historic woolshed in South Australia's outback with quite a bit of help from the locals.





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'Heritage hero' Roy Taplin, who helped restore Burra, is called on again for old dining car

Award-winning 'heritage hero' Roy Taplin breathes new life into a 1917 Commonwealth Railways dining car.




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Ghost town restoration of Farina a labour of love for volunteers across the years

For more than a decade, Australians have travelled to the South Australian outback ghost town of Farina, in an effort to restore the crumbling buildings.




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Kate Disher-Quill lost her hearing as a child. Now she's telling stories of the Deaf community in a book, Earshot

When Kate Disher-Quill was given hearing aids at the age of 10, she felt disconnected. Now the 31-year-old photographer has drawn on her experience to tell the stories of people like her in a book, Earshot.




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Jenny and Graham Francis only recently learned both of their identities had been stolen

Jenny and Graham Francis only recently learned both of their identities had been stolen.




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Alleged police brutality of man in custody on Australia Day under independent review

An independent investigative commission reviews allegations of police brutality against an Aboriginal man at a station south of Newcastle in New South Wales.




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Rebecca Maher's death in custody could have been prevented if police called ambulance

The death in custody of Wiradjuri woman Rebecca Maher is ruled accidental but the inquest finds police failed to conduct a proper body search over unfounded concerns of HIV.



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Two rescued and three have died after a catamaran capsizes near Stockton, Newcastle




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Canberra Raiders upset Melbourne Storm, Bulldogs beat Rabbitohs, Knights smack Cowboys

South Sydney misses its chance to jump into the top four, losing to the Bulldogs, after the Storm lost to the Raiders and the Knights broke their drought with a big win over North Queensland.




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Family dairy farm with a colourful history to shut the gate after 60 years

A dairying heritage in northern NSW, dating back to 1863, is coming to an end as farmer Bert Bradford hangs up the cups.




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Pop-in volunteering a new way to see what's in store while helping the community

Zohara and Celia wanted to give back to their community, but they found it hard to find the time around their studies. Until they found pop-in volunteering.



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From outboard motors to tattoo gear, it's the auction of the lost and stolen

Have you ever wondered what happens to lost and stolen items when the police can't find the owner?




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Hoons may face jail for damaging historic shipwreck during beach joyride

A joyride along a NSW beach in a stolen vehicle has ended in irreparable damage to a century-old shipwreck. As police search for the culprits, locals are fuming over the wanton destruction of the iconic relic.



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Driver Reviver rest stops' popularity wanes but visitor information centres step into the role

The free cuppa and bikkie offered at the once-popular Driver Reviver sites on the nation's major highways have been slowly losing their appeal to tired motorists.




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Rising Indigenous hip-hop artist Tasman Keith and father Wire MC tell three generations of stories

Stories of struggle, the Stolen Generations, mission communities and the death of a traditional language: how would you vocalise three generations of Indigenous history?







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Mini restoration provides major relief from daily pressures of farming

The Mini Minor car was a symbol of the Swinging Sixties and now it is helping one veteran dairy farmer keep a perspective on the rigours of family life and work.





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Council policy of razing gravestones for safety reasons suspended after relatives' complaints

Relatives visiting the gravestones of their family in a NSW town, who found the gravestones razed, thought it was the work of vandals.




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William Tyrrell inquest witness Paul Savage grilled in court after changing his story

People in a packed gallery sit up when inconsistencies begin to appear in the testimony of "person of interest" Paul Savage, a neighbour who claimed he joined in the search for the missing three-year-old.




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NSW bushfires stoked by ferocious winds, as more than 630 firefighters battle on

The winds are not giving firefighters any breaks as a fire in the Clarence Valley moves in on properties and blazes near Armidale and Tenterfield remain "absolutely enormous", according to the Rural Fire Service.





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Stolen patchwork quilts bind community together as patchworkers seek help to find charity donations

A plea made by a group of patchworkers to help find their stolen quilts has been heard internationally.



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Historic Durack family photos




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Role of traditional owners recognised as 137-year relationship with historic homestead goes full circle

A piece of land formerly part of the Durack pastoral empire handed back to traditional owners.




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WA Government issues Chinese company a stop-work order over Kimberley land clearing

The WA Government has ordered Zenith Australia Investment Holding to stop clearing land at Yakka Munga station after a blockade by the area's native title holders.




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Katie Darkie knows the dreamtime stories of Wolfe Creek Crater



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Critically endangered sawfish deaths on cattle station drew fears of 'negative story', FOI reveals

There have been calls for greater transparency on remote cattle stations after a FOI request revealed a push to keep the mass death of a critically endangered species under wraps.





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Livestock Handling Cup celebrates animal welfare and stockmanship in WA's far north

In the dusty station country of northern Western Australia, a unique competition is highlighting the importance of animal welfare to cattle producers and attracting international attention.





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Anzac memorabilia collectors keep the story of WA's fliers and soldiers alive

Two of Australia's most unique private military collections are tucked away on WA's south coast, not far from Albany where thousands of soldiers departed for WWI.








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'We have stories that need telling': Car collision leads to the loss of Kalgoorlie's only commercial TV reporter

An Australian region larger than Texas has lost its only commercial television news reporter, sparking an outcry from former employees, community leaders and viewers.




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Man buys illegal gun accessory online that converts Glock pistol into automatic weapon

Concerns have been raised in Australia over the online sale of accessories that turn handguns into automatic weapons.