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Bone marrow donor registry pleas for more diversity to help save people with cancer

Despite not being able to help his niece as she battled aplastic anaemia, Daniel Roberts stayed on the bone marrow donor list, and just two years later he was reduced to tears when he got the call.




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Whistleblower claims aired against Warrnambool City Council over alleged financial impropriety

Ratepayers Victoria has accused high-ranking council employees of silencing staff who tried to raise concerns about alleged fraudulent spending and cover-ups of financial impropriety.





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Cultural wedding dance



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Red meat and sausages may not cause cancer after all, report finds

A controversial study plays down the risk of heart disease and cancer from eating red meat, infuriating global health professionals.




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'I was always hurting myself': This children's book author is striving to turn the gender imbalance on its head

In her time as a professional skier, a research student and working at Google, Annabel Blake noticed a reoccurring theme: an alarming shortage of women, and she's on a mission to change that for the next generation.




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This worm is your most distant ancestor

Scientists say Ikaria wariootia, which lived 550 million years ago, was bilaterian, meaning it had a mouth, an anus and a through gut — just like humans and most animals.




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Wheelchair dancing brings joy, challenges perceptions about disability

It's a 73-year-old event, but for the first time, wheelchair dancers have taken to the stage at the Mackay Eisteddfod in north Queensland, to the audience's delight.



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Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital executive claimed $500,000 in cancer research funding, CCC finds

More than half a million dollars meant for a hospital cancer research unit was claimed in overtime and annual leave payments by an ex-manager despite records showing she was often not entitled to it, WA's corruption watchdog finds.




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Power retailer Synergy posts financial loss of $656 million as rooftop solar panels impact profit

State-owned power provider Synergy records a massive loss, far higher than the $180 million loss forecast over three years, blaming a "challenging energy landscape" and the rapid uptake of rooftop solar.



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Synergy's huge financial loss could lead to bill hikes or taxpayer bailouts, experts warn

A $657 million loss posted by WA power retailer Synergy will likely either lead to inflation-busting bill hikes or a taxpayer-funded bailout, but the WA Government is insisting its reforms will keep a lid on prices.




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Police conducted a re-enactment of Gerard Ross's 1997 disappearance




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Car written off in collision with tourist driver but insurance companies aren't paying

After Marni Devlin's ute was written off she thought her insurance company would help, but now she's left without a car and no way to buy a new one.




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Mandurah Halo founder Dee Freitag won't stop helping others despite cancer taking her hair and breasts

Cancer has taken Dee Freitags hair and her breasts, and she is terrified it could still take her life. But the latest hardship in her life has also given her more determination than ever to help her community.




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Meet the people who live at some of Western Australia's unique addresses in defiance of authorities

They are a select group of people who live in places that would never be possible today, and have refused every effort to get them to move on.




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Yanchep child murder inquest told police took more than three hours to respond to alarm

An inquest into the deaths of two children murdered by their father at their home has heard police took almost three-and-a-half hours to attend the house after their mother raised the alarm.




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Parents of father who murdered two children in Yanchep tell inquest of his rage

The grandfather of two young Perth children murdered by their father tells an inquest he feared for their wellbeing in the months before their deaths.




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Riverdance, The Farewell Tour

A thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance, Riverdance has tapped its way onto the world stage since its inception in 1994, has thrilled more than 22 million people in over 300 venues worldwide throughout 32 countries across 4 continents, and has grossed over US$1.6 billion worldwide.






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Keith Hospital thrown $140,000 lifeline as SA Government pledges advance payment

The Keith and District Hospital will receive $140,000 lifeline to keep operating until July under a new deal struck by the South Australian Government and Tatiara District Council.




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American jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco reunited with rare 'blonde' instrument in Australia after 15 years

When Grammy-nominated American jazz performer Joey DeFrancesco sold his blonde-coloured Hammond B3 organ over eBay to an Australian bidder, he had one condition. That it be made available when he played in Australia.




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Ancient Indigenous aquaculture site Budj Bim added to UNESCO World Heritage list

After more than a decade of hard work and lobbying, a south-west Victorian Indigenous site has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.




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Anton Gabutina break dancing



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Kev Carmody accepts his Helpmann Award for Lifetime Achievement on behalf of 'our ancient oral culture'

When Australia's premier arts industry awards said they wanted to honour the lifetime achievement of this music legend, he had one condition.



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Vincent O'Dempsey charged with murder over cold case disappearance

Police allege Mr O'Dempsey killed Vincent Allen, who was last seen alive in 1964. His body has never been found.





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Internet romance scammers know what their victims are longing to hear, expert says

How can it be so easy to fall into a romance based on text messages, internet liaisons and phone calls? An expert says scammers know exactly what their victims want to hear.






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Menindee locals take break from fish kills, drought to dance by Darling River and hope for brighter future

Amid the mass fish kills and the ongoing drought, residents of Menindee in outback NSW hope a festival will be the first of many positives that draw tourists back to the region.




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Bill Nighy falls in love with Australian outback, filming Buckley's Chance in Broken Hill

Bill Nighy says he's fallen in love with Australian outback skies and small-town charm while filming his new movie, Buckley's Chance, in Broken Hill.




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Broken Hill Prison dancers close



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Broken Hill prison dancers



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Barkindji dancers at Nuntherungie




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Meeting may pave way for federal farm finance loans

Western Australia's s Minister for Agriculture and Food will have an opportunity to sign up to the long-awaited federal farm finance package this week.




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Western Power fined over regional outage performance

Financial penalties have been imposed on Western Power for failing to meet its target for service performance to customers in regional areas.