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Bremer Bay bushfire buffer zones face resistance

The Jerramungup Shire says it is working with Bremer Bay residents to address concerns about proposed bushfire safety measures.





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Alliance adds to calls for revised farm loans eligibility criteria

An eastern Wheatbelt farming group says it is extremely frustrating for struggling growers in the region to see limited demand for a Government support package.




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Forums to help shape plans for substance abuse fight

The Drug and Alcohol Office is touring regional Western Australia in an effort to improve substance abuse prevention, treatment and support.







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He wanted an ambulance. He got a police "dog box".

Tristan was a kind and gentle 23-year-old surfer from Byron Bay. One night he suffered a drug-induced psychotic episode. And ended up driven to hospital in a small steel cage. Police say it is probably the worst place he could be. Tristan later died in hospital. Mario Christodoulou investigates the series of tragic events that led to Tristan's death that raise questions about how emergency services treat young drug-affected people in New South Wales.







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Cunnamulla dancers




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Dwindling Darling River's banks come to life with Indigenous dancers expressing anger and hope

Indigenous dancers from three states gather on the banks of the Darling River to honour a waterway that's underpinned their cultures for millennia.




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France moves towards 'deconfinement'

France has experienced one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe since mid-March. As the country moves towards ‘deconfinement’, we explore how President Macron has handled the political and economic fall-out from Covid-19 and ask what next for the EU?




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From the Ashes to suburban cricket, Cameron Bancroft's demise has been rapid and stunning

Cameron Bancroft survived a one-year ban for ball tampering, but has since gone from the lofty heights of a Test at Lord's to suburban cricket after being dropped from the WA state team, writes Ben Cameron.




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Once in a lifetime chance for Australia at the MCG

Win or lose, the T20 World Cup is going to be a game changer for women's cricket — but the Aussies want to be the ones dancing with Katy Perry on the podium, writes Jess Jonassen.




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Murwillumbah Banana Festival forced to cancel annual street parade due to cost of anti-terror rules

Organisers of Murwillumbah's annual banana festival say national anti-terror rules have made it too expensive to hold a street parade.




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Breastfeeding used as a survival tool by Australopithecus africanus, our early human ancestor

How scientists "read" two-million-year-old teeth and uncovered the hidden breastfeeding patterns of our ancient ancestors.



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Curious Harvest Endurance Scroll 2




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Curious Harvest Endurance Scroll




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The show goes on at this wildlife sanctuary — just without the spectators

Like all zoos and wildlife parks around the country Townsville's Billabong Sanctuary is closed because of the coronavirus lockdown, but the important business of caring for the residents never stops.




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Queensland winds back some physical distancing measures

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces that some physical distancing measures will be wound back, but has urged Queenslanders to be responsible and sensible in their activities.



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Logie Awards cancelled due to coronavirus

Logies organisers say the "challenges of COVID-19" have forced them to write off the 2020 Australian television awards, but "an even bigger event" will be held on the Gold Coast next year.




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'Greed and arrogance': Former chief scientist jailed for misuse of $75k

Suzanne Miller earnt a high wage but in a "gross abuse of high office" she also illegally spent a further $75,000 in taxpayer funds on personal purchases, a Brisbane court hears.




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Deadly paralysis and a lack of social distancing is killing rainbow lorikeets

Experts don't know what causes it or why, but a virus that spreads quickly in close contact is causing rainbow lorikeets to "drop out of the sky" across South-East Queensland.




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How to hold a kid's birthday party while social distancing

Friends, cake, presents and games are all essential experiences for a kid's birthday party, but in recent times these celebrations have been a casualty. One mum shares how she's throwing her son a virtual birthday party.




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Health insurer apologises after cancer patient left in limbo for a month

Health insurer apologises for failing to respond to a young man left fighting an aggressive leukaemia in Brisbane, who is unable to return to his home country of Colombia during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Crowdsourced art fills gaps using DIY at-home kits following cancellation of major exhibition

A Torres Strait art centre has come up with a way for people to get involved from home with its internationally renowned artworks, using DIY kits, after all its exhibitions were cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions




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Live in France

The seventh album from Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero brings plenty of energy but also some pauses for thought in a live recording of mixed results.




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Five women hit with social distancing fines over videos filmed at NRL star's Sydney home

Police find NRL player Nathan Cleary committed no offence after videos emerged of a group of women at his home, but the five women have been slugged with $1,000 fines.




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Lockdown restrictions are being eased in NSW today — here's how social-distancing has changed lives so far

On March 31, the Premier enacted stricter social-distancing measures "for our own good" — here's how people in Australia's worst-affected coronavirus state survived, and thrived amid the lockdown.




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'The ultimate magical figure of resistance', Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy

Historians often argue about the nature and extent of Aboriginal resistance to European settlement but one person who is clearly linked to that resistance is Pemulwuy.




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Foul play not ruled out in disappearance of Thea Liddle, missing for six months

Police search a Mooball property as they investigate the disappearance of 42-year-old Thea Liddle who has been missing since October.




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Andrew Constance expected to announce run for Eden-Monaro seat

NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance is expected to announce he will contest the federal seat of Eden-Monaro after NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro decided not to run.




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Andrew Constance will run for federal seat of Eden-Monaro

NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance says he has passion for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro and will bring "something special" as he seeks Liberal pre-selection for the by-election.




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Andrew Constance to seek Liberal pre-selection for Eden-Monaro

NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has announced he will seek Liberal pre-selection for the Eden-Monaro by-election






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Silly costumes, lunchtime dance parties a 'no-brainer' as principal puts a spring in students' step

It is not common place for students to be greeted at their school gate by their principal wearing fancy dress, but this is exactly what one school leader is doing each day to put his school community at ease and have a laugh.




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NSW authorities urge people to maintain social distancing

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard urges people to continue to observe social distancing measures on Mother's Day.



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Trance

Cassel and MacAvoy are perfectly matched as the two characters most destined for a full throttle, climacteric with so much blood... Macbeth just isn't in it!




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Romance and loss fused for Brief Encounter stage show

'Brief Encounter' serves as a poignant little reminder of the volcano ready to erupt beneath the cover of a mediocre suburban life.




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One Chance

This story of the singing reality TV star follows traditional biopic conventions, but it has charm to spare and benefits from some touching performances and great music.




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Not dancing, falling in Haze

Beijing Dance Theatre's choreographer Wang Yuanyuan describes its newest piece Haze as a response to the current economic and environmental crisis facing China. If that's the case, things are pretty grim in the People's Republic.




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Mozart Dances

Mozart Dances comprises of three short dance pieces inspired by Mozart's piano concerto number 11, sonata in D major for two pianos and piano concerto number 27.