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'Very personal thing for me': Veteran strives to name and honour 72 servicemen in unmarked graves

A veteran discovers 72 unmarked war graves at a cemetery west of Brisbane, working tirelessly to identify the lost servicemen who died in a mental asylum with most having no next of kin, to get plaques placed on their final resting place.




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Fortnightly infusions keep Sam breathing but they're a flight away

A hospital chartered a plane to get Sam Voss, four, to Brisbane for treatment. But he needs the infusion fortnightly to keep his motor skills.




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'These things can't wait': Sexual health still a priority

A Mount Isa medical professional has concerns a rise in unwanted pregnancies and people contracting sexually transmitted infections could result, as services demand drops since the coronavirus pandemic was declared.




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The killer crop disease that changed everything on this Queensland farm

The Templeton family, fourth-generation farmers who almost lost everything to a pest called pythium, turn to extreme cleaning — with the help of a $250,000 washing machine from Italy — and are recognised for their efforts.




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NSW school 'does its own thing' to bring back entire campus by May 11

A Mid North Coast school is bucking the state trend planning to have all its students on campus by May 11 and says a previous COVID-19 case has adequately prepared it for any future outbreaks.




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Hope left her job at Flight Centre for something more 'pandemic-proof'. Three weeks later, she's on welfare

The Government's stimulus packages have been set up to get people through the COVID-19 pandemic, but how will unemployed Australians fare as we come out the other side?




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'I don't want to be randomly licking things': The neurological disorder heightened by coronavirus fears

People with Tourette syndrome appeal for compassion as pandemic panic exacerbates their neurological condition, causing their anxieties and tics to worsen.




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The Spirit of Things




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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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10 things you can do right now to help keep you and your family safe from coronavirus

As Australians start to set up their home offices and practice social distancing, we've assembled 10 simple steps every Australian can take to keep safe amid the COVID-19 panic.




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'Everything's failing us': Why half of Tasmania's ex-inmates go back inside

Rowena has been in and out of jail a handful of times — she says she is doing her best to stay out, but adds "when something bad happens on the outside, you just want to run back to jail and be safe".




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'We're staying safe, that's the main thing': How Australia's 'bear boy' is living in coronavirus isolation

Campbell Remess has been making teddy bears for sick children since he was nine, now in isolation due to coronavirus, the teen is streaming lessons online.




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The weekend's drenching rain could be a sign of things to come

Who would have thought weather would be providing the good news a few months ago? The weekend's rainfall is a welcome relief after years of drought and there could be more on the way.




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A state-by-state breakdown of who did the right thing over Easter

Police around the country issued fines for breaching coronavirus rules over Easter, but overall people followed the rules and stayed home.




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'Something's happened up there': Why Aboriginal Tasmanians shun Hobart's mountain top

One Tasmanian Aboriginal elder says the mountain's summit is where her spirit will go when she dies. She wants people to only visit the sacred pinnacle "for good reason".




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Coronavirus in Spain is 'frightening on every level'. So how did things get so bad there?

Spain is on a horrifying upward trajectory, having surpassed China in the number of coronavirus cases. Locals are frightened, the health system is under pressure and some experts suspect part of the outbreak may date back to a February soccer match in Italy.




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Decluttering for this family is about letting go, even after losing everything they owned in a bushfire

A decade after they lost everything in Black Saturday, one Victorian family is learning just how difficult it is to declutter.




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Nursing home residents share scathing insights as bureaucrats admit aged care failings

This week the royal commission in to Australia's aged care system has heard stories of residents left to soil themselves and elderly war veterans heavily sedated to treat their PTSD. It's left some questioning whether the sector's myriad failings can be fixed.




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Five things we learnt about podcasting at OzPod 2019

Podcasting has reached a tipping point in 2019. No longer the miniscule cousin of traditional radio, podcasting has gone mainstream, writes manager of ABC Audio Studios Kellie Riordan.



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Bundaberg finds a home for an animated lost thing

What do you when you come across something that has been lost? The natural instinct would be to return it to its home, but what if that lost thing made no sense at all?






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University insists mystery departures nothing to do with finances despite forecast $100m shortfall

The University of Adelaide says the departures of chancellor Kevin Scarce and vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen have nothing to do with its finances despite admitting it is facing a budget shortfall of $100 million.



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As the State of Origin show rolls into WA, one thing stands in the way of an NRL team in Perth

The biggest league match of the year rolling into Perth this week will inevitably trigger discussions about whether WA should have its own NRL side, but that decision depends on something far more important than crowd sizes, writes Tom Wildie.





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Lithium's teething troubles put WA workforce on shaky ground

Analysts are calling for calm as a series of false starts, delays and lay-offs look set to destabilise Western Australia's burgeoning multi-billion-dollar lithium industry.




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Malcolm Turnbull airs scathing criticism of former colleagues

"Emotional, narcissistic and untrustworthy": Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins Raf to discuss his new book 'A Bigger Picture' which provides a no-holds-barred assessment of his former political colleagues.




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Nursing home lockouts doing 'nothing for compassion', as governments square off with aged care industry

Meredith Thompson and Adrian Brown fight to see their beloved relative, after his nursing home denied visits even though he only has weeks to live.




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Things were already hard for Isabel's grandkids. A pandemic made things even tougher

The coronavirus pandemic has made life harder for most people, but spare a thought for 66-year-old Isabel McLeary, who is looking after three teenagers with disability who can now only access vital support online.




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Critically acclaimed wine turns out to be something else as decades-old mix-up revealed

In 1979, the CSIRO imported a boutique wine grape from France. Since then the drop has been celebrated by growers and experts alike — but it turns out they've been enjoying a different variety all along.




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'Chewy', 'Spongey' and 'Delicious': The little fruit that could be the next big thing

It has been an exotic jujube harvest boom for a Victorian grower, but COVID-19 restrictions have slowed down sales and squashed market prices.




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Your next health supplement could be the same thing cows feed their newborns

With the COVID-19 pandemic, immunity has never been such a hot topic. It's meant a family-run dairy that produces colostrum is being overrun with enquiries.




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Wollongong Chain Baths a 'special women's place' and place to fling off the restrictive clothing of the time

In early convict settlements swimming was a functional way to bathe and cool off, and Chain Baths offered a women-only space to remove restrictive corsets and petticoats.




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When schoolkids lock their mobile phones away in pouches for the day, amazing things happen

What would happen to the dynamic in a school if the students locked away their mobile phones for the day? A lot, it turns out and it's all positive.




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Aussie birthing-kit assembly parties help give the gift of life to at-risk mothers around the globe

The Australian birthing kit program sees groups of women get together to help at-risk mothers around the globe and is believed to have helped save nearly 300,000 lives.




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Researchers use 3D printers to weave wearable electronics into clothing

A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new technique to use 3D printers to bind the electronic materials to the clothing textiles and enable them to harvest biomechanical energy from human motion.



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Internet of Things rain gauge sends climate data to the cloud

An rain gauge that uploads real-time climate data to the internet from remote locations could save farmers time, money and help them keep better records.




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Lithium's the next big thing, but proposed tailings facility at Dardanup tip faces backlash from farming town

The lithium industry is facing its own war on waste as a farming community asks questions about the storage of tonnes of tailings and its safety.




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When David Glasheen lost everything, moving to a remote island saved him

David Glasheen was once a multi-millionaire living in Sydney. But that was a different life. For 22 years, the 76-year-old has been the sole resident of a remote Queensland island and he wouldn't have it any other way.





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Darwin's resident dinosaur, Big Kev, the latest 'big thing' on the move

The dismantling of Big Kev, Darwin's resident brachiosaurus, has become the latest example of the lengths communities will go to to protect a local icon.




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Is bamboo clothing really eco-friendly?

Bamboo is an increasingly popular choice as a clothing fabric, but is it really as eco-friendly as they say? Discover raw bamboo's natural characteristics and properties and find out why it's admired as a processed fibre. Then see what research reveals about the way it's processed.




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Sergachev positive contract will get signed: We're 'going to work out something'




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Three Things You Should Check Before Buying Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) For Its Dividend

Is Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) a good dividend stock? How can we tell? Dividend paying companies...





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Pinkette Clothing, Inc. v. Cosmetic Warriors LTD

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Judgment affirmed in favor of plaintiff regarding a trademark infringement matter. The court held that because of the delay of the defendant in challenging plaintiff's trademark, the doctrine of laches could be used as a defense. Further, the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to apply the doctrine of unclean hands or the inevitable confusion doctrine against plaintiff.




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Ousted POTUS administration scientist teared up while ripping the slow coronavirus response: "We could've done something and we didn't" : Coronavirus

r/Coronavirus: In December 2019, a novel coronavirus strain (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in the city of Wuhan, China. This subreddit seeks to monitor the …




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Madcap England | Mens & Womens Mod & Retro Clothing

Men's & women's Mod clothing at Madcap England. Huge range of boating blazers, flares, racing jumpers, polos and dresses. Free UK delivery orders over £75.




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PhD Meme Diary on Instagram: “Fun fact: this happened after working on something for 6 months ???? . . . . .…”

I can’t stop laughing at this.