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Regional vaccine safety project expands to become world-leading national service

Health authorities in Newcastle, NSW, have developed a vaccine safety tracking system, now a world-leader in monitoring the rollout of vaccines in Australia.



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Traumatised police officer takes criminal action after case manager EML dragged out workers' compensation claim

A former police officer who suffered "horrific and graphic traumas" after being trapped in a crashed squad car has launched criminal action after being forced to wait more than a year for a workers' compensation payout.




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Singleton community in shock after house fire claims lives of three 'little angels'

Residents of a quiet suburban street in NSW's Hunter Valley say they watched on helplessly with a young mother whose house burnt down in front of her with three of her children inside.




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Trial of former Newcastle Anglican Dean Graeme Lawrence comes to a close

The defence for former Anglican dean Graeme Lawrence has told a court the case against him has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.



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Dartbrook coal mine approved to recommence operations in the Upper Hunter

A controversial plan to reopen a 'mothballed' coal mine in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley is approved, but a five-year extension on the mine's life is denied.




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Rix's Creek mine lease approval announced in 'embarrassing' error by planning commission

The Independent Planning Commission will be reviewed after a 21-year mining lease near Singleton was approved before public submissions closed a blunder the Opposition says will call the system's integrity into question.




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Transport company offers up 'fake news' to help SA Government's rail privatisation push

A transport company seeking lucrative contracts to run Adelaide's public transport networks has shared fake quotes of former Labor ministers in an apparent bid to assist the South Australian Liberal Government press its case for rail privatisation.




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Swansea High School teacher's comments on rape investigated by NSW Government

The NSW Education Department investigates after a video emerges online of a teacher telling her class that if a woman is raped, her clothing should be held partly accountable.




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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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Seabin 'rubbish bin for the water' comes to Australia

An estimated eight million tonnes of plastic rubbish enters the world's oceans each year and an Australian invention called a Seabin is doing something about it.




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The Teacher's Pet podcast inspires women to come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by teachers

Three women, inspired by the revelations in The Teacher's Pet podcast, have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by teachers at a NSW high school.





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Australian botanicals and native honey give NSW gin distiller unique edge in London competition

Bound by tradition but using honey from stingless bees and Australian botanicals proves to be more than just a silver lining for a NSW distiller.




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Glenreagh's 103-year-old rail relic 'trashed' leaving community outraged

A treasured piece of rail history has been destroyed in a rural NSW town despite assurances from the national rail body it would be removed with the intent to preserve it.




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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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Commercial fisherman Ross Miller, 90, still building prawn trawlers, despite concerns about industry's future

Ross Miller has no intention of putting the rod into the rack. Instead, he is building another prawn trawler as a legacy to his son.




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Whale entanglements in NSW waters hits new record prompting commercial fishing mitigation

The number of whale entanglements in ropes and floats has reached an unprecedented 35 incidents off NSW so far this year, so commercial fishers are meeting to discuss better practices.




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Coastal dairy farmers and communities feeling effects of drought too

Coastal dairy farms are culling their herds because they can not afford to feed them while they and their communities feel the flow-on effect of drought.




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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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Should mining companies be responsible for coal emissions? The NSW Government doesn't think so

NSW Deputy Premier says asking mining companies to consider greenhouse gas emissions from Australian coal exports "doesn't pass the pub test"




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Suicide strikes remote Kimberley community for second time in two months

The suicides of two young Indigenous women in two months have sparked calls for immediate action.




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Cattle company Shanghai Zenith, native title holders do battle over land clearing at Yakka Munga Station

Aboriginal native title holders in the Kimberley demand land clearing work stop on the Yakka Munga cattle station, claiming cultural sites are being damaged.




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Maggots found in the mouth of palliative care patient, Royal Commission sitting in WA told

Maggots were found in the mouth of a patient with advanced dementia by visiting family members, the Royal Commission into Aged Care sitting in WA has been told.




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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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Aged care in regions a 'death sentence', as royal commission told of neglect and isolation

Stories of families not being told when elderly relatives have died, old people found surrounded by food scraps and with maggots these are reasons why some people regard aged care in the regions a "death sentence".




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Cane toad testicles becomes battle of the states, with Qld toads' testicles 30pc bigger than NSW, WA counterparts

WA and NSW cane toads are bigger, stronger and can travel further, but they lag behind Queensland toads in one significant feature testicle size.




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Balgo's remote artists hope footy-themed bonnet art can transform community

Where some people have seen wrecked cars in the desert, artists in a remote WA community saw a blank canvas. Rocked by two deaths, the people of Balgo have set about doing something special.




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Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA

Damage to a fibre optic cable causes a 20-hour communications blackout across Western Australia's Kimberley region, proving bad for business, but reigniting old-fashioned conversation.




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Brodie 'Youngbloods' Moss quit his job as an electrician to become a full-time YouTuber

The changing media landscape has meant former electrician Brodie Moss has an audience of more than 1 million, a comfortable full-time income, and the freedom to go fishing whenever he wants.





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Broome tourism businesses divided on Airbnb and other 'sharing economy' accommodation websites

Some Broome tourism businesses hope a parliamentary inquiry will lead to a crackdown on accommodation websites, while others say 'the sharing economy' needs support.




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More than 100 remote community school jobs at risk as Federal Government cuts key funding

Schools and remote communities across the north of Western Australia fear for their future as vital funding dries up, leaving highly-valued employees jobless.




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Fracking applications now welcome in WA, but industry's biggest challenge could still be ahead

Now that Western Australia's moratorium on fracking has been lifted, can gas from the Kimberley prove that it is economically viable?




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Power company trials solar, batteries and controlling home air conditioning to manage regional grid

A power company is remotely turning home air conditioners off in a trial to manage peak electricity demand, but will consumers hand over the remote control?





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Kimberley locals fear youth crime and potential vigilantism could combine to spark a tragedy

Residents of northern Western Australia have issued a desperate plea for help, saying it is only a matter of time before a resurgent youth crime wave sees a child killed.







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Is corporate farming ruining the sense of community in small rural and regional towns?

Thirty per cent of the Shire of Westonia is owned by corporate agricultural companies and locals say they are worried it is ruining the "sense of community" in the shire's small rural towns.





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Killer whales communicate with Australian accents




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Operating theatre woes to be solved, but eastern WA Wheatbelt communities still in limbo

A few years ago Bill Huxtable was given three months to live, now his biggest concern is the three-hour round trip to the nearest hospital for regular, routine surgeries.




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Most plastic on our beaches could have come from anywhere. But not the Durban nurdle

When tiny pieces of plastic that were spilled on other side of the world start washing up on your beaches, who is responsible for cleaning them up?




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Manus Island asylum seekers make friends with Australians online, but many do not want to come here

This online community is reaching out to asylum seekers, providing friendship and support.




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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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Child sexual abuse compensation claims flood in after WA's statute of limitations lifted

It is now decades since Todd Jefferis first raised the alarm about the sexual abuse atrocities carried out at Katanning's St Andrew's Hostel in Western Australia, but his fight for justice might finally be nearing an end.




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Hobart wants to become a smart city but also wants to unplug

From electronic pet trackers, paying cyclists to commute to work and driverless cars, Hobart City Council is floating some innovations to make it a smarter city. And, strangely, that could also mean Wi-Fi free zones.




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Introducing Tasmania's newest vineyard area: Forcett to become a force in wine industry

Bereft of vineyards a couple of years ago, Forcett in south-east Tasmania, will soon have more than 200 hectares of wine grapes in the ground.