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Watch the intense police interrogation of Bill Spedding over the William Tyrrell abduction

Four Corners has obtained exclusive video of the police interrogation of washing machine repairman Bill Spedding, who was wrongly accused of abducting three-year-old William Tyrrell from outside a home on on the NSW mid-north coast.





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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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Yakka Munga station blockaded by protesters in fight to protect Kimberley land

Land clearing work at the Kimberley's Yakka Munga cattle station has ground to a halt as native title holders blockade the road and refuse contractors entry to the site.









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Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north

Farmers who rely on the Ord River say big-city bureaucrats are getting in the way of progress in the WA region's landmark irrigation scheme.




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Telstra facing investigation over selling 'unaffordable contracts' to vulnerable Australians

A "flood" of vulnerable Australians have been walking into Telstra shops looking to buy a cheap flip phone and walking out with contracts worth $250 a month. Now the consumer watchdog is investigating.




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Inquest into death of Bran Nue Dae author Jimmy Chi reveals gaps in health services

A health facility able to meet the needs of acclaimed Aboriginal playwright Jimmy Chi was not available at the time of his death, a coronial inquest has heard.







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$50/ha fines 'are not deterrents': Calls for tougher penalties for land clearing as Zenith investigated

Conservation groups want harsher penalties for illegal land clearing, as the WA Government investigates a Chinese-owned company over the mysterious clearing of 120 hectares at a cattle station.




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Corporate watchdog ASIC to use new powers against payday lender Cigno

Months after being given new powers, corporate watchdog ASIC is taking action against Gold Coast payday lender Cigno Loans, which is accused of exploiting vulnerable Australians.






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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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Australian actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies on tour aged 52

Australian Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies at the age of 52 in Edinburgh, Scotland, while touring with the stage production of The Secret River.




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Police investigate theft of a baby crocodile from Kimberley wildlife park

Police are called in after 'Cinnamon', a 40cm-long saltwater crocodile, is stolen from Broome's Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park.





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Chinese owners ordered to rehabilitate Yakka Munga cattle station in the Kimberley

A Chinese company has been given until the end of November to remediate land it cleared at a cattle station in the Kimberley, following a blockade by Aboriginal native title holders.





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Outback aged care demands see young women gain skills and jobs by looking after elders on country

Keeping Aboriginal people 'on country' in their later years has far-reaching community benefits, but poor resources often make that impossible. In WA's remote north, however, that is starting to change.




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Urgent review into Symmie and Sharyn's fight against WA Government ordered by Minister Simone McGurk

WA's Child Protection Minister orders an urgent review into her department's management of five-year-old Symerien Brooking, who has one of the rarest medical conditions on the planet.




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Mental at Mentos: WA man campaigns against confectionery giant's plastic wrapping

Ocean lover Adam Western was sick of picking up Mentos mint wrappers from his favourite beach so he decided it was time somebody challenged the global confectionery company.




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Live sheep exports could be banned after this federal election, but WA breeders warn against it

Some WA sheep breeders are worried a ban could damage the industry, but Labor says the science is clear and if they win government they'll end the live export trade.




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Rescuer calls for tough penalties after 'prime idiot' filmed hanging from cliff face at 'The Gap'

A social media video of a tourist hanging off a notorious WA cliff on Easter Sunday has prompted a furious response from a sea rescue group.




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Snow has been falling in Western Australia since records began

Catching a glimpse of snow at the top of Bluff Knoll is a highly sought after WA bucket-list item, but this history of snowfall in WA spans Geraldton to Southern Cross.




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Indigenous tour operators eye gap in WA market as cultural awareness demand grows

Eighty-two per cent of tourists to WA want an Aboriginal cultural experience when they visit, but only 26 per cent get what they want.




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Would you test your strength against Australia's number one heavyweight right arm wrestler?

Arm wrestling is often associated with a casual competition at the local pub, but professionals like Ryan 'The Milkman' Scott compete internationally and are working hard to grow the sport in regional communities.




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Investigation finds no evidence of illegal whistleblower payment or fabricated cruelty on live export ship

A Federal Government investigation has found no evidence a whistleblower onboard the livestock carrier Awassi Express fabricated conditions on the boat by switching off fans and ventilation.




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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.




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Nat Fyfe again the talk of tiny Lake Grace-Pingrup, the towns vying to be the 'Brownlow capital'

Fyfe's tiny home town of 500 people has produced more than its fair share of AFL and AFLW stars, with nine local players making it to the top in recent years.






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Tasmanian news briefing: Peroni wants F3 crash aftermath investigated

DAILY BRIEFING: Injured formula 3 driver Alex Peroni will return to Hobart in the next few days as questions are raised about why he was allowed to walk from a crash scene in Italy instead of being taken off by stretcher.




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1967 Black Tuesday fires that destroyed Hobart 'will happen again', experts warn

Fire is "absolutely the number-one risk" to the city of Hobart, authorities say. But has the island state learnt from the 1967 fires that destroyed hundreds of homes and claimed 62 lives?





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Rewilding pits devils against possums, wombats native to Maria Island, showing a rapid change of behaviour

Until 2012, Maria Island's animal inhabitants were living without any major predators. But when devils were introduced they had to adapt or die.





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'Tasmania News': Hobart Airport changes hands, council committee recommends against dock extension

DAILY BRIEFING: The majority shareholders of Hobart Airport have sold a 70 per cent stake in the facility, and concerns surround the rejection of the Constitution Dock extension.




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Drone innovators turn to gaming to steer underwater Antarctic mission

Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the best, as a team of scientists found when building an underwater drone which had to do things no robot had done before.




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Draining Lake Pedder 50 years on gains environmental momentum

The flooding of Lake Pedder started the green political movement but remains an open wound. A nostalgic campaign to drain it is ramping up, but flies in the face of Hydro Tasmania's bold plans to grow its renewable energy assets.