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Adelaide Film Festival: Sons and Mothers "An unfailingly honest portrait of a unique group of men"

Abner Bradley, Alirio Zavarce, Ben Wishart, Damien Turbin, Duncan Luke, Kym Mackenzie, Ryan Rowland, Richard Samai




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The Blackout Restaurant

While thousands at the Arena were 'dancin' in the dark' with Bruce Springsteen, down a secret side street in Subiaco a few lucky festival goers were eating in the dark enjoying a meal they will never forget.





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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson's latest is a fun, exuberant, giddy delight delivered in a visually stunning package




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The Magic Flute by the West Australian Opera

Those who find opera difficult to get their head around may be pleasantly surprised by WA Opera's latest offering.




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Electric car uptake drives Clarence Valley copper mine quest by German start-up

Australia may be on the cusp of electric cars, but could the production of environmentally friendly vehicles take a heavy toll on the Clarence Valley?




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Brisbane Broncos defeat Cronulla Sharks 29-6, Wests Tigers beat Gold Coast Titans 30-14 in NRL

The Broncos answer a number of their critics by ending a four-match losing streak with a convincing victory over the Sharks, while the Tigers snare a win against the Titans in Tamworth.





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How a rural town is attracting internationally renowned bands to its doorstep with the Vanfest music festival

Matt Clifton grew up with a passion for music, but his small-town upbringing meant live music events were few and far between, so he brought one home.




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Grand banks given new lives as museums, homes and guesthouses after regional branches close

Australia's colonial banks are given new lives as bank branches close across regional Australia.




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Aboriginal skydiver makes history by jumping into his ancestral homeland for NAIDOC week

Indigenous skydiver Marley Nolan-Duncan makes history by jumping out of a plane and into Gamilaraay country, the home of his ancestors.




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Native Vegetation Act amnesty angers partner of slain environment officer Glen Turner

Five years after her partner was murdered at work, a New South Wales woman says she is shattered by an amnesty for those who broke the laws he was trying to enforce.




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AgQuip, Australia's largest field day, provides drought relief and future planning for farmers

Australia's largest agricultural field day may not exactly be a spending spree this year, but it does provide farmers with a reprieve from drought.




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Burst water main inundates Western Sydney suburb

A burst water main in the western Sydney suburb of Kingswood has spilled a million litres of water and inundated the streets.




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How a frozen meringue led investigators to the source of a potent salmonella outbreak

When people started getting sick from a particularly potent strain of salmonella last year, a team of experts rushed to try to trace the source of the outbreak.






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National Party MPs call for more dams as states invest in other solutions to Australia's water crisis

With towns facing "zero day" water crises National Party MPs are frustrated not enough dams are being built, but states are spending billions to fix a system ill-prepared for crisis.




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Police arrest two men over disappearance of Bingara man Darren Royce Willis

Two men are arrested over the disappearance and suspected murder of a New South Wales man who has been missing for almost a decade.



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Controversial Maules Creek coal mine under investigation again over water use

Whitehaven's Maules Creek coal mine is being investigated for allegedly unlawfully taking water, after farmers say their groundwater is drying up. The company has already been found to have allegedly unlawfully taken surface water by the NSW regulator.




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Launceston burial fees proposed to rise by 15pc for fifth consecutive year, funeral directors outraged

If you are hoping to be buried in Launceston's main cemetery, you'll need deep pockets, with the cost of a single plot "skyrocketing" more than 225 per cent in recent years, and it's set to go up again. Why does it cost so much?




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Coronavirus cases reach 16 in Tasmania as five people test positive in one day

The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in Tasmania jumps to 16, with five cases being diagnosed on Saturday, the director of public health says.



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Federal Group to stand down 1,500 Tasmanian staff over coronavirus restrictions

Gaming business Federal Group says it will not have jobs for about 1,500 of its 1,930 Tasmanian workers because of restrictions on the operation of hotels and casinos introduced to prevent the spread of coronavirus.




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Person in their 20s among latest Tasmania coronavirus cases

Health authorities say a person in their 20s is among the latest positive cases of coronavirus detected in Tasmania taking the state tally to 42.




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'It's going to be terrible': Can Australia's smallest state come back from a pandemic?

Once a destination for grey nomads and bus tours, Australia's island state has built its brand into something clean, green and edgy. With 10 per cent of its economy hinging on tourism, Tasmania has a lot to lose.




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Tasmania records three more coronavirus cases as health worker investigation continues

A continuing investigation into an infectious health worker at the Mersey Hospital in Tasmania's north-west reveals the person was only at work for 30 minutes before they felt unwell and went home.




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'Suspicious' death in Tasmania's north-west

A young Tasmanian father is dead and five people are in custody after police are called to an altercation in Ritchie Avenue in Burnie early on Sunday morning.





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Tasmanian tiger quest catches eye of Vice documentary makers

If an animal is declared extinct more than 80 years ago, most people would assume it no longer exists — but Neil Waters is not one of those people. Now, documentary filmmakers are interested in his quest.




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Race meets, sex work, garage sales banned under latest COVID-19 measures

Sex work, food vans at farmers' markets and race meetings are some of the latest activities banned by Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein, as part of the ongoing effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state.




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Two staff at major Tasmanian hospital test positive for coronavirus

An investigation is underway after two staff members of the North West Regional Hospital in Tasmania test positive for coronavirus.




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Coronavirus crisis could be Peter Gutwein's finest hour

Leaders show us their true colours during a crisis, and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein — only in the job three months and following the popular Will Hodgman — is already giving clues as to how he will fare, writes Emily Baker.




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Third staff member tests positive to coronavirus at north-west Tasmania hospital

One of the two coronavirus cases confirmed in Tasmania is a staff member from the North West Regional Hospital, a day after two other staff cases were revealed.




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'The safest place to be': Backpackers find refuge in rural Australia following visa decision

Backpackers sacked after bars and restaurants closed down due to coronavirus are flocking back to previous farm jobs, but employers want details on Government help with quarantine measures.




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Visitors banned from hospitals in Tasmania's north-west due to coronavirus outbreak

Two more staff at the North West Regional Hospital test positive to coronavirus, taking the total to six, prompting a ban on visitors to the facility as well as the Mersey Community Hospital.




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Police to target Tasmania's north-west as drive-through coronavirus testing centre opens

A coronavirus outbreak at Burnie's hospital has prompted a plea for Tasmania's north-west residents to do the right thing over the Easter break, as a drive-through testing station opens in Hobart.




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'It shocks us back into realisation': Residents of Tasmania's north west brace for lockdown

Residents are finding ways to cope as a full lockdown looms over the region, with one woman banging pots and pans in support of essential workers, while another considers whether to shut up shop.




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Eleven new coronavirus cases in Tasmania's north-west as government moves to 'ring fence' outbreak

Tasmania's coronavirus tally reaches 133, with the director of Public Health confirming 11 new cases have been diagnosed in the state's north-west today.




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Who am I allowed to visit this Easter weekend with coronavirus restrictions in place?

All over Australia, non-essential travel is being discouraged. But the rules vary state to state, so let's take a look at exactly how far you're allowed to travel and who you're allowed to visit.




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Doctor asks people to donate iPads so patients impacted by coronavirus restrictions can contact families

Hospitals across Tasmania have banned visitors, but one Hobart doctor is helping patients stay in touch with their loved ones during coronavirus pandemic by asking people to "donate" their iPads.




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Fifth Tasmanian dies of coronavirus as 11 more cases confirmed in the north-west

A Tasmanian woman in her 70s has died of coronavirus, taking the state's death toll to five, as 11 more cases are diagnosed in the north-west.




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Two Tasmanian hospitals to close to contain north-west outbreak

Tasmania’s Premier Peter Gutwein has announced the North West Regional Hospital and North West Private Hospital in Burnie will close because of the coronavirus outbreak. All staff and their households will go into quarantine. That’ll involve more than one thousand people.



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More coronavirus cases found in Tasmania's north-west, as death toll rises to six

A 91-year-old woman becomes the sixth Tasmanian to die from coronavirus, as the state's overall tally jumps to 165 cases — with all of the new cases known to be from the disease hotspot of the north-west.



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More coronavirus cases found in Tasmania's north-west as 'testing blitz' announced

More cases of coronavirus are confirmed as being from Tasmania's north-west, on the day Premier Peter Gutwein urges residents with flu-like symptoms to get tested for the deadly disease.




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Cash-strapped farmers brace for further pain amid foreign investment crackdown

A clampdown on foreign investment into Australia could cut-off vital funding for cash-strapped farmers and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, industry figures say.




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Morrison accuses infected Tasmanian aged care worker of dishonesty

The Prime Minister says north-west Tasmania is a classic example of the need for the Federal Government's coronavirus-tracking app, after he accuses a north-west aged care worker of not telling the truth about their movements and contacts.




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Coronavirus claims eighth victim, as Tasmania's north-west gets help from RAAF, ADF

A man who was a patient at a hospital at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak dies after contracting COVID-19, becoming the second death in two days as RAAF and ADF personnel begin work in the disease-hit region.



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