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A bobcat was used to ram an ATM at an Albany shopping centre. 03/01/2014

A bobcat was used to ram an ATM at an Albany shopping centre.





































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Chamber wants 457 visa review to recognise regional benefits

A regional business lobby group says the Federal Government should recognise how important skilled foreign worker visas are in country areas.






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Walgett loses all water, some air conditioning as heatwave pushes temperatures near 40 degrees

Residents have been left without water for a day after a breakdown at a local treatment plant and as western NSW sweated through a heatwave.




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Norfolk Island residents divided on Government's $4 million bid to attract cruise ships

The Federal Government has handed Norfolk Island a lifeline to save its tourism industry, but locals have railed against their offering saying it could turn tourists away.



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Central Darling Shire to remain under administration until 2024 marking a decade without elected councillors

The largest local council in New South Wales, whose patch includes the Darling River town that experienced mass fish kills, will spend another four years in administration.




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Kids who stole 4WD found safe in Grafton after 10-hour drive from Qld

Four children who took a family member's car from Gracemere near Rockhampton on Saturday night have been found safe in Grafton in northern NSW.




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Trees tumble as developer tries to enact 1984 council approval at caravan park site

There are fears important wildlife habitat is being destroyed as a developer tries to enact a 1984 site approval on the New South Wales north coast.




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No new cases of coronavirus in Queensland as $4b wiped from revenue

Queensland continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic head on with no new cases announced today, but the impact on the state's bottom line is not so healthy, with the Treasurer revealing a $4 billion hit to revenue.




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I've got 43 cents in my bank account. Why would I care who becomes the next premier?

Six months out from Queenslanders heading to the polls to elect the next state government, coronavirus has cast a shadow over the entire process as families and businesses struggle to survive — will anyone care who the next premier is?




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Police break up three house parties in 24 hours after coronavirus restrictions ease in Queensland

Queensland police shut down three house parties in the 24 hours after some coronavirus restrictions are relaxed and erect fencing at Burleigh Heads where large crowds were dispersed over the weekend.




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Three inmates die in four days — two in 24 hours — in Queensland prisons

Queensland's Corrective Services Investigation Unit is examining the deaths of three prisoners over the past five days — two of which occurred at the same facility in 24 hours.




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'$3m lost in 48 hours': Gold Coast tradies fear job rate about to 'fall off a cliff'

Gold Coast builders have backed calls for urgent industry stimulus measures and say restoring confidence is the key to saving the local construction sector.




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Four new coronaviruses cases in NSW, 14th resident dies at Western Sydney aged care home

Newmarch House records another death as cases there continue to climb, while more than 7,200 people were tested in NSW yesterday, the highest testing on a Saturday so far.




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A little boy left a handprint in his family shed in 1954. This is his tragic story

Last week the ABC published the story behind a tiny 66-year-old handprint found in a garden shed. After seeing the story, family and friends have now filled in the details about the life, and tragic death of Ian Redman.