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Clubs claim plans to overhaul the State's alcohol laws will create more red tape

Clubs WA has hit out at the recommendations in a review of Western Australia's liquor laws released yesterday, claiming its interests have been ignored. The review of the Liquor Control Act released by the State Government makes 141 recommendations, including the introduction of secondary supply laws which make it an offence to supply liquor to a juvenile on an unlicensed premise without parental consent.






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Traders urged to unite to meet Anzac commemorations demand

Albany's peak business lobby is calling for closer cooperation between the city's businesses, in a bid to ensure the region capitalises on November's Anzac centenary commemorations.




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WA Government moves to forcibly reclaim prime beachfront land in Albany from Singaporean developers

The State Government says it has sent a serious warning to the owners of one of Albany's prime vacant lots, by signing off on a plan that would allow it to forcibly reclaim the site.






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More than 700 suspicious fires lit this season as reward re-offered

A reward of $50,000 is re-offered after firefighters battle more than 700 suspicious fires this season.






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Grant money revives hopes for Kojonup health centre

The Shire of Kojonup says its hopes of seeing a new medical centre built in the town could be revived if a State Government grant is reinstated.




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Anzac commemorations spark accommodation worries

Several accommodation providers in Albany have expressed frustration at delays in finalising plans for the city's Anzac centenary commemorations.




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Thousands of fish rescued after being trapped in NSW dam for almost two years

Thousands of fish which became trapped in a NSW pond after flooding in 2016 have been returned to the Macquarie River after a painstaking effort to keep them alive.




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The crusading Coonamble great-grandmother who opened a nightclub to wipe out an RSL's debt

When the local RSL in Coonamble in central west New South Wales found itself in debt to the tune of $500,000, it was feared nothing could be done.






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Truck driver Graham Morrison jailed over Newell Highway crash that killed two boys

Graham Morrison, 55, is given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence after hitting a family car on the Newell Highway near the end of an 11-hour trip.




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Sydney news: Northern NSW bushfires could take months to contain, firearm stolen during Wellington robbery

MORNING BRIEFING: Firefighters say it could take weeks, potentially months, to contain about five fires burning around Armidale and Tenterfield, while a woman is injured and a firearm stolen during a break and enter in Orana.






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Could the pandemic promote peace?

The UN Security Council plans to call for a 90-day 'humanitarian pause' in conflicts worldwide as part of the ongoing struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic. It's hoped that in some of the world's worst conflict zones, this could lay the groundwork for longer term peace agreements.




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France moves towards 'deconfinement'

France has experienced one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe since mid-March. As the country moves towards ‘deconfinement’, we explore how President Macron has handled the political and economic fall-out from Covid-19 and ask what next for the EU?




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Covid-19: a watershed moment for wildlife

Conservationists are hoping the coronavirus pandemic will force governments to take action against the wildlife trade. But will stricter legislation push wildlife traffickers deeper underground?




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Monetising misery and the future of capitalism

Is modern capitalism, itself, a threat to the survival of capitalism? Or will corporations always find a way to monetise misery? Paul Barclay speaks to Yanis Varoufakis and Antony Loewenstein



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What matters most for weight control?

Many diets fail because your metabolism and brain adapt to different kinds of diets and physical activity. When you cut back your energy in-take, your body starts creating appetite enhancers.




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Five challenges for democratic governments

Technology is driving immense social and economic change and it's time for governments to step up and actively shape the future. If we simply leave it to the market we risk social dislocation and economic disruption. Former US Ambassador to Australia Jeff Bleich says the five trends demanding urgent attention from governments are automation, education, climate change, cyber security and self-governance. And Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the price of inequality




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Malcolm Turnbull – a memoir

Malcolm Turnbull reflects on his time on politics, his achievements and the challenges he has faced during his time as 29th prime minister. In the past decade of climate and energy warfare in Australian federal politics, Malcolm Turnbull is the only leader to have lost his job over the issue twice. He talks with Annabelle Crabb about his new memoir A Bigger Picture.



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After six days of no new cases, WA is moving closer to becoming coronavirus-free

WA has now posted six days in a row without a new case of COVID-19 after no new cases were recorded overnight, with 95 per cent of people who contracted the virus in the state now recovered.




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Pilot plan to house homeless people in Perth city hotels axed after more than half walk out

A program to house homeless individuals in Perth hotels is abandoned after more than half the 20 people who were given accommodation at the start of the scheme chose to leave early.




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Dramatic video shows Bradley Edwards's stunned reaction to arrest for the Claremont serial killings

The accused triple-murderer tells police "you gotta be joking" during previously unseen footage of his arrest at his Perth home back in 2016 for the Claremont serial killings.



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Bradley Edwards's police interview reveals a new side of the accused Claremont serial killer

Accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards is at the centre of the longest and most expensive criminal trial in Western Australia's history and yesterday was the first time the public heard from him.



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Young mother's body found outside hospital in remote mining town

A source has told the ABC that a teenager found dead in a remote Pilbara town this morning had recently given birth.




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Bradley Edwards refuses to testify at Claremont serial killings trial as defence case over in minutes

Bradley Edwards elects not to offer a detailed defence to three charges of murdering Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon — crimes that became known as the Claremont serial killings.



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'Something at your fingertips': Fast-tracked online program promotes creativity at home

With hundreds of free activities and workshops, this curated project is a chance to learn new skills, battle boredom, and connect with like-minded people.




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Ellyse Perry set for surgery and a six-month absence after hamstring injury

Australia's superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry will go under the knife and face six months out of cricket after injuring her hamstring during her team's T20 World Cup campaign.




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Billie Jean King once asked 'where is everyone else?' The NRL's new advert presents evidence the sport is more inclusive

It was predictably branded as "politically correct". Yet rather than a legitimate beef with the promotional video, you wonder if the real objection was that it did not fit the needs of those yearning for the past, writes Richard Hinds.





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Couple tie the knot at 92 and 86 in 'moving' ceremony, many years after first meeting

This couple's love affair was sparked by an innocent remark about mince pies during the interval of a show many years ago.





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As debate rages over pill testing at music festivals, a mother pleads for more to be done to prevent deaths

Alex Ross-King died of an MDMA overdose during a music festival in January. Now her mother is calling for changes to ensure no-one else dies.







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Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson



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Police have charged a man for alleged assaults of children more than 30 years ago.





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Thousands commemorate Anzac Day on the Sunshine Coast

Thousands of residents across the Sunshine Coast pay their respects on Anzac Day — standing in driveways, paddling on the water, and dressing up — despite COVID-19 restrictions.




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Mother charged over alleged serious assault of her 3-week-old daughter

An infant baby girl is recovering in a Queensland hospital with life threating injuries after allegedly being assaulted by her mother last month.