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They look so perfect! Local lads 5 Seconds Of Summer rock out at Fire Fight Australia in Sydney

They're the Sydney born rockers who split their time between living LA and touring the globe.




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'Oscar Seppeltsfield' in Australia's Barossa region set to become 'the Sydney Opera House' of hotels

Rising in jaw-dropping fashion out of the picture-perfect Seppeltsfield vineyard in Australia's Barossa region, this 12-storey building will be a sight to behold when it opens in 2022.




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State of Origin will be CANCELLED if coronavirus continues to spread around Australia

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys told Sky News on Monday morning the event may have to be moved later in the year. The first game is at the Adelaide Oval on 3 June.




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Australians enjoy the last day of summer as fears rise about effect of winter on coronavirus

The weather system's warming effect on the east coast will fade going into the weekend, but not before raising fire danger in parts of Australia to the highest 'since late January'.




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Coronavirus: South Australian man brings stool and tea to Coles to wait for toilet paper restock

The customer had reportedly returned to his local Coles supermarket in Adelaide three times in one day in the hopes of snagging the highly sought-after product.




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South Australian man arrested at Sydney Airport after allegedly shooting man

The 38-year-old was arrested by Strike Force Raptor officers at Sydney International Airport on Wednesday around 10am after arriving from Thailand.




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Coronavirus: Australian company to make 145 million surgical masks for doctors

Detmold Group in Adelaide have committed to producing 100 million surgical masks for the National Medical Stockpile and a further 45 million to South Australia.




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McDonald's worker at South Australian restaurant tests positive for coronavirus

The crew member was employed at a McDonald's store in Fulham Gardens in Adelaide's western suburbs.




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Petrol prices plunge to a near 20-year low across Australia due to coronavirus

Petrol prices have plunged to a 20-year-low thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Motorists paid 11 cents less for fuel per litre in the March at an average cost of $1.38 a litre.




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Australian shopper hoards more than 5,000 rolls of toilet paper amid coronavirus pandemic

The Adelaide grocery store, who wished to remain anonymous, said the man approached them after he hoarded the product amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Ruby Princess passenger, 62, dies in hospital taking Australia's death toll to 50 

Australia's coronavirus death toll has risen to 50 after a Ruby Princess passenger died in Adelaide.




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Australia's city fuel prices drop to record lows of 84C

Peter Khoury from the NRMA said rapidly dropping oil prices had seen petrol companies drop their prices in some places but they were still not on passing on all the savings.




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UK backpackers bombarded with lewd sexual invitations after posting online for work in Australia

British backpackers Caitlin Fraser, 26, and Mollie Smee, 25, are quickly running out of funds as their desperate hunt to find work in North Queensland continues




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Australian Paul Gauger placed on ventilation in New York hospital after suffering coronavirus

Paul Gauger, 54, from Adelaide, came down with what he thought was the flu last month but was admitted to hospital after waking up in pools of sweat and sleeping as much as 22 hours a day.




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Flight from India to touch down in Adelaide as 440 Australians prepare for coronavirus quarantine

A repatriation flight from India carrying 440 passebgers will possibly stop in Singapore and Indonesia before arriving in the South Australian capital on Monday.




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Confronting moment frail Australian man is rushed off a mercy flight from India into an ambulance

Ambulance crew wearing masks and gowns could be seen wheeling the man onto a waiting ambulance at Adelaide Airport after he arrived on a Lion Air repatriation flight from Chennai on Monday.




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Australian cocaine Cassie's prison lover in Colombia sad and alone in prison since fiancee's release

Sainsbury left Joli Pico behind when she walked free from Bogota's El Buen Pastor women's prison two weeks ago after spending three years behind bars for a thwarted drug smuggling plot.




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Ice use so rampant in South Australia children are being exposed to the drug through junkie parents 

Doctors fear 'significant numbers' of children are being exposed to the illicit drug after seven were found with met in their system during autopsies conducted by Forensic Science South Australia.




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MasterChef Australia fans claim Laura Sharrad has an 'unfair advantage'

MasterChef Australia fans have accused Laura Sharrad of having an unfair advantage in the competition after Tuesday night's pressure test. 




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Australian woman hopes to raise $10,000 to fly her Papillon dog into Australia from New York

Georgie Boyd, 29, had to abandon her rescue puppy named Boston in New York when the US government locked her out of the country while she was visiting London.




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The little-known story of Australia's last-standing independent brewery

Coopers is the last major Australian-owned brewer left in country. The brewery has had to fight off a hostile takeover attempts and battle against major players with far deeper pockets.




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Break out the winter woollies early: 'Unusual' cold front set to hit Australia

The cold front was described by Weatherzone as 'one of the strongest of the year' and brings below average temperatures to the southern states of Australia next week.




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Cops pay for parking is 'un-Australian' as they are frontline workers during the coronavirus crisis 

Police officers having to pay for on-street parking is 'un-Australian', according to a law enforcement union. 




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Dole recipients will only afford nine rental properties across Australia without coronavirus welfare

Australians could only be able to afford nine rental properties out of 70,000 if welfare payments go back to what they were before coronavirus, a report from Anglicare says.




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First Dates Australia: Twin bloggers take pictures of food for Instagram

First Dates Australia suffered its most cringeworthy double date last week. 




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Adelaide Coles mobile phone antenna smashes into the roof during windy weather in Australia 

A huge mobile phone antenna smashed into the roof of a Coles supermarket overnight as parts of Australia battle wild weather from an Antarctic cold front. 




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The ten cheapest places to buy a home in Australia - including towns with houses under $35k

The small town of Andamooka, 600km north of Adelaide in far north South Australia. had several properties and plots of land for sale from $20,000 and up to $25,000.




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Australian Medical Association headquarters was set on fire causing $2million worth of damage 

The fire was lit in a bin in the underground carpark of the medical headquarters in North Adelaide, South Australia, on Wednesday morning.




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Australia's most beloved hippo dies aged 54

Australia's oldest hippopotamus, Brutus, 54, has died at the Adelaide Zoo. He had lived at the zoo for 45 years.




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Tennis news: Andy Murray targets 2020 Australian Open for return to peak strength

Murray, 32, made his long-awaited singles return at the Cincinnati Masters on Monday - his first singles match since an opening-round Australian Open exit in January.




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Andy Murray pleased with singles comeback and is targeting Australian Open in January

It was not just his recent award for having Britain's 'Rear of the Year' that was giving Andy Murray cause for celebration yesterday. He also added another tournament to his hectic schedule.




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Andy Murray to make Grand Slam singles return at next year's Australian Open

Former world No 1 Andy Murray will play at next year's Australian Open in what will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since undergoing hip surgery, organisers confirmed on Tuesday.




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Andy Murray still set to play in Australian Open despite cancelling Miami training camp

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.




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Murray's Misery! Andy Murray has to ditch Australian Open bid

Andy Murray's hopes of an emotional return to the Australian Open next month have been crushed after he was forced to abandon plans to make the long journey to the southern hemisphere.




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Kei Nishikori follows Andy Murray and becomes latest big name to pull out of Australian Open

Tennis Australia issued a statement on Monday saying Japan's Kei Nishikori had withdrawn from the Australian Open next month as well as next week's new ATP Cup.




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Great Britain captain Tim Henman relishing potential quarter-final meeting with Australia in ATP Cup

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: They romped to a 3-0 win over the bottom team of their qualification group at the Ken Rosewall Arena which included Dan Evans taking down world No 46 Radu Albot 6-2 6-2.




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Juan Martin del Potro withdraws from Australian Open joining Andy Murray on the sidelines

Juan Martin del Potro has become the latest high-profile casualty of the Australian Open after it was announced the Argentine has withdrawn from the first Grand Slam of 2020.




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Margaret Court invited to the Australian Open but Tennis Australia distances itself from her views

Margaret Court (pictured) has accepted Tennis Australia's invitation to the Australian Open despite the governing body slamming her opposition to same-sex marriage. 




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Tennis great Margaret Court unleashes on gays in fiery church sermon ahead of Australian Open

Tennis champion Margaret Court sparked another divisive controversy on Sunday, telling a Perth church congregation that LGBT material in schools is 'of the devil'.




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Divisive tennis legend Margaret Court won't present ANY trophies at this year's Australian Open

Court won all four grand slams in 1970 and also holds the record for the most grand slams won by a female player at 24 titles. Serena Williams is one grand slam title away from equally Court's record.




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The ITF and Grand Slams donate more than £300,000 to the Australian Bushfire relief efforts

The International Tennis Federation (ITF), Wimbledon, and the US and French Opens have donated more than £300,000 to the Australian Bushfire relief efforts.




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Australian Open unsure how to mark 50 years since Court won all four Grand Slams in the same year

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: The tennis world is going to spend much of this year trying to work out the best way to deal with the issue of the great champion turned fiery Christian preacher.




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Heather Watson hails boyfriend and Yeovil Town striker Courtney Duffus ahead of Australian Open

A chance meeting with Yeovil Town striker Courtney Duffus at the end of Wimbledon last summer is what the British number two says is behind her form going into the season's first Grand Slam.




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Serena Williams flaunts koala manicure on first day of Australian Open

Serena Williams was seen flaunting koala-themed nail polish on the court on Monday as she took on Russian opponent Anastasia Potapova in Melbourne Park, on the first day of the Aus Open.




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Coco Gauff replicates Wimbledon heroics by beating Venus Williams at Australian Open 

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was a 'Hello World' moment when Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams in the first round on Wimbledon's Court Number One last summer.




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Harriet Dart fights back to beat Misaki Doi and set up Australian Open second round tie with Halep

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was literally at the eleventh hour that Dart saved British tennis from an Australian Open wipeout when she fought her way through to second round.




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Tyson Fury's camp opens talks over fight with unknown Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia

Tyson Fury's team have opened discussions to face Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia in Sydney next year, despite a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder coming up this summer.




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Experts call for volunteers to take part in 'ground-breaking' coronavirus vaccine trial in Australia

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.




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Chinese ambassador threatens to destroy Australia's economy over coronavirus probe

Ambassador Cheng Jingye said on Monday that Australia's push for an inquiry into the origins of the virus could result in Chinese citizens rejecting Australian products.




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Australians to lose $60B amid coronavirus as 1,000 join class action to sue China

The new modeling is based on a nationwide shutdown of non essential services from April to September, meaning if the pandemic persists, the losses could be significantly higher.