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ABBA - ABBA: Deluxe Edition

An interesting, experimental juncture in the quartet's career.




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T. Rex - The Slider: 40th Anniversary Box Set

Bolan’s brilliance came through clearly on T. Rex’s seventh LP.




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Marianne Faithfull - Broken English – Deluxe Edition

An absolute tour de force of an album from an artist with nothing left to lose.




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David Bowie - The Next Day

A triumphant, almost defiant, return – innovative, dark, bold and creative.




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John Foxx and the Maths - Evidence

Foxx’s third Maths-assisted set is probably his best post-Ultravox LP.




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Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell and Angels

A tantalising glimpse of how Hendrix's genius might have progressed.




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Singapore’s coronavirus advice to Australia, and Max Hastings on the Dambusters

Hear from the chair of Infection Control at the National University Hospital in Singapore, who says home isolation is impossible to enforce, and everyone who tests positive for coronavirus should be isolated in hospitals or in designated hotels until they recover. Plus, veteran British historian Max Hastings discusses his new history of the World War Two Dambusters raid.




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Economics of coronavirus recovery, and Alexander Downer on China

How do we revive the economy once the pandemic passes? Coronavirus has Australia headed for a deep recession, so what can we do now to plan our way out of it? Is the answer more government intervention and state planning? Or, is now the time to launch a new reform agenda that sharpens the incentives to work, save, invest and hire? And, Alexander Downer: “I don’t know what China’s problem is” Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for an investigation into the origins of the virus. But China’s Ambassador in Canberra upped the stakes this week by threatening a trade and tourism boycott of Australia. Australia’s longest serving Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer says China’s Cold War style rhetoric will backfire on it, and it is in everyone’s interests to investigate the origins of the virus. But as we head into recession, can we afford to aggravate our largest trade partner?




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Mixed blessings for Channel Country graziers as floodwater brings strong season for some but leaves others desperate

Floodwaters that crippled North Queensland's cattle industry have turned the Channel Country further downstream into a landscape of dramatic contrasts.




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Coronavirus today: Governor cheers legislative approval of increase in business grant program, announces expansion of surgeries, opening of public swimming pools

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Nannup timber mill shuts up shop, 30 jobs axed

The town of Nannup is in limbo with the closure of a historical timber mill, with 30 jobs axed





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Lithium mine expansion opens, as growth tipped to trump trade wars

Owners of the world's largest lithium mine predict production can top 2 million tonnes if expansion projects get the green light.




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Mother of boating victim condemns lax marine safety legislation

The mother of one of four men who died on a fishing trip on waters near Hobart says she is disappointed the investigating coroner did not recommend changes to Tasmania's marine safety legislation.




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Heavy smokers 'will spend $10,000 a year', with addicts saying tax hike won't stop them

Alice says the tobacco tax increase won't act as an incentive to break the addiction because smoking already has a "hold" on her life.




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Ex-police minister Rene Hidding won't be charged over alleged sex abuse

A woman who claims she was sexually abused by former police minister Rene Hidding says she has been told he will not be charged over her claims.





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'Renoir' recovered in museum audit turned out to have pixels

Staff working in a government building in Tasmania thought they struck gold when they found an artwork by Pierre-Auguste Renoir on the office walls, but museum curators were able to confirm it was a reproduction when they magnified the image and saw there were pixels.




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Rain salesman says his business is attracting investors, but experts say his claims don't stack up

A man who claims he can make it rain is building a following in the Victorian grain belt, where a group of farmers have paid for rainfall between May and October.




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Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Don't forget your tissues for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - the tale of an odd and hurting 10 year old boy searching for meaning and connection after the death of his father on September 11






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What to Expect When You're Expecting

The popular pregnancy advice book becomes an all-star movie, but unfortunately with too many characters and situations, the stretch marks are visible.




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A Happy Event (Un heureux evenement)

Witty and highly cinematically inventive, a stylized affair backed by an attractive cast (including at least six credited babies and maybe an animatronic or two - who can tell?) and with plenty of ironic narration.




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The Expendables 2

Stallone and his crew of aging macho stars return for another lumbering, if somewhat entertaining, exercise in heavy action and disposable one-liners.




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'Exciting day' as SA marks two weeks with no new coronavirus cases

There are now only two active cases in the state, the State Government announces, but border restrictions will stay in place although travel to regional areas may be reopened.




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Geometrical hexafoil are thought to serve as a sign of protection.

Geometrical hexafoil are thought to serve as a sign of protection.



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Queensland's road toll calculations 'extraordinarily complicated', police say

Calculating the road toll is "extraordinarily complicated", according to Queensland police as loved ones say the confusion is compounding their grief following a horror few weeks on the state's roads.




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Queensland Budget 2019: Extra taxes flagged for big business as State Government puts jobs on the agenda

Big business is set to be hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in extra taxes and royalties as the Palaszczuk Government seeks to tap the top end of town to deliver payroll tax relief to small- and medium-sized businesses, in the hope of boosting jobs particularly in regional Queensland.




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Bundaberg man charged over 1976 cold case murder of Rex Keen

Police charge a 69-year-old Bundaberg man with the cold case murder of Rex Keen, who was found bashed and stabbed to death in his Brisbane hotel room more than 40 years ago.






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Boxing breaks down barriers between police and young Indigenous people, aims to reduce crime

For police officers and young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the regional Queensland city of Bundaberg, boxing together is a way to move on from a legacy of negative interaction.



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Sea lion ends up in humpback's mouth in remarkable feeding frenzy mix-up

A baleen whale off California almost swallowed a sea lion that got in the way during an anchovy feeding frenzy, in an encounter rarely seen let alone caught on film.




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Paradise Dam will have 'some difficulty' in extreme flood event

Authorities fear there is a chance the Paradise Dam in southern Queensland will become unsafe if there is a major flood, with the local mayor saying it is the largest failure of a piece of infrastructure in Queensland's history.





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The biggest existential threat to public education is giving teachers anxiety

The working conditions of teachers is the learning environment for students — so to improve outcomes for our kids, we need to first take a hard look at the growing pressures on our educators, writes Dan Hogan.




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Oozing enthusiasm for Australia's 'most intellectual' next Big Thing

At 662 square metres, a Perth university has created what it believes to be the world's largest periodic table of the elements.




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A star roughly 10 times bigger than the Sun could be about to explode

Astronomy experts explain why giant red star Betelgeuse looks a little different at the moment — and why scientists around the world are talking about it.




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Human-to-animal transmission of COVID-19 'unlikely', say health experts

Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.




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Retail Manager Lauren Perkins will reopen her store next week with reduced hours




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Museums and galleries are reframing their exhibits to go online

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced museums and other public institutions to shut their doors and go digital.




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Album recorded in isolation on a 1980s boombox

American band the Mountain Goats have released a new album recorded at home during isolation measures.




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The peculiar experience of collective grief

Exploring the sensation of loss - of personal freedom and what could have been.




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Shandee Blackburn inquest told evidence against ex-boyfriend 'overwhelming'

A lawyer for the family of murdered Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn tells an inquest into her death the evidence points to the victim's ex-boyfriend.





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Jay Brogden's second murder accused extradited from NSW to face Brisbane court

A second man is extradited to Queensland from New South Wales, charged with murder over the disappearance of Jay Brogden in north Queensland in 2007.




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The Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is sinking and it will cost more than $10 million to repair

Perth's flagship convention centre at the heart of the CBD is slowly sinking into the Swan River, developing undulating "speed bumps" in a carpark at the base of the structure that is creating hazards for cars and people.