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Talkback: Parents, children and remote learning during coronavirus

While some parents are sharing picture-perfect posts about their home-schooling skills, others are pulling their hair out as they try to work and get their kids through this sudden introduction to remote learning. What lessons can we take from this crazy situation?




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Time to remove the doona - Australians granted restrictions 'early mark'

The Prime Minister says coronavirus restrictions could be eased earlier than expected, announcing the National Cabinet would give Australia an "early mark" and look at a plan next week.




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270km flights to buy bread, $15,000 shopping bills are just facts of life on a remote Australian cattle station

Flying a light plane to pick up bread from the local bakery is not something most Australians can relate to, but it is the unique reality for some who call Central Australia home.




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Hero's bravery award brings back memories for girl saved from sheep station fire 80 years ago

One man's rescue of a four-year-old girl from a fire 80 years ago has been formally recognised, and now the girl he saved wants to give something back to his family.





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'Retreat' removed from street name in Margaret River honouring fallen WWI diggers

Officials in Western Australia bow to public pressure and change the suffix of a street in a regional tourist town to honour the memory of two fallen World War I soldiers.



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Accused Claremont serial killer pleads guilty to historic attacks on women

The accused Claremont serial killer, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.




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Time running out for defiant Adelaide residents facing home demolitions

Time is running out for businesses and home-owners to vacate their land in Adelaide's inner east ahead of demolition works, despite accusations the State Government has effectively blocked landowners from accessing the equity of their own homes.




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Fraser Coast funeral trial permits outdoor ceremonies in council parks and reserves

A move by one regional council to permit outdoor funerals is backed by the funeral industry which says they could become commonplace as people move away from church-based ceremonies.




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Mary Poppins memorabilia at Maryborough Story Bank



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Three character traits can tell if working from home, or working remotely, works for you

Remote working means you can work in your pyjamas, avoid peak-hour traffic and pick and choose your hours. But would you miss the office gossip and, even worse, would the boss forget about you?





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Accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards pleads guilty to two attacks including rape of teen girl

The man accused of the Claremont serial killings, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.




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Claremont serial killer trial delayed by a week, a day after Bradley Edwards's shock guilty plea

The trial of the accused Claremont serial killer is delayed by a week, a day after his surprise guilty plea to raping a teenage girl and attacking a young woman in her home.




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Geraldton police shooting victim Joyce Clarke's struggles with demons revealed amid community protests

As family and friends of Joyce Clarke demand to know why the young woman was shot dead by police, a tragic picture of her early life blighted by drugs and mental illness is beginning to emerge.




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Tony Hutchison's memorabilia



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In the era of smartphone apps that allow you to spy on your home remotely, what are the legalities?

Safety versus spying: the legalities of using hidden cameras in a world were technology allows you to protect your home remotely.





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Black hat memorial



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Remote outback town Innamincka to get telehealth clinic

Innamincka, near the Queensland border, is used to floods of water and tourists and accessing healthcare can be a problem. Now, a new remote "self-service" telehealth clinic aims to change that.




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Voters in remote New South Wales say their state election candidates are missing in action

The most remote voters in New South Wales say they feel forgotten by politicians as the state election draws closer.




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Foster care groups on a mission to recruit Indigenous carers in remote NSW

Indigenous children are about 10 times more likely to be in foster care than non-Indigenous children, so how can they stay connected to culture and country?



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Royal Flying Doctor Service remote landing drill prepares outback community for emergency

When 11-year-old Max Day broke his leg and dislocated his hip coming off a motorbike on a remote station in the far north-west corner of New South Wales, a well-practised network kicked into action.




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Fish kill rescue plan needs to remove fish from Darling River urgently, say Menindee locals

Menindee residents say the New South Wales Government is moving too slowly to prevent the loss of important native fish breeding stock in the Darling River, as authorities warn of further large-scale fish kills in to summer.




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Outback life in the arid zone at remote Fowlers Gap research station in New South Wales

Researchers flock to study birds and desert species at Fowlers Gap in the arid zone of New South Wales, where it is remote and isolated but where you can still find friends.



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Memories of outback waterholes, water tanks and sometimes a swimming pool were lifeline to those on the land

As landowners clean out enormous water tanks in the hope of rain, their fond childhood memories of swimming in tanks and troughs are in stark contrast to today's dry and parched landscape.



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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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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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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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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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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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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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'It's not an unknown issue': Remote farmer calls for Telstra to rectify SMS flaw

While Australians debate privacy issues around the new COVIDSafe app, those in rural areas are being forced to go to great lengths just to activate the app before even being able to use it.




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Removalist helping women flee domestic violence says work has increased by 60 per cent

Removalist John Siaki specialises in helping women in abusive relationships flee to safety and says the demand for his service has increased by 60 per cent since coronavirus restrictions were introduced.




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Emotional guard of honour as elderly COVID-19 patient gets discharged from Dubbo Hospital

Coronavirus survivor, Jayson O'Brien has thanked medical staff at Western New South Wales Local Health District for saving his life.



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Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Neither the people in favour of Polanski being granted unconditional liberty nor the moral guardians and self righteous accusers are likely to have their opinion much altered as a result of this superficial, yet devastatingly powerful record of an extraordinary life.




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Arlo Guthrie salutes father's legacy in commemorative concert

In musical circles, there's a mythical quality to that name, attached as it is to the father of American protest song, Woody Guthrie.




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Lake plunges into emotional territory

Audiences in the Northern Rivers don't mind a bit of water. So, the idea of seeing the stage of the Lismore City Hall in flood mode was something of a drawcard for NORPA's punters who came to see dance production, Lake.




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Two people confirmed dead in NSW bushfires after police find bodies on remote property

The remains of a 77-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman are found on a property destroyed in the bushfires which ripped through northern NSW earlier this week.




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'We couldn't have picked a better time': Couple isolates on remote island in Bass Strait

Rachel and Daniel Weeks are living on a national park in the middle of Bass Strait, embracing their isolation. But they feel like they are missing out on nothing during the COVID-19 crisis thanks to the crowds now on popular apps.







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A Bunbury war historian finds magnificent memorials and quiet graves of South West soldiers

It was bitterly cold at Anzac Cove on the 25th April. In order to attend the Dawn Service marking 100 years since the landing at Gallipoli, Jeff Peirce went 34 hours without sleep.