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Police accuse Tuncurry woman Brenda Marney of torturing animals, removing magpie's beak

Brenda Marney, 73, is charged with animal cruelty offences after a mutilated magpie is found at her home on the NSW mid-north coast police believe she lures animals with food before capturing and torturing them.




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NSW Police charge five men over murder of man who had hands cut off and teeth removed

Five men are charged over the murder of a Queensland man who was beaten to death with a steel bar before his mutilated body was dumped, set alight and eventually found by firefighters near Taree.




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Suicide strikes remote Kimberley community for second time in two months

The suicides of two young Indigenous women in two months have sparked calls for immediate action.




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Earthquake near Broome may have released '100 times more energy' than Newcastle tremor

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled Broome was 100 times more powerful than the one which claimed 13 lives in Newcastle in 1989 but there were no deaths and very little damage.




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Bush pilots pull off risky remote aeroplane rescue near Derby, WA

Two pilots have pulled off a risky retrieval operation in remote WA, dangling a 1-tonne aeroplane beneath their chopper and flying it almost 100 kilometres to the nearest town.




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WA's most remote distillery and brewery team up to create the state's first local corn beer

A remote WA distillery has teamed up with a brewery 4,000 kilometres away to create the state's first corn beer, direct from paddock to keg.




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Balgo's remote artists hope footy-themed bonnet art can transform community

Where some people have seen wrecked cars in the desert, artists in a remote WA community saw a blank canvas. Rocked by two deaths, the people of Balgo have set about doing something special.




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From widow to diamond dealer, a tale of perseverance in remote Australia

Survivor is a word thrown around fairly lightly, but in the case of German migrant Frauke Bolten-Boshammer, you can't help but feel she's earned the title 10 times over.




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Autore Pearls bringing shine back to remote Arnhem Land farm

The harvest is underway at one of Australia's most remote pearl farms and its new owners are excited by what they see.




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More than 100 remote community school jobs at risk as Federal Government cuts key funding

Schools and remote communities across the north of Western Australia fear for their future as vital funding dries up, leaving highly-valued employees jobless.




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Local government elections undemocratic for some, fair and reasonable for others

Voting rights based on owning property were last seen in many democracies in the late 19th century, but they live on in most Australian local government elections.




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School-of-the-air enrolments drop as fewer families live on cattle stations in remote WA

For many families in remote parts of Australia, virtual classrooms provide a vital education but low enrolment numbers in some parts could spell trouble for schools of the air.





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Anzac memorabilia collectors keep the story of WA's fliers and soldiers alive

Two of Australia's most unique private military collections are tucked away on WA's south coast, not far from Albany where thousands of soldiers departed for WWI.




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When working as a GP in rural Tasmania can feel more remote than working in Antarctica

Rob Dickson has gone from looking after 100 expeditioners in Antarctica to being a GP for the 1,755 people who live in the remote town of Queenstown on Tasmania's west coast. He says regional Australia can be more isolating.




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Australian driverless mining trucks and remote health technologies could be key to NASA's 2024 Moon mission

Autonomous mining trucks and remote health tools are among key Australian technologies that NASA will need for its 2024 Moon mission, stakeholders say.




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Michael's house near Dunalley burnt down in bushfires six years ago, he's still haunted by the memory

When there's a smell of smoke in the air, bushfire survivor Michael King still feels jittery. He describes it as similar to "how a Vietnam veteran might feel if he hears the sound of a chopper overhead".




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Tasmanian former convicts join list of officers honoured on Remembrance Day national memorial

The stories of two Tasmanian officers added to the national list of police who "gave the ultimate sacrifice" most likely differ markedly to those from other jurisdictions.




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For Sarah, Aurora Australis's last voyage will be an emotional one

As Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis launches into its last season, there are many stories to tell, including a love story.




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Woman gets compo payout after being told to remove 'disgusting' facial hair by manager

A woman resigned from her job after her employer "expressed disgust and made comments" about her facial hair and another was suspended for shaving her hair to support her cancer patient mother, an anti-discrimination report says.




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How clean are our cleanest beaches? Microplastics study underway in remote SA

It comes as no surprise to researchers that densely-populated beaches in Australia are contaminated with microplastics but what about our remote coastal areas?




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App links food charities to businesses ensuring deliveries to the hungry in remote locations

Charities are turning to technology as they struggle to source enough food to feed a growing number of people going hungry in rural and remote communities.



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Drinking water in a remote Aboriginal town on the Nullarbor fringe has now depleted

Clean drinking water is essential for survival but one South Australian Aboriginal community has now been completely "bone dry" for days.




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Improving your memory using ancient indigenous techniques

Forget Sudoku and cryptic crosswords, Australia's senior memory champion draws on indigenous cultures from around the world for memory techniques.



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Coroner denies request by Tanya Day's family to remove police investigator from case

The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who died after sustaining injuries in police custody, refuses a request from Ms Day's family to remove a police investigator from the case.





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Samantha Fraser asked police to remove guns from safe in garage before alleged murder

A Victorian court has heard that a man accused of murdering his wife set fire to her back fence and accused her of having an affair with a neighbour in the lead-up to her death.




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Remote communities may miss out on same sex marriage postal vote

There are fears some people living in remote communities and in Indigenous town camps may not be able to vote in the same sex marriage postal ballot. As the cut-off date to register with the Australian Electoral Commission draws closer, it's still not clear how the Australian Bureau of Statistics will capture everyone's vote, as many in remote communities don't have a postal address.




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WWII Japanese 'otherworldly' jika-tabi boots on display at Australian War Memorial

Australian soldiers in WWII were mystified by the strange footwear of their Japanese enemies, but they also gave them a competitive advantage.






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Author tells how she cried after man charged with murder of Claremont serial killings victim Sarah Spiers

Police have charged a man with the wilful murder of Sarah Spiers, a victim of the so-called Claremont serial killings in Perth in the 1990s.




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WWII Lancaster pilot heading to UK for Bomber Command commemoration

A retired Canberra surgeon is among 15 Australian veterans returning to England to commemorate Bomber Command during World War II.




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Z Special Unit 'silk' map used in Borneo during WWII on display at Australian War Memorial

A "silk" map used by WWII Australian commandos in Borneo is on display at the Australian War Memorial.




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Model FJ Holden panel van commemorates newsreel era at National Film and Sound Archive

A vintage FJ Holden panel van is commemorating the daring feats of newsreel crews in the 1940s and 50s when news was served at the movies.




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Hundreds of north Queenslanders try to stop removal of 'historic' fishing huts

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on Queensland MPs to stop a departmental plan to remove 'historic' fishing huts in and around a national park in the state's north.




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'Living our best life': How an old limo took four mates on a memorable outback adventure to Broome

How an impulse purchase of an old limousine after a few beers turned into an unforgettable trip to the races.




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Queensland Government orders removal of historical fishing huts from Halifax Bay near Ingham

Time has run out for the owners of 14 holiday shacks near Ingham in north Queensland with the State Government ordering their removal by the end of the month.




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Northern Territory remote morgues struggling with biohazard risks and high costs

A Senate inquiry in the Northern Territory reveals decomposing bodies are being transported on ageing aircraft without refrigeration, potentially posing a massive biohazard risk.




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Remote Indigenous children at risk as antibiotic resistance grows

With skin sores, respiratory tract and ear infections and sore throats common in remote Indigenous communities, experts are urging immediate action to combat the rising rates of antibiotic resistance.




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The cattle-mustering queen of the North, running a contract crew in the remote outback

Life on a mustering crew in northern Australia means travelling to remote stations to bring in cattle from thousands of kilometres of far-flung bushland.




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$50,000 worth of winter clothes and blankets help keep remote residents warm in sub-zero conditions

Thread Together, a charity committed to reducing waste in the era of fast fashion, joins forces with a rabbi to help an Indigenous community stay warm over the cold desert winter.



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Remote Australians are discovering they are richer by hundreds of thousands of dollars than they realised

There has been laughter and hugs as people in outback Australia discover millions of dollars in superannuation they did not know they had.





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Top End cattle property Tipperary Station plants lemons as it diversifies into citrus, cotton

The Northern Territory's citrus industry takes a leap forward, with thousands of lemon trees planted on iconic cattle property Tipperary Station.




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Toy footballs, $10 vouchers given to remote students to boost attendance before key federal funding date

The Northern Territory Government is trying something new to entice remote school students back to class at the start of Term 3 just in time for the head-count that determines how much school funding comes from Canberra.




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Tim Fischer says long, popular federal election pre-poll period 'poisoning' democracy

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer says the three-week early voting period is bad for democracy, particularly in regional Australia.




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Smoking ceremony marks the signing of the Taungurung Country community energy partnership




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My memories of Tim Fischer: 'I couldn't have got it more wrong'

The late deputy PM's fascination with trains was a lifelong obsession. So of course, his final public appearance had to include a rail journey. After profiling Tim Fischer four times over the past 27 years, Australian Story producer Ben Cheshire says his final goodbye.




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Dutch airliner Uiver's emergency landing at Albury 85 years ago commemorated in new exhibition

The Albury community rallied in the middle of the night to guide an aircraft to a safe landing after it became lost in a thunderstorm on the final leg of the famous London to Melbourne Air Race.