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Man takes axe blow to the head in medieval battle re-enactment

A 21-year-old is flown to hospital after an axe hit his helmet while he was taking part in a mock medieval battle at Hawkesbury Showground in New South Wales.





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Marathon: how one battle changed Western civilisation by Richard A. Billows

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader.




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Review: Kimberley Freeman's 'Wildflower Hill'

Award winning children's writer Kim Wilkins assumes a pseudonym as she turns her hand to 'chick literature' with Wildflower Hill.



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US Marines will be allowed into Australia's Top End under strict coronavirus rules

Initially postponed due to coronavirus, the deployment of US Marines to the Top End is back on, but questions remain about how many are coming, when they'll arrive or where they'll be treated if any contract COVID-19.




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Coronavirus update: Japan follows US in authorising remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients

Japan reaches the decision to approve the antiviral medication previously used to treat Ebola patients just three days after the drugmaker filed for approval.




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Queensland, SA, Tas follow National Cabinet's plan to ease coronavirus restrictions

Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania are the first states to announce the easing of coronavirus restrictions under the National Cabinet's plan to reopen Australia, but Victorians will have to wait until Monday to learn what rules will change for them. As it happened.




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NSW announces plan to ease coronavirus restrictions, but won't be following all National Cabinet measures

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce the plan to start relaxing lock down restrictions from Friday, but local and regional travel is not yet back on the menu.




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Wheatstone gas emissions 'excessive', say residents in north-west WA town of Onslow

Environmental groups have called for greater transparency about the potential health impacts of Australia's largest onshore liquified natural gas plant as residents say their complaints are ignored.




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Low-sulphur, cleaner shipping fuel oil transition looms signalling choppy waters ahead for maritime industry

The January deadline is looming for the shipping industry to clean up its act on reducing air pollution as vessels across the world will be required to use low-sulphur fuel oil.




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One of WA's oldest banks is closing its doors and locals are concerned more services could follow

While the cash economy is dwindling, small businesses still need somewhere to deposit their coins but where do you take them when your local bank branch closes?




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Queensland's Environment Minister 'devastated' following Adani coal mine approval

Queensland Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch's comments at an Indigenous festival reveal Labor is divided on the Adani mine's recent approval, the State Opposition says.




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Transgender law reform to allow Victorians to change birth certificate gender without surgery

The Victorian Government prepares to reintroduce a bill which would make it easier for people to alter the sex recorded on their birth certificate to male, female or any other gender descriptor of their choice.






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Fish kill in Byron Bay's Tallow Creek



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Police and SES search Hackham West park following man's suspected murder

Police and State Emergency Service volunteers are scouring the park where Shaun Thomas Russell, 36 was killed in Adelaide's southern suburbs.




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Senate inquiry following Angel Flight crashes urges CASA to relax maintenance standards

The aviation safety regulator is being urged to relax maintenance requirements for Angel Flight and other charity flight services, after a Senate inquiry slammed an earlier ATSB report into the charity's fatal crash rate.




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Family of missing man Michael Purse left in 'terrible limbo' following suspected murder

The family of missing man and suspected murder victim Michael Purse makes an emotional plea for information on his fate, with his mother breaking down as she described her anguish.




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Adelaide Crows announce Burton and Camporeale to be axed following review

The mass exodus at the Adelaide Crows is continuing, with the club announcing it will axe football chief Brett Burton and assistant coach Scott Camporeale following the completion of its external review, chaired by Hawthorn legend Jason Dunstall.




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Lamborghini driver charged over fatal crash allowed to drive pregnant wife to appointments

The driver of a Lamborghini that fatally struck a teenager in Adelaide has a previous conviction for street racing and has been issued with 18 expiation notices since 2002, a court hears.




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Archaeologists look below the ocean surface in Dampier Archipelago for signs of ancient culture

A pioneering project on the WA coast is searching for underwater evidence of ancient culture. Scientists hope the exploration will lead to evidence of human life from when the seabed was land.



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Luke Brandon arrested following alleged crime spree in Adelaide and Goolwa

A wanted high-risk offender has been arrested following a crime spree overnight which started when a car was allegedly stolen from an elderly woman yesterday. An Adelaide man says his mother was left shaken by the ordeal.




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Man transported to the RAH with pelvic injuries following truck and car crash near Port Wakefield

A man is being transported to the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) with pelvic injuries following a crash between a car and a truck just north of Port Wakefield, about 100-kilometres from Adelaide. Diversions are in place for those travelling to Port Augusta.



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Police search for man following South Yarra shooting



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John Lyons says AFP raid on ABC is an attack on whistleblowers

The ABC's Head of Investigations has been live tweeting the AFP's raid on the national broadcaster, and says he's never seen a warrant so broad and comprehensive.




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Tributes flow for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke

Friends, colleagues and figures from across the political spectrum came together to remember the former Prime Minister.





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Driver missing after explosives truck blows up near Sandstone in outback Western Australia

A search is underway for missing 67-year-old Tony Hickey whose explosives truck caught fire and blew up near Sandstone in Western Australia's Mid West, with police unable to find him at the scene.




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At least 14 people test positive for coronavirus following outbreak at Victorian psychiatric facility

Victorian health authorities are investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a private psychiatric facility which has resulted in at least 14 confirmed cases of the virus so far.




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Low numbers of pygmy-possums puzzle researchers

Summer's bushfires have cast doubt on the sustainability of the critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum population in Victoria's High Country, with scientists unable to access research grounds after.




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Pleas for children's heart specialist to allow patients to 'come home sooner'

Regional children with congenital heart disease must move to Brisbane to be closely monitored after critical heart surgery. One mum is petitioning for change.





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Five-legged frog in recovery following limb amputation

Due to a decline in the number of frogs, operating on the amphibian was deemed worthwhile to give it the best chance to thrive.




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Rare bird blown south to Cronulla pub flown home to Darwin for release

A rarely seen Bulwer's petrel, nicknamed Buggerlugs, which lost its way and ended up on a pub balcony in Sydney, is flown north and released back into its natural habitat.




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Gayle's Law loophole, allowing nurses to see patients alone, draws concern from union

The nurses' union says a law requiring remote health workers to be accompanied when going on unscheduled or after-hours callouts is being undermined by the State Government.



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Man killed close friend by falling on him during drunken fight at Telowie Beach, court hears

A South Australian man killed his close friend when he landed on top of him during a drunken fight, causing an internal cyst to fatally rupture, a court hears.




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South Australian man sentenced after killing friend in drunken fight at Telowie camp site

A South Australian man has been jailed for killing his best friend at a remote camp site during a drunken fight after falling on him and rupturing an internal cyst.




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Textile artists in Newcastle create Fearless Flowers campaign for ovarian cancer research

A group of textile artists in Newcastle has thrown down a challenge to artists around Australia to create hand-made flowers to raise funds for ovarian cancer research.



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Sydney news: Woman charged with murder over Camperdown stabbing, easing weather slows Tenterfield bushfire

MORNING BRIEFING: A woman has been charged with murder after a man was found with multiple stab wounds in a Sydney apartment complex, while easing weather conditions have helped firefighters in Tenterfield gain the upper hand on a bushfire.





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A flying doctor and son have flown from Colorado to Broome in a 'gutsy' little plane

A life-changing adventure for a Broome based GP and his son: Dave and Tom Berger have flown 40,000km in a single-engine plane.




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Investigation finds no evidence of illegal whistleblower payment or fabricated cruelty on live export ship

A Federal Government investigation has found no evidence a whistleblower onboard the livestock carrier Awassi Express fabricated conditions on the boat by switching off fans and ventilation.