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'Those guys are gonna disappear': ICAC reveals 'Pink Ladies' texts
Messages obtained by the NSW corruption watchdog have revealed discussions by a group of long-time Sydney local government officials about plans to secure...
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Modelling shows 90% of young Australians will be better off under Labor’s tax reforms
The $1,000 tax deduction, $250 ‘working Australians tax offset’, and CGT and negative gearing changes will most benefit young people, Treasury secretary s...
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AFP defends public arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith
The Australian Federal Police has detailed intelligence surrounding Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest, pushing back against criticisms of its public nature. News...
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People trapped in new housing estate traffic bottlenecks welcome funding
Motorists in Melbourne's outer north welcome funds for "lifeline" outer suburbs road, but say more needs to be done. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Ex-police officer admits sharing bed but denies rape, court hears
A former South Australian police officer says he got into bed with a woman while she was sleeping and caressed her thigh soon after she rejected his advan...
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Victorian greyhound trainer avoids ban despite dog being found with cocaine in system
Tribunal decision on Geoffrey Dalton comes as advocacy group releases data showing 30 greyhounds have died at or after Victorian races this year Get our b...
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Young police officer's death raises questions about mental health support
An inquest into the death of a NSW Police recruit who was less than three months into the job hears differing opinions about whether it was related to his...
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Live: Saints take on Hawks, Daniher's state funeral confirmed
The Hawks are looking to consolidate a spot in the top four as they take on St Kilda at Docklands, on a day when details of Neale Daniher's state funeral...
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Cave diver reveals how missing Laos group was located
A diver describes the "emotional moment" when he found a group of men alive after they were trapped for more than a week in a Laos cave, while a South Aus...
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Mapped: The 'forever chemical' sites at the centre of Australia's $2bn legal fight
A total of 28 sites across Australia are in the middle of the government's largest legal claim ever. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Austra...
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Live: Blues hunting Women's Origin clean sweep on soaked Gold Coast
The Women's State of Origin series wraps up on the Gold Coast, with NSW hunting a clean sweep at a rain-soaked Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast. Newsiline...
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Fire in Kenya girls' school dormitory kills 16, injures 73
Local authorities said the fire broke out in a dormitory where 220 girls had been sleeping. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and l...
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NRL backs referee's decision to send off Ponga in Origin I
The NRL supports Ashley Klein's controversial decision to send off Kalyn Ponga, saying the State of Origin referee got the call right. Newsiline summarise...
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'Lost opportunity' to help air force serviceman before he died, inquest finds
A coroner has found that the death of an RAAF serviceman could have been prevented, including when he left a military health centre during a mental health...
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Residents plan court challenge to Brisbane's $3.6b Olympic stadium
The Queensland government wants site work to begin on Brisbane's $3.6 billion Olympic stadium on Monday as residents plan a court challenge and Indigenous...
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Darwin mum's killer ordered to spend indefinite period in custody
Sheena Fairfield was stabbed to death outside her family home more than three years ago. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and link...
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'Destroys souls': Coercive control legislation tabled in ACT but laws still years away
The government's bill does not detail specific coercive control behaviours which it says is deliberate. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Aus...
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Victoria's political donations cap to double to $10,000 under proposed changes
The cap on political donations in Victoria will be at least doubled and public funding for political parties increased under government proposals to rewri...
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Pro-Israel activist who settled with Middle Eastern cafe made ‘misleading and deceptive’ comments, judge says
The long-running case between Jewish man Ofir Birenbaum and Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway returns to federal court Get our breaking news email, free ap...
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US firm fined for Australian immigration security failures. How much? Border force refuses to say
Gavan Reynolds cites ‘commercial-in-confidence nature of the contract’ in declining to answer Greens senator’s question in parliament Follow our Australia...
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Breaking: ABC appoints Simon Robinson as news director
The senior Reuters executive takes over from Justin Stevens, who announced his resignation yesterday after four years in the job. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Greens push for minister's resignation after legal fee revelation
Madeleine Ogilvie is being accused of deliberately misleading parliament, after she revealed her involvement in a Supreme Court matter, months after sayin...
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Afternoon Update: Australia sues 3M for record sum; multiple states at risk of flooding; and Patagonia’s drag queen lawsuit
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Nationals pull election stunt as tax debate heats up
This week a few people got a grilling at Senate estimates, the tax debate heated up and whispers of a new centre-right party fluttered through the press g...
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Outrage after women on history walk harassed by boys on e-bikes
Nine women say they were encircled, yelled at and filmed by a group of teenage boys on e-bikes while on a women's history tour of Wollongong. Newsiline su...
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Alleged murderer's bail in limbo as Tiwi Islands town erupts in riots
Lawyers prepare legal action against a Tiwi Islands town manager who blocked an alleged murderer from being granted bail to the islands, where his potenti...
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Young finds method in the madness for long-awaited Origin arrival
It took three years and four series, but when Hudson Young was given the chance to impose his unorthodox abilities on State of Origin football, he didn't...
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Supercars ref sorry for calling driver 'a grub' over controversial crash
The Supercars referee offers an apology to a driver after describing him as "a bit of a grub" because of his actions at the conclusion of last year's cham...
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Coroner finds smuggled drugs cause of inmate's death
A 35-year-old inmate at Victoria's Fulham Correctional Centre died of a drug overdose after consuming drugs smuggled into the jail, a coronial investigati...
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Lawyers expect will disputes to escalate in coming decades
A significant proportion of us believe that an inheritance will be the key to our future financial security, but most families have not even discussed wha...
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Police treating woman's death in Canberra unit fire as suspicious
ACT Policing is treating the death of Kylee McHugh, 46, as a homicide and calling for people to come forward if they had recently seen her. Newsiline summ...
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Lawyer says Joshua Brown will admit to childcare centre sex crimes
Joshua Brown, who has been charged with 156 offences, including sexual assault, has appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court via video link. Newsiline...
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Waste company fined $1.1m over 2014 double-fatal Adelaide truck crash
Almost 12 years after a Cleanaway truck killed two people and injured two others, the company has been sentenced in South Australia's Supreme Court. Newsi...
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Bolivian president warns country at 'breaking point' after weeks of protests
The protests have caused shortages of food, fuel and life-saving medicine and members of Bolivia's Indigenous community have called for the president's re...
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Guardian Essential report: a lukewarm response to Labor’s budget - podcast
Jim Chalmers says his fifth federal budget is the ‘best budget for young people’, but in the latest Guardian Essential poll voters are unconvinced that th...
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Gus Lamont search uncovers no new evidence, police say 'we won't give up'
A renewed search for missing four-year-old boy Gus Lamont has failed to uncover additional evidence, police reveal. Newsiline summarises this report from...