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Black Summer inquest hears air attack supervisor raised back-burn concerns with RFS

Chris Banffy tells the NSW coroner that he had his plane land so that he could speak directly to RFS personnel after seeing signs that a back-burn was threatening to jump containment lines.

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World's biggest carbon capture plant running at one third capacity, Chevron Australia reveals

The future of carbon capture technology is up in the air as United States oil and gas giant Chevron admits to an Adelaide audience that its flagship project is running at just a third of capacity six years after opening.

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Meaghan Scanlon tipped to get housing portfolio as Palaszczuk's Queensland cabinet reshuffle takes shape

The biggest move is expected to be Health Minister Yvette D'Ath, who government sources say will likely make a direct swap with Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman.

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Anthony Albanese blasts Stuart Robert for 'completely unacceptable' parliamentary no-show

The prime minister criticises the Gold Coast MP for failing to attend parliament, despite continuing to be paid as a shadow minister.

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Star casino chief Robbie Cooke reveals company's financial state after mass lay-offs

Star Entertainment Group chief executive Robbie Cooke has revealed the impact of the NSW government's tax increase on pokies profits as the casino sacks 500 staff.

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Son, bystanders who saved man's life with CPR on Hume Highway urge people to get first aid training

Doug Butler's heart stopped beating for 26 minutes when he had a heart attack while driving on a busy country highway. If it were not for his son Chais and bystanders, he wouldn't be here.

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Carnarvon business owner fed up with 'war zone' description, launches 'positives' campaign

A local Western Australian business owner angered by a "war zone" label for her town starts a social media campaign to showcase its better qualities, with its social problems largely confined to a small area.

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Khel Steel jailed over horror Port Denison crash which killed Valerie and Lindsay Baskerville

A drug and alcohol affected driver who ploughed into the rear of a car at 157 kilometres per hour, killing the elderly couple inside, is jailed for nine years.

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Plane failed to take off due to parking brake not being fully released, safety report finds

An investigation finds the parking handle brake on a plane leaving from Flinders Island runway last November had not been completely returned to a panel, causing the pilot to "call failure" and stop the take off.

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Vaccine misinformation, reduced confidence in doctors cause drop in childhood immunisation rates

A loss of confidence in the medical profession and misinformation about vaccines during the COVID pandemic cause childhood immunisation rates to drop, a Gold Coast physician says.

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Another class action launched against WA government over treatment of Banksia Hill detainees

The WA government faces a fresh lawsuit in the Federal Court over its alleged unlawful treatment of juvenile detainees at a controversial unit in the adult Casuarina Prison.

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First woman to appear on Melbourne television, Mary Parker, dies

When television arrived in Australia in 1956, Mary Parker became an overnight star and a household name.

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Gene Bristow, who kidnapped and raped backpacker, refuses to pay victims of crime levy

Gene Bristow — who had lured a 24-year-old European backpacker to his Meningie farm, south-east of Adelaide, and raped her — refuses to pay the victims of crime levy because he is not an Australian citizen.

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Remote WA residents craving airline competition welcome new carrier Nexus

Residents across Western Australia's north hope the arrival of Nexus Airlines will see cheaper airfares and more reliability of services.

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Junee Multipurpose Service nurses 'tormented' 85-year-old patient during doll bashing, watchdog finds

A worker has been found to have "instigated and encouraged" a colleague to bash a therapy doll in sight of a dementia patient who believed it was a real baby, causing "great mental distress".

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Cairns private school student faces attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing classmate

An 18-year-old man appears in court charged with the attempted murder of another student, who remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

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Scott Austic given $1.6 million ex-gratia payment after being acquitted of Stacey Thorne's murder

A man who spent more than a decade in prison before being acquitted of murdering his pregnant lover Stacey Thorne is awarded $1.6 million in compensation by the WA government.

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Murder suspect Lee Paul Streng, who is accused of killing Adelaide mum, charged with breaching bail

The man accused of murdering mother Louise Hughes, who was found dead at a house in Adelaide's south-west last year, is taken back into custody days after he was granted bail.

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Hannah Gadsby’s new TV special celebrates love and happiness – but there’s no slowing down yet

In their new Netflix stand-up show ‘Something Special’, Hannah Gadsby is done with the doom and gloom – at least for now.

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Murray crayfish released into River Murray in significant population boost for Erawirung 'totem'

An ancient creature lost to overfishing and river regulation was once a totem for the Erawirung people, but now it might be making a comeback.

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Search for missing boatie off K'gari (Fraser Island) suspended after three days

The search for a 60-year-old yachtsman whose boat sunk off the coast of K'gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland is called off, as his rescued companion is released from hospital.

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Boost to WA's live sheep export industry on the horizon as Saudi Arabian market set to reopen

The number of sheep headed to the Middle East could double if the trade to Saudi Arabia reopens next year, boosting the multimillion dollar industry.

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Artistically defaced election signs of MP Adam Marshall to hang in rural NSW art gallery

After a Sharpie-toting graffiti artist defaced a series of Adam Marshall's election posters, the MP's "enhanced" portraits are now being framed and hung for public exhibition.

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Mem Fox book Guess What? not banned but 'approved' for school libraries, US county says

Education authorities in the US county of Duval, in Florida, reject claims a book by renowned Australian children's author Mem Fox has been banned from classrooms, saying the work has instead been "approved" for school libraries and is not on a list of 21 "not-approved" titles.

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Alleged Perth dating app rapist accused of abusing nine women, police probe ongoing

A West Australian man is charged with 64 offences relating to the alleged rape and sexual assault of nine women he met on online dating apps, with police saying they have identified more potential victims.

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