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Friends and family of Naomi Williams





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Naomi Williams inquest concludes, with coroner calling for change at NSW hospital

A coroner finds clear and ongoing inadequacies in the care of a pregnant Indigenous woman, who later died from sepsis, by doctors and staff at Tumut Hospital.




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Toppled Tuckerbox



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Charges laid and CCTV considered for iconic Dog on Tuckerbox following vandal attack

As a 28-year-old man is charged, the iconic Dog on the Tuckerbox at Gundagai could soon be under 24-hour watch after a national outcry when it was vandalised on the weekend.





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Family of Naomi Williams rejects apology from local health district after Tumut Hospital death

The family and friends of Naomi Williams, who died, along with her unborn son, after 20 attempts to get help, say the apology they have received via a statement from the health district is not good enough.










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Frank Rusconi, the gifted stonemason behind Gundagai's famed Dog on the Tuckerbox

The news the Dog on the Tuckerbox had been damaged made national headlines and prompted an outpouring of love for the much-loved pooch. But what is the history of the famous statue?




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GrainPro boss Mario Bonfante tells of his personal 'hell' as company struggles

Drought-stricken farmers are calling for failing grain trader GrainPro to be wound up in a bid to receive some of the $6 million they are owed.









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Gundagai's famous Dog on the Tuckerbox returns home to hero's welcome after vandalism attack

Sitting proudly on its pedestal, Gundagai's much-loved pooch is back where it belongs after it was recently vandalised in an attack that left the community outraged.




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The Dog on the Tuckerbox is back in place at Gundagai, hopefully for the last time

Gundagai's beloved Dog on the Tuckerbox statue made headlines last month after being wrested from its perch, but that wasn't the first time the icon was taken and the identities of those behind the original heist have never been revealed.




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Wagga Wagga street sign





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As more fish kills loom this summer, NSW Government plans $10 million rescue and restocking program

The NSW Government has announced a $10 million initiative to combat what the Agriculture Minister has described as a looming "fish Armageddon".




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Tim's train




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Plastic dumped in Melbourne's Yarra River to be turned into outdoor furniture

Thousands of bottles, soy sauce containers, wrappers and microplastics that have been fished out of Melbourne's iconic river will be melted down to create seats along the water's edge.





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Yarrangobilly mineral pool






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Dumped gravel and rock blocks environmental water from flowing into Murray-Darling forest

An irrigation channel used to release water into a forest along the Murray River in NSW is filled with earth and rocks, with an irrigator saying it's a sign of frustration boiling over in the area.




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Frog numbers and wetlands surviving drought through 'precise' environmental water flows

Controversial environmental water flows are thought to be the driving force behind the revival of the native southern bell frog, despite the drought.





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Woman and child airlifted to hospital, 26 injured in church group bus crash

A woman is in a serious condition with head injuries, while NSW Ambulance is treating dozens of other patients after a bus crashes near Harden, 125 kilometres north west of Canberra.





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Latest Snowy Hydro 2.0 environment report criticised by conservationists

Conservationists are alarmed about the amount of vegetation to be cleared for Snowy 2.0, but Snowy Hydro says the benefits outweigh their concerns.




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SunRice cuts more jobs in NSW Riverina after second lowest rice crop on record

One of Australia's largest food exporters, SunRice, cuts more than 30 regional staff after producing its second-lowest rice crop.




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Wagga Motors



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Wagga Motors to spend $200,000 on safety policies after man killed by improperly repaired vehicle

The Riverina car dealership says it takes '100 per cent takes responsibility' for the incident, and has improved work health and safety culture.



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Drought-stricken dairy farmers watch the river run by, unable to access it

Australia's dairy farmers are leaving the industry in droves as drought and sky-high prices for water take their toll.




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Ivanhoe locals fear jail closure's 'devastating' effect on their outback town

Business owners at Ivanhoe in outback NSW are staring down closure if a plan to shut the jail goes ahead, and say the jail inmates make a huge contribution to the community.




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Irrigation communities share hurt and ask for hope from Murray-Darling basin panel

Basin communities share experiences of life under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, in what they say is the 37th review into the water management scheme.







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Snowy Hydro 2.0 a costly white elephant that won't deliver, says energy expert

After taxpayers were promised Snowy Hydro 2.0 for $2 billion in four years, the project is now likely to cost five times that amount and take twice as long to be completed.




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Struggle Street's Ashmont draws 'dangerous' moniker in latest series, but refuge operator says label unfair

Rampant vandalism, stress on social housing, and a dairy farming family at the end of their resources SBS's Struggle Street spotlights the Riverina in its latest look at poverty.



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