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Driver Lorraine Nicholson realised four women killed in Navarre crash were 'probably grandmothers' as well, court hears

A jury hears of the moment the woman accused of causing a crash that killed four people in western Victoria realised the deceased were "probably grandmothers" as well.




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Vintage tractor collection goes to auction in the Victorian Otways as owner retires

'You don't have to be a scientist to work on them': Vintage tractors, some more than 80-years-old go under the hammer, attracting buyers from around Australia.





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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

774 Listener Reviewer Goran Stolevski looks at this year's Palme d'or winner




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Grass Fortune

Ling Wang



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Eric Koo's visual diary of the Gold Coast

The familiar and nostalgic, philosophical and witty candour are all alive in this documentation of Gold Coast beaches



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The Long Glasgow Kiss by Craig Russell

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader




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The Rascally Cake by Jeanne Willis and Korky Paul

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader




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Review: 'The Promise of Iceland' by Kari Gislason

Kari Gislason concedes it would have been very easy to write a sad memoir about his relationship with his dad - but he made a concerted effort not to go down that track.



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Coast FM Book Club Review: An Outback Life by Mary Groves

Author Mary Groves has lived the great outback dream and knows how tough it can be.



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Review: 'V8 Supercars: The Whole Story' by Gordan Lomas

Gordan Lomas



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Gold Coast Marathon Fun Run part of incredible journey for quadriplegic Brett Morris

Paralysed from the neck down after a football tackle 26 years ago, Brett Morris finishes the Gold Coast Marathon Fun Run in a wheelchair in under an hour, and he's "very happy it's done".




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Balgan otherwise known as Pigeon House Mountain lies behind Meroo National Park on the south coast of NSW




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Narelle Thomas and Lorraine Brown




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Dharawal language push for all Illawarra children as PhD student pursues 15-year plan

An educator on the New South Wales south coast hopes to have all the region's school children fluently speaking their local Dharawal language in the next 10 years.



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Meals on Wheels surviving on bequests from deceased clients as funding stagnates: volunteer

Volunteers for Meals on Wheels say the charity is under threat with branches surviving on bequests as Federal Government funding for the service plateaus.




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Staffordshire terriers have killed four people in Australia in the past six months

Purebred or mixed-breed Staffordshire terriers have killed at least four people in Australia in the past six months but the RSPCA says a dog's breed alone is not a reliable predictor of aggressive behaviour.




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Homelessness in regional, rural areas outpace cities as domestic violence, drought tightens grip

The dishevelled older man on a city street is no longer accurate as a homeless stereotype with women, youth and regional families falling below the poverty line.




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$140m worth of cocaine was found inside an excavator

A joint operation between the Australian Border Force, ACT and NSW police has discovered about 384kg of cocaine inside a second-hand excavator bound for a regional NSW business. (Supplied: Australian Border Force)




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Braille translator's fight for independence, improved literacy skills as technology evolves

A braille teacher says technology is causing a decline in literacy among people who are vision-impaired, prompting her to bring the tactile language into the mainstream.






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Volunteer bus driver escapes jail for fatal Wollongong crash and thanks victim's family for sympathy

The family of a grandmother killed when a minibus clipped a fuel tanker offers generous sympathy to the bus driver at his sentencing in Wollongong District Court today.




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NRL player Jack de Belin committed to stand trial over alleged sexual assault

The rugby league player is slapped with an extra charge which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison as he is committed to stand trial in August over the alleged aggravated sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in Wollongong.





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Matthew De Gruchy, who killed his family as a teenager, set to be released from jail

In March 1996, teenager Matthew De Gruchy bludgeoned his family to death in a "frenzied attack" in NSW. Twenty-three years later, he is set to be released from prison as a 41-year-old man.




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Judge declares mistrial in case of alleged poisoner charged with murdering partner

An Adelaide judge remains tight-lipped on his reasons for declaring a mistrial in the case of a woman accused of poisoning her partner with a cocktail of dangerous medication.






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Music teacher and actress Kimmie Jonceski stars in musical theatre season during chemotherapy

Music teacher and actress Kimmie Jonceski performed a lead role in a musical while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer this year and wants her courageous story to inspire other young women facing a cancer diagnosis.




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Pilot killed in plane crash at Braidwood, east of Canberra

Authorities say a man had been trying to land a light aircraft near Braidwood, one hour east of Canberra, when he was killed in a crash this morning.




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Fine-dining chefs cook discarded fruit and veg to minimise food waste and its climate change impact

Fine-dining chefs Tom Chiumento and Simon Evans usually serve seven-course degustations, but recently they've been using their talents to provide quality meals from food destined for the bin.




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30 years since Qantas' top-secret record-holding 747 flight from London to Sydney

It is 30 years since Qantas's bold, record-holding 747 jumbo's continuous flight from London to Sydney in what was a marathon journey featuring specially-made fuel and covert planning.





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Brain Hub discusses motion sickness and symptoms of little-known disease Mal de Debarquement Syndrome

Do you suffer from an indescribable feeling of vertigo, constant dizziness and motion sickness? Chances are you could have Mal de Debarquement Syndrome.




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Wollongong carer faces court charged with assaulting her dementia patient

A court has been shown video footage of a carer yelling and swearing at her 81-year-old dementia patient before police allege she punched the elderly woman in the leg.




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Sydney news: Kaila Murnain back in front of ICAC, former baseball coach faces assault charges

MORNING BRIEFING: Kaila Murnain is back in front of ICAC after telling the inquiry she was advised to "forget" about alleged illegal donations which led to her suspension yesterday.




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Baseball coach allegedly kept footage, torture tallies and diaries naming victims, court hears

A court hears a former NSW Northern Beaches baseball coach allegedly kept torture tallies, diaries naming victims, footage of alleged assaults and was in possession of child pornography.




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Breast anatomy research by dissection technician Katie Gaskin has far-reaching benefits

University researcher Katie Gaskin has completed a detailed study into breast anatomy that could bring far-reaching benefits for fields like cancer treatment, cosmetic surgery, and even bra design.





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Sydney, Illawarra drinking water catchment under threat as mining takes toll on key wetlands

Sydney's drinking water catchment is under threat from longwall mining with upland swamps and streams drying out as a colliery pushes to expand.




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Navy veteran, Fred Campbell says the local veteran community is devastated.




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Flying Officer, Maurice Francis Hoban was killed in a RAAF training crash in 1943, his grave was destroyed by vandals at Nowra Cemetery.





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Cheryl Grimmer suspected murder case to undergo major review

A major crime review into the suspected murder of three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer, who was taken from a Wollongong Beach almost 50 years ago will be conducted, as her family desperately pleads for the state coroner to hold a second inquest into her death.




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Lawyers call for reform of ADF's 'discriminatory, unreasonable' internal legal system

A former Special Forces soldier says it's time for the ADF to "modernise" its internal legal system and start footing the bills for members who want to use civilian lawyers.




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Valmai Birch, whose body was found in wheelie bin in her home, died while hogtied, court hears

A man charged with the manslaughter of Valmai Birch, 34, at her NSW south coast home eight years ago is accused of hogtieing her and causing her death by asphyxiation or other means, before putting her body in a wheelie bin.