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The drought is pushing rural women to breaking point, as doctors urge them to 'get help early'

RobynCaldwellisoneof thousandsof womeninrural Australiadealingwiththe falloutfromthedrought,but everyyearaspecialevent with250countrywomenin aremoteQueenslandtowngives her welcomerespite andstrategies tofightback.




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Outback rainfall 'like Christmas' but water unlikely to flow on downstream

Outback Queensland towns are celebrating after much-needed rain, but the effects may not flow on downstream.






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Barnaby Joyce 'ignoring' South West farmers in Wellington Dam funding knock back

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.





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House-sitting on the rise for older people in financial stress or on verge of homelessness

Sue Prince turned to house-sitting when her home was repossessed but advocates say the trend could be hiding the true picture of homelessness in Australia.




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Capel mother Cassandra Doohan murdered baby Anastasia Hand days after tip-off over injuries

Child protection authorities were tipped off about the mistreatment of baby Anastasia Hand 16 days before her mother violently and fatally shook the infant at the family's home south of Perth, a court is told.




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Seller of The Big Issue in Bunbury struggles to sell street mag due to 'tough economic times'

The Big Issue has been helping disadvantaged and homeless people earn an income for almost 30 years, but one seller says a recent price increase has triggered a drop in sales and income.






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Busselton Airport Sign



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Knickers the giant steer makes a packet for Blue Tree Project in brief return to limelight

One year on, 2018's most unlikely internet sensation, Knickers the giant steer, has put his big hoof forward for a good cause, raising more than $14,000 in the process.




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Anna Bagshaw is working to help soldiers transition to civilian life.



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Tasmania news: Police search for fruit tree thief, council throws out homeless man's belongings

DAILY BRIEFING: The search is on for a thief who stole a "large quantity" of citrus trees, while the Launceston City Council "sincerely apologises" to a homeless man





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Tasmanians celebrate gender law milestone

Controversial new laws allowing people to amend the gender on their birth certificate without reassignment surgery have come into effect, allowing people like Francene Jacques to be "buried an old woman".




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Family of Voula Delios family says State has 'blood on hands' after 'evil' stabbing death

The family of a woman violently stabbed to death by a man with schizophrenia has slammed the prison system which released him in the grip of psychotic delusions, saying prison authorities had blood on their hands.




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One Night Stand crowd St Helens



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Tasmanian elective surgery delays sees child victim of arson attack wait 15 months for skin grafts

Spencer Connelly, 11, was supposed to have his third round of skin graft surgery within 90 days. But he's been waiting 15 months as Tasmania's elective surgery waiting list blows out.








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'Renoir' recovered in museum audit turned out to have pixels

Staff working in a government building in Tasmania thought they struck gold when they found an artwork by Pierre-Auguste Renoir on the office walls, but museum curators were able to confirm it was a reproduction when they magnified the image and saw there were pixels.









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Daryl Deutscher runs a rare turkey farm at Dadswell's Bridge in western Victoria.




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Blood from Daryl Deutscher's Dadswells Bridge rare turkeys is being used to improve the global flu vaccine.




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Sentinel turkeys keep us one step ahead of flu, providing blood for up-to-date vaccines

Turkeys bred on a farm in western Victoria are at the centre of the global fight to improve the flu vaccine.





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Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Don't forget your tissues for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - the tale of an odd and hurting 10 year old boy searching for meaning and connection after the death of his father on September 11









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Kath and Kimderella

The foxy hornbags get tizzy with a big screen adventure that's filled with noice jokes but a stew-pid storyline.





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Hotel Transylvania

This fun and energetic visit to Dracula's castle pays tribute to some great movie monsters while creating some laughs of its own.




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Mystery surrounds departures of university chancellor and deputy

University of Adelaide vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen takes indefinite leave less than 24 hours after chancellor Kevin Scarce resigned without public explanation yesterday.




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Time running out for defiant Adelaide residents facing home demolitions

Time is running out for businesses and home-owners to vacate their land in Adelaide's inner east ahead of demolition works, despite accusations the State Government has effectively blocked landowners from accessing the equity of their own homes.




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Country town welcomes young medical graduate with lawn bowls, brass bands and cakes

Jenny Han finds herself in the thick of country life, despite social distancing, after moving from the city to kickstart her career.




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'I thought it was for mums': Why not everyone feels welcome at parents' groups

To many people, they're known simply as 'mothers' groups' and that can mean new fathers like Jeremy Piert don't feel comfortable going along.