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Political crisis in Venezuela holds up SA's Lucky Bay-to-Wallaroo ferry service

Plans to relaunch a South Australian ferry service hit a snag with the vessel the Aurora V caught up in political turmoil in South America.




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One of Australia's most tragic WWI family losses, with four brothers killed on battlefield

A chance finding among the bric-a-brac at a backyard auction in Port Lincoln results in a 12-year journey that uncovers one of Australia's most tragic family losses from war.




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Mavis Clinch and Mabel Crouch from Victoria




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John Terrell teeing off




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Indigenous leaders welcome ALP's federal election 2019 commitment to double IPA funding

More money has been pledged for more than 70 protected areas across the country, almost entirely in regional and remote Australia.



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Aussie birthing-kit assembly parties help give the gift of life to at-risk mothers around the globe

The Australian birthing kit program sees groups of women get together to help at-risk mothers around the globe and is believed to have helped save nearly 300,000 lives.




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This federal election, South Australia has been feeling the political cold shoulder

South Australian voters watching party leaders cut a trail through marginal seats across the country could be justified in feeling like they have been left in the dust with the state barely rating a blip for Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.




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Senate candidate Nick Fardell




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Friends help



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Lake Eyre floods cause outback pub to travel hundreds of kilometres for beer, toilet paper

This is Phil Gregurke. He is havingtotravel 200kmjust topickup acartonofbeerand some toiletpaper for his pub on the Birdsville Track.




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App links food charities to businesses ensuring deliveries to the hungry in remote locations

Charities are turning to technology as they struggle to source enough food to feed a growing number of people going hungry in rural and remote communities.



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World oil price slump and trade tensions unlikely to deter Great Australian Bight oil drilling

The worldwide price of oil has fallen by more than $US10 a barrel in recent weeks, but the cheaper price has not fazed a Norwegian company's plan to drill in the Great Australian Bight.




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Mining bill passes SA Parliament but rebel MPs say 'it's just the beginning'

Landholders fight for independent review after the controversial Mining bill passes the Lower House.




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Here's how a Melbourne genealogist found the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle

It took less than 48 hours for the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle to be found on the other side of the world, after being discovered on a remote South Australian beach this week.




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Winter may be the best time to release captive-bred bilbies in southern Australia, research finds

The vulnerable species breeds year-round in captivity and arid zones but a study of re-introduced populations on the Eyre Peninsula suggests that may not be the case in southern parts of Australia.




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Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy to be immortalised in hometown Streaky Bay

Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy's hometown of Streaky Bay is fundraising to install a life-sized bronze statue of their hero on the town's foreshore.



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Beach access wheelchairs finally roll out after gathering dust for two years over insurance hurdle

Beach wheelchairs and special matting are finally out of mothballs after two years, thanks to the Whyalla City Council's decision to cover public liability insurance.



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Regional doctor shortage sees 73-year-old GP shun retirement to help struggling town

At 73, Dr Graham Fleming could be enjoying a quiet retirement. Instead, he's gearing up to be a struggling regional town's first resident doctor in nearly 18 months.




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Great Australian Bight seismic testing delayed as PGS suspends plans until next year

A plan to probe the Great Australian Bight for gas and oil using seismic testing is delayed, with the company behind the move confirming its testing will be postponed until next year.




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Specialist police dog to help find remains of Tanja Ebert and Scott Redman

New South Wales specialist police dog Tilly has arrived in South Australia to help investigators find the remains of missing Manna Hill mother Tanja Ebert and Adelaide teenager Scott Redman.




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Aboriginal elders divided over video showing wombat being stoned to death

A video showing an off-duty police officer stoning a wombat, apparently to death, leaves Aboriginal elders divided with one condemning the incident as "wrong" but defending traditional hunting.




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Drought help for farmers in South Australia could be extended to council rate relief

The South Australian Government is considering providing council rate relief to drought-affected farmers as the state opposition claims that South Australia is way behind other state support.




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Fire incidents under control after fuel tanker rolled and engulfed in flames in SA

Two fire incidents in regional South Australia are under control after temperatures soared across the state. A fuel tanker rolled on the Eyre Highway earlier today, and CFS crews have contained a grass fire at Lewiston.




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Hizir Ferman may have 'progressively suffocated' to death pinned by prison guards, inquest hears

Violent standover man Hizir Ferman may have "progressively suffocated" to death when Victorian prison officers used their body weight to pin him to the ground after forcibly removing him from his cell, an inquest has been told.




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Eggs recalled, Victorian farm quarantined over possible salmonella contamination

Hundreds of thousands of eggs are removed from the shelves of supermarkets across four states following an outbreak of salmonella cases linked to an exotic strain of the bacteria.




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Salmonella egg contamination could result in significant chicken cull

Authorities could order the destruction of hundreds of thousands of chickens at a Victorian poultry farm, after the detection of a rare strain of salmonella at the property sparked a massive supermarket egg recall.





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Federal Budget contains drought support, trade assistance and disaster relief for farmers

This year's Budget reflects a horrific summer of natural disasters, with increased support for natural disasters and drought relief.




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Pet dogs put their noses to good use by sniffing out endangered broad-shelled turtle nests

Thirteen volunteer conservation detection dogs have been trained to detect broad-shelled turtle nests in northern Victoria.





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This federal election, Victoria will be critical for a change

Usually, federal elections are decided outside Victoria. This one could be different, with Bill Shorten hoping to pick up a number of seats in his home state that were once considered Liberal bastions.





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Melbourne man collects hundreds of pieces of jewellery made out of human hair

Some people collect cars, mugs or sports memorabilia. Hayden Peters collects jewellery made from the hair of dead people.




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Nine sells Fairfax community newspapers to Antony Catalano

Former Fairfax Media executive Antony 'The Cat' Catalano strikes a $115 million deal to buy his old employer's regional newspaper group.




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Federal election 2019: Immigration is hot again but changed Shepparton's cultural fabric long ago

The You Ask, We Answer election project has received dozens of questions about immigration with many concerned about how Australia can care for new migrants.




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Farm army helps NSW town that's run out of water

For residents living in the New South Wales village of Murrurundi in the Upper Hunter Valley, three minute showers and a limit of two loads of laundry a week have become the norm.






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Homeless man sleeping in skip bin in Kerang accidentally tipped into garbage truck

A homeless man suffers a broken tooth and sore back after falling more than 2 metres when the skip bin he was sleeping in was tipped up and into the back of a garbage truck at Kerang, in northern Victoria.




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Does dairy need a closer look at its brand as people turn to what they believe are 'healthier' alternatives?

Industry experts say consumers are often misguided about what is healthier between alternative and dairy milks, and some say branding is the issue.






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Parishioners take charge of funerals, Sunday celebrations as priests become scarce in the bush

Parishioners in rural communities are increasingly perform the role of priests, taking funerals and Sunday celebrations into their own hands.





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Animal cruelty investigation launched over video showing treatment of chickens at Victorian poultry farm

Footage from a Victorian poultry farm, released by animal activists, appears to show workers stretching the necks of chickens and throwing them onto a concrete floor.





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With just one in four Aussies staying with same employer for 10+ years, is traditional long service still relevant?

With only one in four Australians staying with the same employer for 10 years or more, there is a call for a national portable long service leave scheme in Australia.