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Sydney apartments in spotlight as developers ramp up incentives to clear oversupply of stock

Sydney property developers are pulling out all stops by offering special deals including to pay the buyer's mortgage for a year in a bid to lure customers and sell a glut of apartment stock in a downturned market.




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Missing backpacker Theo Hayez's WhatsApp messages could be key to police breakthrough

The father of missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez says unlocking his son's last WhatAsapp messages could be key to find him alive. But a leading expert says the tech giant is incapable of unjumbling the "garbled" encrypted messages.



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NSW Treasurer predicts blue skies ahead despite global and domestic economic doubts

The NSW Treasurer delivers a surplus of around half that expected this time last year, but is forecasting blue skies ahead. He's optimistic despite doubts circulating about the domestic and global economies, Ian Verrender says.




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Euthanasia comes to Victoria as Northern Territory's former leader urges 'democratic justice'

More than two decades since Philip Nitschke set fire to the "disgusting, pathetic" bill overturning voluntary euthanasia in the Northern Territory, the region remains in a stranglehold, banned from even debating the issue.




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Canberra Hospital ECR stroke service to become 24/7 by the end of the year

A life-saving surgery seen as a major breakthrough in stroke treatment is only available to Canberrans during business hours, but soon patients will not have to worry about whether the timing of their stroke will affect their care.




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Queensland Environment Minister 'shed tears' over Adani approval process, video shows

A new video shows Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch telling a room full of people she has shed tears over the approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine, while also saying current environmental legislation is flawed.




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Jake had his second stroke at 22, instead of getting help he waited in ED for hours

When 22-year-old Jake Vincent had a stroke, he was forced to wait at the emergency department for almost seven hours. The doctor who finally saw him "went white" he hadn't been administered a time-critical medication earlier.




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Liberals express frustrations over new Opposition Leader Liza Harvey's policy shifts

WA Liberal MPs distance themselves from their new leader's policy direction, including contentious moves to abandon the Western Power sale and steer away from supporting deregulated trading hours, after strong criticism from the business lobby.




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Lawyer X royal commission hears Paul Dale asked to speak to Tony Mokbel and Carl Williams after arrest

Former drug squad detective Paul Dale wanted to speak to gangland bosses Tony Mokbel and Carl Williams nine days after he was arrested for the burglary of a drug house, the royal commission hears.




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Brothers appear in court charged with allegedly attacking senior Melbourne police officer

Two brothers charged with intentionally causing serious injury over an alleged attack on a a senior Victoria Police officer displayed aggressive and threatening behaviour and were "attempting to engage in a fight" a Melbourne court is told.




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WA flu deaths double within a week as influenza disease notifications spike to new high

The Health Department confirms a massive spike in the number of influenza cases in Western Australia this year, with 3,000 extra notifications and 14 deaths in the past week alone.




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Jury takes 15 minutes to acquit high school teacher who had sex with student

A high school teacher who had sex with a 16-year-old student from a North Queensland school is found not guilty of procuring a young person for carnal knowledge.




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SANFL tribunal reduces Casey McElroy's six-week ban to four for playing in men's league

A female footballer who played in a men's South Australian country league has her suspension reduced to four weeks by an independent tribunal.




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Woman arrested after Sydney high-rise death at Zetland apartment complex

Police arrest a woman they had urged to come forward to authorities after a 23-year-old plunged to her death at a high-rise complex in Sydney's inner east.




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Queensland woman seeks access to dead husband's sperm to have second child

The Queensland Supreme Court will decide whether to allow a widow to use her dead husband's sperm to give her young son a sibling, as they were planning to do so before he died.





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Australian students receive heroes' welcome in Nepal as they help rebuild classrooms damaged in earthquake

Canberra Grammar students discover the unexpected benefits of rebuilding damaged classrooms in Nepal, as they form special bonds with school hosts in the heart of the Himalayas.




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'Waiting for the sun': The realities of sleeping rough in Hobart

Craig has been threatened with a machete and separated from his daughters, but he says that is the reality of being homeless in Tasmania's capital.




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Tasmanian NBL team one step closer as deal underway to buy Derwent Entertainment Centre

The Tasmanian dream of re-entering the National Basketball League could be about to become a reality after revelations NBL owner Larry Kestelman plans to purchase the Derwent Entertainment Centre.





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Love Machine nightclub shooting investigators release CCTV footage of car believed involved

Police release CCTV footage of a car believed to be linked to a drive-by shooting at Melbourne's Love Machine nightclub in April, which left two people dead and four others injured.




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Tasmania news: Health Minister hits back at union 'ambush', accused murderer 'on the trail' of alleged victim

MORNING BRIEFING: Michael Ferguson says union bosses have hit a 'new low' and a court hears that a Launceston man accused of murder said his alleged victim "is going to pay".




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Narooma's young and homeless forced to live in a tent in their popular sea-change town

Narooma is a haven for holidaymakers and sea-changers, but many young people are finding it impossible to rent in their own home town.




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Sydney news: Murder charge expected in high-rise death, concerns over missing backpacker delay

MORNING BRIEFING: The ex-girlfriend of a woman who fell to her death from a Sydney apartment block is expected to be charged with her murder, while a backpacker says the alarm about Theo Hayez's disappearance should have been raised much earlier.





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High Court rules sperm donor is daughter's legal father, stopping her moving overseas with mother

A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian friend with the belief he could play a role in the child's life wins a High Court fight to be named the girl's legal father, blocking her mother from moving overseas.




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Lisa Millar replaces Virginia Trioli as Michael Rowland's co-host on ABC News Breakfast

At age seven, Lisa Millar was singing the ABC News theme and practising her interview technique on her little sister. After 25 years of reporting in Australia and overseas, she's now looking forward to the challenge of co-hosting a daily morning television program.




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Truck driver loses licence over incident caught on dashcam on Adelaide's South Eastern Freeway

Dashcam footage shows an out-of-control truck hurtling through a red light at the base of Adelaide's South Eastern Freeway, moments after the vehicle lost its brakes and was forced onto the wrong side of the road.




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Australian Uyghurs call on Federal Government for protection amid detainment fears

Uyghurs living in Australia are urging the Federal Government to offer them protection after more than 30 countries, including the USA, condemned China over its "horrific campaign of repression" against its Uyghur minority.




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Police investigating alleged murder of Kim Chau search rubbish for evidence, including phone

Police investigating the alleged murder of Kim Chau whose body was found in a luxury Adelaide home say they found a "number of items" of interest during a search for evidence at a rubbish dump.




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An out-of-control truck on the South Eastern Freeway

Dashcam footage shows the truck's brakes smoking, before it hurtles through a red light at a notorious intersection.




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Students say adults have not learnt childhood lessons in sharing Murray-Darling water

South Australian school students are urging adults and national leaders to share the water better in the Murray-Darling River system.




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Stirling East Primary School students Noah and Gemma are concerned about the river system.




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Police and SES search Hackham West park following man's suspected murder

Police and State Emergency Service volunteers are scouring the park where Shaun Thomas Russell, 36 was killed in Adelaide's southern suburbs.




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Car for sale on Gumtree stolen with seller's five-year-old son inside in Adelaide's Hope Valley

A man whose Subaru WRX was stolen while his five-year-old son was still inside says he was scared for his life but the boy thought it was "just fun".




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World number one Ash Barty to headline revamped Adelaide International in 2020

World number one Ash Barty is locked in to headline the 2020 Adelaide International, joining a strong list of female players including world number five Simona Halep.




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Stabbing investigation leads to discovery of magic mushroom lab inside Hackham West home

Police investigating the stabbing of a 40-year-old man, who was found lying on the road at Hackham West overnight, uncover a drug lab believed to be used for growing magic mushrooms.






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Documents reveal maintenance of Collins Class submarines could be scrapped from SA by 2024

Full-cycle docking of Collins Class submarines could disappear from its current site in South Australia by 2024, Freedom of Information (FOI) documents reveal.




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Passengers fall ill after sustained gastro outbreak on Indian Pacific train

A sustained gastro outbreak on the Indian Pacific train from Sydney to Perth has left more than 100 passengers sick over the past month, including two who had to be hospitalised.




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Man feared abducted found 'safe and well' but police to investigate alleged attack

Adelaide man Malcolm Walker is found safe and well, but police say they will continue to investigate witness reports he was attacked and then forced into a car.





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Riverland man charged over alleged indecent assault of 8yo in public toilet appears in court

A man is charged with the alleged indecent assault of an eight-year-old in the public toilet of a venue in South Australia's Riverland region on Sunday.




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'You can't study chemistry' and other barriers faced by women from non-English speaking backgrounds

Meet the determined young women who are working to break down barriers in the community and workforce, refusing to be defined by a stereotype.




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Adelaide hospital beds mothballed, health jobs cut, despite record ramping

The SA Government has revealed plans to mothball 60 public hospital beds and offer further redundancies in the health system, despite record levels of ambulance ramping outside emergency departments in recent months.




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Adelaide Crows announce Burton and Camporeale to be axed following review

The mass exodus at the Adelaide Crows is continuing, with the club announcing it will axe football chief Brett Burton and assistant coach Scott Camporeale following the completion of its external review, chaired by Hawthorn legend Jason Dunstall.




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Adelaide Crows CEO comments on sacking of Burton and Camporeale

The dismissals come after a review identified poor internal relationships as a major issue affecting the AFL club.