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Australia-India World Cup final to deliver on pre-tournament promise

Whether Australia or India wins the final, this T20 World Cup almost promised too much but has delivered even more. If fans #FillTheG on Sunday it will give this tournament the conclusion it deserves, writes Richard Hinds.




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World Cup reserve days a 'no-brainer', says Starc

Mitchell Starc comes home early from South Africa to watch his wife Alyssa Healy play for Australia in the T20 World Cup final — and criticises the lack of reserve days which nearly saw the hosts eliminated.




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Ellyse Perry set for surgery and a six-month absence after hamstring injury

Australia's superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry will go under the knife and face six months out of cricket after injuring her hamstring during her team's T20 World Cup campaign.




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Labuschagne smashes century, but Australia swept by South Africa in ODI series

Australia slumps to a 3-0 series defeat in South Africa with a six-wicket loss in Potchefstroom, despite Marnus Labuschagne's maiden ODI century.




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Billie Jean King once asked 'where is everyone else?' The NRL's new advert presents evidence the sport is more inclusive

It was predictably branded as "politically correct". Yet rather than a legitimate beef with the promotional video, you wonder if the real objection was that it did not fit the needs of those yearning for the past, writes Richard Hinds.




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Grafton man accused of murder over fatal car crash at Glenugie

Police have charged a NSW man with murder after what witnesses described as a furious chase during which shots were fired before one of the cars rolled and burst into flames.



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Dungeons & Dragons resurrected from basement into mainstream

Once the subject of "satanic panic" and seen as the epitome of nerd-dom, roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons finally hits the mainstream and is bigger than ever.




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Medieval re-enactment groups see surge in popularity credited to rise in period TV dramas

A medieval re-enactment group says a growing number of people are choosing to ditch the chaos of modern life and return to a simpler time.







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Breastfeeding used as a survival tool by Australopithecus africanus, our early human ancestor

How scientists "read" two-million-year-old teeth and uncovered the hidden breastfeeding patterns of our ancient ancestors.



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Digging up hidden history of Chinese gold mining on North Coast beaches

Some historians believe the White Australia policy played a part in covering over the early history of Chinese miners in Australia.



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Hat found near Cape Byron Lighthouse could belong to Theo Hayez, NSW police say

A hat possibly belonging to Theo Hayez is found at Cape Byron Lighthouse, near where he was last seen, and sent for forensic testing.




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After Vanity Fair came to town, Byron Bay took a long hard look at itself

After a US magazine visited the far-north NSW coast town, Byron Bay was abuzz. Dig a little deeper and the stories pour forth from angered locals.



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Social media abuse taken into account in sentencing of surf rage attacker at Lennox Head

The magistrate who sentenced a man over the assault of a champion surfer says she took into account the public scolding he's received when deciding his punishment.





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Fire authorities assess the catastrophic fire damage to several homes in Binna Burra

At least 11 homes had already been destroyed at Binna Burra.



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Hunt for missing Byron Bay backpacker Theo Hayez officially called off, as case formally referred to NSW coroner

The hunt for the missing Belgian backpacker, who disappeared after a night out on May 31, is formally referred to the NSW coroner in a move that ends the official police search.



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Byron Council evacuated as Sydney bomb squad sent in to deal with 'suspicious device'

Police say a pipe bomb found in Mullumbimby on the NSW far north coast has been rendered safe and has been taken away for forensic examination.




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Byron Bay's 'Disco Dong' sculpture cut down, but like a phoenix it will rise again

For nine long months, the main road into Byron Bay was adorned by one of Australia's most controversial pieces of public art. Until last night.



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Whale watchers witness rarely seen spectacle as orcas devour juvenile humpback off NSW north coast

Whale watchers off the north coast of New South Wales have held a front-row seat to the rarely witnessed and gruesome spectacle of a pod of killer whales devouring a juvenile humpback whale.






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Teen girl 'humiliated' after errant police strip search at Splendour in the Grass, inquiry told

A 16-year-old girl tells an inquiry she can no longer trust police after she was subjected to a strip search at the Splendour in the Grass music festival when a sniffer dog falsely detected drugs on her.





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Lennox Head hang-gliding incident leaves instructor dead, passenger in critical condition

Police praise bystanders who rushed to help two men involved in a hang-gliding incident that killed the 67-year-old instructor, from Byron Bay, and left his Irish passenger critically injured.




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Ron Workman's Anzac Day services drew 20,000. He says he took it for granted

The Vietnam vet, master of ceremonies at Currumbin's Elephant Rock dawn service for 25 years, says this year's Anzac Day cancellations prove we sometimes don't know what we've got till it's gone.




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'You're a second-class veteran': Why these Vietnam vets feel abandoned

The decision to not award several thousand Vietnam veterans the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal leaves some feeling ashamed in the company of decorated veterans.




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Great-grandparents donate multi-million-dollar penthouse proceeds to COVID-19 research

Semi-retired Keith and Glenda Drake, both in their 80s, will donate the proceeds of their seaside penthouse to help researchers develop a treatment for coronavirus.




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Southern states may get a drenching this winter but Australia's Top End is having another dry wet season

As southern parts of Australia look set for a wet winter, the northern part of the NT is grappling with its second poor wet season in as many years.




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No wreaths, no rosemary — a strange Anzac Day looms for volunteers, vets and businesses

The lead-up to Anzac Day is usually a busy time for florists and volunteers, but this year is very different.




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Traditional Anzac service goes ahead — online — unearthing stories of strength

One of the only full Anzac Day services to be held in Queensland will honour the service of local soldiers through a series of videos filmed during isolation.




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'Very personal thing for me': Veteran strives to name and honour 72 servicemen in unmarked graves

A veteran discovers 72 unmarked war graves at a cemetery west of Brisbane, working tirelessly to identify the lost servicemen who died in a mental asylum with most having no next of kin, to get plaques placed on their final resting place.




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Fitzroy River humpback dolphins use strand feeding

Researchers make some interesting discoveries about Fitzroy River humpback dolphins.




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'High risk for little reward': Dolphins beach themselves to catch fish

A pod of humpback dolphins in the Fitzroy River in central Queensland are using rare and risky behaviour to catch their prey.




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From Saturday, COVID-19 restrictions will start to ease in Queensland

Driving 50km will be permitted, members of the same household will be able to go for picnics, and shopping for non-essential items like clothes and shoes will be allowed.



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'Police will be around': Queensland will ease coronavirus restrictions, but home schooling remains

Queensland students won't return to school yet, despite calls for Year 11 and 12 classes to resume, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says as some coronavirus restrictions ease on Saturday.




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With Gold Coast beaches set to reopen, mayor calls for comeback of restaurants and cafes

As beaches reopen on the Gold Coast, mayor Tom Tate has called on the Federal Government to allow the "gradual" return of the city's crippled hospitality industry.



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Error in evidence document sees stabbing murder conviction quashed

A Queensland man who was sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a German backpacker in inner-Brisbane has his murder conviction set aside and a retrial ordered.



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'These things can't wait': Sexual health still a priority

A Mount Isa medical professional has concerns a rise in unwanted pregnancies and people contracting sexually transmitted infections could result, as services demand drops since the coronavirus pandemic was declared.




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No new cases of coronavirus in Queensland as $4b wiped from revenue

Queensland continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic head on with no new cases announced today, but the impact on the state's bottom line is not so healthy, with the Treasurer revealing a $4 billion hit to revenue.