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Hot weather to hit Victoria, SA threatening temperature records, BOM warns

A severe heatwave threatens to break all-time records in South Australia and Victoria today including the maximum of 46.1C in Adelaide set in 1939 as experts warn that "nowhere is going to escape the heat".




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Images of cold case victims to be displayed at prisons to help solve more than 100 cases

Inmates at four South Australian prisons will be confronted with the faces of cold case murder victims in what authorities hope will be a "conscious jogger" for people to come forward with information.




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Country Fire Service powers to stop farmers lighting fires could see volunteers leave, inquiry hears

Proposed new powers for South Australia's Country Fire Service volunteers to be able to stop members of the public from operating due to fire dangers has put them at odds with farmers.




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From air sickness to a national championship the dizzying highs of stunt flying

High speeds, low altitudes, and "crazy" games of chicken meet two of Australia's most elite pilots, including the first woman to become the national aerobatics champion in more than 20 years.



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Malleefowl chick discovery on Eyre Peninsula hailed an 'exciting' find

A vulnerable malleefowl chick is the first to be discovered in a South Australian wildlife refuge and comes after the last cats and foxes were removed from the exclosure.




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Foreign aid under fire on social media with calls to 'help our own' during times of catastrophic natural disasters

Some posts and memes on social media want foreign aid cut until Australians get back on their feet after natural disasters. But is this too simplistic?




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China suspends wool trade from South Africa due to foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Australian woolgrowers are set to benefit from the suspension of wool exports from South Africa to China due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.




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Truck driver Ben Stamatovich




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Australia's only female tuna boss to bring luxury southern bluefin to domestic market

Lukina Lukin has fought her way to the top of Australia's lucrative southern bluefin tuna industry in a classic rags-to-riches tale of survival and success.




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Off-duty police officers allegedly assaulted at Burnside Village

Six people have been charged following the alleged assault of two off-duty police officers at Burnside Village shopping centre in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.




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Common fruit flies are beginning to build a resistance to common insecticides

Researchers from the University of Melbourne find fruit flies in temperate areas of Australia are building a resistance to common insecticides.




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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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How clean are our cleanest beaches? Microplastics study underway in remote SA

It comes as no surprise to researchers that densely-populated beaches in Australia are contaminated with microplastics but what about our remote coastal areas?




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Mavis Clinch and Mabel Crouch from Victoria




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New South Australian domestic violence beds to include some for perpetrators

The South Australian Government will begin removing domestic violence perpetrators from their houses to allow their victims to remain in the family home, where safe, as part of a trial.




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AusMAP's war on microplastic pollution enlists foot soldiers from all over Australia

From afar, it might look like Michelle Blewitt is teaching bystanders how to pan for gold, as she vigorously shakes a sieve full of sand on a beach, but on closer inspection, she is teaching locals how to hunt for microplastics.




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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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Unmarked suicide graves excluded from cemeteries to be identified by archaeologist

A council in South Australia's Riverland is working to recognise the final resting places of people whose graves were unmarked because of the stigma of suicide at the time.




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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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Ice traffickers jailed after hiding $10 million worth of meth in car hired from Perth Airport

Two Korean men who organised a cross-country road trip to transport 10 kilograms of ice across Australia are jailed for up to 12 years each, with a judge saying their crime had the potential to "massively harm the community".




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Maralinga story to be told through eyes of traditional owners affected by Britain's atomic bomb testing

Visitors are travelling to outback South Australia for tours of the former atomic testing site, but traditional owners want to see the narrative refocused to tell their story.




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Regional Australians calls for more health services, tourism opportunities

People living in South Australia's regional areas call for the State Government to help improve liveability.




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Missionary's Barngarla language dictionary liberates the next generation

The forgotten language of the Barngarla people on Eyre Peninsula is being revived thanks to a dictionary written by a German Lutheran pastor in 1844.



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Royal Flying Doctor once more providing medical services to Innamincka

John Flynn established a medical facility in Innamincka and now, 68 years later, the RFDS is continuing on-the-ground medical services.




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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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SA Emergency Services Minister defends CFS appointment amid criticism about local experience

South Australia's Emergency Services Minister says the Country Fire Service's new chief officer has "experience right across the world", as volunteers criticise their new head for his lack of experience of catastrophic fire conditions.




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Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers has heart surgery less than a year out from Tokyo games

Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers is cautiously optimistic another round of surgery has fixed an ongoing heart condition "once and for all", with less than a year to go before the 2020 Olympic Games.




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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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Video of SA Police officer hitting wombat with rocks is 'abhorrent' and 'detestable', Commissioner says

South Australia Police are investigating a video that appears to show an off-duty officer badly injuring or killing a wombat by throwing rocks at it, but an Aboriginal elder says it is a local hunting practice.




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Barwon Water ordered to fix Otways water acidification due to pumping of key groundwater aquifer

A Victorian water authority bows to pressure and abandons plans to pump more groundwater from an area where it caused major environmental degradation.




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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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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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Bullied and harassed teachers a significant problem in Australian schools, report finds

A new report by La Trobe University finds 80 per cent of teachers have experienced some form of student or parent bullying or harassment over the past nine to 12 months.




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How folk revival musicians The Hollands! turned their family into a band

The Holland family have hosted thousands of dinner parties in a bus parked in the driveways of complete strangers. It is their way of keeping one foot in urban life while living off the grid.




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Trentham police sergeant Nathan Gardiner




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Muslim Australians found to suffer the 'most disturbing' experiences in public among all faiths

A four-year study into faith communities has found Muslims experience acts of violence on an individual basis like no other religious adherents.




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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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Man to be charged with manslaughter as police search for body of missing partner

A Victorian man is expected to be charged with the manslaughter of his 35-year-old partner Shae Francis, who was last seen when she visited her mother at the Hervey Bay Hospital in October.




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Video of the alleged mistreatment of hens on Victorian poultry farm

Victorian agriculture authorities are investigating allegations of cruelty at the Bridgewater Poultry Farm, after footage released by Animal Liberation appeared to show workers mistreating chickens they were culling.



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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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Can systemic racism kill? An inquest into the death of Tanya Day could find out

Tanya Day died of traumatic brain injuries after she was arrested for public drunkenness in December, 2017. Lawyers for the Indigenous woman's family are now asking the Victorian coroner to consider whether systemic racism was a factor in her death.




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Victorian gold rush revival digs in as surging price, investment in deeper mines sees production double

With production doubling in the past five years thanks to new extraction technology and investment, Victorian mines are digging deeper where most of its gold actually is.




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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.