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Alice Springs prisoner Grace at prison farm



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Uluru climb closure 2019: Arrival of final day gives voice to other claims by traditional owners

The climb closure at Uluru could motivate other traditional owner groups around the country to limit access to their cultural and sacred sites.



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North East Victoria's first community owned solar system is switched on




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Deer kills man, injures woman near Wangaratta in north-east Victoria

A pet deer fatally attacks a man and injures his wife during feeding. The couple's son had to beat the animal with a lump of wood to save his mother, the ABC has been told.




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Irish family faces deportation after son diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

An Irish family, who has been living in regional Victoria for almost a decade, faces deportation after their son is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.




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Darragh Hyde's cystic fibrosis puts his family at risk of being deported back to Ireland




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Agriculture Department stands by water buybacks, amid claims of scandal and calls for an inquiry

The Agriculture Department is standing by a controversial water buyback deal worth $80 million, which Labor leader Bill Shorten says is a "scandal" worthy of inquiry.





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Karen Chetcuti's family suing Victorian Government over her 'wrongful death'

The family of brutally murdered woman Karen Chetcuti, whose killer was a rapist on parole, is suing the Victorian Government for her wrongful death.




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South Gippsland hailstorm blankets beaches as wet weather sweeps across Victoria

A hailstorm blankets Gippsland beaches in white as a cold front sweeps across Victoria, downing trees and causing flash flooding as it dumps 50 millimetres of rain west of Melbourne.




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Victorian Budget winners and losers

How will the Victorian Government find the cash to deliver its costly promises as stamp duty falls and federal funding hopes are not realised? Through what the Treasurer warned would be a "Budget of hard choices".





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Victoria's misunderstood road rules explained

As Victoria's road toll surges well above what it was this time a year ago, we look at some of the state's most misunderstood traffic rules.





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Police offer $500k reward in hunt for person who shot cyclist on Myrtleford-Everton Rail Trail

After two years, police in Victoria still do not know why someone shot Kelvin Tennant while he was cycling on the Myrtleford-Everton Rail Trail in 2017. They are offering a $500,000 reward to find the person responsible.





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Grunt the 'very friendly' giant pet pig banned from walking on Wangaratta Council's public land

Wangaratta Council has issued the pig's owner with a cease and desist notice, stating he has broken a local law by walking Grunt the pig in public and will be fined $806 if he continues.




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Men shot by police in Barnawartha North were known to counterterrorism police

The brothers shot and injured by police after wielding a knife and tomahawk during a confrontation in Victoria's north-east were of interest to counterterrorisminvestigators.




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Barnawartha police shooting: NSW authorities allege brothers were radicalised before jail time

The brothers shot by police in Barnawartha North yesterday were radicalised before going to jail last year, NSW Corrective Services allege, as counterterrorism police say one of the men had been on their radar for at least two years.




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Milk recall for Coles, Pauls, REV and PhysiCAL brands over cleaner contamination fears

Eight popular milk brands sold in supermarkets across Victoria and southern New South Wales are being recalled over fears a cleaning solution made its way into the batch.




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Injured Albury water polo star Nick Dempsey moves to Gold Coast for next stage of rehabilitation

Former water polo star Nick Dempsey will leave his Albury home to continue therapy at one of Australia's leading rehabilitation facilities on the Gold Coast.




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Glimmer of hope for some NSW farmers as agricultural production plummets

As much of New South Wales continues to battle drought, one Gundagai farmer is counting himself as one of the lucky ones.




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Victorian High Country's iconic Mount Buffalo Chalet still waiting for long-overdue makeover

Australia's largest timber building, the Mount Buffalo Chalet, will stay mothballed through another Australian winter without undergoing any development works.




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Joshua Clavell faces court after being shot by police in Barnawartha standoff

A man who was shot by police in northern Victoria last week, after he and his brother allegedly threatened officers with a knife and a tomahawk, appears in court charged with assaulting police.




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New hope for Hyde family as minister reviews cystic fibrosis deportation case

An Irish family, at risk of being deported because of their son's cystic fibrosis, has been given renewed hope with the news that their case will be reviewed.




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Farmers celebrate record lamb prices but it's not good news for everyone

It is a familiar story, high commodity prices benefit some parts of the supply chain, but not others. That is the case in the sheep and lamb industry, where record prices are a boon for farmers, but a nightmare for processors and butchers.




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Milk recalled in Victoria, southern NSW over possible E.coli contamination

There has been a second milk recall affecting stores in Victoria and southern New South Wales over fears about possible E.coli contamination.




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High country huts, some more than 100 years old, still saving lives and preserving Victorian history

Victoria's high country huts, preserved and maintained by around 240 volunteers, are each a little piece of history with an important job to do.






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Microlight flown by uncle crashes into Lake Eildon, killing Melbourne woman Kathleen Canavan

Relatives are mourning the death of a 23-year-old Melbourne woman who died on Saturday when a microlight flown by her uncle crashed into the waters of Lake Eildon in central Victoria.



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Woman's body found after microlight crashes into Lake Eildon in central Victoria

Police recover the body of a 23-year-old Melbourne woman who was a passenger in a microlight aircraft that had crashed into Lake Eildon, in central Victoria. The pilot was rescued by a fishing boat and taken to hospital.



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Former teacher Vincent Henry Reynolds jailed for abusing 38 students in Victorian schools

A former primary school teacher who abused 38 of his students at several country Victorian schools is sentenced to 12 years in jail, but some of his victims say the sentence should be longer.




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Albury's historic St Matthew's Church to restore Letourneau organ after arson attack

More than 1,000 pipes from Albury's St Matthew's Church's renowned Letourneau organ will be removed and restored after being damaged by fire three years ago.





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Two teenage boys face manslaughter charges over death of man who attempted to 'solicit sex' from 17yo girl

Two teenagers accused of killing a man in north-east Victoria admit they "bashed" him because he offered to pay one of their girlfriends for sex, a court hears.




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Wangaratta's Grunt the pig is back walking on council streets after a public campaign

Wangaratta's Grunt the pig is back walking on council land after a public campaign led council to reverse the ban with strict conditions.





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Family to stay in Australia after son with cystic fibrosis initially deemed a 'burden'

A Victorian family at risk of being deported back to their homeland Ireland after their son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis will now be able to stay in Australia.




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Murray-Darling water plan walks a fine line between efficiency and the environment

Taxpayer investments and the water market are making irrigation more efficient and reducing Murray-Darling's base flow. Here's what needs to happen next, write Q J Wang and Avril Horne.





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Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin

High water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin are blamed on foreign investors and corporate speculators. The simple truth is they are caused mostly by lack of rain.




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Vision Australia seeks funding to keep 'essential' radio service on the airwaves

More than 700,000 people could lose their primary connection to the outside world as the NDIS rollout leaves Vision Australia Radio without essential government funding to stay on air.




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Amber Holt sentenced to community service for egging Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Albury

A woman apologises for throwing an egg at the Prime Minister's head during the election campaign, describing her actions as "selfish and stupid". She is ordered to complete 150 hours of community service for the egging and is fined $100 for drug possession.




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Karen Chetcuti's murderer Michael Cardamone appeals against sentence of life with no parole

Convicted murderer Michael Cardamone is appealing against the precedent-setting judgement that made him the first person in Victoria to be sentenced to life in prison with no parole after pleading guilty to a single murder.




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Murray-Darling Basin inspector-general to oversee water efficiency, compliance and allegations of theft

A Murray-Darling Basin inspector-general will focus of water efficiency, compliance and theft under a proposal by Water Minister David Littleproud.




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Victorian helicopter pilot Gilbert Parker living 'his dream' before Fiji crash

Gilbert Parker is remembered by friends as a "fine man", after he went missing in seas off Fiji when his helicopter crashed as he attempted to take a mother and her two-year-old son to hospital.




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Victorians cashing in on NSW Return and Earn scheme as recycling crisis bites

Wodonga grandmother Janice Marcuzzi is among those residents crossing state borders to take advantage of container deposit schemes.




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Victoria weather: Residents urged to prepare for severe windstorm, polar blast

Emergency services are warning Victorians to brace for a cold snap and wind gusts of up to 130kph in parts of the south-east, while alpine areas may enjoy heavier snowfall.