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Police raid sex worker's unit in Adelaide

South Australia Police raid a sex worker's unit in Adelaide.




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Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch speaking with an anti-Adani activist on the weekend (Facebook)




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Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch speaking with an anti-Adani activist (Facebook)





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Albanese responds to Victorian CFMEU's threat to sever financial ties with Labor

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese told Afternoon Briefing host Patricia Karvelas he was not concerned by the Victorian construction union's threat to cut financial ties with Labor.




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Premier Daniel Andrews says the new laws will boost equality in Victoria

The Victorian Parliament will debate a bill which would allow people to change their gender on their birth certificate without needing to undergo surgery.





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Twelve-year wait almost over for remote WA desert communities needing new law to build new houses

Three remote Western Australian Indigenous communities say they have been disadvantaged because their homes lie within national park and reserve areas and they want out.





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'Predatory' Gold Coast payday lender accused of targeting vulnerable Aboriginal communities

Hundreds of Indigenous people living in communities across the West Australian desert are being signed up to loans by a Gold Coast-based lender they can neither afford nor understand, advocacy groups say.







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Irlen syndrome, the condition medical experts say doesn't exist, promoted to school teachers

According to medical experts, a condition that requires coloured glasses does not exist, yet WA and NSW teachers have attended training sessions on it.






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In a far-flung mining town, its basketball team has an unlikely but welcome boost: American players

American college basketballers are increasingly turning to opportunities to play in regional Australian towns, but in Kalgoorlie they have long been a part of the town's rich basketball culture.




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Gold miner fined $150,000 over death of worker, the third fatality in six-year span at Central Norseman mine

The owners of the mothballed Central Norseman gold mine in WA have been fined over the death of a worker fatally crushed in 2016.




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'It's time': End of an era as brothel madam puts historic Kalgoorlie bordello on the market

Seven years after closing the doors of her famous Kalgoorlie brothel, madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy has listed the property for sale, marking the end of an era for the historic red-light district.










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Golden girls of Kalgoorlie's Super Pit represent changing face of Australian mining

When Kalgoorlie's Super Pit gold mine started 30 years ago, there was not a single female employee. Today, the workforce is 30 per cent women, nearly double the mining industry average.




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Aboriginal communities sue Federal Government over 'racially discriminatory' work-for-the-dole scheme

Remote WA Aboriginal communities are suing the Federal Government in a landmark action over its controversial work-for-the-dole scheme which they argue is unlawful.






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Police use pepper spray to disperse crowd of 150 brawling with baseball bats near grand final celebration

A police investigation is underway in a quiet corner of WA's south-west, after more than 150 people brawled with baseball bats and poles near a local football club's post-grand final celebration.




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Lithium's teething troubles put WA workforce on shaky ground

Analysts are calling for calm as a series of false starts, delays and lay-offs look set to destabilise Western Australia's burgeoning multi-billion-dollar lithium industry.




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Esperance swimmers brave 13-degree Celsius shark habitat without wetsuit to boost mental fortitude

Unperturbed by the region's infamous sharks and 13-degree Celsius sea temperature, Lisa Julian is among a group that swims off the state's south coast each week without wearing a wetsuit.







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Standalone solar replaces power lines in remote WA farming community

After a devastating bushfire, one remote WA farming community takes steps towards a solar solution and it's cheaper, safer, and more reliable.




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Hoon avoids jail after fleeing crash scene in mining city's latest case of reckless driving

A 24-year-old Kalgoorlie woman who crashed into an old courthouse building and fled the scene has avoided jail for reckless driving, telling a Magistrate she had "poor recollection" of the incident after hitting her head.




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Historic Kambalda baby murder case takes new twist as stepfather charged with abusing 13yo mother

A cold case investigation into the death of a baby in a caravan park in WA's Goldfields 24 years ago takes another twist, with a 55-year-old Queensland man charged with historic child sex offences.




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Council threatens man living in caravan on his own property with legal action, fines of up to $50,000

A 60-year-old man living in a caravan in outback WA faces legal action and fines of up to $50,000 from his local council after erecting a shade structure without a building permit.




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Victoria seems to be experiencing its second gold rush, but how will it cope with royalties?

Chinese interest returns to the Ballarat goldfields, which may provide job security for more than 200 people in the town, but there is concern about how new royalties will affect businesses.




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Spirit endures through pandemic at 'home of the Anzacs'

Regarded by many as the home of the Anzacs, the cancellation of this year's Anzac Day services will be keenly felt in Albany where residents and veterans share a special bond.




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At least 14 people test positive for coronavirus following outbreak at Victorian psychiatric facility

Victorian health authorities are investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a private psychiatric facility which has resulted in at least 14 confirmed cases of the virus so far.




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Victoria Health to investigate outbreak at a private psychiatric facility

Victoria as recorded six new cases of coronavirus overnight, with a new cluster at a psychiatric facility.



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Malcolm Turnbull airs scathing criticism of former colleagues

"Emotional, narcissistic and untrustworthy": Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins Raf to discuss his new book 'A Bigger Picture' which provides a no-holds-barred assessment of his former political colleagues.




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Friday Wrap with David Speers

Joining Virginia is Mornings regular and Insiders ABC presenter David Speers, summarizing the top stories of the week and previewing this Sunday's episode of Insiders.




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'Lonely, but a blessing': Muslims in Australia welcome the fasting month without social gatherings

In Australia, Muslims from different backgrounds are preparing for a fasting month of loneliness without social gatherings.




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'He lit up a room': Partner mourns loss of 'adventurous', 'bubbly' constable killed in Melbourne freeway crash

Todd Robinson speaks out about his partner, Constable Glen Humphris — one of the four police officers killed in a fatal crash — saying he was "so proud" to have joined Victoria Police.




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Judge slams Gippsland Grammar as tutor jailed for underage sex with student

The Victorian County Court criticises Gippsland Grammar for not sacking a 21-year-old tutor months before he had sex with an underage student.




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Police investigate graffiti at home of Porsche driver who was at scene of police deaths

The word "die" is painted on a roller door at the home of Richard Pusey, the Porsche driver who has been charged over his actions involving Wednesday's truck crash on the Eastern Freeway in which four Victoria Police officers were killed.