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Perth Mint chief executive Richard Hayes talks about plans to develop a crypto-gold product




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Parliament House construction milestones and their symbols to help form new display

Three objects carefully preserved at Parliament House tell the story of its construction and will form part of a new display.





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I'll Put A Girdle Round About The Earth to grace Art Deco exhibition at National Gallery

A 1933 painting that was made for a Melbourne mural is about to go on show in a new Australian Art Deco exhibition.





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Stories of the Stolen Generations preserved in Bringing Them Home archive at National Library

The stories of the Stolen Generations told in their own voices are preserved in a unique audio archive at the National Library.




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NLA Indigenous curator Rebecca Bateman shares her mother's oral history.




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Chris Nathaniel talks about the opportunity to establish an avocado industry in the NT






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WWII Lancaster pilot heading to UK for Bomber Command commemoration

A retired Canberra surgeon is among 15 Australian veterans returning to England to commemorate Bomber Command during World War II.





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Japanese war bride's dress illustrates immigration history at National Museum

The Western-style wedding dress worn by a Japanese war bride in 1956 is on display at the National Museum as part of a wider exhibit about immigration.



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Silent film star Louise Lovely's 1916 fan letter and photos acquired by National Archive

The National Film and Sound Archive acquires photos and a letter sent to fans by silent movie star Louise Lovely.









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Hazel Hawke's Barunga gifts on display to celebrate historic statement's 30th anniversary

Indigenous objects presented to Hazel Hawke at the the 1988 Barunga Festival are on display for the first time at Parliament House.




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Former Australian deputy PM Tim Fischer says government needs to investigate sending Northern irrigated fodder by rail to drought affected areas in SE




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Giant photographic panels on show for first time to celebrate Parliament House's 30th birthday

Nine photographic panels, so large that they've never been displayed in public until now, depict the construction of Parliament House in Canberra 30 years ago.



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The Australian Boer War hero honoured with scarf crocheted by Queen Victoria

An Australian rifleman who fought in the Boer War was one of eight soldiers awarded a hand-crocheted scarf by Queen Victoria.





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National Archives to display Apollo II moon rocks on 50th anniversary of moon landing

Fragments of moon rock and an Australian flag sent into space will go on public display next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing.





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Do distressing drought images tell the whole story?




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Internet of Things rain gauge sends climate data to the cloud

An rain gauge that uploads real-time climate data to the internet from remote locations could save farmers time, money and help them keep better records.




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'Everyone's on tenterhooks waiting to see what happens' as bushfires surround Geeveston, Tasmania

Temperatures in parts of NSW are expected to exceed 40 degrees including the outskirts of Sydney.





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Regional-first Family Drug Treatment Court launches in Shepparton after three-year pilot

A specialist family drug court is set up for the first time in regional Victoria in a bid to address a horrific trend in parental drug abuse.




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Remembrance Day: Tragic story of WWI veteran Albert Burke who died alone in the bush

Albert Burke served his country and fought on the Western Front, but when he returned home, he was forced onto a mission and later died in the bush, alone.




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Cyclonic system bringing more heavy rain to northern Queensland

The SES is urging northern Queensland residents to be ready as a tropical low starts to bring heavy rain to coastal communities north from Rockhampton.




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Long road ahead before Budget delivers $500m of bitumen to NT cattle producers

How long will cattle producers have to wait for sorely-needed bitumen? ABC Rural takes a look at the Federal Government's significant budget for Territory roads.




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Michael McCabe's killer sentenced to life behind bars for 'brutal and heinous' 2015 murder

A north Queensland man has been sentenced to life behind bars after he was found guilty of murdering 25-year-old Michael McCabe almost four years ago.