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The American dream: WA Indigenous stockmen train for college rodeo

A group of young Indigenous Kimberley stockmen is following the American Dream competing on the professional bull riding circuit in the US.




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Forest holiday homes in WA's Nornalup beautiful, but dangerously vulnerable to bushfire

A holiday house in the middle of a beautiful forest may sound wonderful, but what if your favourite isolated retreat became a bushfire death trap?




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World's largest wooden clock gives WA town hope of tourism revival

A 15-year journey to build the world's largest wooden clock hit several hurdles, but the biggest was finding somewhere to put the 6-metre tall wooden timepiece.




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Residents near Albemarle's WA lithium refinery fear jobs are going to city workers

An American company building WA's largest lithium refinery has received pushback from locals in WA's South West, amid concerns it is sourcing most of its workers from Perth.









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Tornado hits Harvey overnight as storms lash WA's South West and Perth

A suspected tornado tore through the WA town of Harvey on Thursday night, damaging houses and bringing down trees, as a strong cold front battered the state's South West and brought heavy rain to Perth.




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House-sitting on the rise for older people in financial stress or on verge of homelessness

Sue Prince turned to house-sitting when her home was repossessed but advocates say the trend could be hiding the true picture of homelessness in Australia.




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Meet the Western Australians who took on the Mongol Derby, the world's toughest horse race

Imagine navigating a 1,000km journey across the vast Mongolian wilderness atop a feisty horse, racing 40 others to finish first.




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WA sport cuts ties with alcohol and junk food advertising

Surfing WA's Mark Lane is leading a growing charge of West Australian sporting organisations fighting off unhealthy sponsorships deals in sports.





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Knickers the giant steer makes a packet for Blue Tree Project in brief return to limelight

One year on, 2018's most unlikely internet sensation, Knickers the giant steer, has put his big hoof forward for a good cause, raising more than $14,000 in the process.




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After serving as a soldier for 17 years, Dane Greenstreet left the army



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Dane Greenstreet serving in the Australian Army for almost 17 years before being medically discharged.




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Anna Bagshaw is working to help soldiers transition to civilian life.



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Country RSL recruiting more young soldiers: 'Not an old fogeys club'

Dane Greenstreet served for 17 years as a soldier. On discharge he faced a battle of isolation. That all changed when he joined his local RSL.



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The Nightingale roots horror in Tasmania's colonial history with a tale of revenge

In Jennifer Kent's award-winning follow-up to the Babadook, a young convict woman teams up with a young Aboriginal man for revenge in 19th century Tasmania.



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Aisling Franciosi stands with horse in The Nightingale




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Tasmania news: Police search for fruit tree thief, council throws out homeless man's belongings

DAILY BRIEFING: The search is on for a thief who stole a "large quantity" of citrus trees, while the Launceston City Council "sincerely apologises" to a homeless man




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Neysan has applied for 140 jobs but hasn't secured a single interview

The youth unemployment rate in a Hobart suburb is 66 per cent higher than the national average, but young people say they are missing out on opportunities due to a lack of contacts.




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Older Australians 'dying' waiting for home-care packages, advocates say

Joan Webb has already been approved for a government-subsidised home-care package. At 93 years of age, she's now facing an 18-month wait. She's not alone.





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Tasmanian Labor Party vows never to make 'mistake' of working with Greens again

Opposition Leader Rebecca White vows to ditch the Greens as party faithful meet in Burnie for Labor's first Tasmanian gathering since suffering a bruising federal election defeat.




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Aurora Australis visible from Tasmania leaves southern lights chasers in awe

Aurora chasers around Tasmania are treated to a spectacular display of the southern lights in conditions described as "just perfect".




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Speaker Sue Hickey says her $190,000 salary isn't enough, calls for pay rise

Sue Hickey draws ire from fellow parliamentarians saying Tasmanian speakers like herself deserve to earn more than their $190,000 annual salary.




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'No protection' for prisoners in Tasmania Police transport vans, union says

Prisoners being transported in Tasmania Police vans have no restraints and are forced to crouch of lie down when they're inside, according to the state's police union, which warns it is only a matter of time before someone dies.




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Tasmania 'losing' its penguins as authorities grapple with spate of dog attacks

More than 170 little penguins have been mauled to death by dogs in Tasmania in the past year. Experts say the attacks are leaving the state's population in a "tenuous" position.




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New witness emerges in 50yo Lucille Butterworth cold case

A new witness comes forward in the 50-year-old cold case of Tasmanian woman Lucille Butterworth, telling police he overheard a conversation about her body being dumped.




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Tasmanian news: Sue Hickey's mayoral pay rise bid, health razor gang fears

DAILY BRIEFING: Controversial Speaker Sue Hickey wanted a pay rise when she was Lord Mayor, and the Opposition accuses the Government of sending in a health budget razor.




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Former Tasmanian police office dies during river trip in Grand Canyon

The 77-year-old, who was only five days into his overseas trip, died while on a commercial river trip on the Grand Canyon's Colorado River.





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Tasmanian miners hold out hope for brighter future as technology industry grows

Politicians bearing promises have disappointed many miners in Tasmania's wild west in recent times, but increasing demand for metals for electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels is now driving more exploration.





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Beekeepers preparing for pollination keen to put shocker season behind them

The heat is on beekeepers to deliver healthy hives for pollination this spring and into the summer.




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Tasmanian elective surgery delays sees child victim of arson attack wait 15 months for skin grafts

Spencer Connelly, 11, was supposed to have his third round of skin graft surgery within 90 days. But he's been waiting 15 months as Tasmania's elective surgery waiting list blows out.





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Tulips proving popular with tourists in north west Tasmania but it's the soil where the real work is going on

Tourists flock to this tulip farm to see the flowers, but it is under the ground where the serious farming is happening.




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Inside the working farm that inspired the father of Australian colonial art, John Glover

When Carol Westmore bought a farm near Launceston 15 years ago, she inadvertently embarked on a mammoth heritage-restoration project.




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Accused Claremont serial killer pleads guilty to historic attacks on women

The accused Claremont serial killer, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.







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Arborists at Calstock

Climb a 40 metre elm tree to see arborists at work at Deloraine's historic Calstock