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How a stint on a NSW buffalo dairy could result in a similar operation in the shadow of a French castle

A French agriculture student wants her family to consider introducing buffalo on their Charolais operation after a stint on a NSW dairy.




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Language education: Executives of tomorrow encouraged to learn second language at school today

A University of Melbourne academic and a little school in NSW are stressing the importance of students learning a second language as the school hosts the Indonesian Consul General.






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Golden bowerbirds' building prowess helps scientists monitor climate change, and alarm bells are ringing

Researchers monitoring the impact of climate change say golden bowerbirds and other highland rainforest species are being pushed to higher altitudes by temperature rises and fear they'll eventually have nowhere left to go.




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Lord Howe Island is overrun by rats but people are divided about how to deal with them

People on Lord Howe Island are trying to save their slice of paradise from a rat infestation, but a controversial eradication program has divided families and friends on the tiny outpost 600km off the NSW coast.




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Martial arts school offers free classes to children being bullied to help 'empower' them and build confidence

Free martial arts classes being offered to victims of bullying could have a major impact on the mental health of young people, experts say.




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Rising Indigenous hip-hop artist Tasman Keith and father Wire MC tell three generations of stories

Stories of struggle, the Stolen Generations, mission communities and the death of a traditional language: how would you vocalise three generations of Indigenous history?




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War on waste hits the road with truck tyres and jam jars

As everyday Australians increasingly look for ways to reuse and recycle, government projects are following the same path, with glass, rubber and aggregate being used in roadworks.




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Court hears 81yo man charged with attempted murder of wife had 'suicide pact'

A NSW court hears 81-year-old David Allen Esling, charged with the attempted stabbing murder of his wife of 54 years in April, had formed a suicide pact with her.



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When schoolkids lock their mobile phones away in pouches for the day, amazing things happen

What would happen to the dynamic in a school if the students locked away their mobile phones for the day? A lot, it turns out and it's all positive.




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Whale entanglements and deaths expected to rise as numbers continue to grow, experts say

Recent whale entanglements on the NSW coast highlight the man-made threats marine life face at an increasing rate, and experts say we can expect to see more.




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Cancer Council has 90,000 reasons to go digital with its patient transport system

The Cancer Council uses new digital technology to transport more regional cancer patients to treatment.



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Chief the "gentle giant" was treated as a pet by the Vanstroe family.




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Family offers reward after North American bison shot and skinned near Coffs Harbour

Chief the bison was killed with a high-powered rifle on a rural NSW property and it is believed the culprits can sell the animal's hide for thousands of dollars.




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Chief, the North American Bison was found shot and skinned at a property at Bucca, north of Coffs Harbour




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New legal advice puts council fluoridation programs on shaky ground

New legal advice suggests Australia's water suppliers may have no legal basis to add fluoride.




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Boutique dairies on the rise, as farmers look to process their own produce and set prices

Boutique dairies may be tiny, but there is nothing small about their thinking. Farms across New South Wales are choosing on-site processing in an effort to create more sustainable farming practices.






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Native bee honey set to be officially recognised under food standard laws

Honey from Australian native stingless bees is not technically honey and moves are buzzing around to change that.




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Australian botanicals and native honey give NSW gin distiller unique edge in London competition

Bound by tradition but using honey from stingless bees and Australian botanicals proves to be more than just a silver lining for a NSW distiller.




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Sydney news: 'Human' bone found on Port Macquarie beach, pedestrian killed by car in Frenchs Forest

MORNING BRIEFING: Police investigate what is believed to be a human bone discovered by passers-by at a Port Macquarie beach, while a Sydney northern beach road is closed after a pedestrian was killed by a car overnight.





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Corella flocks descend on coastal areas as wildlife experts search for answers

Corellas were once an inland bird but are now living in coastal areas in huge numbers which is causing human-wildlife conflict. What has driven their sea change and what are the solutions?




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Bowraville murders: Legal groups oppose changes to double jeopardy laws in NSW

Members of the NSW legal fraternity have spoken out against a bill to change the state's double jeopardy laws brought forward following the acquittal of the prime suspect in the Bowraville murders.




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Jill Horton connects with asylum seekers to check in on their mental health and wellbeing



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This is how police solve murders and missing person cases

An Australian man and his partner are murdered in Canada, backpackers have disappeared from NSW. This is how police will begin to solve the mystery of what happened, writes Wayne Petherick.





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Tiny koala joey defying the odds after being rescued when mother hit by car

Pixie weighed less than 200 grams when she was rescued after her mother was hit by a car. Carers thought she was too tiny to survive, but they were wrong.




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Sexism trumped by tenacity as NSW mid north coast chef cooks a royal treat for Queen and rock and roll royalty

Chef Julie-Anne Booth, after a lifetime sometimes cooking for royalty, is back home sharing her food experiences with regional food producers.




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Lord Howe currawong is focus of research program assessing the impact of large-scale rodent eradication

A research project is underway to determine the impact of the controversial Lord Howe Island rodent eradication program on a threatened currawong species and wider ecosystem.




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Council that vandalised its own cemetery admits it got it 'horribly wrong'

A NSW Mid North Council apologies for the grief it caused the community for knocking over headstones.




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William Tyrrell abducted in a car by an offender who chose to 'act on their desires', inquest hears

Toddler William Tyrrell, who vanished from his foster grandmother's home in the sleepy town of Kendall almost five years ago, was likely abducted by someone who chose to "act on their desires", an inquest into his disappearance hears.




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Makeshift grave found during police search for missing toddler William Tyrrell, inquest hears

A wooden cross marked "2014" the same year that William Tyrrell went missing was among several false leads found during a large police search for the toddler around Kendall on the NSW mid-north coast, an inquest hears.




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Koala spotted taking morning walk on popular Port Macquarie breakwall

Early morning walkers in Port Macquarie received a surprise when a koala came walking down the middle of a popular breakwall path. The sighting has sparked renewed concerns about habitat loss and declining koala numbers.




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Bushfire near Crescent Head at 'Emergency' level as RFS work to contain blaze

Crescent Head is currently experiencing wind gusts of up to 40kph.



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Emergency services monitoring uncontained fires across NSW mid-north coast

Emergency services are keeping a close watch on large blazes at Middle Creek Road, Kangaroo Creek north of Coffs Harbour, and at Verges Creek north of Crescent Head in northern NSW, after residents were warned to seek shelter.




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'It was like a Christmas tree, all lit up': Bushfires in northern NSW have already taken four homes this winter

A woman whose house burnt down in bushfires affecting the NSW North Coast said that she and her husband now plan on leaving the bush due to the hazard.




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Koala extinction in NSW 'possible' if no urgent action, inquiry told

Submissions to a NSW inquiry into koala protection call for design guidelines to protect the marsupial's habitat, which is under threat from housing developments.




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Robert Donohoe interviewed in Wagga Wagga over William Tyrell

Robert Donohoe interviewed in Wagga Wagga by NSW Police detectives




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William Tyrrell inquest hears SES volunteer Robert Donohoe did not answer police questions

An inquest into the disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell hears an SES volunteer who was involved in search efforts for the toddler on the NSW mid-north coast, did not respond to police questions.




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Sydney news: Tourists escape Coogee hostel fire, Mert Ney returns to court

MORNING BRIEFING: A guest is taken to hospital after fire guts a backpacker hostel in Coogee, while Mert Ney is due back in court over the alleged murder of Michaela Dunn and stabbing of Linda Bo.




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Commercial fisherman Ross Miller, 90, still building prawn trawlers, despite concerns about industry's future

Ross Miller has no intention of putting the rod into the rack. Instead, he is building another prawn trawler as a legacy to his son.




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William Tyrrell inquest hears of 'troubling' interview by lead detective Gary Jubelin

The former chief investigator who led the investigation into the disappearance of three-year-old William Tyrrell on the NSW mid-north coast is accused of misleading a neighbour during a police interview two years ago.




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What toll do bushfires have on native wildlife in an increasingly urbanised landscape?

Experts say bushfires coupled with decreasing habitat in an urbanised landscape is taking its toll on wildlife and improved land management is crucial.




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William Tyrrell inquest witness Paul Savage grilled in court after changing his story

People in a packed gallery sit up when inconsistencies begin to appear in the testimony of "person of interest" Paul Savage, a neighbour who claimed he joined in the search for the missing three-year-old.




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William Tyrrell inquest frustrated by delays and no significant breakthrough in the case

As the Coronial inquest into William Tyrrell's disappearance had a special sitting in Taree just 40 kilometres from where the toddler was last seen family members have been left frustrated by delays and disappointed by its failure so far to turn up any substantial new leads.




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Three teenage girls arrested for arson over 13 grassfires on the NSW mid-north coast

Three girls aged 12, 13 and 14, are before the courts over 13 grassfires police allege were deliberately lit on the New South Wales mid-north coast.




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William Tyrrell inquest hears person of interest Bill Spedding was with his wife on day of disappearance

Whitegoods repairman Bill Spedding tells an inquest into the disappearance of William Tyrrell he was having coffee with his wife on the day the toddler vanished, before revealing the "devastating impact" of the police investigation on his life.