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Hawthorn's Ben Stratton suspended for two weeks for pinching, stomping on Essendon players

Hawthorn captain Ben Stratton is suspended for two weeks by the AFL tribunal, one week each for repeatedly pinching Essendon's Orazio Fantasia and stomping on the foot of Shaun McKernan.




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Jury takes 15 minutes to acquit high school teacher who had sex with student

A high school teacher who had sex with a 16-year-old student from a North Queensland school is found not guilty of procuring a young person for carnal knowledge.





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Canberra cafe owner who boasted about lavish lifestyle on social media guilty of drug trafficking

A 27-year-old Canberra man is found guilty of running a major drug operation to fuel a flamboyant lifestyle complete with expensive cars and inspirational quotes played out on Facebook and Instagram.




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SANFL tribunal reduces Casey McElroy's six-week ban to four for playing in men's league

A female footballer who played in a men's South Australian country league has her suspension reduced to four weeks by an independent tribunal.




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Woman arrested after Sydney high-rise death at Zetland apartment complex

Police arrest a woman they had urged to come forward to authorities after a 23-year-old plunged to her death at a high-rise complex in Sydney's inner east.






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Australian students receive heroes' welcome in Nepal as they help rebuild classrooms damaged in earthquake

Canberra Grammar students discover the unexpected benefits of rebuilding damaged classrooms in Nepal, as they form special bonds with school hosts in the heart of the Himalayas.




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Mascot Towers residents locked out for fifth day as engineers struggle to find cause of cracks

There is a "crisis of confidence" in the NSW building industry following the second emergency evacuation of an apartment block in Sydney in six months, the Insurance Council of Australia and Federal Government warns.





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Second woman told that Queensland police destroyed evidence in her rape case

Kelly says the way police handled the investigation into her alleged assault "has been the most devastating part of it" after she was told her rape kit was destroyed and then never existed at all.




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Children forced into adult watch houses as youth detention gets upgrades

Children as young as 10 have been kept in adult maximum-security watch houses in Queensland and now we know one of the main reasons why.




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Buying a new high-rise apartment is a risk best avoided

My advice to my kids and anyone who'll listen is this: do not buy a new apartment, especially if it is over three storeys high, writes Philip Gall.




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Tasmanian NBL team one step closer as deal underway to buy Derwent Entertainment Centre

The Tasmanian dream of re-entering the National Basketball League could be about to become a reality after revelations NBL owner Larry Kestelman plans to purchase the Derwent Entertainment Centre.






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Narooma's young and homeless forced to live in a tent in their popular sea-change town

Narooma is a haven for holidaymakers and sea-changers, but many young people are finding it impossible to rent in their own home town.




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Samantha and her puppy Soxie




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Anglicare Eurobodalla Homeless Support Service Coordinator Krystal Tritton




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Sydney news: Murder charge expected in high-rise death, concerns over missing backpacker delay

MORNING BRIEFING: The ex-girlfriend of a woman who fell to her death from a Sydney apartment block is expected to be charged with her murder, while a backpacker says the alarm about Theo Hayez's disappearance should have been raised much earlier.




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Thousands of fish killed after Byron Bay residents pressure council to open lagoon

More than 12 tonnes of dead fish have been buried after a council on the New South Wales north coast bowed to public pressure and opened a lagoon.






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Fish kill in Byron Bay's Tallow Creek



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Adelaide Hills man who allegedly stockpiled guns and secretly filmed sex acts granted bail

An Adelaide Hills man charged with unlawful firearms possession as well as engaging in indecent filming is granted bail by a magistrate but prosecutors say they will seek a review of that decision.




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Is blockchain the key for millennials entering Australia's housing market?

Buying a home or a block of land is something many young people feel is out of reach but a new approach to property ownership could allow millennials to eat their smashed avocado and achieve the Great Australian Dream, too.




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Truck driver loses licence over incident caught on dashcam on Adelaide's South Eastern Freeway

Dashcam footage shows an out-of-control truck hurtling through a red light at the base of Adelaide's South Eastern Freeway, moments after the vehicle lost its brakes and was forced onto the wrong side of the road.




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Australian Uyghurs call on Federal Government for protection amid detainment fears

Uyghurs living in Australia are urging the Federal Government to offer them protection after more than 30 countries, including the USA, condemned China over its "horrific campaign of repression" against its Uyghur minority.




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An out-of-control truck on the South Eastern Freeway

Dashcam footage shows the truck's brakes smoking, before it hurtles through a red light at a notorious intersection.




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Chiropractor who indecently filmed hundreds of clients at Adelaide clinic faces victim in court

One of hundreds of victims of an Adelaide chiropractor who indecently filmed clients, including children, says the man took away her "dignity" and "confidence", but has vowed to move on with her life.




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Students say adults have not learnt childhood lessons in sharing Murray-Darling water

South Australian school students are urging adults and national leaders to share the water better in the Murray-Darling River system.




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Stirling East Primary School students Noah and Gemma are concerned about the river system.




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Paraplegic motocross rider says she is 'better now than before the accident'

Christina Vithoulkas always had a positive outlook on life, but when she crashed her motorbike and broke her spine her positivity only increased.




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Police identify suspects wanted over alleged bashing murder at Hackham West park

An arrest warrant is issued for a man and a woman wanted in connection with the fatal bashing of Hackham West man Shaun Russell, whose body was found in a park south of Adelaide.




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Channel Seven loses long-running defamation case over Today Tonight story

An Adelaide woman who sued Channel Seven over a Today Tonight story which portrayed her as a "welfare fraudster" wins her defamation case on appeal, almost eight years after the report aired.




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Bail revoked for man who allegedly stockpiled guns and secretly filmed sex acts

A Supreme Court judge overturns a decision to grant home detention bail to a man charged over a massive weapons haul in the Adelaide Hills last month.




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Car for sale on Gumtree stolen with seller's five-year-old son inside in Adelaide's Hope Valley

A man whose Subaru WRX was stolen while his five-year-old son was still inside says he was scared for his life but the boy thought it was "just fun".




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World number one Ash Barty to headline revamped Adelaide International in 2020

World number one Ash Barty is locked in to headline the 2020 Adelaide International, joining a strong list of female players including world number five Simona Halep.




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Pair charged with murder of Shaun Thomas Russell in Hackham West remanded in custody

A man and a woman charged with the murder of a man in a park in Adelaide's southern suburbs will remain behind bars until July, after a magistrate granted an adjournment to allow DNA evidence to be analysed.




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Stabbing investigation leads to discovery of magic mushroom lab inside Hackham West home

Police investigating the stabbing of a 40-year-old man, who was found lying on the road at Hackham West overnight, uncover a drug lab believed to be used for growing magic mushrooms.




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What's it like going back to the place your life changed forever?

Almost 10 years after being thrown from a motorbike and losing the ability to walk, the ABC's Charles Brice is about to return to the crash site for the first time before handcycling more than 300 kilometres to raise spinal research funds.




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Alleged Suzanne Poll killer Matthew Donald Tilley denied bail

The man accused of the stabbing murder of Adelaide mother-of-two Suzanne Poll is denied bail after the prosecution revealed new details about the case against him.




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Documents reveal maintenance of Collins Class submarines could be scrapped from SA by 2024

Full-cycle docking of Collins Class submarines could disappear from its current site in South Australia by 2024, Freedom of Information (FOI) documents reveal.




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Eliza Bartlett is shaking off the stigma of type 1 diabetes. She is a nurse, cricketer and inspiration

Eliza Bartlett is a diabetic but is does not define her. The 27-year-old walked 4,200 kilometres across Europe to displace the stigma.




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Experts say sex education isn't keeping up with technology

Child safety experts say school-based sex education programs aren't keeping up with the times, or the technology when it comes to sexting, despite research showing one in three teens is engaging in the practice.




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AFLW dispute continues as players reject collective bargaining agreement

Divisions in the AFLW over a proposed collective bargaining agreement put the future of the league's 2020 season in limbo, as the head of the players' association criticises a "damaging" campaign against the deal.




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Senate inquiry following Angel Flight crashes urges CASA to relax maintenance standards

The aviation safety regulator is being urged to relax maintenance requirements for Angel Flight and other charity flight services, after a Senate inquiry slammed an earlier ATSB report into the charity's fatal crash rate.




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Toddler hit by four-wheel drive in Parawa driveway dies in hospital

A two-year-old girl hit by a four-wheel drive south of Adelaide becomes the latest toddler killed as a result of vehicle accidents on South Australian properties in recent months.




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Elderly man on mobility scooter dies after falling onto train tracks in Adelaide

Ambulance officers are unable to save a man who tumbled off a train platform and onto the tracks in Adelaide's north-west this afternoon.