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Nine sells Fairfax community newspapers to Antony Catalano

Former Fairfax Media executive Antony 'The Cat' Catalano strikes a $115 million deal to buy his old employer's regional newspaper group.




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'Ad hoc' housing for violent perpetrators increases family violence risk, expert says

An expert policy advisor says until governments properly fund crisis accommodation for family violence perpetrators the risk to victims will only escalate.




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Farm army helps NSW town that's run out of water

For residents living in the New South Wales village of Murrurundi in the Upper Hunter Valley, three minute showers and a limit of two loads of laundry a week have become the norm.





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Hairdresser reopening after 25 years gives the locals of Wedderburn a new style around town

After 25 years without a hairdressing salon the locals of Wedderburn in central Victoria finally open their own community enterprise.




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Homeless man sleeping in skip bin in Kerang accidentally tipped into garbage truck

A homeless man suffers a broken tooth and sore back after falling more than 2 metres when the skip bin he was sleeping in was tipped up and into the back of a garbage truck at Kerang, in northern Victoria.




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Cubby house




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Fred's tiny house




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Tiny house




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Off-the-grid DIY tiny house business wins international sustainability award

A company that teaches do-it-yourself builders to design and construct their own off-the-grid tiny homes is recognised for helping make cities safer, more resilient and sustainable.




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Does dairy need a closer look at its brand as people turn to what they believe are 'healthier' alternatives?

Industry experts say consumers are often misguided about what is healthier between alternative and dairy milks, and some say branding is the issue.









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Flowers in Australian art documented by mother-daughter duo

A mother-daughter duo from Central Victoria documents the wide variety of flowers in Australian artwork in a new book.





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Photographer Kristan Emerson is legally blind, experiences the world as bright, colourful place

Amateur photographer Kristan Emerson is legally blind and is helping other people with visual impairments to experience travel and foreign cultures through his eyes.





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Marine Response Unit called to 472 cases in a year, including this seal facing a 'horrible' death

Finding the seal that is tangled in fishing line is the easy part for the Marine Response Unit, but helping the animal while staying safe from the rest of its colony is much more difficult.




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Parishioners take charge of funerals, Sunday celebrations as priests become scarce in the bush

Parishioners in rural communities are increasingly perform the role of priests, taking funerals and Sunday celebrations into their own hands.




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Wine industry toasts technology behind new national vineyard scan

High-tech mapping using AI and satellites reveals that nearly 500,000km of grape vines are growing throughout Australia that's more than the distance between Earth and the Moon.




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Australia's largest solar and battery farm



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Former aged care worker Gary Cripps jailed for sexual assault on nursing home resident

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.



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Australia's largest solar and battery farm opens in Kerang, improves energy security

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.




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Man to be charged with manslaughter as police search for body of missing partner

A Victorian man is expected to be charged with the manslaughter of his 35-year-old partner Shae Francis, who was last seen when she visited her mother at the Hervey Bay Hospital in October.




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Video of the alleged mistreatment of hens on Victorian poultry farm

Victorian agriculture authorities are investigating allegations of cruelty at the Bridgewater Poultry Farm, after footage released by Animal Liberation appeared to show workers mistreating chickens they were culling.



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Animal cruelty investigation launched over video showing treatment of chickens at Victorian poultry farm

Footage from a Victorian poultry farm, released by animal activists, appears to show workers stretching the necks of chickens and throwing them onto a concrete floor.




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Can systemic racism kill? An inquest into the death of Tanya Day could find out

Tanya Day died of traumatic brain injuries after she was arrested for public drunkenness in December, 2017. Lawyers for the Indigenous woman's family are now asking the Victorian coroner to consider whether systemic racism was a factor in her death.




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Bus driver abuse, assaults taking heavy toll on mental health

Bus drivers used to receive respectful thanks at the end of a quiet ride, but these days some say they work in fear of being punched, stabbed, screamed at or spat on.






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Hizir Ferman suffocation death after prison stand-off 'may have been prevented', coroner says

Prison officers and nurses could have done more to prevent the death of underworld figure Hizir Ferman, who suffocated to death inside a Victorian prison after a stand-off with guards, a coroner finds.





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With just one in four Aussies staying with same employer for 10+ years, is traditional long service still relevant?

With only one in four Australians staying with the same employer for 10 years or more, there is a call for a national portable long service leave scheme in Australia.




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Why no-dog zones could be the wake-up call pet owners need

We're so bad at controlling our dogs that researchers are calling for no-dog zones to replace on-leash areas in close proximity to native animals.







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Woman gets 34 years in jail for setting partner on fire

A Bendigo woman is sentenced to 34 years in prison for killing her partner, who suffered burns to 95 per cent of his body after he was doused in paint thinner and set alight.




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Krystal Fraser went missing while pregnant in Pyramid Hill. Police now offer a $1 million reward

Days before she was due to give birth, Krystal Fraser discharged herself from a country Victorian hospital and has not been seen since. Police believe a call she received from a public phone box is the key to finding her suspected killer.




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Orroral Valley Tracking Station




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Families raise funds for seizure alert dogs for children with epilepsy

Families of loved ones who live with epilepsy are now relying on trained dogs to detect their seizures, and one mother says their dog saved her son's life on multiple occasions.




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Improving your memory using ancient indigenous techniques

Forget Sudoku and cryptic crosswords, Australia's senior memory champion draws on indigenous cultures from around the world for memory techniques.



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When your family tragedy gets turned into a true crime novel

When your loved ones' murders are turned into a true crime book, what impact does that have on the family left behind and society's insatiable curiosity into the tragedy?




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