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Principal suing parents for more than $1 million over online comments

A defamation trial is underway, with a high school principal suing five parents for comments they made on social media.




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Whale experts say Gold Coast humpback nursery needs marine speed limits

Marine scientists are calling for new speed limits in waters off the Gold Coast in response to an increasing number of humpback whales calving in the area.




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Asian house gecko fries nursing home's air-conditioning unit amid vermin invasion

Repair specialists say it is part of a growing trend which has seen the invasive Asian house gecko destroying cooling systems across New South Wales and Queensland.




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Body found under Gold Coast bridge thought to be missing 'bikie' Shane Ross

Police believe a body found in a Gold Coast park is that of missing man Shane Ross, with detectives saying the death is suspicious and possibly related to the death of another man on Friday night.




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Police divers search for gun in Gold Coast creek amid double homicide probe involving a dead bikie

A day after the discovery of a body, confirmed as Comancheros bikie Shane Ross, police divers search for a gun and declare a double homicide investigation linked to another man's death on Friday night.




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Gable Tostee complains of 'harassment' after feminist group posts warning about Tinder profile

A Gold Coast man acquitted of murdering a woman he met on Tinder says he has "no ethical obligation" to reveal details of his past online, after a feminist group began a campaign against him.



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Talisman Sabre war gaming sees largest Australian-led beach invasion exercise

About 34,000 troops from several countries are playing out high-end war games in a mammoth training exercise designed to improve military cooperation.




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Adani facing prosecution for allegedly providing false information in Carmichael mine report

Mining giant Adani is being accused of providing false information to Queensland's environment department over land clearing at the site of its proposed Carmichael mine.




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On board the USS Ronald Reagan during military exercise Talisman Sabre

What is it like on board the 333-metre USS Ronald Reagan that's also home to about 5,000 people at any one time? Step aboard with the ABC's Megan Hendry.



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Chief crewman Kyle Bell is participating in military exercise Talisman Sabre



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Adani's Carmichael coal mine surviving on lifeline from Indian parent company

The company responsible for Adani's Carmichael coal mine is deep in the red, with accounting experts and its own auditors warning it is surviving only through the promised support of its Indian parent firm.




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Australian farmers warned the misuse of pesticides will see overseas markets turn away

The misuse of pesticides on Australian farms is threatening overseas markets, according to industry group Pulse Australia.





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Minion Mountain near Rockhampton




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Gas bottle Minions find social media stardom on remote Queensland highway

A Queensland miner has created a popular roadside stop with hundreds of travellers pulling over to take a photo with his now-famous family of Minions.





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Racial discrimination evenly spread across urban and rural Australia, report finds

Researchers say there used to be an expectation that there was an urban/country divide in racist attitudes in Australia, but a recent study has challenged the assumption.




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Cotton crops return to northern Australia amid dire drought in traditional growing zones

A slumping sugar price and demand for reliable irrigation areas for cotton is spurring new interest in growing it in the tropics.




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This coral reef at One Tree Island, near Gladstone, has shown growth of 400 per cent between 2014 and 2017, after it was devastated by Cyclone Hamish





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Deportation of Tamil asylum seeker family interrupted midair by last-minute injunction

A Tamil asylum seeker family is granted a midair injunction to prevent their deportation to Sri Lanka, as Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says the family has been found not to be owed protection.




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Who are the Tamil family from Biloela and why are they being deported?

Last-minute injunctions have stalled the deportation of a Tamil family who have spent years fighting to stay in Australia. Here's what we know about the case.




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Deportation delayed for youngest daughter of Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela

The youngest daughter of a Tamil asylum seeker family facing deportation to Sri Lanka will remain in Australia until Wednesday after a ruling by the Federal Court.




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Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela taken to Christmas Island detention centre, lawyer says

The lawyer for a Tamil family facing deportation from Australia says she is deeply concerned about access to her clients now they have been relocated to Christmas Island.




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Jewfish dominate black market to meet Asia demand

Considered a delicacy and aphrodisiac, the bladder of the Black Jewfish now fetches up to $900 a kilogram, prompting higher fines in Queensland for trafficking as well as catch limits, catching commercial fishers unaware and out of pocket.





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Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela 'terrified' for children after move to Christmas Island

The mother from the Tamil family at the centre of an immigration row says her children are constantly crying and pleading to leave a Christmas Island facility, as hundreds of people rally around the country to urge the Government to let them stay in Australia.




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Tamil family fails to win ministerial intervention as Scott Morrison rules out allowing them to stay

Scott Morrison steps in after former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce suggested the family facing deportation to Sri Lanka should be allowed to remain in the central Queensland town of Biloela.




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Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela could be undone by father's travel history and refugee activism, immigration lawyer says

Pro-refugee activism and the travel history of a Tamil father could see a Biloela family at the centre of an immigration row deported, an experienced immigration lawyer says.




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Biloela residents call for Tamil family's return

Residents in Biloela call for a Tamil family currently on Christmas Island to be returned to the Queensland community of Biloela where they were living before they lost their asylum bid.




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Tamil family from Biloela's deportation delayed until at least Friday, court rules

A Tamil family facing deportation is given until Friday to consider a "surprise" development in their case, after the Immigration Minister said he would not exercise his discretion to allow the youngest daughter to stay in Australia.





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Tamil family from Biloela to remain in Australia for 12 more days as deportation fight continues

The Tamil family fighting deportation from Australia has been given a further reprieve in its fight to remain in the country, with the Federal Court ordering the Immigration Minister to provide more evidence to support claims the youngest child has no right to protection.




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Australia's swimming pools, now and then

We take a trip down memory lane with a 'now and then' look at pools and baths all around Australia, contributed by the ABC audience.




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Adani mining insider reveals she is leaking material to environmental activists

Sue*, a worker at a company bidding for an Adani contract, tells the ABC she is leaking information to environmental activists so they can target her employer, saying it's the "ethical, moral thing to do".




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NSW Swifts stun Sunshine Coast Lighting to claim dominant Super Netball grand final victory

The NSW Swifts claim the Super Netball title with a perfectly executed 64-47 victory over the Sunshine Coast Lightning in Brisbane.




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Great Barrier Reef may go on endangered list if run-off laws don't pass, Queensland Environment Minister warns

The Queensland Government is expected to pass a bill today to introduce new mandatory farm run-off regulations to protect the reef, despite opposition from agricultural groups.




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Federal Court extends order preventing deportation of Tamil family from Biloela

The family at the heart of the "Home To Bilo" campaign will remain in Australia for at least another 24 hours as a legal argument about the immigration assessment of two-year-old Tharnicaa continues.




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Tamil family from Biloela to remain in Australia until final hearing of deportation case

A Tamil couple and their two children will remain on Christmas Island while a legal challenge to their deportation to Sri Lanka proceeds through the courts.




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Bushfires deliberately lit by 'cunning, versatile criminals', more common in school holidays, expert warns

The rate of deliberately lit fires escalates rapidly during the school holiday period, according to an expert in arson investigations, as Queensland authorities reveal action has been taken against 21 juveniles and nine adults in recent weeks.




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Sunshine Coast teen aiming to take out her third Thai boxing world title

She might look like a normal Queensland teenager, but Skylah Hamill is an undefeated world champion in the growing sport of Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, and is about to defend her title in Turkey.




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Merlin the missing dog brings North Burnett community together after owner dies in car crash

Dog trackers, rangers, farmers and emergency services personnel band together in the search for Merlin, whose "best mate" and owner was killed in a car crash in rural Queensland last week. Searchers say the dog has been spotted a number of times in recent days.




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Merlin the missing dog emerges from the bush a fortnight after owner's death

More than a fortnight after running away into the bush when owner Simon Hannan was killed in a car crash, Merlin the kelpie cross turns up alive and well.




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United Nations asks Australia to take Tamil family from Biloela out of detention on Christmas Island

The United Nations Human Rights Committee asks Australia to end the "existing situation of detention" for the Sri Lankan Tamil family from Biloela being held on Christmas Island.




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Piggery closes on Atherton Tableland amid spiralling grain costs, imported pork, in 'sign of the times'

Far north Queensland's largest and oldest piggery is closing after 49 years, impacted by drought, cheap imports, and rising costs as the agricultural profile of the area changes.





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Queensland must rapidly ditch coal-fired power to meet Australia's emission targets, report finds

A leading science institute finds Queensland must move more quickly towards renewable energy and away from coal-fired power by 2030 to meet its share of the nation's emissions reduction targets.




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LIVExchange conference sees participants nominate animal welfare as critical to live export's future

LIVExchange 2019, an annual live exporters conference and themed 'welfare beyond borders', acknowledges of the public relations problems the trade faces.




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UK food and drink sector bucks trend as pandemic sees international trade fall in Q1

Food and drink businesses defied an overall drop in UK exports during the first quarter of 2020 as supply chain disruption and international efforts to combat coronavirus hit overseas sales of goods and services, according to the Lloyds Bank International Trade Index.