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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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Automated vehicle trial at retirement village 'smacks of Buck Rogers'

Residents at a retirement village in New South Wales say life is becoming more like science fiction as an automated vehicle changes the way they stay connected.




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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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Pharma giant using loophole to falsely promote opioid pain relief product across Australia

A pharmaceutical giant owned by the Sackler family in the United States is using flaws in regulation to push its latest product deep into regional Australia.




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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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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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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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Dyslexia specialists call for phonics, early literacy screening in all schools

As debate continues over the best way to teach children to read, parents and experts say dyslexic students are falling through the cracks and struggling academically and emotionally.




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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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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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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.




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William Tyrrell inquest hears resident saw boy in Spider-Man suit in car on day he vanished

A Kendall resident says he is certain he saw William Tyrrell being driven away by a blonde woman in a car at high speed moments after the toddler vanished from the New South Wales mid-north coast almost five years ago.




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William Tyrrell 'person of interest' Bill Spedding to sue NSW Police over investigation

Washing machine repairman Bill Spedding is seeking up to $1 million in compensation after accusing NSW Police of causing him "reputational damage" by wrongly linking him to the disappearance of William Tyrrell.




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Whale entanglements in NSW waters hits new record prompting commercial fishing mitigation

The number of whale entanglements in ropes and floats has reached an unprecedented 35 incidents off NSW so far this year, so commercial fishers are meeting to discuss better practices.




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New William Tyrrell photos released from the same day he vanished in Kendall

Five new photos of William Tyrrell are made public by the NSW Coroner as well as the transcript of a key witness who said he cursed a woman he saw driving with an unrestrained child in the backseat.




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Rural Fire Service member Liam Birrer skips HSC exam to fight bushfire

Student Liam Birrer was supposed to be sitting a HSC exam instead he was fighting a bushfire in his local community.





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How police investigating William Tyrrell's disappearance wrongly targeted Bill Spedding

The whitegoods repairman who became the chief suspect in one of Australia's biggest child abduction mysteries reveals for the first time how the ordeal "shattered" his life.




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Watch the intense police interrogation of Bill Spedding over the William Tyrrell abduction

Four Corners has obtained exclusive video of the police interrogation of washing machine repairman Bill Spedding, who was wrongly accused of abducting three-year-old William Tyrrell from outside a home on on the NSW mid-north coast.




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The treasurer, the test cricketer, the cotton boss and plans to build a new dam in northern Australia

A private company has unveiled its plans to build a major off-stream dam in the Northern Territory so who is NT Water Pty Ltd?




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Review finds more than a dozen West Australian stations at 'high risk' of cattle deaths

A review of WA's cattle stations finds at least a dozen are at risk of animal welfare issues in coming months because of a lack of food and water.





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Maggots found in the mouth of palliative care patient, Royal Commission sitting in WA told

Maggots were found in the mouth of a patient with advanced dementia by visiting family members, the Royal Commission into Aged Care sitting in WA has been told.






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Telstra facing investigation over selling 'unaffordable contracts' to vulnerable Australians

A "flood" of vulnerable Australians have been walking into Telstra shops looking to buy a cheap flip phone and walking out with contracts worth $250 a month. Now the consumer watchdog is investigating.





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Kelpie DNA study unravels mysterious origins of Australian working dog, but finds no dingo

The Australian kelpie's origins have long been shrouded in mystery, but new genetics research has found some vital answers to the iconic working dog's ancestry.




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Search for missing WWII planes off Broome, sunk in Australia's second-worst mainland attack

At least 80 people were killed in a Japanese attack on Broome in 1942, and now the search is on for the wrecks of the flying boats where they died.







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Pink diamond tender dazzles at Rio Tinto's Argyle mine, one year out from 2020 closure

Diamonds so rare they never reach the open market are unveiled by Rio Tinto in a historic preview at the Argyle mine in Western Australia's far north.




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Earthquake in Indian Ocean felt from Broome to Perth

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake off the West Australian coast is felt across large parts of the state, but there are no reports of major damage.




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New bid to help connect distant Australians with hundreds of millions in lost super

In the Northern Territory, where much of the population is sparse and remote, there are still wide gaps in understanding superannuation.







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Australian actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies on tour aged 52

Australian Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies at the age of 52 in Edinburgh, Scotland, while touring with the stage production of The Secret River.




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Brodie 'Youngbloods' Moss quit his job as an electrician to become a full-time YouTuber

The changing media landscape has meant former electrician Brodie Moss has an audience of more than 1 million, a comfortable full-time income, and the freedom to go fishing whenever he wants.




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From widow to diamond dealer, a tale of perseverance in remote Australia

Survivor is a word thrown around fairly lightly, but in the case of German migrant Frauke Bolten-Boshammer, you can't help but feel she's earned the title 10 times over.





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The Christian converts who are setting fire to sacred Aboriginal objects

Aboriginal followers of a Tongan-born preacher set fire to artefacts considered sacred by many local elders, and dismantle and burn a spiritual law ground.



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Power company trials solar, batteries and controlling home air conditioning to manage regional grid

A power company is remotely turning home air conditioners off in a trial to manage peak electricity demand, but will consumers hand over the remote control?





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Kimberley locals fear youth crime and potential vigilantism could combine to spark a tragedy

Residents of northern Western Australia have issued a desperate plea for help, saying it is only a matter of time before a resurgent youth crime wave sees a child killed.