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Next generation of artists emerge in Bundaberg

Teenagers looking to find their place in the world is all part of growing up. Ideas take hold, emotions run high, and many look for some sort of creative outlet. In the Bundaberg region that creativity is fostered by high school arts programs and celebrated at the annual Emerge exhibition at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery.





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Graffiti art reigns

Coffs Harbour and Nambucca get a graffiti art make over.






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US states block abortions during pandemic

At least eight US states are blocking health clinics from providing abortions, describing the procedure as non-essential during the pandemic.



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New Zealand Warriors touch down in Tamworth ahead of NRL re-start

The Auckland-based club arrived in Tamworth in the New England region of NSW yesterday for a 14-day period of training and quarantine.




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Expert says it's 'extremely unlikely' COVID-19 originated in Chinese lab

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insist they've seen intelligence proving that the virus began in a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan.



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Business welcomes plan to re-start economy by July

The Prime Minister is laying the groundwork for Australia to re-open for business and wants what he calls a "COVID-19 safe economy" by July.




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Experts warn suicide rates could surge by up to 50 per cent this year

While Australia continues to flatten the curve in this COVID-19 pandemic, there are serious concerns for the mental wellbeing of Australians.




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Collaboration between art and science turns sounds of space into music

Certain sounds called spherics and whistlers, which are electromagnetic waves, recorded in Antarctica by scientists, have been used in a new music piece called 'Aurora Musicalis'.




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Growing concerns for Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, held in Iranian prison

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who continues to be held in an Iranian prison throughout this pandemic, despite more than 85,000 prisoners being temporarily released in Iran.



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Unredacted sections of child abuse royal commission report conclude Pell failed to act on abuse

Cardinal Pell said in a statement yesterday that he was "surprised" by some of the views of the royal commission about his actions, and that "these views are not supported by evidence".




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Australian pioneer Pauline Milich was the remarkable midwife who gave birth while delivering a baby

Pauline Milich brought her 14th child into the world while helping another woman deliver a baby life was different in the early 1900s.





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Dog handler's push to recognise dog agility trials as an official sport in Australia

Humans get exercise in many ways, including training and competing with their dogs in agility trials. So is it time the competition is officially recognised as a sport?




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Drought-stricken farmers in NSW's far-west Wentworth Shire Council feel like they're in a 'forgotten corner'

While a Victorian council rejects drought funding it says isn't needed, farmers in far-west New South Wales say they feel like they're in a "forgotten corner".




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A tribute to Australian doctor Catherine Hamlin who dedicated her life to helping young African women damaged by traumatic births

Catherine Hamlin was born in Sydney. She worked in Ethiopia pioneering medical treatment for young women damaged by unsuccessful childbirth. In 2000, Pauline Newman visited Catherine Hamlin and her famous hospital in Addis Ababa. Catherine Hamlin died in March 2020 at the age of 93. By way of tribute today we revisit Pauline’s program from nearly 20 years ago.




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Kym Lynch from Mount Isa trains for extreme sports events around work

Kym Lynch from Mount Isa trains for extreme sports events around work




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Alison Whitehead finishing one of her many extreme sport challenges

Alison Whitehead finishing one of her many extreme sport challenges




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Artists at Mornington Island




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'Much more than scones': CWA's 'covert' approach to caring for struggling farmers

Scones, tea, and craft are synonymous with the CWA, but the organisation also provides vital community support. In drought- and flood-ravaged Julia Creek, it's all about keeping things low-key.




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Outback internet surprise for tree-changing international textile artist

Burketown, a town in north-west Queensland, can be cut off from the world for months at a time during the wet season, but it's got better internet than in Sydney according to a textile designer.





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Bats turn north-west Queensland sky black as drought raises numbers earlier

Bats have been migrating earlier than usual this year due to inland drought and a lack of food in Queensland's south-east, with red flying foxes seen covering Mount Isa's sky.




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A boat on the Lockhart River foreshore




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Simpson Desert cat




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Emma Spencer portrait




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Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) lines provide power to rural stations

Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) lines provide power to rural stations




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Solar panels on a shed as part of a power pod at Glenagra Station

Solar panels on a shed as part of a power pod at Glenagra Station



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Sturt Desert Rose native flower



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Desert roses are gaining popularity as hardy drought plants in outback Queensland

The hardy desert rose is rising in popularity, with nurseries unable to keep up with demand, as green thumbs seek drought-tolerant colour in the dry outback.



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  • Lifestyle and Leisure:Gardening:All
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You Ask We Answer: What do the major parties think of recycling and waste in federal election 2019?

It's a topic that hasn't gathered much attention on the campaign trail, but based on the large number of questions we received through You Ask, We Answer, waste and recycling is something many voters are concerned about. So do the parties have a plan? And is it enough to make a difference?




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George Pell's case returns to court tomorrow. Here's what will happen

The Catholic Cardinal is using three reasons to appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two choirboys when he was archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s. We explain what they are, and what the court will have to consider.




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George Pell's lawyer tells appeal court judges child sex abuse offences 'realistically impossible'

George Pell's lawyer tells an appeals court there are "questions of probability" over whether the child sex abuse offences the Cardinal is convicted of occurred, and a jury should have found him not guilty even if they believed his victim.




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George Pell's 'unimpeachable' child sex abuse convictions should remain, prosecution tells appeal court

Prosecutors argue George Pell's victim was a "witness of truth" as they contend the disgraced Cardinal's child sex abuse convictions are "unimpeachable" and should be upheld.




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Ballarat murder trial aborted, jury dismissed after 'reckless' TV report on Karen Ashcroft case

The trial of a man accused of murdering a Victorian grandmother is aborted after a local TV news bulletin broadcast inaccurate information, and details that had not been heard by the jury.




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George Pell's appeal against child sexual abuse convictions to be heard in Supreme Court today

Jailed Cardinal George Pell will front Victoria's highest court today to appeal against his child sex abuse convictions, arguing proper process wasn't followed at trial and a reasonable jury could not have found him guilty of the crimes.




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Stuart Usherwood pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of former mayor Rod May

A man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of a former regional Victorian mayor near Ballarat in 2017.




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Catholic Church allowed Brother John Laidlaw to keep teaching after abuse, court hears

A teenager molested by Christian Brother John Laidlaw in the 1980s tells a Melbourne court he thought he was being "punished by God" when he was sexually assaulted at his family home, as the former teacher pleads guilty to abusing six boys over two decades.





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Paedophile priest Robert Claffey to spend at least one more year in jail for abusing children

A judge says Victorian paedophile priest Robert Claffey "mocked" his priestly authority to access and abuse children, while sentencing him to more jail time.




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George Pell's appeal against his child sex abuse convictions will be decided by a court next week

Cardinal George Pell could be released from custody, ordered to face a new trial or sent back to prison when the Court of Appeal hands down its ruling next Wednesday. We explain the possible outcomes and what will happen next.




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How Wood Splitters art heist from Ballarat helped change regional art galleries forever

In August 1978, someone entered Ballarat's art gallery, grabbed a 92-year-old painting off the wall, and walked out the front door. Now, the once cash-strapped gallery hosts international artists.








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Waste-to-energy project in Ballarat stalled as expert names city 'one of the best' places for it

Once touted as a $300 million solution to regional Victoria's waste woes, plans to build a waste-to-energy facility have stalled, with some in the industry left scratching their heads.