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Australian artists reveal how they maintain a living wage and a creative practice

Working 7 days a week, juggling multiple gigs, all for $28,000 a year this is the life of an Australian artist in 2019.




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George Pell seeks leave to appeal child sex abuse convictions in High Court

George Pell's lawyers lodge an application seeking leave to appeal the jailed 78-year-old's child sexual abuse convictions in the High Court of Australia.




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Prostate cancer nurse says not enough said about impact on sex, calls for support

This specialist nurse teaches thousands of prostate cancer survivors how to revitalise their sex life after diagnosis, but she is the only one of her kind in an area spanning 48,000 square kilometres.




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Ride Like a Girl sports a classic underdog tale, but isn't necessarily an instant classic film

Ride Like a Girl's real strength is it never lets anything get in the way of telling the superb true story at its heart.




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Driver Lorraine Nicholson realised four women killed in Navarre crash were 'probably grandmothers' as well, court hears

A jury hears of the moment the woman accused of causing a crash that killed four people in western Victoria realised the deceased were "probably grandmothers" as well.




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Part of the Pride

When Kevin Richardson was a boy, all he wanted was to be eaten by a lion when he grew up.




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Grass Fortune

Ling Wang



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75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking

Paul Levitz




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Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Fail - And Why We Believe Them Anyway by Dan Gardner

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader. You can hear Dan Gardner being interviewed by Warren Boland on Sunday 13th Weekends with Warren.




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Iron House by John Hart

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader.




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Desert Fishing Lessons - Adventures in Australia's Rivers

At sometime in our lives we grab a rod and head to the beach for a spot of fishing.




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Review: 'The Raven's Heart' by Jesse Blackadder

Jesse Blackadder



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How Alison Wylie went from digging in the dirt to 'decolonising archaeology'

Alison Wylie spent her childhood summers at archaeological excavation sites. Today, she's redefining the scientific field to include Indigenous perspectives.




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Gold Coast Marathon Fun Run part of incredible journey for quadriplegic Brett Morris

Paralysed from the neck down after a football tackle 26 years ago, Brett Morris finishes the Gold Coast Marathon Fun Run in a wheelchair in under an hour, and he's "very happy it's done".




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Treaty's value questioned by Indigenous elders, but recognition of Australia's first people important

This year's NAIDOC Week theme is Voice. Treaty. Truth. But the truth is that many Indigenous people feel voiceless when it comes to expressing where Australia stands on treaty today.




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$140m worth of cocaine was found inside an excavator

A joint operation between the Australian Border Force, ACT and NSW police has discovered about 384kg of cocaine inside a second-hand excavator bound for a regional NSW business. (Supplied: Australian Border Force)




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Woman allegedly murdered partner with drug 'cocktail' for $300k super, court told

A woman on trial accused of murdering her partner allegedly poisoned him with a "cocktail of dangerous medication" so she could benefit financially from his death, an Adelaide court is told.




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South32 warns Port Kembla steelworks at risk without coal mine expansion under Sydney catchment

Jobs growth versus environmental concerns reignite with a coal company's proposed expansion under Sydney's water supply.




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Judge declares mistrial in case of alleged poisoner charged with murdering partner

An Adelaide judge remains tight-lipped on his reasons for declaring a mistrial in the case of a woman accused of poisoning her partner with a cocktail of dangerous medication.




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Artist John Olsen sues stepdaughter, saying she influenced dying mother to withdraw $2m

The renowned painter launches legal action against his stepdaughter, saying she influenced her dying mother who "suffered from cognitive impairment" to withdraw $2.2 million from a bank account in 2016.



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A scandal every 22 days: ARLC hits back over fresh de Belin Federal Court challenge

The ARLC has suggested that Jack de Belin needs a "reality check" as it argues that the code's no fault stand-down policy is necessary because the sport has been "beset by a series of scandals."






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Wollongong carer faces court charged with assaulting her dementia patient

A court has been shown video footage of a carer yelling and swearing at her 81-year-old dementia patient before police allege she punched the elderly woman in the leg.




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Baseball coach allegedly kept footage, torture tallies and diaries naming victims, court hears

A court hears a former NSW Northern Beaches baseball coach allegedly kept torture tallies, diaries naming victims, footage of alleged assaults and was in possession of child pornography.




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Surf lifesaving criticised for focus on sport over rescue

High-profile members of the surf lifesaving movement have described a continual wrestle for resources between spending on sport and spending on rescue equipment.




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Valmai Birch, whose body was found in wheelie bin in her home, died while hogtied, court hears

A man charged with the manslaughter of Valmai Birch, 34, at her NSW south coast home eight years ago is accused of hogtieing her and causing her death by asphyxiation or other means, before putting her body in a wheelie bin.




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Court hears evidence alleging violent physical abuse against 12-week-old baby

Police evidence presented to Wollongong Local Court reveals allegations of violent physical abuse against a 12-week-old baby.




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Sydney news: Barangaroo apartment tower approved, SUV mounts car roof in Wentworth Point

MORNING BRIEFING: An independent panel gives a 30-storey tower and retail complex at Barangaroo the green light, while police are perplexed how an SUV ended up on top of a parked car.







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Artist Tanya Stubbles recovers from brain injury with massive work for Chinese client

Artist Tanya Stubbles created 22 artworks for a Chinese client six months after leaving a brain injury unit in Sydney.





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Freya Jobbins started her art practice by creating life sized sculptures







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Artist creates monsters and gains self-acceptance after disfiguring car accident

Almost 30 years after a car accident left Picton artist Freya Jobbins' face disfigured, she's deconstructing dolls to make creations that shock.





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University insists mystery departures nothing to do with finances despite forecast $100m shortfall

The University of Adelaide says the departures of chancellor Kevin Scarce and vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen have nothing to do with its finances despite admitting it is facing a budget shortfall of $100 million.



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Thai-Burma Railway POW Harold Martin dies aged 103

Harold Martin was among the 22,000 Australian men and women made prisoners of war in 1942 when the Japanese advanced on South-East Asia, and once spent four days stranded on a raft in the South China Sea.



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'Shocked the whole site': Man dies in Port Kembla steelworks accident

A 59-year-old worker is killed in an accident at Port Kembla steelworks, south of Sydney, with BlueScope shutting down the site while his death is investigated.




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US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to return to work after gallbladder treatment

RBG is the oldest justice on the Supreme Court bench and her return to work will allay fears of a vacancy that would have allowed President Donald Trump to appoint another conservative judge.




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Sam was only 12 when his teacher sexually abused him. Now he's suing the Education Department

Sam Leishman was sexually abused by his high school teacher in Hobart in 1978. He and other survivors are suing the Department of Education for negligence.




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Darwin feels earthquake originating in Banda Sea

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake in the Banda Sea is felt in Darwin but there have been no reports of damage, the quake is also felt in Indonesia.




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Astronomers discover closest ever black hole to Earth

Black holes usually cannot be seen but astronomers have now discovered one closer to Earth than any that have ever been located before.




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We've flattened the COVID-19 curve. The next wave of preventable deaths will be caused by suicide, experts say

Imagine trying to eradicate COVID-19 without knowing how many cases there are in Australia. That is the situation mental health advocates say is hampering the fight against suicide.