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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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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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Car caked in pelican poo puts Port Macquarie parking preferences into perspective

A failure to look upward when parking by the river at a favourite roost for local pelicans has left a Port Macquarie man red-faced and his car disgraced.




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Sexism trumped by tenacity as NSW mid north coast chef cooks a royal treat for Queen and rock and roll royalty

Chef Julie-Anne Booth, after a lifetime sometimes cooking for royalty, is back home sharing her food experiences with regional food producers.




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Lord Howe currawong is focus of research program assessing the impact of large-scale rodent eradication

A research project is underway to determine the impact of the controversial Lord Howe Island rodent eradication program on a threatened currawong species and wider ecosystem.




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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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Koala spotted taking morning walk on popular Port Macquarie breakwall

Early morning walkers in Port Macquarie received a surprise when a koala came walking down the middle of a popular breakwall path. The sighting has sparked renewed concerns about habitat loss and declining koala numbers.




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Emergency services monitoring uncontained fires across NSW mid-north coast

Emergency services are keeping a close watch on large blazes at Middle Creek Road, Kangaroo Creek north of Coffs Harbour, and at Verges Creek north of Crescent Head in northern NSW, after residents were warned to seek shelter.




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Koala extinction in NSW 'possible' if no urgent action, inquiry told

Submissions to a NSW inquiry into koala protection call for design guidelines to protect the marsupial's habitat, which is under threat from housing developments.




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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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Escaped prisoner recaptured after fleeing Port Macquarie hospital

Police recapture prisoner Matthew Furner, who escaped from custody at Port Macquarie Base Hospital on the NSW Mid North Coast and fled into nearby bushland.



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Macleay Valley residents remember one of the worst floods on record, 70 years on

Today the Macleay Valley is suffering unprecedented drought, but 70 years ago it was inundated with "mighty waves as high as telegraph poles" that flooded the region and left 2,000 people homeless.





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Sydney news: John Sidoti denies allegations in donation scandal, John Barilaro wants climate change action

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Sports Minister John Sidoti says claims he misused his position in a conflict of interest are 'gross misrepresentations', while Deputy Premier John Barilaro urges governments to take climate change seriously.




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Beachgoers at Iluka on NSW north coast warned to keep their distance from leopard seal

A 3.5-metre leopard seal has come ashore in northern NSW as authorities warn eager onlookers to keep their distance from the potentially deadly marine mammal.




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Nomadic coffee 'van life' couple grinds to a halt in seaside town of Port Macquarie, for now

Young, adventurous and enterprising couple Jess Davidson and Andy Hoffman quit their jobs to follow a dream more than a year ago.




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Indigenous elders teaching Dhanggati language to reconnect kids, teens with country

A common struggle for Aboriginal elders is how to make their language and culture appeal to young people in order for it to be carried on.




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Koala escapes serious injury after being dragged at high speed along Pacific Highway

Wazza the koala has left carers astounded after she was collected by a car and endured a 10km trip down a major NSW roadway, only to bolt up a tree afterwards.




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Surfing coach was told he'd never be able to ride the waves, but he's proving otherwise

Coach and former professional surfer Wayne 'Huddo' Hudson loves sharing his passion for the waves, but there was a time he was told none of it would be possible.





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Pinkett Road bushfire at Backwater near Armidale downgraded to watch and act

The NSW Rural Fire Service downgrades an emergency warning for a fire at Backwater near Armidale, as hot and dry conditions continue to fuel bushfires in the area.




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NSW fires claim homes as heat and high winds fuel blazes across the state

High temperatures and strong winds fuel blazes across the state, with at least two homes being destroyed near the town of Darawank on the NSW mid-north coast.



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Koalas in their hundreds feared dead in bushfires south of Port Macquarie

The Port Macquarie koala hospital fears more than 350 koalas may have died in a bushfire south of the town, with staff frustrated they cannot yet access the site.




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Washing machine repairman Bill Spedding (r) being interviewed by Detective Justin Moynihan (l).



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Honey shortages predicted as beekeepers face worst conditions on record due to bushfires, drought

The honey industry is facing hard times along with other producers, having taken a battering over recent years from the drought and a string of natural disasters.





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Historic Durack family photos





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Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north

Farmers who rely on the Ord River say big-city bureaucrats are getting in the way of progress in the WA region's landmark irrigation scheme.




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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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High Court to determine Aboriginal right to exclude public from popular camping beaches

Many Australians regard the beach as a place that belongs to everyone, where no-one can be excluded. But the truth of that notion will now be tested by the High Court.



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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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Cape Leveque beach





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Why Wolfe Creek Crater attracts scientists, Indigenous traditional owners and horror movie fans

Rare audio recordings reveal Aboriginal people may have worked out how Wolfe Creek Crater was formed, years before scientists arrived and it become a destination for fans of the eponymous horror movie.




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Katrina Francis and Alphonse Balacky living proof that people can change

Katrina Francis and Alphonse Balacky are living proof that people can change. After suffering shocking abuse from Alphonse, Katrina now works with her partner to help men in Broome break the cycle of domestic violence.




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Fracking, ports and oil pipeline project worth $77b proposed for west Kimberley

A network of oil wells that involve fracking in the Great Sandy Desert, connected by pipelines to new and existing ports, may become Australia's biggest oil-producing project, according to traditional owners negotiating with the private company.




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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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Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA

Damage to a fibre optic cable causes a 20-hour communications blackout across Western Australia's Kimberley region, proving bad for business, but reigniting old-fashioned conversation.




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Dolphin stranding at Roebuck Bay beach in Broome sees all five dead

Five dolphins found stranded at low tide on a beach at Broome's Roebuck Bay have now died.




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Autore Pearls bringing shine back to remote Arnhem Land farm

The harvest is underway at one of Australia's most remote pearl farms and its new owners are excited by what they see.





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Broome tourism businesses divided on Airbnb and other 'sharing economy' accommodation websites

Some Broome tourism businesses hope a parliamentary inquiry will lead to a crackdown on accommodation websites, while others say 'the sharing economy' needs support.