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Tasmanian man uses employer's fuel card to unlawfully buy more than $20k of petrol

A Tasmanian man who used a company fuel card to buy more than $24,000 worth of fuel, some of which he onsold to friends, avoids prison — the court acknowledging his marriage breakdown caused "great upheaval" for him before the offending started.

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Portland GP clinic seeks childcare worker in bid to end crippling shortages

A GP clinic in south-west Victoria has taken the extraordinary step of recruiting an in-house childcare worker so its doctors and nurses can spend more time with patients.

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HBO's The Idol has finally dropped after months of controversy. It's been described as a 'toxic man's fantasy'

A troubled young pop star manipulated and taken advantage of by a sinister impresario. We've seen it before — and some say we've seen it done much better. Why is there so much controversy surrounding HBO's The Idol?

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Pokies cap lowered by NT government, stops short of banning new machines in Alice Springs venues

The Northern Territory has lowered its cap on pokies to 1,659, but applications for 20 additional gaming machines at two of Iris Capital's Alice Springs venues "remain in train".

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WA parrot 28's numerical name may have links to French explorers

You'd know if you heard the sound of the Western Australian parrot known as the 28. Here's how it got its name.

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US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to run 100m in under 10 seconds, dies at 76

The athletics world is paying tribute to the late Jim Hines, the first man to stop a clock in under 10 seconds for the 100m.

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Updated China-Australia trade list welcomed by citrus industry

Australia's citrus industry welcomes an administrative milestone, the publication of a new list of orchards, packhouses and treatment facilities allowed to export to China.

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NT Police charge man with murder over fatal stabbing outside Alice Springs' Todd Tavern

The 23-year-old, who has been in police custody since Thursday, has been remanded to face court today.

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'Same job, same pay' laws won't punish experience or hard work, Tony Burke says, dismissing 'strange' campaign

Mining, construction and farming and other business groups have mounted a campaign over changes the Employment Minister Tony Burke says the government is not proposing to make.

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Angus Taylor says Australia's core inflation is higher than all the countries in the G7. Is that correct?

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia has higher core inflation than all of the countries in the G7. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Kathleen Folbigg releases first statement, says she is 'extremely humbled' and 'grateful'

Ms Folbigg spent her first day of freedom since 2003 enjoying simple pleasures, like a comfortable bed and pizza, her best friend Tracy Chapman says.

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Cheaper to call Vatican City: Why is it so expensive to make phone calls from prison?

While some US states are making prison phone calls free, a 12-minute phone call from a Victorian prison can cost more than a prisoner's wages for the day.

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Live: RBA lifts interest rates to 4.1 per cent, Apple shares reach record high, ASX trades lower as Baby Bunting downgrades profits

The Reserve Bank has increased the cash rate to 4.1 per cent at its June meeting, citing "persistent" and "ongoing" high inflation. It's the highest cash rate since April 2012. Follow live.

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Endangered marsupial woylies in sanctuaries losing anti-predator 'street smarts', study finds

Rapid evolution in protected havens is stripping threatened native marsupials of the "street smarts" they need to survive and escape predators in the wild, new research finds.

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Boy dies after Geraldton house fire as arson investigation continues

A 13-year-old boy dies three days after a fire tore through a home in Geraldton in Western Australia's Midwest.

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National audit office releases scathing report of Morrison-government health funding program

A review into a Morrison-government-era grant funding program finds only two of 171 projects attached to the program were "highly suitable" and almost half were based in marginal electorates.

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Dog fence affects growth rate of young red kangaroos exposed to dingoes, research finds

An unexpected discovery when comparing the head shapes and teeth of red kangaroos inside and outside the Australian dog fence has been made by researchers, with one group growing up quicker.

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Police lay more charges over brawl that left Pasawm Lyhym with fatal stab wounds at Sunshine

Two boys aged 17 and 18 have been charged with various offences following a brawl in Sunshine last month during which a teenager was fatally stabbed.

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Voice to Parliament mock referendum hoped to improve lagging Aboriginal enrolment rate

Western Australia has the lowest rate of Aboriginal voter enrolment in the country. A trial to increase that number could soon roll out nationally.

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Older brothers and sisters could help build babies' defence against allergies, findings suggest

For more than three decades, researchers have known that children from larger families are less likely to develop allergic disease, but the potential reason for that remained a mystery.

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Is light rail a 'magnificent' opportunity? These community groups don't think so

They increase property prices, take cars off the road, and governments are keen to splash millions on rolling them out in rapidly growing cities. But light rail is facing increasingly vocal local opposition.

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Letter to Premier Daniel Andrews details firm's concerns over myki tender process

A firm has revealed in a letter to Premier Daniel Andrews that its bid to take over the myki ticketing system was $100 million cheaper than the winning bid.

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What are your rights to natural light in your home as a tenant or property owner?

Evidence is growing about the importance of being exposed to enough natural light, but what rights do residents have to protect their access to it?

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How director Peter Sohn reflected his immigrant experience in new Pixar film Elemental

Pixar director Peter Sohn's latest film, Elemental reflects his own experiences navigating life as the child of immigrants.

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Widows' distress compounded by delays to late husbands' Cbus Super payouts

It took 15 months for Carolyn Hocking to receive her husband's superannuation after his sudden death. She says the financial and emotional strain of the delay was "horrendous" – and she is not alone.

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