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Launceston Mayor Danny Gibson resigns following 'vile attacks, stemming from media reports'

Tasmanian mayor Danny Gibson resigns, saying "vile attacks" in media reports have taken a toll on his mental health and have become "a distraction from the important work of the City of Launceston".

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly offered to reveal Russian troop locations to Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin offered to reveal the position of Russian troops to the Ukrainian government, the Washington Post reports, citing leaked US intelligence documents.

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China jails US citizen John Shing-wan Leung for life on espionage charges

Seventy-eight-year-old American passport holder and Hong Kong resident John Shing-wan Leung is sentenced to life imprisonment.

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NT man remains in hospital after allegedly stabbing Tiwi home invasion victim with a shovel

The 31-year-old has been charged with breaking into a home and stabbing the occupant in the neck with a shovel before stealing their car.

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Man charged with attempted rape of girl, 13, in Adelaide's inner-north found not guilty by mental incompetence

Anthony James Stengewis had been accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl at a bus stop at Gilberton, but the prosecution and defence agree he is mentally unfit to stand trial after reviewing medical reports.

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Dinesh Palipana, Cameron Caldwell nominate for Liberal Party preselection for Fadden

Stuart Robert's resignation announcement has prompted high-profile candidates to chase Liberal Party pre-selection for his safe Gold Coast seat.

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Women warned about emotional, physical and financial toll of egg freezing

Celebrity endorsements and social media influencers are helping drive more women to freeze their eggs. But one doctor is warning young women to seriously consider the financial, physical and emotional toll.

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Military veterans make up Dad's Army team for The Great Wheelbarrow Race

Raising funds for causes close to their hearts is just an added bonus for a team of military veterans who are part of a race that means a lot to the communities it visits.

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WA authorities investigate 'cruel' killing of critically endangered sawfish near Karratha

An aquatic ecosystems expert at Murdoch University compares the "illegal" and "cruel" killing of four fish to poaching rhinos and elephants for their ivory.

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Man accused of murdering Louise Hughes may have charges dropped after inconclusive autopsy report

Lawyers for a man charged over the alleged murder of Louise Hughes, who was found dead at a house in Adelaide's south-west, are calling for the charges to be dropped after an autopsy report showed inconclusive results.

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Chinese projects to build 'new-era' marriage and child-bearing culture to counter population decline

Pilot projects will be launched in more than 20 Chinese cities to encourage women to marry and have children, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.

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Telstra apologises for lengthy network outage in outback NSW on Mother's Day weekend

A text message warning residents of a week of upgrade work in northern NSW failed to send and coincided with a separate landline outage, leaving the people of Bourke with extremely limited communication.

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Tassie the dog clocks up 20,000km in motorcycle road trips since her adoption in Tasmania

Six years on from adopting a little dog in Tasmania, Andrew Darwood has travelled most of Australia with his mate, Tassie, sitting at his back on a motorcycle.

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Cleo Smith's family still 'sad, hurt, scared, angry, terrified' over kidnapping at WA campsite

The mother of Cleo Smith, Ellie Smith, says her family remains angry and heartbroken after the sentencing of the man who snatched her five-year-old daughter from a remote WA campsite.

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Commuters to use credit cards to pay for fares on public transport as myki contract replaced

It's the end of the line for many physical myki cards, with Victorian commuters to be able to pay for public transport with their debit and credit cards in trials starting in 2024.

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Radiation machine replacement forces NSW Mid North Coast cancer patients to Sydney

Jeff Craven had a hard decision to make — wait weeks to get cancer treatment locally on the NSW Mid North Coast, or travel to Sydney. His surgeon says more could have been done to get him care closer to home.

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Succession season 4, episode 8 recap and power rankings: The Roys decide America's future. What could go wrong?

It's election night! The polls have closed, the touchscreen is ready, but the Roys can't decide on who should be the next president. They might just destroy democracy in the process.

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In the biggest FA Cup final ever, Sam Kerr's small glories set her apart from the rest

The Matildas captain scores in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Manchester United, making her the outright most successful Australian footballer ever.

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Bruce Lehrmann's barrister Steve Whybrow says he was angered by suggestion he colluded with Linda Reynolds during trial

Bruce Lehrmann's defence barrister Steve Whybrow tells an inquiry into the case that he was angered by the suggestion he colluded with Senator Linda Reynolds during the trial.

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Flood gauges to be upgraded as part of $263 million disaster warning network

The money will be spent upgrading thousands of faulty or outdated flood gauges, which have left communities unprepared during natural disasters.

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Kabaddi tournament showcases traditional Indian sport in Mildura

Hundreds of players and spectators have travelled from across Australia to the Mildura Kabaddi Cup 2023 in north-west Victoria.

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Kelly Clarkson's talk show has been accused of having a 'toxic' workplace culture. Here's how she responded

Singer and television personality Kelly Clarkson is at the forefront of a Rolling Stone report from early May that accused her self-titled talk show of being a toxic workplace.

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Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pushes ahead with Hobart AFL stadium despite protest turn out

A disgruntled former Tasmanian Liberal MP who quit the party over the stadium project says she will only support next week's budget if stadium funding is clearly identified.

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Kevin Sinfield carries ex-teammate Rob Burrow over line in Leeds Marathon raising funds to fight motor neurone disease

Former England rugby league teammates Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow raise millions of pounds for research into motor neurone disease, after Burrow's diagnosis in 2019.

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Search continues for missing surfer Simon Baccanello on Eyre Peninsula

The search for a missing surfer on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has resumed, with police finding items that will be sent off for forensic examination.

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