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Nats reveal replacement frontbench MP

NSW Nationals MP Andrew Gee is set to replace Andrew Broad as the assistant minister to the deputy prime minister.

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Housing criticism a distraction: Shorten

Labor leader Bill shorten says attacks on proposed changes to negative gearing are aimed at distracting Australians from the government’s performance.

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Oakden families angered by inquiry snub

Families who blew the whistle on the abuse at the Oakden nursing home have been angered by their treatment at the start of the royal commission.

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Oakden families angered by inquiry snub

Families who blew the whistle on the abuse at the Oakden nursing home have been angered by their treatment at the start of the royal commission.

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Vic man in court over historical attacks

A man has appeared in a Melbourne court over a series of sex attacks dating back to 1971.

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‘Tobacco ring’ Ibrahim in Sydney court

Fadi Ibrahim, the brother of Sydney identity John Ibrahim, has appeared in a court over his involvement in an alleged tobacco-smuggling ring.

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Bell trial to stay in SA District Court

A judge has rejected a bid to move the trial for SA MP Troy Bell from the District to the Supreme Court.

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Fiji team a potential step to NRL

State of Origin legend Petero Civoniceva has backed a team of Fijian stars to succeed in rugby league’s NSW Cup.

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Dad visits Melbourne vigil for slain Aiia

A vigil held for international student Aiia Maasarwe has been attended by hundreds of people, including her father.

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WA prison guards fear another big riot

Guards have described the trauma of a riot at a regional WA prison that caused millions of dollars worth of damage and involved the escape of 10 inmates.

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Stop sign ‘flash’ before fatal Vic crash

A woman accused of killing four grandmothers in a crash in Victoria last year told police she saw a stop sign “flash by” before the collision.

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Axe attacker sentenced to four years’ jail

A young transgender woman who used an axe to attack people in a Sydney convenience store has been jailed for at least four-and-a-half years.

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Records break, parts of NSW to reach 48C

NSW is expected to experience the peak of its week-long heatwave on another record-breaking day, with some areas expected to hit 48C before a cool change.

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Top doctors group backs pill testing trial

Pill testing in purpose-designed facilities is backed by evidence, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians says in an open letter to state leaders.

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Scott Morrison not helped by the unhelpful

Scott Morrison is fighting a losing battle to win the next election and his own side is being particularly unhelpful.

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Home Affairs Dept defends functions spend

Labor has described as unacceptable the spending of the Department of Home Affairs but the department says it was reasonable and required.

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Leifer ‘fit to be extradited to Australia’

Australian Malka Leifer is fit to be extradited from Israel to face child sex charges, state psychiatrists say; the defence will counter she is mentally unfit.

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Sydney mum wins $107 million in Powerball

A Sydney healthcare worker has won $107 million in a Powerball draw, the largest individual Australian lottery prize ever, but says she’ll keep working.

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No knee-jerk answer to Murray-Darling: PM

The prime minister says the Murray-Darling Basin must be a bipartisan issue and he isn’t interested in knee-jerk responses in the wake of mass fish deaths.

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