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Six days until the Victorian election

With less than a week until the Victorian state poll the major parties are busy splashing hypothetical cash.

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Australia caught in middle of China, US

Australia is caught in the middle of escalating tensions between China and the United States, as the superpowers battle over trade and strategic control.

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More than 200,000 now in disability scheme

As the number of people being supported by the National Disability Insurance Scheme has continued to grow, so too has satisfaction with the program.

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A humbled Trolley Man gets bail

Michael Rogers aka Trolley Man has been given bail accused of theft and burglary after his lawyer argued he had a unique opportunity to turn his life around.

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US backs Australian naval base in PNG

Australia and the United States will work with Papua New Guinea to expand a naval base on Manus Island.

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China infrastructure ‘not a trap’: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Asian and Pacific leaders his Belt and Road Initiative is “not a trap”.

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Labor, Libs splash cash as Vic poll nears

Both Victoria’s major parties are ramping up their attacks and election promises as the November 24 poll nears.

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Abe visits NT site for Japan’s soldiers

After having laid a wreath at the Darwin Cenotaph, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has remembered the crew of a Japanese submarine sunk off the city in 1942.

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China debt ‘not a trap’ but US disagrees

Australia is walking a fine line at a major international summit, as key trading partner China and strategic ally the United States face off.

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Schoolies kicks off amid dozens of arrests

School leavers heading to the Gold Coast for Schoolies week are urged to be safe and watch their mates, as police swoop on dangerous drugs.

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Dreamworld ride faulty on day of deaths

Dreamworld staff should have realised something was wrong at the Thunder River Rapids ride on the day of the tragedy, a company official has told an inquest.

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Japan PM pays respects to fallen in Darwin

Shinzo Abe has offered his condolences to fallen soldiers as the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Darwin, which was bombed by his country in 1942.

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Melbourne’s terror stabber was on bail

The Victorian government has confirmed the man who launched a deadly stabbing attack in Melbourne was on bail for routine traffic offences at the time.

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Melbourne dancer death police probe closed

An investigation into the death of 29-year-old British woman Stacey Tierney at a Melbourne strip club has been closed with no charges to follow.

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Qld duo jailed for drone drug delivery

A man and woman who attempted to fly a drone carrying drugs and phones into a Queensland jail have been sentenced to prison.

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Greens want to make burning coal a crime

People could face up to seven years in jail for burning coal for fuel under a new policy unveiled by the Greens, who say that “coal kills”.

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Deliberations continue at NSW terror trial

A Sydney jury will continue deliberations on Tuesday at the trial of a Kurdish-Australian man accused of travelling overseas to fight for terrorist group

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Man jailed for killing dad over computer

A young Sydney man has been jailed for at least three years for fatally stabbing his father, who told him to get off the computer.

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Mooroopna man involved in double fatality

A 37-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy have died after a truck collided with their vehicle on the Murray Valley Highway in Brimin on Friday night at about 9.30pm. The truck driver has been identified as a 31-year-old Mooroopna resident and has...

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Shepparton’s Sharp family recovering from crash at school crossing

The lives of the Sharp family were turned upside-down recently while on a routine trip home from school.

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Echuca hospital deeply saddened by Daniel Christidis’ death

ECHUCA Regional Health staff have been left shocked and saddened by the death of former surgical registrar Daniel Christidis in a shark attack on Monday. Mr Christidis, 33, died in North Queensland after he was attacked while paddleboarding in the...

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MOAMA MURDERS: POYNTON SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS

JOELENE Joyce saw her partner gunned down on a dark and lonely NSW country road before desperately running for her life, even after she had been seriously wounded by the assailant. Daniel Poynton continued to chase the terrified woman in the...

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