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Dodgy childcare crackdown nets $3 billion

The federal government’s crackdown on dodgy childcare providers has saved taxpayers $3 billion, Education Minister Dan Tehan says.

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Rwanda peacekeepers honoured with citation

About 700 defence personnel who served in Operation Tamar - the peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in the 1990s - will be honoured at events in Canberra.

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Two more ship evacuees contract virus

The two Australians diagnosed with coronavirus after being evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan are being treated in their home states of WA and SA.

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Two more ship evacuees contract virus

The two Australians diagnosed with coronavirus after being evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan are being treated in their home states of WA and SA.

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Investigation of XPT derailment continues

Speed may have been a factor in the derailment of a Melbourne-bound train where the driver and pilot were killed.

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Hannah Clarke ‘was scared to leave Rowan’

The family of domestic violence victim Hannah Clarke has described her as a brave and caring woman abused by an evil, manipulative husband.

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‘Unconscious bias’ in disability care

A Queensland woman believes her son was subject to unconscious bias in hospitals and that he didn’t get the ‘gold standard’ of care in the lead-up to his death.

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‘Vulnerable’ man jailed for ATO tax fraud

A vulnerable former drug addict who was recruited to take part in Australia’s largest tax fraud by a high school friend will spend at least two years in jail.

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Buswell on leave after violence charges

Former controversial West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has taken time off work after he was charged with aggravated assault against a woman he knows.

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Trio charged with Vic bashing murder

Three men have appeared in court charged with a bashing murder following a road-rage incident in Melbourne.

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WA RSL’s indigenous ban widely condemned

A decision by RSLWA to ban the Welcome to Country during the Anzac Day dawn service and Remembrance Day ceremony has been condemned as out of step and racist.

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Hundreds rally after killing of Qld family

Hundreds have gathered in Brisbane in solidarity against domestic violence after a mother and her three children were killed by their father on Wednesday.

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