ClubSocial: 2019-10-13

Environmentalist Greens set for gains as Swiss elect parliament

Swiss voters' concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election that could dilute the centre-right's grip on power.

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Hong Kong universities urged to push back against police violence

A change of heart by one of Hong Kong’s most prominent university leaders, who has taken a stand against police abuse, has led to calls for the city’s oldest university to do the same.

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Ten years on from bold prediction, a look at Tomic's spectacular fall from grace

A decade after his father predicted he could have won "10 to 15 grand slams" by now, Bernard Tomic is in rankings freefall and in danger of spiralling out of the world's top 200.

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Western United primed for two-week stretch of Melbourne derbies

Mark Rudan's men will play Melbourne City at Geelong's GMHBA Stadium next Sunday and then Melbourne Victory at Marvel Stadium the following Saturday in what is an intense initiation to life in Australia's premier soccer competition.

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BBC NEWS - Brazil environment: Clean-up on beaches affected by oil spill

Thousands of people work to remove oil and tar from beaches as source of spill remains unclear.

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Boris Johnson refuses to sign letter requesting Brexit delay

London [UK], Oct 20 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday (local time) sent the European Union an unsigned photocopy of a request for a Brexit extension from Parliamentarians, stress

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Lane can wear $20k fine lightly if his $500,000 four-timer comes up

Could Damian Lane clean sweep all four of Australia's biggest races in a calendar year? If he does, his $20,000 Caulfield Cup fine will seem little indeed.

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On board the 19 hour Qantas flight from New York to Sydney

This isn’t some bizarre dream – it’s a taste of what could be the future of long-haul travel.

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On board the 19 hour Qantas flight from New York to Sydney

This isn’t some bizarre dream – it’s a taste of what could be the future of long-haul travel.

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Jillaroos to switch from league's shortest to longest format

Fresh off their World Cup nines loss to the Kiwi Ferns on Saturday, the Jillaroos have started their preparations for the Test showdown against New Zealand.

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BBC NEWS - The Japanese student who knocked on the wrong door

An exchange student got lost in Louisiana at Halloween in 1992 - his parents are still processing what happened.

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BBC NEWS - Kenya's Brigid Kosgei: School dropout, mother of twins and world record-holder

Women's marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei says her difficult childhood keeps her on track.

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BBC NEWS - Are US billionaires really going to pay more tax?

For years, the assumption has been that most Americans are anti-tax, but are attitudes changing?

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BBC NEWS - Does Zimbabwe have force labour in its diamond mines?

The US government has banned the import of rough diamonds, but Zimbabwe says the claims are unfounded.

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BBC NEWS - Elton John: 'I still want my dad's approval'

The star lifts the curtain on his life and career, and reveals what he'll do after his farewell tour.

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BBC NEWS - The rainforest under a different light

Richard Mosse's ultraviolet photography of rainforest flora.

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BBC NEWS - Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

A BBC team gets rare access to Eritrea, often described as one of the most repressive states in Africa.

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Woman assaulted in Thornbury park, attacker on the run

A sex attacker is on the run after assaulting a woman in a Melbourne park. The woman was assaulted at Thornbury's Mayer Park just after 10.30pm on Saturday.

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Woman hospitalised after assault in Thornbury park, attacker on the run

FA Cup tie abandoned after team walked off over racial abuse

London club Haringey came off in the 64th minute after claims their Cameroonian goalkeeper Valery Pajetat had been targeted by racial abuse by visiting fans.

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Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border to allow settlement of refugees

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so he can resettle up to 2 million refugees there.

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Murray to face Wawrinka in Antwerp final

Andy Murray is a step closer to a first title in arguably the toughest year of his playing career, grinding out a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Ugo Humbert on Sunday (AEST) to reach the final of the European Open in Antwerp.

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BBC NEWS : Are US billionaires really going to pay more tax?

For years, the assumption has been that most Americans are anti-tax, but are attitudes changing?

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Horse cruelty the talk of the Randwick marquees as stars flock to The Everest

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne said she had "nothing to worry about when it comes to animal cruelty".

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Republicans struggle to defend Donald Trump

Many Republicans said they were repulsed by Trump's decision to host an international summit at his own resort.

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Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder after asbestos found in sample

Shares in the company fell more than 6 per cent after health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.

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Klopp warns Liverpool against 'banana skin' at Old Trafford

Jurgen Klopp is expecting to face a "desperate" Manchester United side when the great rivals clash in the English Premier League this weekend.

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Queensland artists auction work on Instagram for drought-ravaged farmers

Almost 250 donated artworks from across the country will be sold this weekend and $77,000 was raised last year for Rural Aid.

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Trump touts Turkey cease-fire, even as it appears shaky

There was no sign of any pullout by the Kurdish-led forces, who accused Turkey of violating the cease-fire with continued fighting at a key border town.

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Queensland artists auction work on Instagram for drought-ravaged farmers

Almost 250 donated artworks from across the country will be sold this weekend and $77,000 was raised last year for Rural Aid.

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Family's grief laid bare as drug-driver sentenced to six years jail for fatal South West crash

The family of a young surfer killed in a crash on a notorious stretch of highway near Busselton have spoken of their grief as the man responsible for the crash is sentenced to six years in prison.

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Family's grief laid bare as drug-driver sentenced to six years jail for fatal South West crash

Slick and fast-moving, Billy Elliot returns for another pirouette

Billy Elliot supercharges the the action of the UK miner's strike by putting it in the hands – and feet – of the next generation.

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Could a forgotten Nazi version of an insecticide help fight malaria?

What if, after the Allies won World War II, world health officials had employed a Nazi version of DDT against mosquitoes that transmit malaria?

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Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia amid separatist anger

Some protesters had walked for three days in five massive "freedom marches" from towns across the northeastern Spanish region.

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BBC NEWS - Swiss election: Why melting Alps could create a green wave

Greens are hoping to come second in Sunday's Swiss elections, eyeing a climate change opportunity.

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BBC NEWS - 'A stray baseball cracked my skull'

Fans have been left permanently disabled or even killed by rogue baseballs. So what's to be done?

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BBC NEWS - Bolivia election: An uncertain future for Evo Morales

Evo Morales is running for a fourth consecutive term in office but his rivals say enough is enough.

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BBC NEWS - Exarchia: How Airbnb angered Greek anarchists

Home rentals site Airbnb sparked a heated debate about sustainable tourism in an Athens district known for its radical politics.

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BBC NEWS - Is the Trump campaign spending $1m a week on ads?

Elizabeth Warren made the claim and accused Facebook of taking cash, "no questions asked".

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BBC NEWS - After years searching, I found my sister next door

Hillary and Dawn were strangers who shared a driveway - until Hillary made a life-altering discovery.

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BBC NEWS - Spikes - and other ways disabled people combat unwanted touching

When Bronwyn Berg found herself being manhandled once again, she decided to add spikes to her wheelchair to prevent a repeat.

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BBC NEWS - Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo

A shot of a predator-prey confrontation wins the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

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BBC NEWS - Yasuke: The mysterious African samurai

Yasuke was entrusted with decapitating his Japanese lord - a huge honour 500 years ago.

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BBC NEWS - The real (and fake) sex lives of Bella Thorne

The actress Bella Thorne opens up about sexuality, pornography, depression and feminism.

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BBC NEWS - Nasa Mars 2020 Mission's MiMi Aung on women in space

At 16, MiMi Aung travelled alone to the US for an education. Now she's a project lead on Nasa's Mars mission.

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High profile QC's family to sell $25m property portfolio

The family of high-profile criminal lawyer Robert Richter QC has put a $25 million property portfolio up for sale.

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Donald Trump cuts a deal with himself, virtually guaranteeing impeachment

The President is goading Democrats in the House to impeach him. And he's daring Republicans to risk their political careers by declaring him unfit for office.

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Alan Jones loses bid to repeat defaming claims

Broadcaster Alan Jones has failed to lift an injunction preventing him repeating defamatory statements against a Queensland family he and his employers were made to pay $3.7 million.

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Woman behind Nobel literature prize for Bob Dylan

A sex scandal, when 18 women accused a board member’s husband of sexual assault, overshadowed the Dylan dust-up.

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Woman behind Nobel literature prize for Bob Dylan

A sex scandal, when 18 women accused a board member’s husband of sexual assault, overshadowed the Dylan dust-up.

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Australian man's widow 'distraught' as Queensland family flies to Texas

Former Sunshine Coast man Brenton Estorffe, 29, was shot dead while confronting two intruders in his home near Houston.

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Couple jailed for duping insurer in 'audacious' $17.4m legal fee scam

Josie and Alvaro Gonzalez sent more than 428 false legal invoices to the insurance company she worked for, including supposed payments for several barristers.

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The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch

Gallery of illustrations by Sydney Morning Herald artist, Simon Letch.

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Zuckerberg defends allowing politicians to lie in Facebook ads

Chief executive worries about 'erosion of truth' online, but thinks people should hear for themselves what politicians are saying.

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The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox

The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.

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Stamp duty changes, Keystart boost needed to lift WA housing sector out of its rut

"The property industry is the second largest employer in the state and since August 2015, 35,000 jobs have been lost in the construction sector alone."

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The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding

Illustrations by the artist from The Age.

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Australian man's widow 'distraught' as Queensland family flies to Texas

Former Sunshine Coast man Brenton Estorffe, 29, was shot dead while confronting two intruders in his home near Houston.

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Couple jailed for duping insurer in 'audacious' $17.4m legal fee scam

Stamp duty changes, Keystart boost needed to lift WA housing sector out of its rut

'It's time to pursue the next step': Schoenmakers retires

Injury has forced Hawthorn's premiership swingman Ryan Schoenmakers to call time on his career.

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When a tumour claimed Jarrah's remaining eye, Mathilde became his sight at school

Friends for three years, the 11-year-olds share a love of Harry Potter, history and hidden passageways.

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'Rock revival has been pretty huge': Regurgitator is back on the road

One of Australia's most loved and innovative bands, Regurgitator is celebrating 25 years.

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Best of cartoons October 18, 2019

Our talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their very own humorous version of the news of the day.

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A retiree’s guide to addressing financial risk

Research shows older Australians are increasingly uncomfortable about exposing their retirement savings to the vagaries of the share market.

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Ecuador's Moreno Scraps Fuel Subsidy Cuts in Big Win for Indigenous G

QUITO - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday officially scrapped his own law to cut expensive fuel subsidies after days of violent protests against the IMF-backed measure, returning fuel pri

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BBC NEWS - Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space

Scientists are developing the techniques to spot mass stranding events from orbit.

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BBC NEWS - Trump 'celebrating undoing a problem he created'

Democratic Congressman and former Marine officer Seth Moulton on Turkish ceasefire in Syria.

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Blinkered Baker thinks Champagne would have given Everest a shake

The Warwick Farm trainer will settle for a consolation prize in the Sydney Stakes with Champagne Cuddles, which will lead the stable's three-pronged attack.

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'He didn't want to go alone': Mother's 911 call failed to save her children

A call to emergency services by an American mother highlights how bullying may have led to her eight-year-old son and his four-year-old sister taking their own lives.

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Peter Dutton says war veterans want medevac laws scrapped in appeal to Jacqui Lambie

Home Affairs Minster Peter Dutton has claimed Australia's war veterans want the "medevac" laws scrapped in a direct appeal for the support of Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie.

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See inside a North Korean drug ship: What the AFP found

Two portraits of North Korea’s rulers aboard were a reminder of the controlling political system the crew were raised under.

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Spotlight on Indigenous mental health leaders in award finalists

Donna Stanley said her nomination was an opportunity to encourage other organisations to think outside the mainstream box.

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BBC NEWS - Catalan protests: Region's president urges immediate halt to violence

Unrest in the Spanish region continues for a third night after the sentencing of Catalan separatists.

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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo rehearsal

482 drummers, pipers, military personnel, fiddlers and dancers in front of a 100-foot replica of Edinburgh castle.

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The latest illustrations from artist Andrew Dyson

Some of his best work

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Huge gamble: Teen to start at No.13 when Wallabies stare down England

Wallabies selectors are set to take a massive risk by naming teenager Jordan Petaia on Thursday afternoon in their side to face England in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo rehearsal

482 drummers, pipers, military personnel, fiddlers and dancers in front of a 100-foot replica of Edinburgh castle.

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BBC NEWS - Rugby rehabilitation programme for Kenyan prisoners

Inmates in Kenya say playing the sport teaches them discipline and gives them hope.

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'I am not a great shooter. I am getting better, though': Simmons

Australia's Ben Simmons dealt head-on with the issue of his shooting at 76ers practice.

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Gaming Minister seeks federal co-operation with Crown investigation

Marlene Kairouz has sent a letter to Attorney-General Christian Porter asking for co-operation on the investigation as allegations about the casino mount.

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Police Commissioner's son pleads guilty to drink driving charge

Jacob James Fuller, 20, pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving with a suspended provisional license at Sutherland Court on Thursday.

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Family's desperate search for dead man after major hospital blunder

A major Victorian hospital is under fire after repeatedly telling a patient's family and police that he was alive and had been discharged, when his body was in fact in the hospital's morgue.

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BBC NEWS - Russia's Putin: From pariah to Middle East power broker

Russia's geo-political clout has expanded and it has become the key player in the Middle East.

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BBC NEWS - Why Poles want more of this man's populist message

Millions of families feel for the first time that the party ruling Poland cares about their dignity.

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BBC NEWS - Letter from Africa: How this teenager risked all for a life in limbo

Meeting the family of a young Gambian who ran away to seek his fortune in Europe.

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BBC NEWS - Why this woman hates to hear about 'big bad wolf'

The leashed beasts may look like large powerful dogs, but they still have the wild heart of a wolf.

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BBC NEWS - Can a new apple take over the world?

Apple growers in Washington state reckon their new variety, the Cosmic Crisp, will be a global hit.

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Gaming Minister seeks federal co-operation with Crown investigation

Police Commissioner's son pleads guilty to drink driving charge

Jacob James Fuller, 20, pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving with a suspended provisional license at Sutherland Court on Thursday.

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Hospital told family missing man was alive. He was in the morgue

Essendon supplements scandal: TB4 was always banned, says ASADA

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has reiterated that Thymosin Beta 4 was a banned substance at the time it was injected into Essendon players in 2012.

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Two men charged over shooting death of teen in deep forest

Dustin Buckley, 17, died in hospital days after he was shot deep in the Neerim East Forest two years ago.

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Bluey's Emmy nomination earns Premier's parliamentary praise

Annastacia Palaszczuk has praised Brisbane-made hit children's show Bluey after it was nominated for an Emmy.

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Six years for driver after five empty cans found following fatal crash

Speeding and alcohol-affected truckie jailed for six years after running down and killing an international student as he was about to get into his car.

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Daniel Weltlinger review: Tales of a travelling violin

Daniel Weltlinger tells musical stories with his instrument and about his instrument.

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When desperate people are smuggled out of war-ravaged Syria, they end up here

People smugglers are profiting from the flood of refugees out of Syria, smuggling them over the border into Iraq under the cover of darkness.

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Slamming against the limits of mainstream society

Director Partho Sen-Gupta's debut Australian feature film is a powerful story about loss, identity and acceptance in his adopted country.

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'No one dies in intensive care': Federal MP calls for medical facilities at festivals

Federal MP Andrew Laming says NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is right to ignore a coroner's recommendation for pill testing, saying state governments should instead force music festival organisers to high-tech medical facilities on site.

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BBC NEWS - Democratic front-runners are tested in TV debate

Joe Biden is under siege, Bernie Sanders is recovering from a heart attack, and Elizabeth Warren may face new scrutiny.

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Former Liberal candidate and police officer admits to sex offences

Mark Steven Rose, who failed to win seat of Altona in 2010 by-election, wept loudly after pleading guilty to serious sexual offences against two female victims.

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Former Liberal candidate and police officer admits to sex offences

BBC NEWS - Mexico: Army deployed after police killed in ambush

Monday's attack in the western Michoacán state is blamed on a powerful drug cartel.

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McDonald bullish on Verry Elleegant's Cox Plate form

Jockey James McDonald is confident about landing the $14 million Everest aboard Arcadia Queen and believes Verry Elleegant is in great shape for the Cox Plate, if she lands a spot.

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'We were doing our job': Heroic police honoured for taking down mosque shootings suspect Brenton Tarrant

The two country cops, who had played rugby together, put their "total trust" in each other's abilities as they gave chase.

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No more Darwin home games for the Demons

After playing a home game in Darwin for the past 10 years, Melbourne will return to the MCG with Gold Coast to play in Darwin for the next four years.

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Housing market has turned the corner: CBA's Matt Comyn

Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has highlighted "encouraging" conditions in the housing market due to the fall in interest rates,

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Housing market has turned the corner: CBA's Matt Comyn

Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has highlighted "encouraging" conditions in the housing market due to the fall in interest rates,

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Chin chin! After plastic collectables, Coles is reaching for the wine

The supermarket giant has revealed its latest weapon in the collectables war, offering shoppers free wine glasses if they spend enough on their weekly grocery run.

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BBC NEWS - Indian skyscrapers to be brought down in controlled implosions

Thousands of people will watch their homes implode in southern India after a high court ruling.

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BBC NEWS - The world's first artificial womb for humans

Doctors in the Netherlands say they are within 10 years of creating a 'second' womb for premature babies.

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Chin chin! After plastic collectables, Coles is reaching for the wine

'Brilliant, generous, loving': Fellowship created in honour of esteemed professor killed by falling tree

Associate Professor and mother-of-two Allison Milner has been remembered as "brilliant researcher, a generous colleague, and a loving mum" at a memorial where the University of Melbourne announced a fellowship has been created in her name.

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'Brilliant, generous, loving': Fellowship created in honour of esteemed professor killed by falling tree

Picabar shouts patrons after Perth Cultural Centre lease secured

Iconic Northbridge pub Picabar is celebrating its new lease on life with free beer as a thank you to the public who supported a campaign last year for the venue to remain at Perth Cultural Centre.

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IKEA's Tradfri smart lights offer illumination for less

IKEA offers some of the cheapest and most versatile smart lights available, although getting started can be a bit daunting.

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Police drop investigation into Labor's red shirts affair

The long-running red shirts saga is now over with police confirming no charges will be laid.

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Air traffic control boss 'Mr Mintie' stalked trainee, asked for kisses

Senior Airservices Australia manager repeatedly stalked and sexually harassed female air traffic control trainee, documents lodged in Federal Court reveal.

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Air traffic control boss 'Mr Mintie' stalked trainee, asked for kisses

Diminished by controversy and fears, Facebook's Libra staggers on

Before launching, Facebook's digital currency lost a quarter of its founding members. Including strategically important ones such as Visa and Mastercard

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Diminished by controversy and fears, Facebook's Libra staggers on

'Very deserving': Jillaroos see just reward in Nines World Cup pay equality

For the first time, Australia's women's team at this weekend's Nines World Cup will receive the same pay as its male counterparts.

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Caught on film: Bags of cash at Crown

Cooler bag full of stacks of cash in high rollers' room set to intensify pressure on Crown.

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US Defense Secretary Blasts Erdogan for 'Unnecessary' Syria Incursion

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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "bears full responsibility" for the resurgence of Islamic State, a gro

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Pill testing at festivals: Victim's mother backs coroner's recommendations

Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame has called for pill testing and a roll-back of policing at NSW music festivals in a set of draft recommendations.

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Mer De Glace profiles well for Caulfield Cup, says Damian Lane

Jockey Damian Lane believes Japanese import Mer De Glace profiles like a Caulfield Cup winner after taking the entire for a spin around Caulfield on Tuesday.

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Caught on film: Bags of cash at Crown

Cooler bag full of stacks of cash in high rollers' room set to intensify pressure on Crown.

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Pill testing at festivals: Victim's mother backs coroner's recommendations

Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame has called for pill testing and a roll-back of policing at NSW music festivals in a set of draft recommendations.

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Surviving 29 hours at sea: How some people defy the odds

How did South African Brett Archibald survive nearly 29 hours in Indonesian waters after falling overboard unconscious at 2.30 am in one of the worst storms to hit the Mentawai Strait?

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Builders to blame for bad cladding will now be chased through courts

With work to fix dangerous cladding on Victoria's most at-risk buildings to begin this year, government says builders responsible will face legal consequences.

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BBC NEWS - Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

A BBC team gets rare access to Eritrea, often described as one of the most repressive states in Africa.

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BBC NEWS - North v South Korea: Welcome to the world's strangest football derby

North and South Korea are set to play a World Cup qualifier just as relations are at a new low.

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BBC NEWS - 'Islamic State' children: How do they get home?

Returning foreign children from detention camps in Syria involves legal and political obstacles.

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BBC NEWS - Moratorium Day: The day that millions of Americans marched

On 15 October 1969, millions of people in the US marched to call for an end to the Vietnam War.

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Bennett names three former NRL players in British Test squad

Three former NRL players have been named in Wayne Bennett's Great Britain squad, qualifying courtesy of the grandparent rule.

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BBC NEWS - British holidaymakers 'traumatised' after arrest at US border

The young couple are being held in an immigration centre with their three-month-old baby.

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A thousand thoughts about the ephemeral

The Kronos Quartet poses a puzzle for the age of Instagram.

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United declare allegiance to the west following dream A-League debut

Representing the west: United officials could not have scripted a better A-League debut. Now, they hope for a fan and membership boost but know it will take time.

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Cambage returns for Opals' Olympics push against trio of Asian teams

Liz Cambage will return to a full-strength Opals squad as they continue their tricky path to next year's Olympics with three games in Malaysia next month.

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Socceroos skipper wants to exorcise painful memories of Taiwan

Mark Milligan was the Olyroos' captain in 2007 when his team laboured to a 1-0 win in Taipei and suffered a broken nose in the process.

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BBC NEWS - Spain braced for verdict in Catalan separatists' trial

Twelve politicians and activists face sedition charges over an independence referendum in 2017.

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Surge in STDs linked to online dating, Hawaiian officials say

An increase in sexually transmitted diseases the highest numbers reported in decades has been linked to the prevalence of online dating.

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Abandoned on streets of London aged 10, NFL star makes poignant return

An emotional Efe Obada was in tears in his press conference after he captained Carolina Panthers to victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Up to 35 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours Monday to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that has killed up to 35, officials and local media said.

Typhoon Hagibis moved away from land on Sunday morning, but while it largely spared the capital, it left a trail of destruction in surrounding regions.

More than 100,000 rescuers -- including 31,000 troops -- clawed through debris overnight Sunday to Monday to reach people trapped after torrential rain caused landslides and filled rivers until they burst their banks.

The destruction forced the Rugby World Cup being hosted by Japan to cancel several games, but the "Brave Blossoms", as the national team is known, lifted spirits with a stunning 28-21 victory over Scotland Sunday that puts them into the quarter-finals of the tournament for the first time.

The government put the death toll at 14, with 11 people missing, but local media said at least 35 people had been killed, and at least 11 were still unaccounted for.

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Trump readies Turkey sanctions hammer

President Donald Trump is set to impose economic sanctions on Turkey as early as this week for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over the NATO-ally.

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