Netflix responds to Oscars and Steven Spielberg backlash

The streaming service says it "loves cinema" but wants it to be easier for people to see films.

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Huawei's Meng Wanzhou sues Canada authorities over arrest

The chief financial officer of the tech giant says Canadian authorities violated her civil rights.

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Young people warned over buying drugs via apps

A study says drug users have a "false security" of escaping law enforcement by using apps.

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Music education 'risks being outdated by technology'

Music teaching 'needs to keep pace with young people's grasp of technology or risk being outdated'.

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Royal Family to block or report social media trolls

The Royal Family publishes guidelines following reports of online abuse aimed at Kate and Meghan.

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Amazon withdraws painted children's drinking tumblers

The glasses feature Disney characters but contain a toxic metal associated with known health risks.

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If you die early, how will your children remember you?

Gaby Eirew has made it her mission to help parents leave precious video memories for children, in case they die young.

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Building boss predicts industrial mayhem with co-ordinated bargaining

Mining products boss Mike Kane said moves toward industry-wide bargaining would cause 'industrial mayhem.'

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Man gunned down in Meadow Heights had penchant for firearms

A 28-year-old Meadow Heights man gunned down on the street outside family homes had a passion for guns dating back to time he spent in the Middle East.

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Lawrence picking up the pieces after horror training ground collision

The Wests Tigers favourite said the only positive about being stranded in New Zealand was sparing his baby girl the sight of his battered face.

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Recycling crisis set for parliamentary inquiry

A state parliamentary committee will propose solutions to the dire problems facing Victoria's recycling sector. 

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'We're back': Australia bidding to be global heartland for beach volleyball

Volleyball Australia wants the country back in the world's top three for beach volleyball and hopes this week's world tour event in Manly is a step in that direction.

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Triple zero operators threaten to hang-up in workplace row

Operators could walk off job, claiming lives are at risk because of staffing levels.

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Lack of trust is our gravest deficit

The notion that public office is a public trust requires restoration to the pinnacle of political principle. Distrust leads to disgust.

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Rebels, Storm mull cross-code player swaps to help Super W battlers

Rome wasn't built in a day but the Rebels think the Melbourne Storm could help speed things up for them in Super W.

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MCC anoints new president ahead of new football ticketing policy

The Melbourne Cricket Club has appointed a new president charged with leading the committee that runs the city's most famous sporting ground.

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Myer readies scalpel for bricks-and-mortar surgery as online takes off

Myer is close to finalising a major shake-up of its store footprint to bring it in line with falling bricks-and-mortar sales.

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'A good kick up the backside': Golf administrators back equality move

Golf Australia says clubs who don't implement gender equality strategies could face legal action.

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Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off the map

The self-governing nation of 15 islands and home to around 17,000 people has 64 possibilities so far for the new name.

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Scott Morrison accuses Labor of politicising abortions

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a debate about abortion services is not good for the country.

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Western Australian hemp company harvests bumper crop

This week Hemp Processors WA harvested 15 hectares of hemp just south of Margaret River to supply the wholesale food market in Perth.

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Jack Wighton vows to make 'no more blunders'

Jack Wighton is adamant there will be "no more blunders" with the Raiders warning a repeat offence could see him axed.

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Daniel Lloyd set to seize Giants opportunity

Among a star-studded list is a former carpenter desperate to mount a push for more opportunities.

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Beowulf trial: Family matriarch a 'strange, strange person'

A man whose grandmother was allegedly murdered told police she was a "strange, strange person" who was not very smart.

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Melbourne Rebels coach backs young forwards for Brumbies clash

Rebels coach Dave Wessels has backed form over reputation when naming his starting side to face ACT Brumbies at AAMI Park on Friday night.

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BBC NEWS - North Korea rebuilding Sohae rocket launch site, say observers

The North had begun to dismantle Sohae but satellite images indicate the launch pad is being restored.


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BBC NEWS - Nissan ex-boss Ghosn released on bail

Carlos Ghosn is released on bail set at $9m after more than 100 days in detention in Japan.


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BBC NEWS - Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for all employees

The firm urged staff to use "good judgement" in their fashion choices as it relaxed its dress standards.


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BBC NEWS - Venezuela crisis: Maduro vows to defeat 'crazed minority'

Venezuela's president calls for "anti-imperialist marches" to coincide with opposition protests.


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BBC NEWS - Inmate Michaël Chiolo wounds guards at France's Condé-sur-Sarthe prison

He wounded two guards at a high-security prison, in a knife attack described as a "terror incident".


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BBC NEWS - Iraq and Kurds hold 1,500 IS child suspects - HRW report

The children are often arbitrarily held and tortured to force confessions, Human Rights Watch says.


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BBC NEWS - Pakistan detains relatives of JeM militant leader

Relatives of the founder of JeM, the group behind the deadly Kashmir attack, are among 44 arrested.


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BBC NEWS - Pritzker Prize: Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins highest honour

Arata Isozaki is the 46th Pritzker laureate and the eighth Japanese architect to receive the honour.


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BBC NEWS - Alabama tornadoes: Seven family members among 23 killed

Alabama officials identify 23 people who were killed in tornados as their search efforts continue.


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BBC NEWS - Belgium anti-Semitism row over stereotyped Jews in carnival float

Complaints are lodged over Jews with "hooked noses" and "suitcases of money" on a carnival float.


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BBC NEWS - WWE legend King Kong Bundy dies at 61

Fans and professional wrestlers have been reacting to the death of the wrestling legend.


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BBC NEWS - Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 presidential run

The former secretary of state and 2016 candidate says she will not stand again against Donald Trump.


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BBC NEWS - 'This is not me!' R. Kelly tearfully denies sex abuse charges

The R&B singer was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault - which he denies.


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BBC NEWS - One thing Americans find hard to talk about

A US psychologist who specialises in conflict resolution overseas is now turning her attention to race at home.


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BBC NEWS - I was abused by my stepfather, Daniel Ortega

How Nicaragua's president was accused of sexual abuse by his own stepdaughter.


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BBC NEWS - Leia and Caroline Carrico: How lost sisters survived in woodland

California sisters Leia and Caroline Carrico survived for 44 hours in the forest after getting lost.


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BBC NEWS - Algeria protests: Students rally against President Bouteflika

Thousands of university students protest in the capital Algiers demanding the president step down.


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BBC NEWS - Ethan Lindenberger: Teen with anti-vax mum speaks to Congress

Ethan Lindenberger hit the headlines after defying his mum and getting himself vaccinated.


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BBC NEWS - New York family beach home turns into 'ice house'

Maureen Whelan's family has used the house on the shores of Lake Ontario for the past 85 years.


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BBC NEWS - Kylie Jenner becomes world's youngest billionaire

The youngest member of the Kardashian family has built up her fortune from cosmetics.


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BBC NEWS - Mexico to 'speed up' Maya train route

Mexico is going ahead with tenders to build a controversial rail route in the Maya heartland.


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BBC NEWS - LGBT in India: What it's like six months after gay sex was decriminalised

India's LGBT community describe "large fight for equality" six months after gay sex was legalised.


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BBC NEWS - What do the people of the world die from?

It will happen to all of us, but how and when we die speaks volumes about who we are and where we live.


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BBC NEWS - How does reclusive President Bouteflika run Algeria?

Algeria's president has barely been seen since he had a stroke in 2013, so how can he run a country?


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BBC NEWS - Agincourt: How does a museum remember a defeat?

The French are planning a new commemoration to the battle of Agincourt. How should a museum depict a famous defeat?


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