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43-million-year-old semi-aquatic whale discovered in Peru
The fossil of a 43-million-year-old mammal capable of swimming underwater and walking on land has been discovered in Peru.Palaeontologists discovered the four-metre-long whale, which had four legs,...
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Toxic fire finally contained at waste factory
The operators of a site engulfed in fire that spewed thick acrid smoke across Melbourne’s skyline had its licence suspended for stockpiling chemicals almost three times its allowable level.The fire...
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McLachlan scores court victory
Actor Craig McLachlan has successfully applied today to fight indecent assault charges in Melbourne’s Magistrates Court rather than the County Court, where he would face heavier penalties if found...
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Japan detonates explosive on moving asteroid
Japan's space agency said its Hayabusa2 spacecraft released an explosive onto an asteroid to make a crater on its surface.They hope to collect underground samples for possible clues to the origin of...
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Brian Lake ordered to complete community service
Three time AFL premiership player Brian Lake has been released from custody after receiving a community corrections order for assault, trespass, driving and property damage offences.The former Norm...
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Button battery found in child six months after being swallowed
A mother knows her child more than anyone else – and knows when they are seriously sick.But despite Kirra Carmichael’s instinct that her five-year-old daughter was not right, she says doctors failed to...
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Teddy the Spoodle found after family offers $20,000 reward
The owners of Spoodle puppy stolen from a Perth home say they will donate their $20,000 reward offer to charity, after the family who helped find him refused to accept it.Police have charged a...
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Hung jury in case of husband accused of killing wife in fiery crash
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a WA farmer, accused of incinerating his wife in a staged car crash 10 years ago.Gregory Paul Johnston was charged last year with murdering Susi...
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Russian 'whale jail' holding 100 mammals captive in tiny enclosures
International pressure is growing for the release of nearly 100 whales seized by the Russian government before they could be exported to Chinese marine parks. The 11 killer whales and 87 belugas have...
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US woman to be extradited over fatal car crash in California
An American woman charged over a fatal car crash in California has been refused bail and must surrender to be extradited from South Australia.Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes appeared in Adelaide Magistrates...
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Apple store plans for Fed Square rejected by Heritage Victoria
A bid to partially demolish Melbourne's Federation Square to make way for a controversial Apple flagship store have been rejected by Heritage Victoria.Plans to bulldoze part of the Yarra Building for...
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Can you figure out these parking signs?
If you’re like me, you give a little internal cheer if you score a nearby parking space at the local shopping centre or at work.Our cities and towns are getting so busy now and parking the car is...
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Former Hells Angels member apologises for murder cover-up
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a WA farmer, accused of incinerating his wife in a staged car crash 10 years ago. Gregory Paul Johnston was charged last year with murdering Susi...
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'You're fighting an invisible battle'
Nikki Blackwood juggles the morning routine like any young mum. As she spreads Vegemite on toast while bouncing a hungry toddler on her hip, there are few signs of the debilitating disease that's...
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Mother charged over Townsville drowning deaths
The mother of two young brothers who drowned in Townsville's Ross River in February has been charged with their manslaughter.Barak Austral, 5, and Jhulio Sariago, 3, drowned after they wandered away...
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‘He just had this horrible smug look on his face’
A man on the NSW Far North Coast has pleaded not guilty to allegedly holding a surfer’s head under water after a stoush in the surf last year.Mark Thomson appeared in Lennox Head Local Court today...
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Man's mission to visit every country without using planes
Torbjorn Pedersen has traveled to 177 countries in the past five and a half years.If that’s not impressive enough consider the fact he’s done all this, and traversed some of the world’s most dangerous...
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The one thing Tanya Plibersek and Sussan Ley can agree on
They sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but Labor’s Tanya Plibersek and Liberal Sussan Ley agree on at least one thing: quotas.The MPs called for a commitment to equal representation in...
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Backflips, censures and swansongs: A weird week in parliament
Just 12 hours after the Budget was announced in Parliament, the Coalition had made their first spending backflip.It was an embarrassing correction after what should be the government's night of...
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Gone in six minutes: Last moments of doomed jet
From the moment they roared down the runway and took off in their new Boeing jetliner, the pilots of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 encountered problems with the plane.Almost immediately, a device...
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