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Government to release Great Barrier Reef 2050 sustainability plan
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The Federal Government is today expected to release the final version of its long-term plan for the Great Barrier Reef, ahead of the World Heritage Committee's decision on whether to place the reef on the "in danger" list in June.
Topics: great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, environment, government-and-politics, environmental-management, cairns-4870, hamilton-island-4803, qld, australia
Solar eclipse captured on social media
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A solar eclipse provides a spectacular sight for some across northern Europe and in remote Arctic islands, though many were left disappointed with cloudy skies blocking views.
Topics: phenomena, astronomy-space, united-kingdom, faroe-islands
French couple given two-year suspended sentence for 'stealing' 271 Picasso works
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A French court hands down a two-year suspended sentence to a former electrician and his wife for hiding 271 Picasso works in their garage for close to 40 years.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, courts-and-trials, france
Suns and Lions deadlocked in preseason tie
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The Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions finished deadlocked as their AFL preseason clash ended in a tie.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, carrara-4211, qld, australia
Dozens killed in Yemen mosque suicide bombings
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Triple suicide bombings kill at least 46 people at mosques in the Yemeni capital attended by Shiite Huthi militiamen who have seized control of the city, medics say.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, government-and-politics, yemen
Madrid derby, PSG-Barca highlights of CL quarter-finals
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Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will meet in a Champions League quarter-final derby, while Barcelona drew PSG.
Topics: champions-league, soccer, sport, spain
Broncos outclass disappointing Cowboys
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The Brisbane Broncos have completely outclassed the North Queensland Cowboys, winning 44-22 at Lang Park.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, townsville-4810
Late Brown goal sees Melbourne City score away win over Sydney FC
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A late James Brown goal was enough to see Melbourne City record an away 1-0 win over Sydney FC on Friday night.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Australia chases down Pakistan's 213 to book semi-final date with India (audio)
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Australia has chased down Pakistan's total of 213 with relative ease to book a semi-final date with India at the SCG.
Topics: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Bulldogs edge out committed Sea Eagles
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Canterbury posted a hard-fought 16-12 win over Manly at Brookvale Oval on Friday evening.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, brookvale-2100, belmore-2192
Domestic violence foundation set up by murder victim's children
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The children of an Adelaide murder victim are launching a foundation to improve the lives of women and children who have faced violence.
Topics: community-organisations, charities-and-community-organisations, community-and-society, domestic-violence, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
Lions steal win from Rebels in Melbourne
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A late try to Lionel Mapoe saw the Lions snatch a 20-16 win over Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, melbourne-3000, south-africa
AFP called to WA detention centre as protest enters second night (photos)
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The Australian Federal Police are called to the Yongah Hill detention facility in Northam as up to 30 people reportedly take to the rooftops in a protest that has now entered its second night.
Topics: immigration, refugees, northam-6401
APRA says individual banks targeted in crackdown on investor loans
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Australia's banking regulator APRA says its new 10 per cent limit on annual growth in property investor loans is a trigger, not a cap.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, banking, industry, housing-industry, australia
Calls for land access agreements between cattle producers and miners
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A storm is brewing in the Northern Territory between small-scale miners and cattle producers, prompting the NT Cattlemen's Association to call for a system of mandatory access agreements to avoid conflict between the two industries.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, oil-and-gas, katherine-0850, darwin-0800
Bombers steal preseason win from Demons
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The Bombers came from behind to beat the Demons by two points in their preseason challenge match.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, essendon-3040, melbourne-3000
Scrunchies preventing wildlife deaths: study
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A fashion relic of the late eighties and nineties, the humble scrunchie finds a new lease on life preventing the slaughter of wildlife by domestic cats.
Topics: animals, animals-and-nature, human-interest, environment, wa
Vanuatu makes plans to revive tourism industry after Cyclone Pam
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Vanuatu's tourism industry sets plans in motion to encourage tourists back to the country, a week after Tropical Cyclone Pam lashed across the region.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, disasters-and-accidents, cyclones, vanuatu
Woman banned from owning pets after dogs starved, abandoned
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A Perth woman is banned from having a pet for 20 years after leaving two dogs with dirty water and without food.
Topics: animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, maylands-6051
Dumped asbestos removed swiftly from Osborne site, Renewal SA says
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A government agency says tonnes of dumped waste including asbestos has been swiftly removed from a site at Osborne in Adelaide's north-west, to ensure there is no public risk.
Topics: pollution, land-pollution, environment, health, osborne-5017, port-adelaide-5015, adelaide-5000, sa
More than a dozen Queensland towns break March temperature records
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Towns across outback Queensland break records for the hottest March day with Richmond hitting 42.7 degrees Celsius.
Topics: weather, environment, qld
Rescuers remove asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital
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Australian rescue teams remove over 100 kilograms of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam.
Topics: storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, health, relief-and-aid-organisations, cyclones, cyclone, vanuatu, pacific, australia
Scullion denies remote communities will be 'shut down'
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Indigenous communities in WA will not be shut down and the State Government should tell Aboriginal people that, Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, wa
Baby born between two cyclones ready for Nathan
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Born between two cyclones, three-week-old Jasmine is a picture of serenity amongst the preparations in Nhulunbuy for Tropical Cyclone Nathan, which is predicted to hit the small town on Sunday morning
Topics: cyclones, cyclone, nhulunbuy-0880
Hurricanes remain unbeaten with win over Highlanders
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The Hurricanes maintained their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season following a hard-fought 20-13 victory away to the Highlanders.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, new-zealand
Top Stories
- Malcolm Fraser dies at 84
- Australia down Pakistan to set up India semi-final
- Government to release Great Barrier Reef 2050 sustainability plan
- Solar eclipse captured on social media
- Baby born between two cyclones ready for Nathan
- Moss report into Nauru sexual assault allegations released
- Vanuatu makes plans to revive tourism industry after Cyclone Pam
- Stabbing victim's father looks on as accused killer faces court
- Dozens killed in Yemen mosque suicide bombings
- Scrunchies preventing wildlife deaths: study
- French couple given two-year suspended sentence for 'stealing' 271 Picasso works
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