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National

NSW music festival licensing bill passes

NSW parliament has passed a controversial music festivals licensing regime which aims to address concerns about drug use at festivals.

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National

Stoush over Tasmania’s anti-protest push

Protesters who disrupt businesses in Tasmania could spend up to four years behind bars under laws proposed by the state Liberal government.

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National

Ex-couple guilty of WA child sex abuse

Douglaas Stephan Withnell and his ex-wife Bethany Jayne Gilmore have been convicted of sexually abusing a Perth girl in the 1980s.

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National

High Court to hear lake mum case appeal

Victorian prosecutors have appeared in the High Court, arguing for the jail term of a mother who killed three of her children to be increased.

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National

DFAT releases Pacific region climate plan

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has quietly released its climate change strategy which will guide Australia’s efforts in Pacific region to 2025.

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Sport

AFL

Docherty targets mid-January AFL return

Carlton co-captain Sam Docherty is targeting a mid-January return to full training after receiving treatment in the United States.

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Horse Racing

Appleby with two strong chances at Sandown

English trainer Charlie Appleby has only had one starter in Melbourne this spring but could end the carnival on a winning note with two chances at Sandown.

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Rugby

Koroibete clinches Wallabies player prize

Marika Koroibete’s sizzling Rugby World Cup displays have helped him become the first winger awarded the Wallabies’ prized John Eales Medal.

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World

World

HK students hunker down for showdown

As protesters hunker down and Hong Kong remains paralysed for a fourth day, a newspaper has indicated the government is going to announce a weekend curfew.

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World

Clashes test new Bolivian leader

Protesters have clashed with security forces on the streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz after President Evo Morales resigned under pressure.

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World

Israel, militants differ on truce terms

Gaza militants fired a barrage of rockets into Israel, hours after a ceasefire was declared to end two days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

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World

Trump, Erdogan discuss missile ‘challenge’

President Donald Trump says he hopes the US and Turkey can resolve a dispute over Ankara’s purchase of a Russian missile defence system.

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World

Climate activist Greta hitches Aussie ride

Australian couple Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu have come to the rescue of climate activits Greta Thunberg by offering her a ride from the US to Spain.

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Finance

Finance

Daimler looks to Mercedes jobs for savings

Daimler is looking to save more than one billion euros through job cuts at Mercedes-Benz as tougher emissions rules hit the German car maker’s profits.

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Finance

Wesfarmers flags retail sales growth

Wesfarmers managing director Rob Scott says the Bunnings and Kmart owner has detected a recent “modest improvement” in retail conditions.

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Finance

Drought hits GrainCorp hard with $82m loss

GrainCorp says the drought in eastern Australia cost it $114 million and trade tensions cost it another $65 million, leading to a full-year loss of $82 million.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

CMAs highlight women until Brooks’ big win

The CMA Awards set out to honour the women of country music but veteran Garth Brooks pipped favourite Carrie Underwood for the night’s top prize.

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Entertainment

De Niro to get lifetime award from SAG

Two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro will be awarded with a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

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Entertainment

Spicer voted off Dancing with the Stars

Former White House spokesman Sean Spicer has been voted off DWTS despite President Trump’s tweet urging people to vote for him on the dancing competition show.

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