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National

No report from drought envoy Barnaby Joyce

The government’s special envoy for drought assistance and recovery, Barnaby Joyce, did not deliver a report despite spending about eight months in the job.

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National

Youth go to social media for job ads: Cash

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says young people are turning to social media to find job ads, which aren’t being counted in official statistics.

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National

Reef run-off restrictions pass in Qld

Restrictions on how much sediment and fertiliser can be dumped into waters flowing into the Great Barrier Reef will become law.

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National

Qld govt introduces protest crackdown bill

A bill that would outlaw “attachment devices” used by protesters to stop traffic or coal mining in Queensland has been introduced to state parliament.

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National

Question Time in federal parliament

What we learned, heard and were amused by in Question Time on Thursday.

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Sport

AFL

Mumford watches GWS grow from boys to men

Veteran GWS ruckman Shane Mumford has watched many of his young teammates grow from boys to men.

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Horse Racing

Santa Ana Lane scratched from The Shorts

Multiple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane has been scratched from The Shorts because of a heavy track.

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Rugby

Leilua’s unfinished business in NRL finals

Canberra centre Joey Leilua played in the NRL grand final in his rookie season and admits he thought he’d be in the decider every year.

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World

World

Kereru goes walkabout in NZ bird mystery

Wellingtonians are longing for the kereru, an endemic wood pigeon, to return to their city this spring.

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World

Tokyo court clears execs over Fukushima

Three former Tokyo Electric Power executives have been cleared by a Tokyo court of negligence for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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World

Black-outs as hurricane clips Bermuda

Hurricane Humberto has whipped the British territory of Bermuda with powerful winds and rain, knocking out power to more than 27,000 homes and businesses.

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World

Trudeau sorry for brown-face photo

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau says he should have known better after a photo emerged of him in brown-face make-up at a costume party in 2001.

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World

EU warns UK is heading for no-deal Brexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned time is running out to secure a Brexit deal and the risk of not reaching one is “very real”.

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Finance

Finance

Unemployment up to 5.3% as slack widens

The unemployment rate edged higher to a seasonally adjusted 5.3 per cent in August, hinting that more stimulus may be needed to eat into labour market slack.

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Finance

Soul Patts FY profit dips on Round Oak woe

Washington H Soul Pattinson’s full year profit has dipped on rising costs and as its Round Oak Mineral subsidiary slumped to a big loss.

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Finance

Brickworks shares up despite profit drop

Brickworks’ full-year profit has been dragged down 11.9 per cent against the backdrop Australia’s cooling housing market.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

Stallone wanted to ‘burn’ first Rambo

At the age of 73 Sylvester Stallone is flexing his muscles one more time as John Rambo.

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Entertainment

Dennis Hopper strain of cannabis on sale

Actor Dennis Hopper’s dying wish for his own strain of cannabis has come about with the sale of Hopper Reserve.

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Entertainment

Instagram restricts diet, surgery content

Instagram posts that push certain cosmetic surgeries or weight loss products will be hidden from under-18s, as the company responds to mental health concerns.

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