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National

PM Morrison’s taste of old and new Vietnam

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spent a jam-packed day in Vietnam among military receptions and visited the site of an under-construction Formula One track.

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National

New agreement planned on closing the gap

A meeting in Adelaide of peak indigenous groups and governments from around Australia has pledged to work on a new national agreement for closing the gap.

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National

Negative Shorten vibe was everywhere: Rudd

Kevin Rudd says voters did not warm to Bill Shorten and some caucus members were getting nervous about the leadership during the election campaign.

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National

Morrison to mix banter and strategy at G7

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is looking forward to meeting new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

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National

Record result for WA-based bear saviours

Perth-founded Free The Bears has saved five moon bears from captors who were keeping them illegally in Laos - the charity’s biggest one-day rescue.

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Sport

AFL

Hawks can cause finals damage: Clarkson

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson believes his team can be a factor if they make the AFL finals.

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Horse Racing

Snowden colts face stakes test at Randwick

Stablemates Mandela and Famous will both be chasing their first stakes wins when they clash in the Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick.

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Rugby

Penrith’s NRL finals hunt falters in NQ

Penrith’s hopes of making the NRL finals series have been jeopardised by a 24-10 loss to out-of-contention North Queensland in Townsville.

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World

World

Global alarm growing over Amazon fires

The French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for an urgent meeting at the G-7 summit on the climate threat from fires burning in the Amazon.

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World

Israel hit Iraq arms depot: US officials

US officials have confirmed Israel was responsible for the bombing of a weapons depot in Iraq as Benjamin Netanyahu hints his country was behind recent strikes.

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World

Russia frees Kremlin critic Navalny

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has predicted protests will grow after the opposition politician walked free after 30 days in prison for encouraging a protest.

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World

Rohingya refugees shun Myanmar return

Nearly 300 refugee Rohingya Muslim families have refused to go back to Myanmar, almost a year after a similar effort failed amid protests.

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World

Sanders proposes US ‘Green New Deal’

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has unveiled a climate change strategy to help the US generate all its electricity from renewable energy by 2030.

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Finance

Finance

Big wet dries up Cairns casino visitors

An extraordinary wet season has helped wipe more than two-thirds from the Reef Casino Trust’s first-half profit.

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Finance

Finance group MyState FY profit slips 1.5%

Finance group Mystate’s full-year profit has slipped 1.5 per cent following a challenging first-half affected by increased wholesale funding costs.

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Finance

BWX shares soar on earnings, short squeeze

BWX shares have hit their highest level since December after it met guidance, catching out traders who had bet against the troubled skincare company.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

NASA names Mars rock after Rolling Stones

NASA named a little stone for the legendary rockers after its InSight robotic lander captured it rolling across the surface of Mars.

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Entertainment

Toy company Hasbro buys Peppa Pig for $6b

Hasbro, maker of Monopoly and My Little Pony, says the move to buy Peppa Pig’s UK-listed owner would “dramatically enhance” its storytelling capabilities.

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Entertainment

Miley Cyrus denies cheating rumours

Miley Cyrus has taken to Twitter to defend herself after rumours surfaced that she cheated on husband Liam Hemsworth, who has filed for divorce.

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