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Abe to visit NT site for Japan’s soldiers

After having laid a wreath at the Darwin Cenotaph, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will remember the crew of a Japanese submarine that was sunk off the city.

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Australia sticks with WTO: Morrison

Australia will stick with the World Trade Organisation despite a push from other nations to undermine it, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will tell world leaders.

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Schoolies kicks off amid dozens of arrests

School leavers heading to the Gold Coast for Schoolies week are urged to be safe and watch their mates, as police swoop on dangerous drugs.

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Dreamworld ride faulty on day of deaths

Dreamworld staff should have realised something was wrong at the Thunder River Rapids ride on the day of the tragedy, a company official has told an inquest.

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Japan PM pays respects to fallen in Darwin

Shinzo Abe has offered his condolences to fallen soldiers as the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Darwin, which was bombed by his country in 1942.

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Melbourne’s terror stabber was on bail

The Victorian government has confirmed the man who launched a deadly stabbing attack in Melbourne was on bail for routine traffic offences at the time.

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Melbourne dancer death police probe closed

An investigation into the death of 29-year-old British woman Stacey Tierney at a Melbourne strip club has been closed with no charges to follow.

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Qld duo jailed for drone drug delivery

A man and woman who attempted to fly a drone carrying drugs and phones into a Queensland jail have been sentenced to prison.

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Greens want to make burning coal a crime

People could face up to seven years in jail for burning coal for fuel under a new policy unveiled by the Greens, who say that “coal kills”.

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Deliberations continue at NSW terror trial

A Sydney jury will continue deliberations on Tuesday at the trial of a Kurdish-Australian man accused of travelling overseas to fight for terrorist group

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Man jailed for killing dad over computer

A young Sydney man has been jailed for at least three years for fatally stabbing his father, who told him to get off the computer.

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Fracking ban destined for Vic constitution

Victorian Labor want to enshrine the state’s current gas fracking ban into the constitution to make it harder for the policy to be reversed.

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Craig McLachlan declined police interview

Actor Craig McLachlan has declined to be interviewed by Victorian police about assault and indecent assault claims, his Sydney defamation hearing has been told.

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NSW Greens MP demands leader’s support

Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham has written to the party’s federal leader amid a sexual harassment scandal.

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US urges China away from Pacific ‘empire’

The United States will urge Asian and Pacific nations to co-operate in the region, as concerns grow about China’s rising influence.

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NSW woman guilty of killing ex-husband

A judge has delivered his verdict in the NSW Supreme Court trial of a man and woman accused of murdering her ex-husband, finding them guilty of manslaughter.

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Opposition Leader slams LGBTI lobby claim

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says his party will have an equality minister if it wins the Victorian state election, despite concerns from a LGBTI lobby group.

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Australia to use remotely-piloted aircraft

A fleet of armed, remotely-piloted aircraft will be used by the Australian Defence Force for the first time, says Defence Minister Christopher Pyne.

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Mooroopna man involved in double fatality

A 37-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy have died after a truck collided with their vehicle on the Murray Valley Highway in Brimin on Friday night at about 9.30pm. The truck driver has been identified as a 31-year-old Mooroopna resident and has...

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Shepparton’s Sharp family recovering from crash at school crossing

The lives of the Sharp family were turned upside-down recently while on a routine trip home from school.

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Echuca hospital deeply saddened by Daniel Christidis’ death

ECHUCA Regional Health staff have been left shocked and saddened by the death of former surgical registrar Daniel Christidis in a shark attack on Monday. Mr Christidis, 33, died in North Queensland after he was attacked while paddleboarding in the...

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MOAMA MURDERS: POYNTON SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS

JOELENE Joyce saw her partner gunned down on a dark and lonely NSW country road before desperately running for her life, even after she had been seriously wounded by the assailant. Daniel Poynton continued to chase the terrified woman in the...

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