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Calombaris creditors, staff seek payment

Creditors of celebrity chef George Calombaris’ former empire met with the administrators as the sale of two more iconic food venues was announced.

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Plane crash rocks Vic aviation community

A Victorian aviation ‘legend’, a world champion and a ‘fantastic’ teacher were among the dead after a two-plane mid-air crash in regional Victoria.

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Campaign continues for next Aussie saint

The Archbishop of Sydney is optimistic the inspiring work and canonisation of Eileen O’Connor could help break Australia’s ‘holiness drought’.

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Campaign continues for next Aussie saint

The Archbishop of Sydney is optimistic the inspiring work and canonisation of Eileen O’Connor could help break Australia’s ‘holiness drought’.

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Senior cop returns to Bourke St inquest

One of Victoria’s most senior police officers will continue giving evidence to a coronial inquest into the Bourke Street Mall massacre that claimed six lives.

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Jury still out on Qld toolbox murder trial

A Brisbane jury is set to resume deliberating in the trial of a man accused of murdering two people who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek.

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China ban extends as evacuees arrive in NT

Australian evacuees from a virus infected cruise ship in Japan have arrived in Darwin for isolation as the government extends the travel ban.

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Bushfires probe is climate ‘opportunity’

The probe into Australia’s deadly bushfires season is an opportunity for the nation’s climate change policy to reduce its impact, environmentalists say.

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Angry comments could shed light on attack

Police are calling for people who have offered their insights into the Baxter family online to come forward.

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Lawyer X royal commission to wrap up

Public hearings for a royal commission into informing by turncoat Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo are set to end on Friday, but findings won’t be handed down until July.

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Labor asks businesses about training needs

Businesses say they’re struggling to find skilled workers while TAFE teachers report being overworked after years of funding cuts to the sector.

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Massive Qld floods class action in court

The 2011 Brisbane floods class action case is expected to return to court in the wake of a landmark decision potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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One in eight Australians live in poverty

A new report has revealed the extent of poverty in Australia, with 3.24 million people estimated to be living below the poverty line.

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Labor reveals 2050 net zero emissions goal

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese will outline his party’s climate targets in Melbourne on Friday, which includes a goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

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Two dead as XPT derails in Victoria

The Sydney to Melbourne XPT has derailed in Victoria, with at least two passengers dead and a nearby truck stop used as a triage area.

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Claremont murders case hits speed bump

Two police witnesses will give evidence later than expected at the Claremont serial killings trial after the defence said it wasn’t ready for fibre evidence.

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Inquest focus on Tas mental health care

An inquest into the tragic death of a Tasmanian teenager three years ago has been told youth mental health services in the state are insufficient.

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Government eyes onshore recycling industry

The Morrison government wants to build an onshore recycling industry but needs to get its skates on to achieve impending waste export bans, a minister says.

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Mine heir ‘pulled figures out of the air’

An heir of late WA mining magnate Peter Wright says he pulled figures out of the air while negotiating with siblings to sell his stake in the family business.

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