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Andrew Hastie and Barnaby Joyce have aired their concerns over the bill.

Paid parental leave bill: MPs argue late-term abortion risk

Some conservatives in Canberra are concerned legislation ensuring people grieving after a stillbirth are able to take pre-arranged paid parental leave could encourage people to have late-term abortions.

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The Ferntree Gully cricket nets where the incident occurred.
A Brisbane mother and her baby have been left sweltering at the airport after three taxis allegedly refused to take them.

‘Sweating our guts out’: Taxis refuse mum and baby in heat

A Brisbane mother and her baby have been left sweltering at the airport after three taxis allegedly refused to take them.

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Gas bottles are seen at the Kareena Private Hospital after a 42-year-old woman was arrested.

Woman denies hospital sabotage as patient’s death revealed

A woman accused of sabotaging gas supplies at a major public hospital where a man died an hour after the alleged tampering has told a court she ‘didn’t do it’.

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Australian girl Laila Johnson was stabbed by a  stranger at Leicester Square in London.

Man who stabbed Australian girl in London has trial dropped

A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a random knife attack in Leicester Square will not face trial for her attempted murder, a court has heard.

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Man arrested after former cop killed in alleged hit-and-run

A former police officer has been killed shortly after allegedly taking a photo of a car that then ran her down.

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Gareth Ward will be sentenced after being found guilty of sexually abusing two men.

Rapist former MP to learn fate after assaults

A former families minister in the NSW parliament will be sentenced for sexually abusing a man and a teenager more than a decade after his crimes.

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An apprehended violence order brought against controversial MP Mark Latham by his ex-partner is “very much likely to settle”, a court has been told.

Latham's AVO fight with ex-partner 'likely to settle'

Mark Latham and his ex-partner are eyeing an agreement after she alleged he subjected her to a sustained pattern of abuse, a claim the firebrand MP denies.

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The consumer price index hit 3.2 per cent in the September quarter, prompting the Commonwealth Bank to declare the end of rate cuts.

‘Rate hikes’: Grim warnings as inflation soars

The consumer price index hit 3.2 per cent in the September quarter, prompting the Commonwealth Bank to declare the end of rate cuts.

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Ironing your ticket is a definite no-no.

Aussie lotto ticket habits that could cost you millions

The Lott have released a top 10 list of things NOT to do after a couple ‘watched in horror as the ticket turned completely black’.

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A shark feeding frenzy was captured off the Gold Coast.
Environment Minister Murray Watt has called on the Bureau of Meteorology to address widespread user complaints about its new website.

Labor demands fix for BOM’s troubled new website

Environment Minister Murray Watt has called on the Bureau of Meteorology to address widespread user complaints about its new website.

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Environment Minister Murray Watt is in negotiations with the Greens’ Sarah Hanson-Young and Opposition leader Sussan Ley.

MPs warn Watt against gutting environment laws

Business is demanding the Government halt stronger environmental protections until at least one State has signed up to streamline project approvals to ensure all sides benefit from new laws. 

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Two people were killed in a mine blast in Cobar.

Tributes flow as two miners identified after deadly Cobar mine explosion

‘My heart is so broken right now! ... you always brightened up a room when you walked in.’

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