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FILE: Former US military pilot Daniel Duggan with his wife Saffrine and their children on a farm in Orange, NSW.

Ex-Top Gun pilot loses appeal against extradition

A former US marine pilot accused of unlawfully training Chinese military personnel is set to be extradited from Australia after a years-long legal battle.

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It appears thinking green isn’t why Aussies are considering switching to an EV.

Why Aussies really want an EV

Australians are considering electric cars most prominently for one reason, and it isn’t what you might think.

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Three Australians sentenced in Bali last month over the shooting murder of a Melbourne father have had their prison terms extended.

Heartbroken widow speaks out on Bali 3 extended prison terms

Zivan Radmanovic died in a late-night ambush carried out in a Canggu villa in front of his wife.

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The closure of most of Australia’s oil refineries over the past two decades left the economy dangerously exposed to a disaster like the one that hit Wednesday night.

Long before refinery fire, experts warned of a shortage

AARON PATRICK: The closure of most of Australia’s oil refineries over the past two decades left the economy dangerously exposed to a disaster like the one that hit Wednesday night.

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A fire broke out at Viva Energy Refinery.

Viva Energy enters trading halt after refinery inferno

Viva Energy Australia’s chief executive says production is no longer a priority after an enormous blaze hits Australia’s most critical oil refinery amid the global fuel crisis.

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March jobs figures are set to be released but it's unclear what impact the fuel crisis will have.

Jobs data set to expose first economic shock from war

Unemployment data for March will be the first glimpse of how the Middle East conflict is affecting the economy more broadly.

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Inferno erupts in Vic.

No foul play as equipment failure causes refinery blaze

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has confirmed petrol production has been affected after a blaze tore through one of Australia’s only remaining oil refineries.

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Australia should be an example to the Asia-Pacific of how to manage the energy shock. Instead, what was one of the world’s wealthiest countries a century ago looks like an economic has been.

Australia starting to look like the has-been economy of Asia

Australia should be an example to the Asia-Pacific of how to manage the energy shock. Instead, what was one of the world’s wealthiest countries a century ago looks like an economic has-been.

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Sydney train services have been disrupted during peak hour after a freight train carriage caught fire.

Peak hour chaos as train halted after locomotive catches fire

7NEWS chopper footage shows emergency crews working to extinguish flames on the freight train locomotive.

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Aussies are among the most stressed workers in the world – as a growing number also feel sad, angry and emotionally drained at work – a major new global report has found.

Why Aussie workers are among world’s most stressed and sad

Aussies are among the most stressed workers in the world — as a growing number also feel sad, angry and emotionally drained at work — a major new global report has found.

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There’s a new thing Pauline Hanson doesn’t like.

Pauline Hanson’s plan to ban foreigners from Aussie dream

Pauline Hanson has taken to social media to declare a restriction she feels should be in place for foreigners who are not Australian citizens.

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A member of a synagogue congregation was standing behind the gate when it was hit. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Man accused of ramming synagogue gate pleads not guilty

A man dragged out of a ute at gunpoint and arrested for allegedly ramming the gate of an inner city synagogue has denied all charges, a magistrate has heard.

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A woman has been caught in a compromising position that shocked cafe goers.

‘Vile’: Morning coffee interrupted by shocking street act

Diners were left stunned after a confronting act unfolded in full view outside a busy Brisbane cafe on Sunday morning.

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Wright Prospecting’s Angela Bennett, left, and Hancock Prospecting’s Gina Rinehart had gone head-to-head in a multibillion-dollar legal battle over mining royalties.

Wright family and Rinehart both claim wins in mining battle

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and Angela Bennett’s Wright Prospecting have both had partial wins in a multimillion-dollar legal battle over some of the world’s most valuable iron ore areas.

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