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Missing Brisbane teen offered sex for cash

Missing pregnant teen Tiffany Anna Taylor was offering sex for cash to pay for a hotel room she shared with her boyfriend, a Brisbane court has been told.

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Morrison rejects fresh sports rorts link

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected fresh attempts from the federal opposition to link him to a controversial $100 million sports grants program.

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Murder sentence for Peter Dansie

The South Australian Supreme Court will sentence Peter Dansie on Thursday for the murder of his wife who he pushed into a pond in her wheelchair.

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Murder sentence for Peter Dansie

The South Australian Supreme Court will sentence Peter Dansie on Thursday for the murder of his wife who he pushed into a pond in her wheelchair.

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Thorpie campaigns against religious bill

Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe will campaign against the Morrison government’s proposed religious discrimination laws at Parliament House.

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Bushfire assistance under cyber attack

Australian Red Cross has come under cyber attack, receiving hundreds of fraudulent computer-generated applications for bushfire assistance

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NRL star’s ‘relief’ over dropped DV charge

NRL star Josh Reynolds has described his relief after police said they will withdraw a domestic violence charge against the 30-year-old.

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Disgraced ex-MP Orkopoulos back in jail

Former NSW Labor MP and convicted sex offender Milton Orkopoulos is back in prison after authorities tore up his parole.

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Signs of weak GDP prior to virus outbreak

Construction figures suggest the Australian economy was slowing even prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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Results show more to do on science classes

The latest results of a national science assessment finds three in five Year 6 students and half of Year 10s meet a standard of proficiency.

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Rural Qld town braces for flood peak

The flooding of the Balonne River in St George is expected to peak on Thursday, after cutting the highway through the town on Wednesday.

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Australians embracing ‘data-hungry’ tech

The latest report from the communications watchdog shows it’s the internet’s world and we’re just living in it with Australia’s love for “data-hungry” tech.

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NSW govt rejects double jeopardy change

The NSW government has ruled out reforming double jeopardy laws to potentially facilitate a Bowraville murders retrial, after offering a $1 million reward.

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Eighth virus case from cruise ship group

A Victorian man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has contracted coronavirus after his partner also caught the disease.

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Bob Brown activist ban lifted in Tasmania

A ban preventing Bob Brown Foundation activists from protesting in Tasmanian forests has been lifted after a court challenge.

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New Lib senator rallies behind basin plan

South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan has launched an impassioned defence of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in his first speech to federal parliament.

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Cyber thieves target bushfire grants

Australian Red Cross is distributing more than a million dollars a day in bushfire relief funds but the process is being hindered by fraudulent cyber claims.

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Queensland stepdad jailed for sex offences

A Queensland man has been sentenced to five years in jail for the rape and indecent treatment of his stepdaughter while she was between four and 14 years old.

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