Australia
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New units for low-income earners amid suburb ‘renewal’
Dozens of low-income families could have access to reduced rent in Australia’s most expensive housing market as the government prepares to demolish and rebuild hundreds of public housing units. Three …
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Mushroom murderer returns to court as sentencing looms
Erin Patterson is due back before court a month after being convicted of killing three members of her estranged husband’s family by serving a death cap mushroom-laced lunch. The 50-year-old …
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First robotic surgery gives granny ’15 minutes of fame’
When a grandmother fell and severely injured her shoulder on Christmas Eve, she never thought a robot would be the one to surgically repair it. Kerry Stubbings and her husband …
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Four Greek Australians charged with money laundering in major fake investment scam
Four men of Greek Australian background have been charged with money laundering offences in connection with a large-scale fake investment scheme that targeted unsuspecting Australian investors through bogus bonds and …
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Australian shares ease back from record highs
Australia’s share market is taking a breather after setting records but managed to hold onto most of its recent surge. The S&P/ASX200 edged 10.2 points lower, or down 0.12 per …
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James Vlassakis granted parole after decades in jail for Snowtown murders
The youngest of the four men convicted over South Australia’s “bodies in the barrels” serial killings has been granted parole. James Spyridon Vlassakis has spent 26 years behind bars after …
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Banks, miners lead Aussie share market to record highs
Australia’s share market has topped 8800 points for the first time, as inflows into global miners and continued banking sector strength trounced worries about global growth. The S&P/ASX200 hit a …
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Australia to take ‘sensible, middle path’ on AI control
Australia will chart a “sensible, middle path” on regulating artificial intelligence, the treasurer says, as concerns grow over its impact on the future of work and the arts. Treasurer Jim …
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Shadows of robodebt as welfare unlawfully cancelled
Advocates call for the scrapping of an “unlawful, harsh and unfair” welfare scheme that wrongly cancelled income support payments to almost 1000 jobseekers. Payments were automatically terminated for 964 people …
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Australia, France leaders discuss crisis in Gaza
The leaders of Australia and France have made plans to meet at a United Nations gathering, where Palestinian statehood and the crisis in Gaza will be major issues. Prime Minister …