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Australian travellers confront the realities of needle spiking and sexual assault abroad

Two Australian women have come forward to share their experience of sexual assault after being drugged with a needle while traveling abroad, in 2022 and 2019, with the intent to …

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Australia works to secure citizens as hostages released

Australian officials continue to assist 67 people who want to leave Gaza with the situation described as dire on the final day of a temporary ceasefire. Sixteen more hostages were …

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SA launches multicultural ambassador pioneering diversity in organisations

Today, the Malinauskas Labor government of South Australia launched the Multicultural South Australia Ambassador Program, which aims to entrench the Multicultural Charter into ways of doing business. The statement from …

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Fresh appeal in battle over secret robodebt documents

A transparency advocate has begun his latest bid to have key documents in the implementation of the robodebt scheme made public. Justin Warren was in the Federal Court on Wednesday …

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Australians owed millions in unclaimed Medicare rebates

Nearly one million Australians could receive a festive season boost to their bank balance, as the government tries to return $234 million in unclaimed Medicare benefits. On average, these Australians …

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Mytilineos agrees 10-year deal to supply broadband operator NBN with PV power

Greek industrial group Mytilineos Energy and Metals has approved a ten-year deal with Australian broadband wholesaler NBN Co to source green electricity from its 120-MW (megawatt) solar park in Queensland. …

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Ex-Labor MP lured boys for sex with drugs, money

Ex-NSW Labor politician Milton Orkopoulos used drugs, money and his position of trust in the community to sexually assault vulnerable young boys. The now-66-year-old will spend another decade behind bars …

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Safety alert after bacteria outbreak at hospitals

A bacterial outbreak in hospitals around the nation has been linked to almost 50 people, including an elderly patient who died in Queensland. Australia’s medical watchdog has issued a quarantine …

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Nazi salute to be outlawed to stop ‘glorified hatred’

The Nazi salute and hate symbols will be outlawed under new counter terrorism laws. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the government was drawing a line in the sand on glorifying hatred. …

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Alcohol in movies: Surprising presence in kids’ films raises concerns

You’d most likely answer, ‘children’, if we asked you who the target audience was for Alvin and the Chipmunks. With that in mind, how often does alcohol appear in that …

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