Australia
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Australia may be hours away from recognising a Palestinian state
Australia seems to be gearing up to follow several major Western powers in recognising a Palestinian state at an upcoming United Nations meeting. Today, The Age reported that Prime Minister …
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Mortgage holders ready for relief after past rates blow
Australia’s central bank appears set to offer mortgage holders some repayment relief a month on from its shock decision to keep interest rates on hold. The Reserve Bank of Australia …
Businesses baulk at cost of bonus public holidays
More days off in Australia’s largest state could cost in excess of $100 million a year, a business lobby claims. The Western Australia government is taking submissions into the addition …
Labor running out of time to get Green light to govern
The Greens are calling for Dean Winter to shake his “majority mentality” as the Labor leader and Liberals court support to lead Tasmania. Jeremy Rockliff has been reinstalled as state …
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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 …