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‘Beyond belief’: millions wrongly hit with payment fees
People paying parking fines, renewing registrations and conducting millions of other government transactions have been illegally overcharged for eight years. An estimated $144 million in merchant fees were unlawfully charged …
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Police and family seek help in finding missing woman Isla Bell
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing woman Isla Bell. The 20-year-old, was last seen leaving her home address in Brunswick on October 4 at about 6pm. …
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‘Welcome to Gadigal land’: elders greet King in Sydney
King Charles has been greeted by Indigenous dancers and a meal of kangaroo pies during a visit to inner-city Sydney on the final full day of his brief royal tour. …
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‘Not our king’: Indigenous senator disrupts royal visit
Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has disrupted a parliamentary reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla by telling the monarch he is not her king. “You are not our king. You …
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Greek organisations urge Victorian politicians to support motion on Greek, Assyrian, and Armenian Genocides
Following the recent publication of Neos Kosmos‘s article, ‘Hope for Justice: Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocides – a Chance for Historic Recognition in Victoria‘, various community organisations have sent letters …
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Royal fans and an alpaca flock to greet King and Queen
Hundreds of well-wishers and an alpaca have showered King Charles and Queen Camilla with their support on the latest leg of the royals’ Australian tour. Canberrans thronged the Australian War …
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Forever chemical water standards ‘very conservative’
National drinking water guidelines for potential cancer-causing chemicals are set to be tightened after increasing discoveries of PFAS in water sources. Draft benchmarks based on emerging science on the health …
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King Charles cracks jokes as Aussies get close look at royals
King Charles has spoken of his love for Australia and its people after he and Queen Camilla were greeted by devoted well-wishers in their first public engagements. Hundreds of people …
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Hot labour market figures spark questions on Australia’s inflation outlook
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s second-in-command will have an opportunity to opine on a robust jobs readout as anxious borrowers await good news. A fireside chat with Deputy Governor Andrew …
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Hope for justice: Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocides – a chance for historic recognition in Victoria
A motion to recognise the Genocide of Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks carried out the Ottoman and irregular forces during World War I, is expected to be tabled in the Victorian …