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TV legend Mike Willesee dies at 76
An Australian household name for over five decades, Mike Willesee has passed away at the age of 76 following a long battle with throat cancer. Diagnosed in 2016, the Perth-born journalist …
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Extreme heat causes Melbourne tram lines to be disrupted
Extreme heat has caused tram services in Melbourne to be cancelled. Temperature heights of 36C expected on Thursday and 35C on Friday and Saturday means that tram lines will continue …
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Andrew Demetriou questioned about $145m Acquire Learning collapse
Crown Resorts director Andrew Demetriou was questioned in court today over the $145 million collapse of education group Acquire Learning. The former AFL boss appeared before the Commercial Court of …
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Greek Australian woman delays tram inspection to complete 20-minute meditation
In the past, Melbourne inspectors on trams have had to deal with a range of reactions during inspections ranging from feigned ignorance to anger. One Greek Australian woman took a …
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PM Scott Morrison is looking to strip Cardinal George Pell of his Order of Australia honour
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is understood to be looking at taking action to strip Cardinal George Pell of his Order of Australia honour after the senior Catholic was found guilty …
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Sophie Cotsis and Labor ready for Canterbury and Government
Sophie Cotsis, the Member for Canterbury and first woman of Greek heritage to serve in the NSW parliament is in the midst of a campaign for re-election for the NSW …
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Schools not addressing the English language learning needs of migrants kids
An alliance of concerned NSW university, community and teacher organisations will submit to Government and Opposition a report on the state of specialist English language provision in NSW. The report …
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Gargasoulas receives life sentence for Bourke Street rampage
Melbourne’s Bourke Street killer James Gargasoulas, 29, has received a life sentence for committing one of Australia’s “worst examples of mass murder”. Gargasoulas sat emotionless as he heard his sentence …
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Mother “appalled” that son’s killer only gets five and a half years jail
Heroin dealer Zoe Giannioudis, 31, fatally stabbed one of her customers, Simon Cartwright, 38, in the chest in broad daylight after an ongoing feud. The two had a history of …
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Greek Australian Con Samaras fronts court accused of killing US woman he met online
American woman Tamara Ann Turner, 49, died from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen after she had been abandoned at the Mildura Base Hospital in June 2016. Her 50-year-old …