Australia
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Baby among three children dead in Sydney after DV house fire
The father of three children, including a 10-month-old baby who died in a horrific house fire, allegedly tried to prevent them being rescued as flames raged around them Neighbours and …
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Appetite for sugar tax to fight diabetes and obesity
A 20 per cent tax on all sugar-sweetened drinks should spearhead efforts to stem Australia’s diabetes epidemic, a parliamentary inquiry has found. The year-long inquiry into the nation’s fastest-growing chronic …
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Online dating apps ‘swipe right’ on new safety code
Online dating apps have pledged to escalate complaints of imminent safety threats more swiftly to police under a voluntary industry code. The companies behind Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Grindr, RSVP and …
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Taxi driver accused of assaulting woman, stealing ring
A taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a 45-minute trip from Melbourne’s city centre has fronted court. Satinder Satinder, 28, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on …
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Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash
A driver who killed five people after failing to give way on a busy highway near the Victoria-NSW border has pleaded guilty. Christopher Dylan Joannidis, 30, on Thursday fronted the …
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Nicholas Reece sworn in as 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Long-standing City of Melbourne councillor Nicholas Reece and self-proclaimed “Greek at heart” was sworn in as the 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne on Tuesday, 2 July. Elected as a councillor …
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South Australian Multicultural Commission welcomes Chloe Kourakis among new appointments
The South Australian Multicultural Commission is set to embark on its next phase with a newly appointed cohort, including Greek Australian Chloe Kourakis, as announced by the Minister for Multicultural …
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Perth man accused of running ‘Evil Twin’ Wi-Fi networks to steal personal data
Michael Clapsis has been released on strict bail conditions after being accused of setting up “evil twin” Wi-Fi networks to steal personal data from users at various locations, including airports …
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Twice-bankrupt David Catsoulis’s Impact Gold faces legal battles and investment uncertainty
David Catsoulis, a twice-bankrupt mining promoter, continues to tout his Papua New Guinea gold project, despite mounting legal issues for his company, Impact Gold. The company is currently facing a …
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Coalition plan to break up price-gouging supermarkets
Major supermarkets would be broken up if found to be repeatedly price-gouging consumers, under a coalition proposal. Divestiture powers would be introduced as a method of last resort to address …