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WEDNESDAY MAY 14 Brisbane singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke has made it through to Sunday’s grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest…..and she is high among the favourites to win. Miller-Heidke made it through the semi final along with nine countries out of the […]

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TUESDAY MAY 14 Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in 1960s films, has died, aged 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early on Monday  at her Carmel Valley, California, home. “Day had been […]

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MONDAY May 13 A Myanmar National Airlines plane has made an emergency landing at Mandalay International Airport using only its rear wheels after the front landing gear failed to deploy. 82 passengers and seven crew members aboard Flight UB103 from Yangon were […]

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Friday May 10 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the name of their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the world, with Meghan declaring: “It’s magic, it’s pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I’m […]

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THURSDAY MAY 9 Harry and Meghan’s new son is named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The announcement was made on Instagram accompanied by a photo of the newest member of the Royal family meeting with the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Meghan Markle’s mother […]

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has hit back at newspaper claims that he omitted parts of his mother’s career while talking about the sacrifices she made to raise her children. While appearing on Q&A on Monday, Mr Shorten spoke of his mother, Dr […]

$400,000 To Promote Women’s Empowerment

 Organisations with projects that empower NSW women and improve their wellbeing can now apply for a share of $400,000 from the NSW Government. Minister for Women, Bronwyn Taylor invited organisations across the State to apply for the funding under the latest round […]

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TUESDAY, May 7 An elderly woman was knocked over when a female protester egged the Prime Minister at a Country Women’s Association event at Albury, on the NSW-Victorian border. The woman walked up behind Scott Morrison and threw an egg at his […]

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Chewbacca of Star Wars fame has died. Peter Mayhew, the man who played Han Solo’s Wookiee sidekick in the blockbuster films was 74. The actor’s family announced on social media that the English-American actor had died on April 30, surrounded by family […]

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Logan City Council will be sacked by Queensland’s Local Government Minister after eight councillors were charged by the Crime and Corruption Commission. Stirling Hinchliffe said he was left with “no other choice”. He announced the decision in Parliament this morning, saying he […]

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A former US policeman has been found guilty by a jury of third-degree murder and second degree manslaughter of an Australian woman and faces around 12 years in jail. Mohamed Noor was a Minneapolis patrol car when he shot Justine Damond Ruszczyk […]

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accepted the resignation of Steve Dickson, one of her party’s Senate candidates for Queensland, after footage was released of him making derogatory comments and touching a dancer in a US strip club. “I’m upset with this, […]

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29th April 2019 An IT problem is causing chaos across Australia’s international airports, with significant delays in processing inbound and outbound passengers sparking long queues. Passengers at international terminals in Sydney and Melbourne have been found waiting for around 90 minutes, posting […]

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US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will visit the UK for three days in June after accepting a state visit invitation from The Queen. The visit, confirmed by Buckingham Palace, coincides with the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings during […]

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TUESDAY, APRIL 23 An Australian man caught up in the Sri Lanka bombings has told of the moment his wife and daughter died as they left an Easter Sunday church service. Mr Suydesh Kolonne told the ABC his wife and daughter had […]

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Twenty eight German tourists have been killed in a horrific bus crash on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The bus, which was reportedly carrying 55 Germans, rolled down a steep hillside after veering off the road on a bend east of the […]

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April 17 Elevan animal rights activists have been charged with trespassing at a Yangan abattoir in April, and at a Millmerran cattle feedlot last month. Detective Superintendent Jon Wacker said the charges followed formal complaints from the owners of the properties. “The […]

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NEWS DESK, APRIL 11 A major fire has engulfed the medieval Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France’s most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building’s spire and roof have collapsed but the main structure, including the two bell towers, has been […]

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April 15 Tiger Woods has emerged triumphant at Augusta to win the US Masters for the fifth time, capping an incredible comeback from back problems and scandals that had dogged his career in recent years. Woods now has 15 major titles, second […]

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Thursday April 11 A Federal Court judge has labelled the actor at the centre of accusations of inappropriate behaviour against Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush, as “unreliable” and has found Mr Rush had been defamed by the Nationwide News, publisher of The […]

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