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Australia’s declining performance in maths, reading and science will cost the nation $120 billion over the next 45 years, according to new analysis. That’s the conclusion by the not-for-profit Public Education Foundation, which has for the first time linked students’ results to […]

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Wednesday, March 28 Cricket Australia says it is considering significant sanctions against Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, but Darren Lehman will remain Australian men’s cricket head coach, according to ABC News. Smith, Warner and opener Bancroft have all been ordered […]

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TUESDAY,  MARCH 27 The Federal Government is expelling two Russian spies from Australia within a week, in solidarity with the United Kingdom over a nerve agent attack earlier this month, ABC Newsn reports. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister released a joint […]

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Senate to debate ball-tampering debacle The Senate is set to debate Australian cricket’s ball-tampering saga, as politicians weigh in on the scandal engulfing under-fire captain Steve Smith. One Nation’s Brian Burston proposed Monday’s urgency motion, which is “the need to understand why […]

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FRIDAY, MARCH 23 An American couple were on their honeymoon when they were killed in a helicopter crash off the Whitsundays in north Queensland, ABC news reports. John ‘Pete’ Hansel, 79, and his 65-year-old wife Sue from Kailua-Kona in Hawaii died after […]

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March 21 99 Year Old Earns Comm Games Spot NOT all superheroes wear capes. Some of them wear caps instead, and Australian swimmer George Corones is one of them. The 99-year-old has been added to the Australian team for the upcoming Comm […]

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TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Unveiling a long-awaited plan to combat America’s opioid drug addiction, US President Donald Trump has called for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including embracing a tactic employed by many global strongmen: the death penalty, according to the ABC. “Toughness […]

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MONDAY, MARCH 19 More than 70 homes and other buildings are feared to have been destroyed in and around the town of Tathra, on the New South Wales south coast, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) reported. It is believed four people in […]

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Friday, March 16 Sacked Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg has defended his use of text messages amid claims he sent 14,000 to his girlfriend in a year. In an unprecedented move, he was sacked yesterday after helping his girlfriend get a job […]

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Wednesday, March 14 Russia has issued a chilling warning after Britain gave it a deadline to answer accusations of involvement in a poisoning attack in Salisbury, but US and EU allies have expressed support for Britain condemning the attack. Prime Minister Theresa […]

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Tuesday, March 13 British Prime Minister Theresa May says the use of nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter makes it “highly likely” Russia was involved. Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found comatose on a bench […]

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Monday, March 12 A row has erupted in Queensland schools after it was revealed that propaganda for the powerful and lawless Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) will be splashed in classrooms across the state. The Courier Mail reported today that […]

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Wednesday, March 7 Trump adviser quits over tariffs Top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn, a Wall Street banker who became a key architect of the 2017 tax overhaul and a bulwark against protectionist forces within the Trump administration, is resigning, the […]

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Tuesday, March 6 Trump says he won’t back down on tariffs United States President Donald Trump has insisted he is “not backing down” on his plan to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, despite anxious warnings from House Speaker Paul […]

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Athletics legend Roger Bannister dies aged 88 Iconic Olympic athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88. Bannister made history and captured the world’s imagination as the first man to break the […]

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Victorian Cop Resigns After Racist YouTube Comments One of the top Victorian police officers has resigned. It was exposed that Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin, head of Professional Standards was posting racist remarks on YouTube. He appeared on 3AW last week defending his […]

Oscars 2018

The Oscars have crept up again, highlighting the best of the best in the film industry. Favourites for the night include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour and Francis McDormand for Three Billboards. Australian nominations include Margot Robbie […]

A Plastic Reality

It’s no wonder plastic surgery has become so in demand, we see it on our screens and in our feeds every single day. From Keeping Up with the Kardashians to competitions on Facebook that advertise free boob jobs. While reasons vary over […]

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Wednesday, February 28 More than 4 million Australian cars are set to be hit by one the largest recalls in the country’s history. The Federal Government is today expected to announce the compulsory recall of cars affected by the defective Takata airbags. […]

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