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THURSDAY JULY 25 Australia’s first model with Down syndrome, who reached international fame has returned home for what her mother is calling a “full-circle moment”. Brisbane-born, Madeline Stuart has modelled on runways across the world, appeared in Vogue, started her own dance […]

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MONDAY JULY 22 Ariarne Titmus has become the first Australian woman to claim the world 400 metre title since Tracey Wickham in 1978, pulling off a boilover victory that snapped Ledecky’s staggering winning streak.  On the opening night of the eight-day world […]

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MONDAY JULY 15 A 16-year-old girl is in a stable but “extremely critical condition” after being pinned under a bus for more than 90 minutes in Parramatta last night.  A Sydney public transport bus mounted a footpath about 9:45pm and hit three […]

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FRIDAY JULY 12  A Brisbane teenager has become the second-youngest person to swim the English Channel twice in one day, swimming 68 kilometres in 22 hours.  17 year old, Brianna Thompson, lost a layer of her tongue and suffered from severe leg […]

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MONDAY JULY 8 Actor Cameron Boyce, known for his roles in the Disney Channel franchise “Descendants” and the TV show “Jessie,” has died at 20 years old. His death was confirmed to ABC News by his family Saturday night.  A statement that […]

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Monday June 17 An unknown virus is causing one of the country’s most unique animals to go blind. Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos are only found in a small pocket of rainforest in far north Queensland, with most Australians not even knowing they exist. […]

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MONDAY June 10 Australian sports star Erin Phillips said she fled in “complete fear” after being only metres away from a suspected shooter during an LGBT pride parade in Washington DC. Thousands were taking part in the parade when a man threatened […]

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THURSDAY,  MAY 30 A mother killed in a fiery crash with her four children posted a heartbreaking message on Facebook before she died. Charmaine Harris McLeod, from the southern Queensland city of Hervey Bay, wrote on the page for her local church […]

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Monday May 27 A 27 year-old man has been charged with the murder of Courtney Herron, who was a victim of a “horrendous bashing” before her body was found in a Melbourne park, police say. The 25-year-old was found dead by dog […]

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FRIDAY MAY 24 Actor Johnny Depp has reportedly filed new court documents as part of his $US50 million ($73 million ) defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp has denied he physically abused her during the relationship. He has now claimed […]

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THURSDAY, MAY 23 President Donald Trump has stormed out of a meeting with US Democrat leaders on infrastructure spending after Speaker Nancy Pelosi again got stuck into him about being engaged in a cover up. Mr Trump has been refusing to participate […]

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MONDAY May 20 A police manhunt is underway for a male driver of a black 2007 BMW X3 hatchback that caused a seven-vehicle crash that killed two men in Brisbane’s inner north. The car was believed to be speeding on Lutwyche Road […]

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Friday May 17 Bob Hawke, Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister has died at the age of 89. Mr Hawke led the country and Labour Party from 1983 to 1991, making him the longest-serving Labour PM. His contribution to public life helped shape modern […]

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A calming of the rhetoric between the US and China as well as reports the US will delay tariffs on European car imports, saw markets lift overnight despite weak economic data. Reuter news agency reported that Trump administration officials told it the […]

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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 […]

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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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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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