australia news
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Gerard Baden-Clay 'not entitled' to any of murdered wife Allison's estateJudge rules in favour of Allison’s parents to control daughter’s $1m estate, including life insurance payout and superannuation -
Peter Dutton backtracks on suggestion of people-swap refugee deal with USImmigration minister retreats from claim Australia will not take refugees from Central America until US takes those on Manus and Nauru
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What is the 'Buffett rule' and why does a faction of the Labor party want it?The tax rule would ensure ultra-rich Australians would be unable to reduce their taxable income below a certain level
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Turnbull has clearly chosen: Australia stands alone on IsraelTo understand Australia’s isolated position on the Israel-Palestine conflict, it is necessary to understand the weaponised nature of Israel’s settlements
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After Trump’s bombshell last week, there was going to be a careful diplomatic line to walk for Australia’s PM. And he walked itGet on with it, Bibi: Turnbull's message to Netanyahu on peace deal
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Should an oncologist step in when a patient wants alternative treatment? Sometimes the gift of autonomy is the only thing leftThe real quest of cancer treatment: dispensing the right mix of hope and reality
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Israeli PM says Palestinians should self-govern but without military power – videoBenjamin Netanyahu says while he supported self-government for Palestinians, any solution must not be a threat to the state of Israel
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Moment before plane crashes in Melbourne, killing five – videoA Victoria police assistant commissioner, Stephen Leane, says the plane that ploughed into a shopping centre
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Laughter on Q&A as George Brandis defends Centrelink – videoAttorney general George Brandis drew laughs from the audience on ABC’s Q& program with his assertion that debt recovery notices can be fixed by contacting Centrelink
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Plane with five people on board crashes into Melbourne shopping centre – videoVision shows the impact of a plane that crashed into a shopping centre near Essendon airport in Melbourne. The light aircraft crashed into the DFO shopping centre at Essendon and exploded about 9am on Tuesday. The Victorian police minister, Lisa Neville, has confirmed there were five people on board the plane
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George Brandis defends Australia's asylum deal with US on Q&A – videoOn ABC’s Q&A program the attorney general George Brandis spoke up for the US agreement with Australia’s to take refugees from Manus and Nauru. He said Malcolm Turnbull had a ‘difficult telephone conversation’ with Donald Trump but the president was committed to the deal. Brandis said so-called ‘extreme vetting’ of refugees by the US had always been part of the plan
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Melbourne White Night: 86-year-old swing dances with his partner – videoKenneth Weeks, 86, and Lyne Luxford, 70, were captured hoofing it off Collins Street in Melbourne, at 2am on a Sunday morning as the city celebrated White Night
David Stratton on bad reviews, director tantrums and watching a new film every day