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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:42:10 +0000
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signals he may soften deportation policy after meeting Jacinda Ardern
In their first meeting as leaders, Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discuss a controversial deportation policy, with the Australian Prime Minister saying NZ's concerns will be taken into consideration.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:41:40 +0000
'So happy. Thank you': Emotions spill over as Biloela welcomes Tamil family after four-year deportation fight
Supporters wept, chanted and danced as the Nadesalingams got off the plane from Brisbane after four long and hard years away from home.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:27:00 +0000
'I never thought I'd be in this situation': Single mum sleeping in tent in Adelaide among thousands on public housing waitlist
Meagan, a single mum on a disability payment, lives in a tent at a caravan park after being squeezed out of the private rental market. She can only stay at the caravan park for 55 days at a time, but the average wait for urgent public housin...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 03:26:56 +0000
Ivanka's admission, a stunned Trump and shocking video: What we learned from the Capitol riot hearing 
Armed with new videos, text messages and emails, the committee investigating the riots at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has laid out its evidence for the American public. Here's what we learned. 

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:03:29 +0000
All patients in this drug trial were cancer-free after 6 months. Researchers are 'excited' but cautious
An experimental drug cleared tumours from a dozen people with a specific type of rectal cancer, but experts say there's loads more work to be done.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:24:28 +0000
With a gas crisis already on its hands, the government has just learned Snowy Hydro faces significant delays
The signature energy reform piece of the previous government will not start producing electricity until late this decade, presenting another energy market headache for the country.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:07:24 +0000
The string of failures from police and corrections that left a woman dead
Roberta tried to escape her abusive ex-partner. She called triple-zero but police said "stop calling us". Five days later, she was dead.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:04:13 +0000
SA ombudsman finds complaints commissioner erred in keeping disability mistreatment report secret
An investigation has found it was wrong to keep people with disabilities and their families in the dark for years following an inquiry into how their loved ones were mistreated — and in some cases died — in South Australia's public heal...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:20:29 +0000
Disability provider and two directors face criminal neglect charges over death of Ann Smith
Two female directors of a former NDIS provider charged over the death of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith are released on bail.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:04:26 +0000
Accused rapist who allegedly referred to himself as 'Spiderman' is granted bail for the second time
Seti Moala, who is charged with three charges of rape and one of strangling another person, is granted bail a second time in the ACT Magistrates Court.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:45:24 +0000
Tasmanian climbs 158 mountains in 158 days
Spurred on by his mother's cancer diagnosis, Lewis Taylor decided to raise funds for research by climbing 158 mountains in 158 days. Despite poor weather, pain and a bout of COVID-19, he has done it.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:09:27 +0000
Gambler jailed after stealing $2.7m from fellow worshipper — and then blowing most of it at the casino
A fraudster who ripped off a member of his own religious community in a "very cruel, prolonged and deceitful manner" is sentenced to six years and nine months behind bars.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:44:50 +0000
Australia's largest energy provider AGL reveals coal-fired power outages will continue
There is no relief in sight from Australia's energy crisis with almost one-quarter of coal-fired capacity offline, and the nation's largest producer revealing several of its units will be out for some time.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:58:41 +0000
NASA launches study of UFOs, despite 'reputational risk'
NASA, the United States space agency, announces it is setting up an independent team to see how much information is publicly available on UFOs and how much more will be needed to understand unexplained aerial sightings. NASA is launching ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:38:14 +0000
Thousands of Pakistanis take to the streets to protest remarks denigrating the Prophet
Demonstrators from the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Party scuffle with police as they try to march toward the Indian Embassy in Islamabad.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000
Julee Cruise, dream pop singer best known for Twin Peaks theme 'Falling', has died at 65
Cruise was best known for her work with director David Lynch and composer Angelo Badalamenti

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:51:20 +0000
Murder trial told Lynette Dawson was spotted working as a nurse two years after she vanished
A former neighbour of Chris Dawson tells a Sydney court of seeing Lynette Dawson working at a hospital more than two years after she vanished.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000
Anthony Albanese's record collection just got much better thanks to Jacinda Ardern
Uncovering the details of last night's Prime Ministerial record swap.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:39:34 +0000
'Get out of the way': Victorian Premier says he has no faith in Geelong council to help deliver Commonwealth Games
The City of Greater Geelong's chief executive says he is "bitterly disappointed" after Premier Daniel Andrews and several government MPs publicly accuse the council of mismanaging crucial community projects.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:44:31 +0000
St John WA flags delays to ambulance response times as demand surges
St John WA warns Perth residents to expect delays in response times as demand soars and ambulance ramping continues.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:05:54 +0000
Madison de Rozario and Ben Tudhope named Paralympians of the Year
Athletics powerhouse Madison de Rozario, and snowboard star Ben Tudhope have been rewarded for outstanding Paralympic campaigns, named Australia's Paralympians of the Year for 2020 and 2022. 

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:52:27 +0000
830,000 Teslas with Autopilot could be recalled as US regulator upgrades probe
Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled after the United States elevates its investigation into a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:36:15 +0000
Melbourne man jailed over 'entirely avoidable' death of pregnant partner
A Melbourne man who drove away after fatally injuring his pregnant partner by flinging her from the cabin of his moving ute has been jailed over the death, which a judge described as "entirely avoidable".

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:52:07 +0000
Woman missing since 1978 killed by ex-partner, coroner finds
Tasmanian mother of six, Darlene Avis Geertsema, who disappeared over 40 years ago was killed by her former partner, a coroner finds — with police confirming they will "review the findings".

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:37:11 +0000
US Navy chopper crashes near site of fatal Marine Corps' chopper crash the day before
A US Navy helicopter crashes near the California desert site where, a day earlier, a Marine Corps' helicopter went down, killing all five people aboard.



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