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Tears as govt settles defence foam cases

The government’s decision to settle the class actions brought by three communities over contamination from firefighting foam has been met with tears and relief.

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Fake prince released from Qld jail

A Kiwi fraudster who claimed to be part of the Tahitian Royal Family has been released from jail after serving almost half of a 14 year sentence.

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Fake prince released from Qld jail

A Kiwi fraudster who claimed to be part of the Tahitian Royal Family has been released from jail after serving almost half of a 14 year sentence.

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Risk of virus pandemic upon us: Morrison

The Morrison government has enacted an emergency response plan and is acting on the basis the coronavirus crisis has become a global pandemic.

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Latest facts and figures on coronavirus

The federal government has given an update on the response to the coronavirus as preparations are made for a pandemic declaration.

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Virus travel ban extended for another week

The Morrison government has extended its travel ban on Chinese visitors for another week aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Australia.

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Bitcoin can be used as security: NSW court

A man’s attempt to use a cryptocurrency trading account as security for legal costs has been approved by a NSW judge.

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Trains to resume after Vic derailment

Freight and passenger trains are expected to resume operations between Melbourne and Sydney following repairs at the scene of the accident that killed two.

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NSW rejects 5 ice inquiry recommendations

The report from NSW’s special commission of inquiry into the drug ice has been been made public a month after it was handed to the government.

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Thieves make off with Roosters coach’s car

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has had his Mercedes stolen after his eastern suburbs home was broken into by thieves while he and his family were asleep.

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Nationals MP joins push for Newstart hike

First-term Nationals MP Pat Conaghan has urged the coalition to raise the rate of Newstart, citing shocking poverty in some parts of his NSW electorate.

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Northern Beaches Hospital model slammed

A parliamentary inquiry into the Northern Beaches Hospital has recommended the NSW government avoid all public-private hospital partnerships in the future.

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Red Cross rules out more redundancies

The Australian Red Cross says it is eyeing a balanced budget after posting multimillion-dollar net losses in the past two years and making staff redundant.

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Cash aims to bring tourists to fire areas

The Victorian government is giving cash to bushfire-affected communities to bring in tourists as part of an $8.5m tourism and jobs fund.

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