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Updated June 05, 2018 21:09:20 Photo: Perth has not had much rain yet — but that’s about to change. (ABC News: Greg Pollock) The powerful cold front that brought damaging winds to WA’s west coast may have already passed Perth, but be warned — the heaviest rainfall is yet to …
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Updated June 05, 2018 18:39:54 A woman has been charged after allegedly riding a horse to a bottle shop while she was more than four times the legal alcohol limit. Police in Logan, south of Brisbane, were called to a tavern about 11:30pm on Monday over a woman refusing to …
Updated June 05, 2018 18:57:56 One of this year’s biggest musical surprises was the announcement by Fleetwood Mac in April that Lindsay Buckingham had been fired and was being replaced by our own (well, New Zealand’s — but we’ll claim him) musical superstar, Neil Finn. It seemed completely out of …
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Updated June 05, 2018 18:11:52 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has formally laid criminal cartel charges against the ANZ, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and six senior executives. Those charged include ANZ’s global head of treasury, Rick Moscati, and the former chairman of Citigroup’s operations in Australia, Stephen Roberts. The …
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Posted June 05, 2018 17:10:59 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended Qantas’s decision to relent to pressure from Beijing on references to Taiwan, despite the Foreign Affairs boss last week labelling it “economic coercion”. Qantas confirmed it would adjust references on its website and in advertising material, to reflect Taiwan …
Posted June 05, 2018 15:57:05 Related Story: Dan Sultan apologises to fans for ‘disrespectful’ show Musician Dan Sultan has postponed the remainder of his Australian tour a day after apologising for his “inexcusable and disrespectful” behaviour during a show in Cairns. Sultan’s management said it hoped to reschedule the shows …
Posted June 05, 2018 14:16:21 Photo: Police take evidence from the Greenwich home where Shane Snellman’s skeletal remains were found. (AAP: Danny Casey) Related Story: ‘Hoarder’ may have hidden mummified body in his home, police say Related Story: ‘Highly unusual’: Mummified body found in ‘hoarder’s house’ has police scratching heads …
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Updated June 05, 2018 14:03:42 Australian drivers are feeling the pinch at the petrol pump, with prices in some cities near four-year highs as international supply concerns drive up oil prices. A report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found average petrol prices across the five largest cities …
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Updated June 05, 2018 12:40:25 Photo: Judy Perkins had immune cells extracted from her breast cancer in the experimental treatment (NPR: Courtesy of Judy Perkins) Related Story: Chemo not needed in some early breast cancer patients Related Story: New blood test detects eight common cancers A US woman with advanced …
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Updated June 05, 2018 11:07:17 Woody Allen says it is unfair he has been named alongside other Hollywood figures accused of sexual misconduct, adding he should instead be a “poster boy” for the Me Too movement. The filmmaker, who was accused in 2014 by his estranged adopted daughter Dylan Farrow …
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