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Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

The fatal crash off the coast of Queensland last year killed four defence personnel.
A ship pulls Taipan wreckage from the ocean, authorities are in a smaller watercraft nearby

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.
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Outback bushfire closes main freight link between WA and eastern states

Bushfires have closed the Eyre Highway for the second time this summer, with no confirmation of when the critical road route will reopen.
A road sign as a road train drives past.

live moment:Blood found at two sites as police search for former TV host and partner

Police believe former Network 10 host Jesse Baird can help over the disappearance of his 29-year-old partner, whose possessions were found in a Sydney skip-bin.
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Premier stands by candidate whose COVID comments are called 'dangerous' and 'misleading' by medical body

Dr Julie Sladden has been a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccines — now she's a Liberal candidate in the Tasmanian election. The AMA says it's "untenable", but the premier is backing her.
A woman with short silver hair and a blue t-shirt reading Tasmanian Liberals stands amongst others in blue t-shirts.

Large ship banned from Australia after sitting stranded in busy port for months during cyclone season

Bulk carrier KMAX Leader broke down in a Queensland port in October last year, prompting safety concerns as mechanical issues kept it there for months.
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Aerial view of a large ship parked in a port

Keith Yandle pleads not guilty to murder but admits killing victim found in underground bunker

A man charged over the death of Steven Murphy, whose remains were found in an underground bunker at a property in Adelaide's north, has pleaded not guilty to murder but has admitted to killing the victim.
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Gold Coast surf life saver and former police officer jailed over child exploitation material

Prominent Gold Coast surf life saver and former police officer Graeme John Maxwell Byrne, 74, will spend the next five months in prison after being found with images and videos in Interpol's most serious category of child exploitation material.
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Developers are approaching areas mooted for rezoning. What should you do if you're made an offer?

With more than 30 locations in Sydney potentially set to be rezoned for higher density housing, developers are reportedly approaching residents and offering to buy their homes.
High-rise apartments in a city

Private US moon lander reaches lunar orbit ahead of touchdown attempt

A moon lander has reached lunar orbit, heading for an attempt at the first US touchdown on Earth's nearest celestial neighbour in more than 50 years.
A spacecraft with the earth in the background

Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

Australians are still suffering from budget airline Bonza's unreliability issues, one year after its launch.
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A bonza aircraft on a runway

Horrified witnesses tell court of gunshot, then car crash, before finding ice dealer slumped at the wheel

Salt Ash residents have given evidence at the trial of Elijah Cage, Tyson Stamp, and Max Lowcock alleging hearing a gun shot, then seeing an out of control ute coming around a corner and crashing with ice dealer David King slumped at the wheel.
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ACT prisoner who helped start major riot over cigarettes and dessert sentenced to three years in jail

Canberra prisoner George George has been sentenced to three years' jail over his involvement in a major prison riot at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in 2020 which caused more than $1.6 million in damage. 
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Fire damage to a door inside a prison.

live:Residents in Victoria told to leave immediately, Tasmania on alert as fires burn

There are warnings for several regional communities in Victoria and Tasmania as bushfires begin to impact both states.
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Smoke in the shape of a tornado forming near a road.

Gas producers keeping about half as much as they should be for WA market, report finds

A report into WA's domestic gas reservation policy declares it is no longer fit for purpose, is unlikely to mitigate gas shortfalls and could threaten thousands of jobs. 
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Fire burns with clouds in the background

Regional road so 'atrocious' ambulance drivers will not take spinal patients on it, meeting hears

St John Ambulance volunteers tell a community meeting attended by Main Roads WA that the road between Mingenew and Morawa is so bad it is affecting their services, while locals air concerns about increasing truck traffic and the road's narrow width.
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'Devastated' Brayshaw retires from AFL following concussion in finals collision with Brayden Maynard

Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over, after the 2021 premiership player is ruled out of playing football due to neurological testing following his concussion in last year's qualifying final.
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Angus Brayshaw handballing during a 2023 AFL match.

Long waiting list for new endo clinic shows size of unmet need for regional women

It took Casey many years to access a specialist for a debilitating and painful menstrual cycle. Now, a federally funded endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic is online but, in rural Victoria it's still difficult to access.
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analysis:A generation of NRL players are close to the end, so who will be the final player standing from the noughties?

With Jared Waerea-Hargreaves announcing his departure from the Roosters there's just a handful of NRL players left who debuted in the first decade of the 2000s. Who will be the last man standing?
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is sent to the sin bin by a referee during a Sydney Roosters NRL game.

analysis:Australia could get the world's most expensive anti-sub warship, but the numbers are as complex as shipbuilding

Getting in early with cutting-edge and developmental military programs can yield huge benefits, and involves expensive gambles, but recent global events have shown the option of deploying surface vessels without humans could prove invaluable, writes Andrew Greene.
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Critically endangered bettongs survive fires, floods to double population in NSW

A program re-introducing brush-tailed bettongs to a conservation area in the Pilliga State Forest shows promise, after an east-coast extinction lasting more than 100 years.
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A close up of a small, hairy, brown brush tail bettong with a darker fluffy tail in dry grass.

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath to quit politics

Yvette D'Ath says after almost 17 years in state and federal politics, she needs to find more balance in her life and won't be contesting the October election.
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Yvette D'Ath smiling.

Why food queues and desperation are growing in this booming regional city

Anglican parish operations manager Connie Fredericks says soup kitchen volunteers regularly talk to people about "what bridge they will sleep under tonight".
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Woman smiles at camera with soup kitchen sign behind her

This gay NZ dramedy achieves the rare feat of speaking to millennials on both sides of the parenting gap

This new Kiwi dramedy explores the funny parts of IVF and the unique experience that is navigating an already heartless system as a lesbian couple.
Two women stand next to each other holding pregnancy tests, the one on the left beaming and the one on the right shocked.

Olympic legend Carl Lewis likens World Athletics' radical long jump idea to April Fools' joke

Carl Lewis, arguably the greatest long jumper of all time, slams World Athletics following the revelation it's considering a change to one of the sport's oldest events.
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Carl Lewis speaking at a media conference in 2023.

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