Australia news live: Jonathon Duniam to retire from politics; father and daughter found dead in Sydney river
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Be Seen: North Sydney pride portraits – in pictures
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How to reverse declining birth rates? The guy from Jim’s Mowing has a theory and it’s … unusual
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‘It didn’t feel like a sacrifice’: How Yeo’s bush grind shaped a potential Origin-winning captain
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‘I know I’m not a bad person’: Scott Miller opens up about drugs, prison and Alan Jones in ABC documentary
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