RIP rock genius David Bowie – dead at 69
Legendary singer David Bowie died peacefully on Sunday night of cancer. His family and friends were beside him.
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News in brief – West Australian town ravaged by bushfire
The small town of Yarloop has been devastated by bushfires blazing in farming country south of Perth.
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News in brief – DPP to appeal Baden-Clay ruling
The Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions plans to appeal against the downgrading of Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder conviction to manslaughter. In a Supreme Court trial Baden Clay was sentenced to life after he was found guilty of murder for killing his wife Allison and dumping her body in bushland. On December 8 the Appeal court…
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News in brief – Resurgent Taliban kills six US soldiers
A Taliban suicide bomber killed six American servicemen at Bagram air base 30 kilometres north of the capital, Kabul, early today.
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News in brief – Optimism not on agenda for Syria talks
As foreign ministers gathered in New York today to discuss ways to end Syria’s civil war, the fundamental problem was plain to see.
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Out of the darkness and into the light – exposing Australia’s drug culture
Illicit drugs are more prevalent in society than you may think: many functioning drug users learn to blend their habit invisibly into daily life.
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Waiting for the Hayne effect to hit home
Jarryd Hayne has helped increase the level of interest in American Football here in Australia, but has it helped grow the local game?
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Macleay 2015 – opportunity beckons our top achievers
Sydney journalism student Alexandra Cheevers will practice her craft in the north of England next month after winning a prestigious scholarship at the University of Lincoln School of Journalism.
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Saving dogs on death row
Animal cruelty is a huge issue, both in Australia and worldwide. Between 2014 and 2015, the RSPCA investigated over 60,000 complaints of animal cruelty, the majority relating to pets.
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News in Brief – Seaweed rejuvenation scheme
Scientists are restoring underwater seaweed forests that disappeared from Sydney’s ocean floor in the 1980s.
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