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United States and Papua New Guinea strengthen defence ties with new security agreement, details still to be made public

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken signs a Defence Cooperation Agreement between the United States and PNG, a leaked draft of which suggests it might open the door to a substantial US military presence in the country, as well as potentially offering American personnel in PNG some protection from prosecution.

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Peter Dutton says Indigenous Voice will 're-racialise' the country in a speech Linda Burney describes as 'disinformation'

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Indigenous Voice to Parliament will "re-racialise our nation" in a speech the Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney describes as "disinformation" and scare-mongering.

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Sydney man dead in what police sources believe is gang-related shooting

A car found burnt out nearby is believed to be connected to the shooting.

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Indigenous author Debra Dank sweeps NSW Premier’s Literary Awards with memoir We Come With This Place

Indigenous author Debra Dank has won a record four out of 14 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and $85,000 for her memoir of family and place, and says she hopes its success draws attention to the "soul-destroying" destruction of her Country.

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NSW coronial inquiry hears back-burning strategy was 'appropriate' response to Currowan fire

The NSW bushfire inquiry hears the use of back-burning was an appropriate fire containment strategy despite claims spotting from the fires may have destroyed homes and killed three people.

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Backlog of 40,000 defects plaguing Sydney train network, report finds

An interim report finds a backlog of almost 40,000 defects plaguing Sydney's "fragile" train network, and things are on track to get worse.

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Mexican and South American cartels penetrating Australian border security to import tonnes of cocaine, underworld figure tells Four Corners

Cartels threaten and bribe border workers to help them bring in cocaine, a bikie and former airport worker says.

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Jamie Phillip Mongoo jailed over burglary, invasion of 8yo girl's Geraldton bedroom

Jamie Phillip Mongoo, who broke into a family home in the state's Midwest and climbed a young girl's loft-style bed, has been sentenced for home burglary, assault, stealing, trespassing and fraud.

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Australia's first uterus transplant recipient Kirsty Bryant is pregnant just weeks after surgery

When Kirsty Bryant received a uterus transplant in January — after her mother donated hers — she did not expect to fall pregnant so soon, with her new baby now growing in the same womb that carried her.

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Andrew Keith Taylor, who threatened to shoot police in Riverland town, walks free from court

A Victorian man who threatened police with what they believed was a rifle in South Australia's Riverland has been freed after serving his jail sentence.

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Aussie Helpers founders win defamation case over comments made on Facebook

A Queensland District Court rules in favour of Aussie Helpers founder Nerida Egan over defamatory comments made on Facebook in 2018.

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Family pays emotional tribute to mountaineer Jason Kennison, who died on Mount Everest trip

Jason Kennison's family has paid tribute to an "amazing son, amazing brother, amazing uncle" who "suddenly fell ill" while descending Mount Everest on Friday morning.

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Dr Ella Stack, mayor who guided Darwin through Cyclone Tracy aftermath, dies aged 94

A trailblazer across medicine and local politics, Dr Stack was one of Darwin's first doctors to open a private general practice and the city's first female mayor.

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Aged care regulator slams Royal Freemasons Moe in report over 70-year-old resident's death on footpath

The aged care regulator has delivered a scathing report into eastern Victorian nursing home Royal Freemasons Moe after an investigation into the death of a resident in May 2022.

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NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb defends not watching body-cam footage of 95yo being tasered

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says it "takes courage" not to view the body-cam footage of an elderly woman being tasered, and that she wants "a complete picture" of the incident before she looks at it, as the woman's family asks media for privacy.

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Traditional owners, environment group lodge legal challenge over McArthur River Mine Supreme Court decision

Lawyers lodging the appeal on behalf of traditional owners and environment groups say the recent Supreme Court decision is serious, and if left unchallenged "could set a dangerous precedent".

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flags second election despite landslide poll win for New Democracy party

Greek voters will have go to the polls again after the ruling New Democracy party scored a landslide election win at the weekend, but still fell short of the seats needed to form a majority government

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ABC staff rally in show of support for Stan Grant

Hundreds of ABC staff around the country rallied in support of veteran journalist Stan Grant, who last week announced he would step away from media commitments due to racial abuse.

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Inquiry hears senior police officers were under 'significant pressure' to charge Bruce Lehrmann

ACT Detective Superintendent Scott Moller tells the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann that he was under pressure from Brittany Higgins, the media and other police members to charge Mr Lehrmann.

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Fighting continues as Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday with a Saudi Arabia and US-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Monday evening.

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Queensland firefighting community farewells Izabella 'Izzy' Nash who was killed in a factory blaze

The devastated friends and family of late firefighter Izzy Nash, who died after battling a blaze at Slacks Creek, have gathered to say goodbye.

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Timor-Leste's election counting continues, with independence hero Xanana Gusmao in prime position

Former guerilla fighter and independence hero Xanana Gusmao is in prime position to win Timor-Leste's parliamentary election, with more than half of the votes counted after Sunday's poll.

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Buy now, pay later services will be considered credit products by the end of the year. Here's how it will work

The federal government will classify buy now, pay later options as credit products, as part of sweeping changes to protect both consumers and the industry. Here's what it means in practice.

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Meteorite hunt by citizen scientists underway in Queensland with focus on remote Croydon

An online community keen to get its hands on a piece of Saturday's meteorite is collating videos of the event and expects to triangulate its location by the end of the week.

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Fyles accosted by anti-fracking protesters while competing in West Macs Monster

Police were called after dozens of protesters stormed the finish line in protest of the NT government's green-lighting of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

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