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Hobart AFL stadium deal reveals penalties for late build, inability to host games by 2028

Tasmania's AFL licence contract is released, showing the government will be penalised $4.5 million if the stadium build runs late – and another $4.5 million if the arena is not ready to host games by 2028.

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Felise Kaufusi slapped with three-match ban, likely ruling out State of Origin opener

The only chance for Felise Kaufusi to play State of Origin will be if he fights his grade-two careless high tackle charge and wins at the judiciary.

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Brooks Koepka leads PGA Championship going into final round, seeking redemption from missed Masters chance

Brooks Koepka holds a one-shot lead after shooting the low round on Saturday of the PGA Championship, as heavy rain causes havoc on the leaderboard.

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Old boat model from NSW Central Coast holds the secret to making ships in the days before blueprints

Before blueprints took hold, many boats were made using wooden models and a pantograph tool, with a piece of that history being uncovered on the NSW Central Coast.

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From the pedigree to the novelty – why these guinea pig lovers put their pets on show in central Queensland

You might think they’re just a humble children's pet, but guinea pig breeding is serious business with owners going to great lengths to prepare their animals for show.

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Stabbing victim in hospital, suspect arrested after police force their way into Adelaide unit

A man is arrested after he allegedly stabbed another man and then barricaded himself inside his unit in Adelaide's west, where SA Police's STAR Group had to force their way in.

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Hospital emergency departments can be difficult for people with autism, but Toni's helping to change that

Toni Grayson, 11, found going to the emergency department overwhelming — and by speaking up out about it, she has helped develop a new program to ensure other autistic kids don't have the same harrowing experience.

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Forensic science discovery suggests bacteria could help convict sex offenders without DNA

Ruby Dixon says it's the pervasiveness of sexual assault that drives her to find new ways of gathering evidence to hold perpetrators accountable.

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More than $23 million worth of cannabis seized by police from Coominya property in Queensland's Somerset region

The large-scale commercial production consisted of 19 greenhouses containing almost 3,000 cannabis plants, with police also discovering more than 1,500 seedlings and 32kg of dried cannabis.

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SA government's Hahndorf traffic plan not most 'economically viable', report finds

The chair of the local community association says the independent report confirms what some locals have been saying for years.

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Albanese supports G7 statement calling out China's economic coercion and 'attempt to change the status quo'

The leaders of the worlds' most advanced economies issued a joint statement late yesterday, calling out China's economic coercion of other countries and stating they remained "seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas".

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NSW Police arrest second man after Darcy Schafer-Turner's body found in metal container in Warrell Creek

NSW Police allege 22-year-old Darcy Schafer-Turner was murdered by his friend, Zachary Richard Fraser, in a Peakhurst home in Sydney's south, between April 27 and 29.

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Melbourne woman suffers life-threatening injuries after Noble Park hit-and-run as police vow to catch driver

Police say it "beggars belief" how a driver of a white van left a Melbourne woman "lying and dying on the side of the road" at Noble Park on Saturday night.

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What two NSW coronial inquests have taught us about kambo and why people use the South American frog poison

Two recent coronial inquests have thrust kambo into the spotlight in Australia. So why do people choose to burn their skin and apply the frog poison?

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Voluntary HELP debt repayments soar ahead of major indexation rise

Thousands of people are making voluntary contributions to their Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts ahead of the 7.1 per cent jump in indexation on June 1.

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Australia's drive-in culture fading to black as outdoor cinema numbers drop from 330 to just 15 venues

Soaring land values and cultural changes are behind the dwindling number of drive-in cinemas in Australia, a historian says. But is there still time for an encore?

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Cold water swimming challenge a personal mission for cancer survivor

Tasmania's waterways are some of the most beautiful in the world but taking a dip is not for the faint of heart in winter — but that's no deterrent for Simon. If anything, that's the appeal.

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The ACT's proposed voluntary assisted dying laws have yet to be introduced, but could be the most liberal in the country

The ACT government is expected to introduce laws allowing voluntary assisted dying by the end of this year. For those like Kath Dyason, who has a terminal illness, it can't come soon enough.

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New film shows how surfing helps women find friendship and purpose later in life

As a child, Marg was told surfing wasn't for girls. She caught her first wave at 70, and is now one of several older women who star in a film about fulfilling your dreams no matter how old you are.

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Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign seven-day ceasefire

The Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire, as fighting that trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced more than a million enters its sixth week.

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Green Gravity lab in Port Kembla aims to produce renewable energy using weights, old mine shafts

About 100,000 legacy mine shafts around the country could be repurposed to generate renewable energy thanks to technology using gravity that has been around since the 1600s.

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City of Melbourne's Urban Forest project still attracting weekly love letters to trees

More than a decade ago, every council-owned tree in Melbourne was given an email address. It was a way to keep on top of maintenance, but it soon took a more romantic turn.

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US-based firm Conduent put under spotlight ahead of December myki takeover

The company runs public transport payment systems in cities around the world, but promised features like open payments remain unavailable in many places.

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Copper theft spikes in south-east Queensland as sporting clubs repeatedly targeted

Police say farms, energy providers, water supplies and community venues are also being targeted, and reports are on the rise.

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Kathleen Folbigg inquiry to shortly decide child killer's fate, two decades after conviction

Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her four children 20 years ago today. An inquiry will soon decide whether the woman dubbed as "Australia's most hated woman" at the time was wrongly convicted.

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