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Barnaby Joyce denies implying Indonesia allowed boats to travel to AustraliaDeputy PM says live export ban comment misinterpreted as Tony Windsor accuses him of being ‘unfit to be a leader’ -
Aurukun elders say group of teenagers controlling government 'like puppeteers'Elders say government abandoning students with decision to shut community’s only school until July
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We thought our new dog had been checked for cat tolerance but when he met our cat Chu Chu, he decided he was going to eat herThe sad story of Sully the rescue dog
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I didn't understand how special it was to be Aboriginal until I was 17Not taught about Australia’s black history at school, @IndigenousX host Jade Jones-Cubillo decided to educate herself, and in the process discovered her own identity
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While Duncan Storrar was being dragged through the mud for asking a hard question, students from an exclusive college were being protected from investigation and Malcolm Turnbull was dining in a private clubIt’s time Australians looked more closely at our privileged ruling class
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How did the Coalition reach the $66bn 'black hole' figure for Labor's policies?The government has made three main claims in order to come up with this headline figure. Here’s a look at how seriously should we take those claims
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Taronga zoo to light up for Sydney's Vivid festival – videoGiant animals will light up Sydney’s Taronga zoo as part of the ‘Be the Light for the Wild’ showcase, featuring 10 giant animal lanterns representing endangered species
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Johnny Depp explains Aussie apology, suggests Barnaby Joyce might be 'inbred with a tomato' – videoAppearing on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Johnny Depp says Barnaby Joyce looks like he’s ‘inbred with a tomato’, as he continues to mock the apology Depp made with his wife, Amber Heard, for smuggling their two dogs into Australia
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Nova Peris 'a trailblazer' in Senate, says Bill Shorten – videoBill Shorten calls Senator Peris a ‘trailblazer’ on the athletics track and in the Senate. The opposition leader adds he is ‘very grateful for the time she has served the Labor party’
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Christopher Pyne on Q&A: Direct Action no emissions trading scheme – videoChristopher Pyne rejects a further suggestion that the Coalition’s Direct Action climate policy could operate as a de facto emissions trading scheme
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Drone footage captures 70 sharks feasting on whale in Australia – videoDrone footage shows around 70 tiger sharks eating a whale in the aptly named Shark Bay, around 500 miles north of Perth, Western Australia.
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Follow the leader: 48 hours on the campaign trail with Mike Bowers – videoGuardian Australia’s photographer-at-large, Mike Bowers, takes you inside the Australia 2016 election campaign trail, compressing 48 long hours of behind-the-scenes lunacy into less than 60 seconds
Live Australian election 2016: Barnaby Joyce is 'unfit to be a leader', says Tony Windsor – politics live