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Australian building supplies group folds, leaving 400 people without jobs at Christmas
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A Melbourne-based business group which employs workers across Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide goes into administration, leaving 400 people without jobs a week out from Christmas.
Topics: building-and-construction, community-and-society, melbourne-3000, adelaide-5000, perth-6000, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000
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Victoria, South Australia push back on Federal review of interstate water-sharing agreement
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New South Wales remains in the Basin Plan, but other states say they won't cooperate in a review of how water is shared in the system.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, environmental-policy, irrigation, agricultural-policy, toowoomba-4350, brisbane-4000, dubbo-2830, wagga-wagga-2650, sydney-2000, canberra-2600, meningie-5264, renmark-5341, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, broken-hill-2880
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Fines issued after petrol bowser audit reveals under-pouring around the country
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One in 20 petrol bowsers audited nationally have been found to be under-pouring petrol, the National Measurement Institute says, with thousands of motorists potentially getting less fuel than they paid for.
Topics: oil-and-gas, consumer-protection, road-transport, adelaide-5000, australia, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, perth-6000, brisbane-4000
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'No-one would have survived': Brothers handed giant jail terms for failed meat grinder bomb plot
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Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat, who attempted to smuggle a bomb hidden in a meat grinder on to an Etihad flight, are jailed for 40 years and 36 years respectively.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, terrorism, sydney-2000
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Authorities can't find body of Sydney teen who died in New Zealand volcano eruption
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New Zealand Police confirm Sydney teenager Winona Langford is among two people whose bodies have not been found after the White Island eruption last week, that killed 16 people.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, death, community-and-society, travel-and-tourism, travel-health-and-safety, new-zealand, australia, sydney-2000
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'The last thing we need': Mega-fire could hit power station, coal mine
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A statewide total fire ban is issued for the next four days with temperatures forecast to soar, while the Rural Fire Service works to fight a large blaze threatening a power station and coal mines near Lithgow, in the Blue Mountains.
Topics: bushfire, coal, sydney-2000, lithgow-2790
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Temperatures up to 48C forecast as heatwave intensifies across south-east
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The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting Australia's record average temperature could be broken several times this week, as residents across the south-east are urged to prepare for an intensifying heatwave.
Topics: weather, emergency-planning, emergency-care, health, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, vic, mildura-3500, sydney-2000, nsw, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Going west: The other side of Sydney's 'latte line'
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The "latte line" is an imaginary border which starts at Sydney Airport and travels diagonally north-west towards Parramatta. For those looking at which side of the line to live on, it is a case of houses versus jobs.
Topics: housing-industry, housing, community-and-society, work, sydney-2000, nsw, parramatta-2150, macquarie-park-2113, dulwich-hill-2203, pyrmont-2009
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Bushfire outlook update: Worse on top of bad
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We're already dealing with a fire season for the record books, and the latest update of what lies ahead is not letting us off the hook.
Topics: weather, emergency-planning, bushfire, fires, drought, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000, hobart-7000, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, darwin-0800, perth-6000, canberra-2600, australia
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Extreme heatwave prompts 'code red' alert for homeless across Adelaide and South Australia
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A statewide "code red" alert is issued for the homeless and most vulnerable ahead of a four-day heatwave which is expected to bring extreme temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius.
Topics: weather, community-and-society, homelessness, adelaide-5000, sa, renmark-5341, sydney-2000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, port-lincoln-5606, whyalla-5600, ceduna-5690, kyancutta-5651, tarcoola-5710, nsw, australia, vic, melbourne-3000
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'Concerned about their expensive gardens': Bore water demand surges in affluent city suburbs
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Having groundwater on tap will keep your garden green during the drought, but it can also add to the value of a property, according to drillers who say business is booming.
Topics: water-supply, drought, urban-development-and-planning, orange-2800, sydney-2000, dubbo-2830, melbourne-3000, gundagai-2722, newcastle-2300, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480, wollongong-2500, bega-2550, wagga-wagga-2650, tamworth-2340
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Australia's hottest day on record could fall later in the week
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A hot end to a hot year: When and where the heat is expected to hit, and what records could fall.
Topics: weather, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000, hobart-7000, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, darwin-0800, perth-6000
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Ovation of the Seas cruise ship returns to Sydney Harbour Video
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Passengers have disembarked the cruise ship one week after the volcano tragedy.
Topics: industry, sea-transport, sydney-2000
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'I thought it was fake news': How cruise ship passengers reacted to volcano news
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The cruise ship at the centre of the New Zealand volcano disaster arrives back in Sydney as passengers tell of the moment they heard about the tragedy.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, death, community-and-society, travel-health-and-safety, travel-and-tourism, sydney-2000
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Controversial English cricket star Alex Hales walks road to redemption in BBL
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After being kicked off England's Cricket World Cup squad, Alex Hales is looking for redemption in the Big Bash with Sydney Thunder.
Topics: sport, cricket, australia, nsw, sydney-2000
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'Heaps better than a calculator': Why kids are using an abacus again
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The abacus is gaining traction in Australia as parents seek to boost their children's maths performance with after-school classes.
Topics: education, mathematics-education, sydney-2000
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Homes believed lost in NSW 'mega blaze' as firefighters tackle 70-metre flames
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Several properties are believed to have been lost as firefighters battle a bushfire raging north-west of Sydney.
Topics: bushfire, fires, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, nsw, lithgow-2790, sydney-2000
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Health alert issued ahead of extreme heatwave in SA, NSW and Victoria
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With temperatures forecast to reach the high 40s as a heatwave blasts south-eastern parts of the country later this week, authorities in South Australia are warning of the potential health risks.
Topics: weather, health, emergency-planning, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, vic, nsw, australia, tarcoola-5710, kyancutta-5651, ceduna-5690, whyalla-5600, port-pirie-5540, port-augusta-5700, mount-gambier-5290, port-lincoln-5606, sydney-2000, renmark-5341
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Passengers evacuated after Qantas plane returns to Sydney airport Video
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Emergency services have responded to an issue with a Qantas plane at Sydney airport.
Topics: industry, air-transport, australia, sydney-2000, sydney-airport-2020, perth-6000
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Qantas passengers use emergency slides to evacuate plane at Sydney Airport
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Qantas passengers slide down the emergency exits of the plane after a "hydraulic issue" forces a Sydney to Perth flight to return to Sydney Airport.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, air-and-space, air-transport, sydney-2000, sydney-airport-2020, nsw
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It's how well you survive 'all the disillusionments': Why choosing a partner isn't the most important part
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Eng-Kong Tan uses mindfulness to counsel couples — and says even the most severe marital problems can be solved if one "fundamental ingredient" is present.
Topics: buddhism, psychology, psychiatry, relationships, marriage, emotions, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Can a State Government really walk away from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan?
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New South Wales has made repeated threats to walk away from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but what would that mean?
Topics: murray-darling-basin, environmental-policy, states-and-territories, agricultural-policy, irrigation, canberra-2600, bourke-2840, broken-hill-2880, dubbo-2830, griffith-2680, sydney-2000, wagga-wagga-2650, brisbane-4000, dirranbandi-4486, st-george-4487, adelaide-5000, meningie-5264, renmark-5341, melbourne-3000, mildura-3500, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690
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Sydney Light Rail 'fail' as trams come to a halt just hours after official opening
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Hours after the $2.96-billion Sydney Light Rail service officially opened, a technical fault halts services at Circular Quay.
Topics: transport, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, sydney-2000, nsw
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Eddie Obeid walks free after three years behind bars
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Disgraced former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid is seen leaving Silverwater jail wearing a cap and sunglasses and hugging his son before getting into a tinted van after spending three years in jail for misconduct in public office.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, state-parliament, states-and-territories, corruption, sydney-2000
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How one beloved video store defies the streaming era to keep thriving after 40 years
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Defying the trend of video shops closing their doors, one store in Thirroul, the longest-serving business in town, has survived for almost 40 years. The owners share their secrets of success.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, society, film-movies, games, family-and-children, small-business, human-interest, thirroul-2515, wollongong-2500, picton-2571, bega-2550, sydney-2000