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Change to child sex abuse law could tip balance against accused: lawyers

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 1:09pm
NSW has introduced legislation to lower the threshold for allowing evidence of past behaviour during court proceedings involving a child sexual offence.
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Madeley family tragedy: Perth mother appears in court for first time since death of daughters

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 1:05pm
Milka Djurasovic allegedly killed Mia, 10, and Tiana, 6, on October 25, 2019, before her husband, Nenad Djurasovic, arrived home from work and discovered the horrific scene.
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Killing women for art? Opera's 2020 death toll might surprise

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:59pm
Opera is not kind to its leading women: bashed, stabbed, terminally ill; generally dead by the final curtain. So what's Melbourne's 2020 opera body count?
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'A boom without reality': Japan mulls life without cute mascots

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:53pm
As mascots flooded the market, character development went into overdrive. One city dreamed up a plush eel with jet engines.
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Family mourn 'deeply connected' young boy in childcare bus tragedy

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:50pm
The boy's uncle said the family was trying to come to terms with their 'distressing' loss, which had also sent ripples through the wider community.
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'Egotistic' police allowed 'our families to be sacrificed', Bourke St widow tells inquest

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:49pm
Melinda Tan, whose husband Matthew Si was killed in the Bourke Street rampage, says people might be 'better off protecting ourselves' than relying on police.
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Kepu skipped Wallabies camp because of Folau sacking

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:47pm
Sekope Kepu and Samu Kerevi filed affidavits in November supporting Folau's legal case against Rugby Australia.
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Murray may need a third hip operation in tennis comeback

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:44pm
Andy Murray may need to have another operation as he continues his bid to return to top-level tennis.
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In Mubarak’s legacy, Egyptians see failings and lost opportunities

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:44pm
The former president who died on Tuesday divides Egyptians in death as he did in life.
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Brisbane allergy sufferers warned of record-breaking pollen season

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:44pm
Residents of south-east Queensland who thought this allergy season was mild are being warned it has only been delayed, and will hit bigger than ever before.
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Young woman returns home after fresh coronavirus tests give the all-clear

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:35pm
Zeynep Naz Birdal has been released from quarantine in Italy after a fresh set of tests cleared her of coronavirus.
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Calls to ban chroming to protect Brisbane bus drivers

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:33pm
Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner has called on the state government to do more to stop passengers from inhaling potentially dangerous substances on buses and public transport.
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OneVue posts $27 million loss as Sargon debt bites

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:18pm
The super fund platform has written down the value of the amount owed by $26 million.
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Four south-east Queensland train lines suspended with delays up to an hour

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:16pm
Services have been stopped between Eagle Junction and Northgate stations on Brisbane's northside.
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Police drop assault charges against Josh Reynolds

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:09pm
The Wests Tigers playmaker was contacted by police on Wednesday to tell him charges had been withdrawn.
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'Alcohol-fuelled bender': Senator O'Neill slams EY's governance, culture

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:08pm
Senator Deb O'Neill has used parliamentary privilege to air allegations of sexual harassment, illicit drug taking and alcohol-fuelled benders at global consulting firm EY.
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Tasmanian man charged with murder of wealthy inventor in 1992

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 12:01pm
A 62-year-old man charged with the decades-old killing of a wealthy Gold Coast inventor has appeared in a Brisbane court.
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Tablet interactive: Markets Live

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 11:59am
Follow the stock markets, breaking news, views and analysis as it happens.
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'Watching these kids head a ball was crazy': FFA to review heading policy

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 11:57am
A Sydney researcher says banning heading the ball in junior soccer practice isn't the solution to growing concerns about concussion.
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Free zone extension would overcrowd trams, benefit wrong groups: Infrastructure Victoria

Wed, 26/02/2020 - 11:56am
The peak advisory body says an extension of the free tram zone would unduly help groups who need it least, such as those who live in the city.
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