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Refugee Week marked across Australia around the theme 'Finding Freedom'
Communities across Australia are marking Refugee Week with the theme "Finding Freedom".
Prince Harry exposes 'huge amounts of intrusion' by British media
Prince Harry has told a London court that phone-hacking has been carried out on an industrial scale across the British press during hours of cross-examination from the lawyer for Mirror Group Newspapers.
Queensland farmers leading nation's carbon farming boom
Farmers around the country are restoring native plants and planting trees to help sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Discussions over China and Ukraine dominate G7 summit
Two countries which aren't members of the G7 have dominated this year's summit, which has just wrapped up in Hiroshima, Japan.
Business Council of Australia calls for a housing overhaul
The Business Council of Australia has released a report calling for an overhaul of planning systems and a national summit to increase build-to-rent supply.
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No longer hope the crew onboard crashed army helicopter have survived, defence minister says
Activity in Queensland's Whitsundays has changed from search and rescue, to a recovery mission, Richard Marles says.
Belgian friend of missing tourist Celine Cremer visits search area with police
A friend of missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer flew to Tasmania and has been shown the wilderness area where where the 31-year-old disappeared a month ago, with police reporting a cadaver dog on loan from NSW has found nothing.
'What a journey': Buddy Franklin announces immediate retirement after injuring his calf in final match
Hawthorn and Sydney champion Lance Franklin — who is one of only six players to kick 1,000 VFL/AFL goals — announces his retirement from the game.
Origin of space junk that washed up on WA beach revealed
The Australian Space Agency concludes the mysterious object found on Green Head beach was most likely debris from a satellite launch vehicle.
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Tourists rescued after 'ill-prepared' mountain trek in Tasmania's central north
Five "ill-prepared" tourists have "veered off course" during a mountain trek Tasmania, sparking a rescue mission and a plea from police that all bushwalkers "not rely on mobile phones for communication or navigation".