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US promises to return Assange to Australia a ‘trick’ says father

Lawyers for the US said Judge Baraitser ought to have sought assurances for Mr Assange’s safety in the US prison system during the extradition trial. 
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Andrew Macklin, Mullumbimby Creek Gareth Smith (July 14), I can see you like the selective use of historical facts and statistics...
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Green is the colour of my discontent

Tom Tabart, Co-founder, Byron Greens The Greens team for the Council election has a problem with the inclusion of Sarah Ndiaye,...
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45 Sydney-Ballina travellers exposed to COVID-19

Forty-five travellers from Sydney are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 and continue self-isolation on the Northern Rivers after sharing a flight with a confirmed case.
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Number of kilojoules in a 150g Dairy Milk Easter Bunny: 3345. (Soucre: calorieking.com.au)

An 80kg person walking at a brisk pace of 5.5km/hour, or ‘dancing’, would need to walk for 2.5 hours at that pace, or dance for a bit more than two hours, to burn off one Easter bunny. (Source: medibank.com.au kj burning calculator)

Although we don’t have exact figures, if you plan to burn off your breakfast Easter bunny by drinking beer and watching bands at Bluesfest, we suggest that you allocate practically the whole day and night to that activity.

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