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Ending home doctor service will ‘flood emergency departments’
NSW Shadow Health Minister Walt Secord said the federal government’s proposed scrapping of the after-hours GP home doctor service would flood NSW emergency departments with non-urgent cases that should be seen by a GP.
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Results from bungled census to be released
The full results of last year's bungled census are set to be released, with the federal government under pressure over the information's reliability.
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Barnaby could slap Depp with fresh charges
The saga of Pistol and Boo continues to dog Johnny Depp as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he'll be looking into whether the actor perjured himself.
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Great Barrier Reef worth $56bn: report
Tracey Ferrier BRISBANE [AAP] A new report has valued the Great Barrier Reef at $56 billion and warns of vast economic consequences for Australia unless more is done to protect it. The Deloitte Access Economics report says the World Heritage-listed... Read More →
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Ending home doctor service will ‘flood emergency departments’
NSW Shadow Health Minister Walt Secord said the federal government’s proposed scrapping of the after-hours GP home doctor service would flood NSW emergency departments with non-urgent cases that should be seen by a GP.
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Results from bungled census to be released
The full results of last year's bungled census are set to be released, with the federal government under pressure over the information's reliability.
15 hours ago | The Echo | 1 -
Barnaby could slap Depp with fresh charges
The saga of Pistol and Boo continues to dog Johnny Depp as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he'll be looking into whether the actor perjured himself.
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Great Barrier Reef worth $56bn: report
Tracey Ferrier BRISBANE [AAP] A new report has valued the Great Barrier Reef at $56 billion and warns of vast economic consequences for Australia unless more is done to protect it. The Deloitte Access Economics report says the World Heritage-listed... Read More →
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Murray plan on track to fail: scientists
CANBERRA [AAP] Without substantial changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan it will fail, a group of concerned scientists warn. The report by the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, released on Monday, calls on governments to guarantee recovery of the... Read More →
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Greens senator hits back at colleagues
CANBERRA [AAP] Greens senator Lee Rhiannon has hit back at colleagues who allege she breached the faith of the party room over schools funding. The NSW senator responded to a formal complaint reportedly signed by all members of the federal... Read More →
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Hands up for Gonski 2.0
CANBERRA [AAP] Bleary-eyed government MPs are celebrating a major win in securing the Gonski 2.0 schools funding package through parliament during another marathon sitting. The coalition won crossbench support for the reforms ahead of the long winter break by shovelling... Read More →
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Aust to help Philippines tackle militants
CANBERRA [AAP] Australia’s advanced intelligence-gathering P-3 Orion aircraft are heading to the Philippines to help in the fight against Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups. Defence minister Marise Payne on Friday confirmed two RAAF P-3 Orion aircraft will provide surveillance support to... Read More →
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Ministers immune from Vic court appearance
Caroline Schelle MELBOURNE [AAP] Three federal ministers won’t have to appear in court to find out whether they will be charged with contempt for saying Victorian judges are soft on terrorists. It’s unclear whether health minister Greg Hunt, human services... Read More →
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New shoot-to-kill powers for NSW police
NSW Police now have greater shoot-to-kill powers after new counter-terrorism legislation passed through the state parliament's upper house.
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Breastfeeding lowers risk of heart attack
Research published in of the Journal of the American Heart Association found mothers who breastfed their babies had a nine per cent lower risk of heart disease, and a eight per cent lower risk of stroke, compared to women who had never breastfed.
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Telsa update after airbag safety issue
Almost 500 Australian Tesla owners need to urgently download an update to their car's firmware after it was discovered the passenger front airbags don't deploy in crashes.
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Qld lawyer pleads guilty to fraud
The solicitor who represented Daniel Morcombe's killer Brett Peter Cowan is behind bars after pleading guilty to fraud and other charges. Tim Meehan made the plea in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday to aggravated fraud and eight counts of fraudulent falsification of records.
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Symposium to navigate medical cannabis
Health professionals and experts will gather in Melbourne to discuss medical cannabis as the industry moves to position Australia as a world leader in its production.
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Senate facing late night Gonski debate
Labor has vowed to keep fighting the Turnbull government's school funding package until the very last vote in parliament. The government is on the verge of victory after securing the 10 crossbench votes it needs to legislate the so-called Gonski 2.0 deal.
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Extradition for NSW murder accused husband
Extradition and a murder charge await the estranged husband of a school teacher who went missing north of Grafton in 2015.
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Aus online security concerns hit new highs
Australians' concerns about security are at the highest they have been in a decade, new research shows.
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New laws strip pedophiles of passports
Federal parliament has passed new laws to strip pedophiles of their passports to stop them travelling overseas.
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A booming budget but NSW props up nation
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state's diminishing share of the GST pie is "completely unfair".
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‘Bottom 100’ puts human face on poverty
A global not-for-profit group hopes to put a human face on poverty with its new "Bottom 100" list.
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NSW budget’s extra $74 million for ambos
The NSW ambulance service will receive an extra $74 million as part of Tuesday's state budget, which will fund more emergency staff, stations and services.
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World must take in more refugees: Pezzullo
Immigration department secretary Michael Pezzullo says Australia is leading the way on refugee intakes and other countries must step up.
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NSW urged to tighten fire safety laws
Belinda Tasker SYDNEY [AAP] The NSW government is being urged to introduce laws to make it compulsory for fire safety systems to be installed and maintained by qualified people following the deadly London tower block blaze. The National Fire Industry... Read More →
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Lib senator threatens school funding plan
Katina Curtis CANBERRA [AAP] The Turnbull government risks losing one of its own senators as it tries to sure up crossbench support for its schools’ funding overhaul. Retiring Liberal Chris Back, who leaves parliament at the end of this week,... Read More →
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NSW schools to be big winners in budget
SYDNEY [AAP] The NSW government will spend up big on education infrastructure in Tuesday’s budget, with $4.2 billion set aside for new schools and upgrades of existing facilities. Over the next two years, the Berejiklian government will start building or... Read More →
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