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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has apologised to parents for closing schools when threatening storms did not hit the southeast, saying she was acting on the advice given to her. Conditions …
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The flood emergency across NSW is “far from over” with more evacuation orders expected to be issued throughout Friday and into the weekend. Western Sydney Minister Stuart Ayres on Friday …
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The rain-battered eastern states were on tenterhooks on Thursday as they braced for more severe weather. Half a million people were either on standby or were ordered to evacuate across …
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The outgoing boss of Australia’s competition regulator has listed any “implications” from Telstra and TPG’s major network sharing deal last month as one of its top priorities to investigate in …
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Tens of thousands of insurance claims have been lodged by flood-affected Queenslanders and New South Welshmen, with experts estimating the costs at $900m. The staggering sum could rise as heavy …
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Using a blow up pool float, Malcolm Meiers guided his rescue greyhound Sally, who is petrified of water, across his flooded street to safety. Delving into torso-deep murky floodwaters, the …
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The oldest chimpanzee in the southern hemisphere has died at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. A Taronga Zoo spokesperson confirmed Spitter, the matriarch of the chimp community, was humanely euthanised after suffering …
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A home in the flooded city of Lismore has caught fire despite being partially submerged. A young woman was rescued from the submerged property by boat, shortly before taking a …
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Snapchat has apologised while being questioned at a parliamentary inquiry about the tragic case of a NSW schoolgirl suiciding after years of being tormented by bullies, including on its platform. …
Read MoreSnapchat has warned that Australia’s landscape is becoming “very complex” to operate in, also claiming that requiring parental consent for under-16s to sign up to its platform creates “ethical problemxjmtzyws”. …
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