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Family urges premier to free 'political prisoner' dad
April 06, 2023 02:11 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe family of former US fighter pilot Dan Duggan is urging NSW Premier Chris Minns to release him into home detention to spend Easter with his six children.

Call to focus on green metal exports to win clean race
April 06, 2023 02:08 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAustralia may not be able to compete with clean energy tax breaks in the United States but it can export the green metals that trading partners will need.

Tonnes of rubbish removed in SA Murray clean-up
April 06, 2023 02:04 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSClean-up crews have removed tonnes of rubbish from properties along the Murray River in South Australia after the recent flooding.

Heat win the Wright way to open Rip Curl Pro swansong
April 06, 2023 01:51 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSThe men's and women's Rip Curl Pro events are under way, with the world's best surfers in action at Winkipop, after two days of delays at nearby Bells Beach.

Women athletes team to tackle discrimination in sport
April 06, 2023 01:35 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSFormer Melbourne Victory goalkeeper Gabriela Garton is calling on women athletes to come together and help improve safety and wellbeing in sports.

Anxious man armed himself to cope, stabbed victim
April 06, 2023 01:22 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSDuldong Deng armed himself to cope with his anxiety, but instead it led to the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yohana Apia in Melbourne in October 2021.

Vic government refused to bail out Porter Davis Homes
April 06, 2023 01:19 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAuthorities are also probing whether one of Australia's largest home builders illegally took customers' deposits ahead of securing their insurance policies.

Cops who shot mentally ill man did not wear bodycams
April 06, 2023 01:00 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSSpecialist officers, who were not wearing body cameras, fatally shot Todd McKenzie at a Taree house in 2019 after a nine-hour siege with the mentally ill man.

Fish frenzy: Record crowds snap up Good Friday seafood
April 06, 2023 12:59 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA whopping 650 tonnes of seafood is set to be sold at Australia's most popular market, with doors opening at 5am on Good Friday to cater for record crowds.

Australian tourist dies in Nepal while trekking
April 06, 2023 12:56 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSAn Australian man has died while trekking in a remote Nepalese region popular among tourists wanting to visit Mt Everest.

Marles: Australia can learn from NZ on Voice
April 06, 2023 12:51 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSDeputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has labelled New Zealand "the place of global best practice" on First Nations issues on a visit to Wellington.

School of rock kids set to take the Bluesfest stage
April 06, 2023 12:47 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA band from Rappville Public School in northern NSW will play at Bluesfest alongside major acts as part of a music program for kids in flood-affected regions.

Hayne's wife cries as bail hearing unfolds
April 06, 2023 12:07 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSA court is considering whether the former NRL star should lose his freedom immediately or in a few weeks when sentenced after being found guilty of rape.

ABC sued over Higgins and Tame address to Press Club
April 06, 2023 12:04 PM AEST| By AAPNEWSCourt documents show Bruce Lehrmann is suing the ABC over its broadcast of a National Press Club joint address by Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame.

Remains confirmed as missing SA man
April 06, 2023 11:55 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPolice say remains uncovered during excavation work at a property in Adelaide's north have been identified as those of missing father of two Steven Murphy.

Top cop, minister plead for platypus Pete's safe return
April 06, 2023 11:46 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSQueensland's police minister and commissioner are demanding the safe return of a wild platypus after reports of the animal being carried on a Brisbane train.

Reserve Bank alert to higher financial instability risk
April 06, 2023 11:40 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSBanking turmoil in the US and Europe may be contained for now but the Reserve Bank has warned of ongoing fragility in pockets of the global banking system.

PM to save Australia's Easter Bilby from feral species
April 06, 2023 11:34 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSPrime Minister Anthony Albanese says bilbies are Australia's answer to the Easter Bunny and he's on a mission to save the iconic marsupials from predators.

Workers' old rubber boots ignite green steel technology
April 06, 2023 11:30 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSWaste rubber from old tyres and safety boots is being used in Australia's industrial heartland as a substitute fuel to make cleaner steel.

Man faces court over meth disguised as vinegar
April 06, 2023 11:29 AM AEST| By AAPNEWSA Melbourne man has faced court after being charged over a $41.6 million methamphetamine haul, which was disguised in barrels of white vinegar.

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