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We decide who invests in Australia, Turnbull says ahead of G20 in China

The Guardian - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
A street in Hangzhou, China, which will host the G20 meeting that Malcolm Turnbull is attending this weekend. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images.
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House fire kills a 65-year-old man in Glossodia, north-west of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎16 minutes ago‎
A man has been found dead after a fire destroyed his home in north-west Sydney on Monday morning. The 65-year-old was found after police and firefighters were called at 2am to a house fire on Spinks Road in Glossodia, 68 kilometres north-west of Sydney ...
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Mystery still surrounds Tromp family

Sky News Australia - ‎1 hour ago‎
Mark Tromp's children are relieved to have him back, but still can't explain the bizarre family road trip that led to a desperate five-day search for their father.
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Homicide investigation launched after little girl found sleeping near two bodies in Sydney's west

Yahoo7 News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A four-year-old girl was discovered sleeping near the bodies of a man and woman, who were thought to have died in a suspected murder-suicide in Sydney's west.
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Cory Bernardi and Labor attack Turnbull government over lost lower-house votes

The Guardian - ‎15 hours ago‎
Cory Bernardi says 'nothing derails a government like losing a votes in the lower house for the first time in 40 or 50 years'.
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Dastyari didn't break rules: Burke

NEWS.com.au - ‎21 hours ago‎
Labor senator Sam Dastyari has already paid the price of public scrutiny for allowing a Chinese donor with close links to Beijing to pay an outstanding personal debt, one of his senior colleagues says.
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Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint

Sky News Australia - ‎2 hours ago‎
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the "saint of the gutters" during her life, has been declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis, fast- tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death.
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G20: China tackles Turnbull on investment and security

The Australian - ‎7 hours ago‎
An assertive China has fired a warning shot at Malcolm Turnbull over foreign investment while hitting back at Western criticism of its military build-up in the South China Sea, sharpening tensions at a G20 summit riven by differences over security and ...

China welcomes Duterte's plan to visit China

CRIENGLISH.com - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
China welcomed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to visit China as early as possible, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.
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Quake: Charlie Hebdo cartoon

ANSAmed - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
(ANSAmed) - PARIS, SEPTEMBER 2 - The Friday issue of French satirical newsweekly Charlie Hebdo dedicated a cartoon to last week's powerful and deadly earthquake in central Italy.
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Eight teens arrested over aggravated burglaries in western Melbourne

Herald Sun - ‎47 minutes ago‎
EIGHT teens have been arrested after an alleged crime spree in western Melbourne that involved two aggravated burglaries and a carjacking within an hour.
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Trade Minister Steve Ciobo says merit in reassessing whether foreign donations should be banned

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎7 hours ago‎
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo says there is merit in re-examining whether foreign donations should be banned, following revelations Chinese interests have paid the personal bills of prominent Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.
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Crowdfunding page raises more than $39k for tenants of Brisbane house destroyed by fire

ABC Online - ‎37 minutes ago‎
A crowdfunding page set up for the tenants of a Brisbane house that was destroyed by fire over the weekend has raised more than $39,000.
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Man charged after backpacker hostel fire

Courier Mail - ‎1 hour ago‎
A MAN has been charged following an alleged arson attempt at a hostel in Brisbane last night. Police will allege that the 28-year-old man broke into the hostel on Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley by smashing a window about 6:40pm.

Aussie Home Loans chief James Symond says mortgage discounts decreasing

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎14 hours ago‎
Banks have cut the size of interest rate discounts for new mortgage customers, after a period of fierce competition led to some home loans being written at prices that were not "commercially viable", says Aussie Home Loans.
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Competition law strengthened

The Australian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Treasurer Scott Morrison will today release an exposure draft of legislation that will make significant reform to the misuse of market provisions, signalling a sweeping shift in competition regulation.
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Super will be Malcolm Turnbull's key test: Grattan Institute

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Grattan Institute has identified superannuation as the most important test of Malcolm Turnbull's leadership, saying if he can't get the changes he took to the election through Parliament, it will mean Australia's system of government is ...
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Queensland Government refuses to confirm details of $3b Gold Coast Spit casino development

ABC Online - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Queensland Government is refusing to confirm details of a Chinese-backed company's plans for a $3 billion casino and residential development at the Spit on the Gold Coast.
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Driver 'remorseful' after being caught using pan as steering wheel

9news.com.au - ‎10 hours ago‎
SA Police have arrested an Adelaide man after he was allegedly caught driving his car in the city with a frying pan for a steering wheel.
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Merging car hit by truck in avoidable Sydney prang

9news.com.au - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dash camera footage shows a large truck and Toyota jostling for position in the single lane of a tight Sydney tunnel. FTBAPGL. A slow-motion prang between a truck and a car in heavy Sydney traffic has brought out the armchair expert in hundreds of ...
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Hyundai Genesis G80 sells 2410 units in US

The Investor - ‎Sep 1, 2016‎
[THE INVESTOR] Hyundai Motor 's new premium luxury sedan Genesis G80 made a successful debut in the US market. According to the carmaker, the G80 sold a total of 2,410 units in August, the first month of the launch.
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Google ends modular phone project

The Australian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Google is killing plans to make a modular phone, according to two people familiar with the project, the end of an ambitious internal program to reinvent smartphones.
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Toowoomba's 10 favourite Dad moments

Toowoomba Chronicle - ‎Sep 3, 2016‎
Today is Father's Day and while you should every day, today's the day to tell your father exactly what he means to you. Mark it in any way you want, just make sure the day is all about him.
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Salim Mehajer announces plans to leave Australia

9news.com.au - ‎20 hours ago‎
Disgraced former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer appears to be making an exodus from Australia after a cryptic Instagram post. It has been a tumultuous couple of months for Mehajer after his marriage with Aysha Learmonth broke down and a recording ...
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Australian Survivor's Barry is voted out as Vavau lose THIRD challenge in a row

Daily Mail - ‎8 hours ago‎
And Aganoa's stunning turnaround during this week's immunity challenge meant Vavau were sent to the tribal council for the third time in a row.
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Penrith Panthers finish sixth on NRL ladder with thumping win over the Manly Sea Eagles

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎9 hours ago‎
Penrith will host Canterbury in an elimination final at Allianz Stadium after climbing into sixth spot with a 36-6 thumping of the Manly Sea Eagles, whose season of woe has finally come to a close.
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NRL finals: Bloody Sunday for Bulldogs

The Australian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Canterbury enter the post-season on a three-game losing streak and their attempt to keep their season alive has hit another hurdle after an unfortunate sequence of events involving rival codes and clubs conspired to leave the Bulldogs without their ...
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Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart unfazed by Jack Wighton shoulder charge

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎11 hours ago‎
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart brushed off any suggestion star fullback Jack Wighton will come under scrutiny from the match review committee for an errant shoulder charge, claiming he wasn't concerned because Sharks hooker Michael Ennis escaped charge ...
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'Untrue and dangerous': Climate Change Authority board at war over own advice

The Sydney Morning Herald - ‎7 hours ago‎
High-profile members of the federal government's Climate Change Authority have launched a stinging critique of their colleagues, accusing them of giving "untrue and dangerous" advice that ignores what science demands.
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Eastern gorillas near extinction: report

NEWS.com.au - ‎1 hour ago‎
Illegal hunting in Democratic Republic of Congo has wiped out 70 per cent of Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and pushed the world's biggest primate close to extinction, a Red List of endangered species shows.
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We've Never Seen The Solar Wind Like This Before

Gizmodo Australia - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
Like an endless blaze roaring forth from the gates of Hell, the solar wind is majestic, awe inspiring and terrifying. The only proof you need that the Sun is the one and true master of our solar system is this never-before-seen view of a torrent of ...
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Victorian Sport, Tourism Minister John Eren recovering after heart attack

ABC Online - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Victoria's Sport and Tourism Minister John Eren is in a stable condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Mr Eren was taken to Geelong University Hospital suffering from discomfort and had a heart attack at the hospital.
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Labor calls for urgent care clinics to take pressure off Western Australian emergency departments

ABC Online - ‎14 hours ago‎
The WA Opposition has announced plans to establish urgent care clinics across the state, a policy it says will help tackle overcrowding at hospital emergency departments (EDs).
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Another baby's body cremated in error

NEWS.com.au - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
HEALTH Minister Jillian Skinner says she's “not going anywhere” following the latest revelation of a baby's body being cremated by mistake and has pushed aside criticism about a lack of transparency.
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Winnipeg mom raising awareness about childhood cancer, need for donations

CTV News - ‎Sep 1, 2016‎
September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and a Winnipeg mother is encouraging people to donate blood. In 2012, Jennifer Wityshyn's son Rylan was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer just after his first birthday.
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