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Live: Marathon opens final day of Rio 2016
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As is traditional, the men's marathon will be front and centre on the final day of competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Follow all the action as it happens in our live blog.
Topics: olympics-summer, sport, brazil
Barnett not keen on possible change to same-sex marriage vote plan
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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he is unimpressed by the possibility of a vote early next year, so close to the state election.
Topics: government-and-politics, sexuality, wa
Intruders set crocodiles loose in school office
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Darwin police search for a group of young males who set three saltwater crocodiles loose in a school administration office
Topics: animal-welfare, police, humpty-doo-0836, nt
Wood injured as Dogs cruise to win over Bombers
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The Western Bulldogs' luckless AFL season continues with stand-in skipper Easton Wood injuring his ankle in a 40-point win over Essendon.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Roosters claim record win over St George to end Dragons' finals hopes
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The Sydney Roosters record their biggest win over St George Illawarra and end the Dragons' NRL finals hopes with a 42-6 thumping.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Geelong records big win over Lions in race for home final
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Geelong beats dogged Brisbane Lions by 10 goals to keep the race for a top-two spot and home final interesting with a week to play.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
Adam Brooks saga could bring 'headaches' for Liberals, analyst says
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A Tasmanian political analyst believes the ongoing Adam Brooks saga could have implications at the next state election.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, state-parliament, tas
Chinese donors to Australian political parties: who gave how much?
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An ABC investigation of political donations from the past two years reveals Chinese businesses are by far the largest foreign-linked donors to both major parties.
Topics: federal-government, federal-parliament, australia
Chinese investment in Australia's power grid explained
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State Grid and Cheung Kong Infrastructure — the two companies whose bid for the NSW electricity distributor were blocked by Scott Morrison — already own significant shares in Australia's privatised state power distributors.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, australia
Groups with strong ties to China are major political donors
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Businesses with Chinese connections gave Australia's major parties more than $5.5 million in 2013 and 2015, helping explain increasing official unease about China's influence on everything from politics to critical infrastructure like power grids.
Topics: political-parties, world-politics, government-and-politics, australia, china
Port Adelaide bans fan indefinitely for throwing banana at Indigenous star
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Port Adelaide Football Club bans one of its members indefinitely after she was filmed throwing a banana in the direction of Indigenous Adelaide Crows star Eddie Betts.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, race-relations, adelaide-5000, sa
What to look out for on the last day of the Olympics
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The men's marathon, Boomers' bronze medal match and a host of other events are set to cap off the action at Rio 2016, before the closing ceremony ends the Games of the XXXI Olympiad.
Topics: sport, olympics-summer, brazil
Raiders beat Eels to seal top-four spot
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A second-half comeback against Parramatta delivers Canberra its eighth NRL win in a row and guarantees it a second chance in this year's finals.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, canberra-2600, act, australia
Wheatbelt dogs get a second chance in new rescue facility (photos)
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A former Wheatbelt ranger who used to shoot unwanted dogs for a living now spends his days saving their lives, rescuing and re-homing the animals.
Topics: animal-welfare, york-6302, gnowangerup-6335, beverley-6304, northam-6401
Mabo, Lingiari families unite at grave of land rights pioneer
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Eddie Mabo's daughter and other family members visit the grave of Vincent Lingiari to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, land-rights, kalkaringi-0852
Wallabies dealt further Bledisloe blow with high-profile injuries
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The Wallabies' hopes of winning back the Bledisloe Cup take another hit with veterans Matt Giteau and Rob Horne ruled out for the remainder of the Rugby Championship.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Carlton ends Melbourne's finals hopes with 20-point win
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Carlton puts an end to Melbourne's late finals bid with a determined 20-point win in wet conditions at the MCG.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
'Dysfunctional' Caulfield Racecourse land trustees could be sacked
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The trustees responsible for the management and oversight of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve could be removed after the findings of a bi-partisan parliamentary panel.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, urban-development-and-planning, caulfield-3162
Professionals making 'big switch' to teaching
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From marine biologists to dietitians, a growing number of professionals are ditching their jobs to take up teaching in what is being called the 'big switch'.
Topics: teachers, professional-development, schools, career-counselling, careers, education, benowa-4217, merrimac-4226, qld, australia
McGregor gets revenge over Diaz in classic UFC 202 bout
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Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor wins a thrilling decision victory over Nate Diaz in their rematch at the UFC 202 event in Las Vegas.
Topics: martial-arts, sport, united-states
Australian woman was 'held down' by slain Bali officer: lawyer
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A British man charged with murdering a Balinese policeman says the officer held down his Australian partner in the sand on the night of his death, his lawyer says, as a funeral is held for the slain officer.
Topics: crime, bali, byron-bay-2481
Philippines' Duterte threatens to quit UN over 'stupid' criticism of drugs war
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to leave the United Nations and invite China and others to form a new global organisation after it calls for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, philippines
Electoral commission advice fuels anti-plebiscite campaign
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The parents and children of same-sex partners will be targeted to help fight against any popular vote on gay marriage, after the electoral commission advises the Government to delay the planned plebiscite until next year.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, marriage, family-and-children, tas
'We hit them like little birds': Human rights reports exposes details of Mexican massacre
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Mexican police allegedly executed 22 suspected gang members, burned bodies, manipulated the crime scene and tortured survivors, in a deadly assault last year, a newly released human rights report says.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, mexico
Aussie Gregson rues indecision in 1,500m final
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Australia's Ryan Gregson laments a "moment of weakness" that saw him finish ninth in the 1,500m final, while the women's 4x400m relay squad makes an impressive debut.
Topics: athletics, sport, olympics-summer, australia, brazil
