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Elon Musk and Malcolm Turnbull talk battery solutions for energy problemsTesla boss speaks to South Australian premier and then Australian prime minister about issues with state and national supply -
Pope may be backsliding on paedophile crackdown, Catholic official saysAustralia’s Truth Justice and Healing Council head says Vatican establishment determined to maintain status quo
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John Batman, Lachlan Macquarie, Angus McMillan – some of the colonial leaders we eulogise and commemorate despite being deeply unworthyWhat’s in a name? A lot when we’re admiring murders and murderers
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Getting away with murder: police culture, gay hate, and Sydney's shameFormer police officer turned true crime author Duncan McNab reflects on the bad old days of NSW police force culture of the 70s and 80s
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Factual scrutiny of One Nation’s agenda need not be sneering or disrespectful of disenchanted voters, but it will open their eyes to the devil in the detailsLook closely – Hanson doesn't really speak for ordinary Australians
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Something to declare: how much have foreign donors given Australian political parties?We examine declarations from donors listed at non-Australian addresses on the Australian Electoral Commission website
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Mark McGowan claims victory for Labor in Western Australia election – videoLabor leader makes celebration speech to a jubilant crowd in Perth on Saturday after winning a stunning victory
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John Howard has inadvertent clash with angry union protesters – videoThe former prime minister needed to be escorted by police after accidentally running the gauntlet of a CFMEU rally against penalty rate reductions in Sydney CBD
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Pauline Hanson apologises for claiming parents could test vaccinations – videoOne Nation senator Pauline Hanson tells Channel 7’s Sunrise that she went too far in controversial claims she made this week about vaccinations
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Isaiah Firebrace named Australian entrant for 2017 Eurovision – videoThe former X Factor winner says he plans to keep his performance in the famously over-the-top song competition ‘simple but really interesting and cool’
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British woman beaten and raped in Australian outback, say police – videoDetective Inspector Paul Hart from Queensland police says on Tuesday that a British backpacker was held captive for eight weeks
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Thordis Elva: forgiving my Australian rapist was 'never for him' – videoOn Q&A’s all-women panel on Monday night, writer Thordis Elva was asked how she could forgive someone who had raped her
Malcolm Turnbull refuses to rule out One Nation deal at federal election