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South Sudan pins hopes on peace deal

Red Cross officials are cautiously optimistic a peace deal struck in South Sudan will help lift the world’s youngest nation out of years of deadly conflict.

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Minister cold on Peta Credlin country run

Veterans Affairs Minister Darren Chester has dismissed suggestions high-profile former government staffer Peta Credlin could run for the seat of Mallee.

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Liberals want a woman to replace O’Dwyer

The Liberal Party wants a woman to replace Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer following her shock resignation from federal politics.

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Aiia’s sister learnt of death on the news

The sister of murdered international student Aiia Maasarwe learnt of her death on the news, it has been revealed.

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Labor splashes out on swimming lessons

Bill Shorten has committed a future federal Labor government to ensuring swimming lessons are delivered to all primary school children.

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Man still in custody over Vic rape, murder

A homeless man, 20, will remain in police custody to appear before a Melbourne court on Monday over the alleged rape and murder of an international student.

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Mass fish deaths caused by ‘mismanagement’

The NSW Government has defended itself after a new report blamed river mismanagement for the death of up to a million fish in the Murray-Darling.

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Minister Kelly O’Dwyer quits fed politics

Australia’s Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer is quitting to politics to focus on her family, with high praise for her service from colleagues.

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Mismanagement blamed for mass fish deaths

Research by the Australian Institute says the death of up to a million fish in the Murray-Darling river system wasn’t caused by drought but mismanagement.

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Melbourne man charged with Aiia’s murder

A 20-year-old man has been charged with the rape and murder of international student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne.

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Melbourne continues to grieve for Aiia

A homeless man has been charged with the murder and rape of international student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne.

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Leaders states apart over weekend

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be back on home soil this weekend, visiting Melbourne as Labor leader Bill Shorten continues touring Queensland.

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WA woman ‘died doing something she loved’

The family of a woman whose body was found in bushland in WA days after she went missing has remembered her as a loving mother.

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Nats reveal replacement frontbench MP

NSW Nationals MP Andrew Gee is set to replace Andrew Broad as the assistant minister to the deputy prime minister.

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Housing criticism a distraction: Shorten

Labor leader Bill shorten says attacks on proposed changes to negative gearing are aimed at distracting Australians from the government’s performance.

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Oakden families angered by inquiry snub

Families who blew the whistle on the abuse at the Oakden nursing home have been angered by their treatment at the start of the royal commission.

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Vic man in court over historical attacks

A man has appeared in a Melbourne court over a series of sex attacks dating back to 1971.

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‘Tobacco ring’ Ibrahim in Sydney court

Fadi Ibrahim, the brother of Sydney identity John Ibrahim, has appeared in a court over his involvement in an alleged tobacco-smuggling ring.

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Gastro sweeps along the Murray

HOLIDAY-MAKERS in Echuca-Moama have been left with a bad taste in their mouth as gastro continues to sweep through caravan and holiday parks along the Murray River.

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Body of former Shepparton woman found in WA’s Pilbara

A search has resumed for former Shepparton mother Felicity Shadbolt, who went missing while bushwalking in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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Shepparton super school principal appointed

The principal of Shepparton’s new ‘‘super school’’ has been appointed.

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Suspect was leaking cash: $100 notes littered floor

AN ECHUCA man who stole more than $80,000 was caught when his jacket started leaking $50 and $100 notes while he was in Echuca Police Station for an unrelated drug infraction.

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