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Bioelektra Group SA in Poland says it had no formal ties to Bioelektra Australia but 'tolerated' company using its name

A recycling company headquartered in Warsaw is working to distance itself from Bioelektra Australia, after the local business announced it had entered voluntary administration.

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13yo active, healthy girl suffers rare spinal cord stroke, loses feeling in her legs

Bendigo teenager Harriet Caldwell was active and healthy four weeks ago. She was stretching, getting ready to go to basketball training when she suddenly couldn't feel her legs after feeling a pop in her back.

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Amber-Jade Sanderson pledges loyalty to incoming WA Premier Roger Cook after failed leadership tilt

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson, who failed in her bid to replace retiring Premier Mark McGowan, says she is completely behind his successor Roger Cook.

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Jindabyne's median house price rises by 148 per cent over five years, the highest rate in regional NSW

The NSW Snowy Mountains town has seen the highest rise in median house price of any town or suburb in NSW, according to new data from Proptrack.

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AFL urged to become 'cultural leader' amid fallout from Hawthorn probe

Indigenous advocates have slammed the AFL's handling of the Hawthorn probe, and urged the league to become a "cultural leader" by addressing alleged mistreatment of First Nations players across the sporting code.

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From humble beginnings, tiny Lizard Island is a major player on the global research stage

It has been 50 years since a couple of tents were the humble beginnings of what's become an internationally renowned research station on one of Australia's most remote tropical, tiny islands in the Coral Sea.

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Uber driver Scott Cabrie's murder trial delayed for up to six months due to backlog of DNA testing

The legal case of an 18-year-old teenager charged with murdering a Fraser Coast Uber driver faces delays of up to six months because of the huge backlog of DNA testing in Queensland.

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Clinton Gordon Sutcliffe charged with murder after man dies following alleged car crash

A 22-year-old man has died in hospital after the car he was in was allegedly rammed and crashed at Kogan in southern Queensland.

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With El Niño looming, urgent environmental action is needed to protect sites like the Coorong, experts warn

Ecosystems like South Australia's Coorong could be at risk from extended dry conditions if environmental action isn't taken immediately, experts say.

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They're tiny but their nips will have you scratching for days. How do you protect yourself from biting midges?

Ten people go to a backyard party and only one wakes up the next day with red welts all over their legs from getting bitten by midges. Why?

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Dairy farmers' Fonterra class action payout slashed after $12 million for legal fees, funders

Dairy farmers who were part of a class action over slashed milk payments in 2016 estimate they will get about 10 per cent of what they lost.

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Industrial hemp vying to take over Victoria’s timber industry, but not all politicians agree

Hemp advocates hail the much-maligned crop as the billion-dollar saviour to Victoria's ailing timber industry, but politicians are concerned the industry could pave the way to legalising cannabis.

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Woman dies in hit-and-run crash at Wudinna as police search for road train driver

Police search for a truck driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on the Eyre Peninsula, which has resulted in the death of a woman days later.

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Rebecca Payne sentenced to 16 years' jail for murdering husband with drug-laced biscuits

A Supreme Court justice concludes Rebecca Payne suffered more than a decade of "abhorrent" abuse from her husband but there was "no legal justification" for the killing.

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Mining giant BHP admits underpaying almost 30,000 Australian workers

Mining giant BHP admits it has underpaid almost 30,000 workers, dating back to 2010, and it will cost more than $400 million to make amends.

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From Brazil to Gunnedah with a brown belt in jiu-jitsu, this GP is bringing more than healthcare to his new home

Behind a real estate agent office in a repurposed yoga studio, students of the martial art watch as their instructor demonstrates how to choke, grapple, and roll — a scene far removed from Marcelo's day job as a GP.

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Dairy cows munch on reject chocolate and lollies that would have gone to landfill

Cows that eat chocolate don't produce chocolate milk, but it's pretty close. Reject confectionery bars are being eaten by dairy cows in a win for both their food requirements and for reducing landfill.

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Ballarat Grammar School confirms meningococcal disease outbreak as staff member hospitalised

In a letter to parents, headmaster Adam Heath says a second staff member is being tested for the disease and the school is working closely with Grampians Public Health to address the situation.

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A driver has died after a 'serious' truck and car crash on Pacific Highway

A car driver has died after a serious crash on the New South Wales Mid North Coast which resulted in a fire on the Pacific Highway.

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Court rules Russia can continue plans to build a new embassy in Canberra after failed eviction

The National Capital Authority has failed to have a lease agreement for a new Russian embassy in Canberra torn up.

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Nathan Bernhard faces Nowra court accused of running over two men

A 27-year-old Nowra man has been banned from driving as part of his bail conditions after he was accused of running over two men while under the influence of alcohol.

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Should you be drinking water from a water bubbler? We ask the experts

Drinking taps, water fountains or bubblers; whatever you call them, there is a divide within the community over how hygienic they are to use.

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Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin calls for investigation into 'crimes' of top Russian defence officials

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, asks prosecutors to investigate whether senior Russian defence officials committed any "crime" before or during the war in Ukraine.

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Tributes flow for Brothers Neilsen co-founder, surfing legend Rick Neilsen

Gold Coast surfing legend Rick Neilsen is remembered as a friend to many with "a smile that could launch a thousand Hawaiian outriggers".

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Owners of historic beach shack stand firm as council pushes forward with 'monstrous' new link road

The owners of a 60-year-old beach shack destined for demolition to make way for a major road upgrade on the Sunshine Coast say they'll keep fighting the council "until the end".

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