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Almost nine months since Darwin’s worst mass shooting, the man charged with murdering four men and injuring a woman in a 30-minute rampage has no legal representation. The case against Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann, 45, came before the Supreme Court in Darwin for the first time on Thursday. Hoffmann, who was

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has jetted into Sydney for talks with her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. The pair sit on opposite sides of the political divide, come from different generations and have contrasting leadership styles, but that hasn’t stopped them building a strong relationship forged in tragedy. “The

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Content warning: Contains reference to abusive language “It was a crisp winter’s night in Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. My boyfriend and I were walking down a quiet street on the way to the supermarket. We strolled past a man in his thirties standing under a tree, wearing daggy sweatpants

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The increasing commercialisation of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has sparked concern that the event is being “exploited” by Australia’s business community. In recent weeks, Sydney has been awash with shops featuring Mardi Gras in their advertising and several corporations will have floats in Saturday’s parade. But the

The government has initiated its national emergency response plan in anticipation for the deadly coronavirus to become a global pandemic, as the number of cases outside China continues to surge. Addressing reporters on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minister Greg Hunt said it was likely that the

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The mayor of a Queensland region wants more rain despite homes there being evacuated due to flooding. The Balonne River reached a peak of 12.2m on Thursday in the drought-ravaged town of St George, about 500km west of Brisbane. A Kookaburra sits on a flood gauge adjacent to the Balonne

The government has initiated its national emergency response plan in anticipation for the deadly coronavirus to become a global pandemic, as the number of cases outside China continue to surge. Addressing reporters on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minister Greg Hunt said it was likely that the

Tonight on SBS World News the Prime Minister says Australia is preparing for a pandemic as the coronavirus spreads to four continents, New Zealanders living here call for the Jacinda Arden’s intervention to access the NDIS and charities struggle to detect false claims for bushfire assistance.

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