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A New Zealand sporting team has adopted a drought-stricken Northern NSW town to ‘help raise spirits’.

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Bali thugs attack ‘beautiful soul’ during robbery

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Goonellabah medical centre manager wins prestigious award

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Man charged for allegedly shooting puppy with an arrow

Man charged for allegedly shooting puppy with an arrow

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PHOTOS: The home that is expected to smash Lismore records

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Health expert slams raw food guru’s diet

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Health The Cairns Taipans’ dietitian has issued a stark warning

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MEASLES: Another alert has been issued for Ipswich region

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MPs push to strip Greenpeace of its tax breaks

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Politics Morrison Government MPs are calling Greenpeace 'fake'

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Hannant family expands to 10

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    Opinion Dark side of Qantas Frequent Flyer and Woolworths Rewards revealed.

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          Sport FLOODING after drought will lead to massive fish kills on the Richmond Rivers.

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                    $3.4m shop top housing proposed for former library site

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                    News Residents can now offer feedback on the development application

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                        Environment Wildlife carers nurse 3cm marsupial mouse back to health.

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                        Crime Crooks are allowed to store sperm to have kids after leaving jail.

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                            Crime After gunning down one of the world’s greatest musicians, Mark David Chapman sat down and did something that shocked police to their core.

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                                A Neighbours diehard was shaking after buying Dr Karl and Susan Kennedy’s on-screen Ramsay St home. She had to splash out some seriously big bucks to do it.

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                                A gold rush town for sale comes with mining equipment, historic buildings like a blacksmith is for grabs and a mine shaft running underneath.

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                                Offbeat Town for sale has a jail, blacksmith and creek for panning gold.

                                Pilot Energy chairman Wilson Hui Xiong Xue has taken a $4 million loss following the secret sale of a mansion.

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                                Property Pilot Energy chairman loses $4m on mansion sale.

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                                  Southern Cross Austereo feels the pinch of declining revenue, with the parent company of 2Day FM, Fox FM and Triple M making the decision to axe dozens of jobs.

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                                  Business Southern Cross Austereo axes 90 jobs across its radio network.

                                  Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says Australia has a problem with intergenerational poverty but doesn't yet have a proper plan to tackle it.

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