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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hundreds still without power after wild storms thrashed parts of NSW

ABC

Hundreds of homes across New South Wales remain without power and schools have closed as the clean-up following wild weekend storms continues. SES crews were called to more than 300 jobs after a violent storm ripped through parts of the Riverina region on Saturday afternoon, uprooting trees, ripping the roofs off buildings and bringing down powerlines. "When it hit, there …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga successfully appeals record compensation payout to victim survivor

ABC

A landmark sexual abuse compensation payout has been slashed by more than $1 million after a Catholic diocese successfully appealed, in part because the victim had lived "a relatively successful life". The compensation was for the abuse he suffered in the 1960s and 70s at the hands of paedophile priest Vincent Kiss at the Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga, in …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Abortion is legal in Australia, but doctors say an 'unspoken ban' is robbing women in regional and rural areas of the right to choose

ABC

A mother of two is browsing the racks of kids' clothing to pass time before her scheduled surgery, when she receives the call that almost breaks her. In a statement to the ABC, the Southern NSW LHD said it supports women's access to "safe, high quality abortion services including access to medical terminations". The spokesperson said the LHD is currently …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Actor, director and radio presenter Lex Marinos dies aged 75

ABC

Australian actor, director and former Double J radio presenter Lex Marinos has died aged 75, his family has announced. A post to his Facebook on Saturday said the former Kingswood Country actor died at home on Friday at his Sydney home, "at a moment of his choosing, surrounded by family and the sounds of Bob Dylan accompanying our vigil". Loading …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Retired Wagga Wagga GP to run in Sydney Marathon to celebrate 80th birthday

ABC

When Alan Cotterill started thinking about how to celebrate his 80th birthday, he decided to take on a daunting challenge. "I love all the colour, the people coming in, all the personalities, some people wobbling in and some people smiling and punching the air," Alan said. "That was a pretty good time for a first unplanned marathon," Alan said. "I …

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7 months ago

Magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattles NSW Southern Tablelands as tremor felt 300km away

ABC

In short: A 3.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the NSW Southern Tablelands has been felt hundreds of kilometres away. A 3.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the NSW Southern Tablelands has been felt hundreds of kilometres away. A magnitude 3.9 earthquake has hit the New South Wales Southern Tablelands. Geoscience Australia's senior seismologist Hadi Ghasemi said the tremor was recorded at …

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8 months ago

Brumby re-homing under investigation following mass horse carcass discovery near Wagga Wagga

ABC

In short: The NSW government has launched a multi-agency investigation into brumby re-homing after the discovery of massed horse carcasses on the property. The New South Wales government has launched an investigation into the National Parks and Wildlife brumby re-homing program after the alleged discovery of hundreds of dead horses on a southern NSW property. 'Mind-boggling' Wagga Wagga horse trader …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Wagga Wagga horse trader Adrian Talbot says carcasses found on property were killed to feed his dogs

ABC

In short: Adrian Talbot says he is at the centre of an investigation into 500 dead horses. Horse trader Adrian Talbot, who leases land at Downside to the city's north, has told the ABC he is "100 per cent sure" his property is the one under investigation. Wagga Wagga City Council general manager Peter Thompson described the discovery of hundreds …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rural medical schools and regional placements helping address doctor shortages in country Australia

ABC

Maggie-Kate Minogue was seven when she realised she wanted to be a doctor. She believes rural medical schools could play a critical role in overcoming doctor shortages in country areas. "There is a lot of optimism about future training pathways and encouraging the upcoming high school and university students to embrace rural culture and to stay rural while training," she …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wagga Wagga club lays claim to title of world's oldest continuous Shakespeare reading group

ABC

For more than a century, they've met every single month and today there are nine members gathered around two folding tables in a quiet room at the back of the Wagga Wagga library. It's a monthly ritual this group has repeated for 120 years, and they claim to be the oldest continuous Shakespeare reading club in the world. "I think …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Samantha Armytage reveals tragic family loss: 'My heart is completely broken'

Daily Mail

Samantha Armytage has revealed the tragic loss of her beloved pet dog Banjo. Samantha Armytage has revealed the tragic loss of her beloved pet dog Banjo The TV presenter, 47, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the heartbreaking news that Banjo died three weeks ago 'How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard,' she …

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1 year ago

Anti-domestic violence campaigners take to the streets to raise awareness of rising rates in their region

ABC

A group of women have rallied in the streets of their community to raise awareness of the rise in domestic violence in their region. Key points: Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research figures show an increase in violence against women, particularly in regional areas The UN says the murder of women is on the rise globally, though overall murder rates …

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1 year ago

Vision impaired teacher pleads for improved road markings after struggling to use Wagga Wagga crossing

ABC

A vision-impaired teacher in southern New South Wales is calling for a national approach to pedestrian safety after a crossing he needs to access became so faded his service animal could not recognise it. Key points: A vision-impaired teacher says a lack of well-maintained pedestrian crossings in his region is a threat to his safety He says fading road markings …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bestselling British author Zadie Smith tells the story of the notorious 19th-century Tichborne case in her first historical novel

ABC

Zadie Smith often joked to friends that the reason she left England — in 2007, first to Rome, before settling in New York — was to avoid the inevitability of writing a historical novel. The result is Smith's sixth novel, The Fraud, a dramatisation of the notorious Tichborne case, a high-profile legal trial that captivated the English public in the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Backlog for driver's licence tests in Queanbeyan seeing some travel hours to secure bookings

ABC

For Queanbeyan teenager Emma, getting her provisional driver's licence was memorable for all the wrong reasons. "Jasmine was able to easily book her hazard perception test, but when she went to book the driving test, the next available date in Queanbeyan was September 3," Robyn said. Backlog blamed on staffing woes Robyn's daughter Jasmine has her learner driver's licence but …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Philip Lowe replaced as Reserve Bank chief by deputy Michele Bullock

Daily Mail

Philip Lowe has been replaced as Reserve Bank governor by the country's first female central banker, a 38-year veteran of Australia's premier interest rate setting body. Michele Bullock's Reserve Bank career 1985: Joined as intern spending next 13 years in economic group and international department roles 1998 to 2007: Chief manager, payments policy department 2007 to 2010: Head of payments …

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1 year, 6 months ago

High lamb prices at the supermarket frustrate farmers as saleyard price drops year-on-year

ABC

Farmer Colin Harper was fed up with being a price taker — and not a price maker — when it came to selling his lambs. Key points: The Riverina farmer is now processing and marketing his own lamb in order to set his own prices The National Trade Lamb Indicator has dropped almost $2/kilogram year-on-year Livestock agent Harry Morton says …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Griffith Cancer Care Centre opens to offer bulk-billed treatment in the Riverina

ABC

Travelling four hours for cancer treatment became overwhelming for Annette Mary Porter as the effects of her fortnightly appointments started to take hold. Key points: Griffith is celebrating the opening of a much-anticipated cancer care centre Patients were previously forced to travel hundreds of kilometres for care Bulk-billing for services secured after community push "Both my parents had cancer and …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cancer patients in Wagga Wagga forced to pay thousands for treatment, call for bulk-billing

ABC

When 69-year-old Amey Glynn visited the Riverina Cancer Care Centre last June for an initial consult ahead of radiotherapy treatment for her non-Hodgkin lymphoma she was handed a bill for almost $5,000. The Riverina Cancer Care Centre in Wagga Wagga is the city's only radiotherapy provider, and one of the only facilities in the state where patients are not bulk-billed. …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Coptic Orthodox Christian church helps cure Wagga Wagga's chronic GP shortage

ABC

Wagga Wagga has been blessed by the faith of two doctors and their quick diagnosis of how to remedy the town's chronic shortage of GPs. Key points: The building of a Coptic Orthodox Christian church helped one town recruit 47 overseas-trained doctors Overseas-trained GPs are the backbone of rural health, but recruiting them is a costly and lengthy process National …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Independent MP Joe McGirr calls for Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act to be scrapped

ABC

The management of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park could become a key state election issue, with independent Member for Wagga Wagga Joe McGirr calling for the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act to be abolished. Key points: Dr McGirr says the bill is "muddying the waters" when it comes to efforts to reduce wild horse numbers in Kosciuszko A recent …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Many of my own people tell me they don't understand the Voice

ABC

Are we just fence posts by the side of the road? The camps were a place where protection became cultural genocide and the beginning of the Stolen Generations but years later the Tikandi Inaburra Wiradjuri dancers prove culture has survived. These people live close to the earth and the Voice conversation — like all things of politics — feels distant. …

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1 year, 11 months ago

NSW government pledges half a billion dollars to fix potholes on flood-damaged on roads

ABC

The NSW government has vowed to fix the state's flood-ravaged road network with $500 million in new funding. Key points: Funding will be determined by the total length of roads each council manages Some 56 per cent of the money is expected to go to regional councils NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury says it is a good start but the problem …

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2 years ago

45 Australian soldiers died by suicide in over 20 years after PoW training, inquiry told

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 45 Australian soldiers …

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