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National

Bass in doubt again as vote count resumes

The Tasmanian seat of Bass has moved back into the AEC’s too close to call list, leaving three seats in doubt a week after the federal election.

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National

Sydney’s driverless Metro line opens

Sydney’s new driverless northwest Metro has been officially opened ahead of its first peak-hour test on Monday.

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National

People need certainty on tax: Birmingham

Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has kept the pressure on likely new Labor leader Anthony Albanese to back the government’s income tax cuts.

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National

Australian snake myth busted

A CSIRO scientist says the idea that Australia is the home of the world’s most deadliest snakes is largely a myth.

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National

Dental vans roll out to Vic public schools

As the Victorian government gets ready to hand down its state budget on Monday, the first of its promised dental vans will soon be visiting public schools.

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Sport

AFL

Day of contrasts for AFL’s Scott brothers

As Geelong’s Chris Scott was marking his 200th game as an AFL coach, his brother Brad was wrapping up his nearly ten-year stint at North Melbourne.

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Horse Racing

Ben Currie’s lawyers argue for fines

Lawyers for Queensland trainer Ben Currie are likely to argue precedent sentences for charges he faces include fines.

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Rugby

Walker getting on with life after return

Manly centre Dylan Walker says he is attempting to get on with life following his return to the NRL after being cleared of domestic violence charges.

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World

World

Trump: not disturbed by NKorea missiles

Donald Trump says he’s not worried about North Korea’s recent missile launches, saying he’s confident that Kim Jong Un will keep promises that he had made.

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World

Trump retweets edited video of Pelosi

US President Donald Trump has retweeted a heavily edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put out by Fox Business to portray her as having “lost it”.

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World

Protest against law to protect Netanyahu

Thousands of Israelis have protested against a proposed law that would grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity against prosecution for corruption..

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World

Seven candidates in contest to replace May

About a dozen Conservative MPs are thought to be considering joining the contest to replace Theresa May as British prime minister.

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World

Trump, Abe to play golf, watch sumo

US President Donald Trump who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday for a four-day state visit, will spend Sunday golfing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Finance

Finance

Legend Corporation backs $80m buyout bid

Electronics firm Legend Corporation has flagged support for an $80 million cash takeover bid from Adamantem Capital.

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Finance

RBA will cut to 0.75%: Westpac economist

A leading economist says the RBA will go further than previously thought by cutting the cash rate not two, but three times before 2019 is over.

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Finance

Qudos welcomes Fed Court orders in IP case

A Federal court judge has ordered Infosys to provide documents as Qudos Bank tries to prove its intellectual property was misused by the software developer.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

Stan Lee manager arrested for elder abuse

Keya Morgan, the former manager of comic book legend Stan Lee, who died in November aged 95, has been arrested on elder abuse charges, Los Angeles police say.

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Entertainment

South Korean social satire wins Palme d’Or

Parasite by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, while Atlantics by Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop won the Grand Prix.

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Entertainment

‘Disillusioned’ Cliff Richard leaves UK

British pop icon Cliff Richard has moved to New York for the “anonymity in America” after the trauma of false sex abuse claims and BBC coverage of it in 2014.

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