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By AAP | December 20, 2024 09:55 Five members of the Bali Nine have been released from custody to spend Christmas with their families for the first ...
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By AAP | December 20, 2024 06:00 A man who lost six of his closest mates in the Bali bombings has spoken out about the release of two ...
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By AAP | December 20, 2024 03:30 With a fist pump and tears of relief, Chantel Mara was visibly emotional as she stepped onto the tarmac at ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 20:58 Stocks around the world have tumbled and the 10-year US Treasury yield has been at its highest since May, a day ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 16:00 Universities are split on a government push to stifle international student numbers as budget figures show a ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 15:51 Australia will reopen its embassy in Kyiv and give cash to a recovery fund as it doubles down on support for ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 13:25 The chief executive of ANZ will forgo $1.5 million in pay after a shareholder backlash following allegations of ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 12:28 Asian stocks slid, bond yields rose and the dollar was perched near a two-year high on Thursday after the US ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 11:55 Violent attacks routinely wipe away the joy of New Year's Eve fireworks in many households, fuelling calls for the ...
![GDP hit slumps New Zealand further into recession](https://michaelwest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/40ddebc2-8a1d-49d3-ae25-056b484b1a8e-400x250.jpg)
By AAP | December 19, 2024 10:40 New Zealand's tanking economy continued at pace in the September quarter, with a fall to gross domestic product of ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 09:40 A young mother is among the dead in Vanuatu's worst earthquake this century as stranded Australians call for ...
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By AAP | December 19, 2024 09:26 Staff and students from minority groups have reported multifaceted forms of racism at universities, with many too ...