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Calls for ‘deep systemic investigation’ into parliament culture after Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation

March 1, 2021 /
Gender Equity Victoria has launched a campaign calling for a broad and independent systemic investigation into parliament culture for female MPs and staffers. The ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign is calling
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Political leaders’ failure to report allows cycle to continue

March 1, 2021 /
How much longer can Scott Morrison ignore the stench of the abuse of women within his party? He should grow a backbone and force the senior minister named in the
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Top End firefighter pleads guilty to beating up wife, two other women

March 1, 2021 /
THE former officer in charge of the Jabiru fire station who beat up his wife and two other women in a drunken stupor has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Thank
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Best of cartoons, March 1, 2021

February 28, 2021 /
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists. Thank you for dropping in and checking this story involving National news and updates called “Best
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Liberal senator Sarah Henderson refers rape allegation against unnamed Labor MP to AFP

February 28, 2021 /
Victorian Senator Sarah Henderson has referred a rape allegation against an unnamed Labor MP to the Australian Federal Police. In a statement posted to her Twitter account on Sunday evening,
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Federal MPs Daniel Mulino and Celia Hammond reveal they were aware of historical rape allegation against Cabinet Minister who was named in anonymous letter

February 28, 2021 /
Two more federal MPs — one Liberal and one Labor — have revealed they were aware of a historical rape allegation made against a Cabinet Minister before it became public
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Australian university study hubs keep students engaged in China

February 28, 2021 /
A UNSW spokeswoman said 100 science and engineering students were attending in Yixing and another 50 students from non-STEM disciplines are starting in Shanghai. “Both centres are designed for students
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Sydney on track to have nearly 60 suburbs where $3 million prices are the norm

February 28, 2021 /
A property in North Bondi sold for a staggering $6.1m on the weekend. Picture: Sam Ruttyn The number of Sydney suburbs where you need $3 million just to get in
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Eight-year-old Monty lives with a rare disease. Here’s what his family want you to know

February 28, 2021 /
Monty Hui has long dreamed about swimming in his school swimming carnival.     But for an eight-year-old boy living with pontocerebellar hypoplasia, a rare disease that affects the development
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Family of legendary broadcaster Ray Warren plea for return of stolen Hall of Fame ring after ‘disturbing’ home invasion

February 28, 2021 /
Warren’s daughter Holly and her son were at home at the time of the intrusion while Ray and his wife Cher were upstairs asleep. Nobody was hurt in the incident
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White supremacist jailed nearly 20 years for plot to bomb Colorado synagogue

February 28, 2021 /
Holzer’s defence team argued that his suffering of fetal alcohol syndrome influenced his development into adulthood and contributed to his “unmet and overwhelming need to seem more important than he
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Was this free kick taken too quickly?

February 28, 2021 /
Premier League: Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk took a clever quick free kick against West Brom, leaving Lee Mason to initially disallow, then re-instate the goal. But the VAR would have
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Auckland returning to seven-day lockdown after a mystery coronavirus case was recorded

February 28, 2021 /
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Auckland will be put into a seven-day lockdown from Sunday after a coronavirus community case of unknown origin was recorded. The rest of
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We all bear responsibility for changing dangerous sex culture

February 28, 2021 /
The online petition, calling for sex education to cover consent at a younger age, reached the public eye at the same time former political staffer Brittany Higgins spoke out about
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Inside Ikea’s edgy new tiny houses

February 28, 2021 /
Imagine the instructions required for a purchase like this? Ikea has turned its focus to something small — designing an edgy new Tiny House. Thank you for dropping in to
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Kidnappers release Nigerian schoolboys as search for 300 abducted girls continue

February 27, 2021 /
Maiduguri: Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the northern state of Niger, while security forces continued to search
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SBS News is back on Facebook, but here’s how to follow us on other platforms

February 27, 2021 /
SBS News app: Download our app from Apple’s App Store or Google Play and subscribe to the alerts. SBS News newsletters: Get the latest delivered to your email inbox by subscribing here.  Apple News: Follow the SBS News
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French Open winner Iga Świątek claims Adelaide International title with victory over Belinda Bencic

February 27, 2021 /
Poland’s Iga Świątek has steamrolled Belinda Bencic in a straight-sets to win the Adelaide International. Key points: Świątek won 6-2, 6-2 in the final to add the Adelaide International title
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Canberra Raider Corey Horsburgh cited twice in two games, against North Sydney Bears and Sydney Roosters

February 27, 2021 /
The 23-year-old who has worked hard on his anger management but was already looking at missing a game or two to start the season because of a drink-driving conviction over
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Inglis Premier Yearling Sale looking to be ‘perfectly normal’ after an uncertain year

February 27, 2021 /
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale looking to be ‘perfectly normal’ after an uncertain year The Inglis Premier Yearling Sale is back on in Melbourne and General Manager of Bloodstock Sales and
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Gunmen kidnap more than 300 girls in raid on northwest Nigerian school

February 27, 2021 /
An operation to rescue more than 300 girls kidnapped in Nigeria had failed to pinpoint their location by late on Friday, almost 24 hours after gunmen seized them in a
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Family stands by 82-year-old accused of killing wife

February 27, 2021 /
Mr Beever’s lawyer, Jonathan Nyst of Nyst Legal, released a statement on Friday on behalf of the family. “Robyn and Max met when they were just 20 years old, and
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Prince Harry’s interview a winning formula in celebrity-obsessed America

February 27, 2021 /
Borrowing boldly from the Hollywood playbook of mixing business with pleasure, the megabucks deal the Sussexes signed with Netflix in September came along for the ride as Harry extolled the
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AFL news: Elijah Taylor speaks after girlfriend assault, Lekahni Pearce, Sydney Swans

February 27, 2021 /
Former AFL player Elijah Taylor has spoken for the first time about hitting rock bottom after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. Disgraced former AFL star Elijah Taylor has spoken
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