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Australian Associated PressWards shut as fears mount for mass psychiatrist walkout
Psychiatrists have begun to walk away from their jobs in the public system over an intensifying wage dispute which threatens to cause significant bed closures.
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Fuming Zverev almost knocked over by a feather
No.2 seed Alexander Zverev had a meltdown over a feather disrupting play but still beat Tommy Paul in four sets to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Young Aussie happy to fill Healy's shoes in Ashes
Australia's Beth Mooney hopes Ash Gardner will play in the second Ashes Twenty20-International but Alyssa Healy's return date from her own injury is less clear.
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Mitchell's 33-point haul helps Cavaliers crush Suns
A 33-point haul from Donovan Mitchell steered the Cavaliers to a comfortable 118-92 win over the Phoenix Suns in their NBA clash in Cleveland.
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Caslick's 15s dream in changing of rugby 7s guard
Charlotte Caslick is eyeing a home World Cup for the Wallaroos in 2029 and has assumed a new rugby sevens role in the wake of their Paris Olympics fade-out.
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McGuire triumphs in all-Aussie championship punt-off
Australian punter Joe McGuire's Ohio State have held off James Rendell's Notre Dame 34-23 in the college football national championship in Atlanta.
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Giant pandas debut at Adelaide Zoo
Australia's new giant pandas have debuted at Adelaide Zoo, delighting crowds as political leaders hailed them as a symbol of stronger relations with China.
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'Personal issues': Dogs star Ugle-Hagan's AFL off-site
Western Bulldogs say Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been given the green light to train by himself during some AFL pre-season sessions.
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Boy dies after being crushed by falling parking meter
A five-year-old boy has died days after he was crushed by a falling parking meter during a school holiday event at a museum.
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Toxic foam used in celebrations before contamination
Residents in one coastal village cannot fish, swim or grow food due to contamination by "forever chemicals", and live in fear of getting cancer.
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Child killer life term could hinge on medical reports
A child killer faced court for a review of his indefinite sentence with his head now bald and black beard mostly grey after about 25 years in custody.
- Australian Associated Press
Badosa beats Gauff to advance to Open semi-finals
Fully-fit and playing the best tennis of her life, Spanish former world No.2 Paul Badosa is through to the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time.
- Australian Associated Press
Inquiry launched into 'failures' of child protection
The failures of a state's child protection and working-with-children checks will be probed following the jailing of one of Australia's worst pedophiles.
- Australian Associated Press
Mistakes aside, Welsford sprints to Tour stage win
Australian Olympic cycling gold medallist Sam Welsford has dominated the opening stage of the Tour Down Under in the Adelaide Hills.
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Woman's alleged jerry can hunt before anti-Semitic act
Police are pursuing at least two more gang members allegedly behind an anti-Semitic incident, while a woman arrested over the attack remains locked up.
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Alleged cop shooter 'attacked woman' before altercation
A man allegedly assaulted a woman at a hospital before he went on to shoot a police officer in the leg, be shot twice himself and tasered during his arrest.
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Trump won't curb Australia's climate crusade: Albanese
Donald Trump's abandonment of the US's climate goals won't deter Australian investment in clean energy, with the sector promising tens of thousands of new jobs.
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'Every single day': Gulden on a mission after horror GF
Errol Gulden can't stop thinking about Sydney's AFL grand final capitulation against Brisbane but knows talk is cheap as he eyes redemption.
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PM walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump takes office
Australia's most senior official in the US during the first Trump presidency has weighed in on how the Albanese government will navigate his return to power.
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Selectors haven't raised Test debut with Connolly
Test bolter Cooper Connolly is yet to hear from selectors about the possibility of earning a maiden baggy green in Sri Lanka.