Canine shopkeeper in Japan becomes international sensation
Tourists from around the world flock to a small cigarette shop in Tokyo to meet the canine helper who greets customers. Elly Park reports.
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed Elon Musk's argument that Australia has no business policing the internet amid legal challenges and wranglings.
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Will Day return won't solve all Hawks' issues: Mitchell
Hawthorn's reigning best-and-fairest winner Will Day will play his first game of the AFL season against Sydney after overcoming a foot stress fracture.
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Kambosos vows to stop Lomachenko in world-title bout
Looking to carve out his own piece of boxing history, George Kambosos plans to become the first fighter to stop Ukrainian megastar Vasiliy Lomachenko.
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Crows look to go full steam ahead against winless Roos
Licking their wounds after a three-point loss to Essendon, Adelaide are looking to put the game to bed early against winless North Melbourne in Hobart.
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Family violence register push ahead of national rallies
Rallies protesting violence against women will be staged around the nation as the push for a register of convicted offenders gains momentum.
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Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been fined $1.2 million, after being threatened with $10 billion in fines for failing to pay out leave to 1200 former workers.
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Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work
The members of the truth-telling and healing Inquiry intended to further close the gap of First Nations Queenslanders have been announced.
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Dog owner gets paws on payout for canine custody report
A Sydney barrister will receive $150,000 from Nine over its "sensationalist if not hyperbolic" reporting of a bitter custody dispute over Oscar the cavoodle.
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Idle centre used for AFP training, not crisis housing
The federal government has been criticised for opting to use an empty Queensland quarantine facility for police training rather than crisis accommodation.
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Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian judge
The pathway for another attempt to deport an Australian-born High Court judge in Kiribati has been paved after its parliament voted to remove him from office.
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Sydney terror charges a double standard: Muslim groups
Australian Muslim groups warn the "stark" disparity between police responses to recent violent attacks in Sydney has left the community isolated and distressed.
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Bush search for woman who vanished after pub lift
Homicide detectives are scouring bush for signs of Jessica Zrinski, who was last seen getting into a car at a Sydney pub in 2022.
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Renting families, overseas students not in competition
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Victory aim to derail Wanderers' ALM finals hopes
Melbourne Victory have two goals for their ALM finale: deny Western Sydney a finals spot and celebrate Leigh Broxham's last regular-season appearance in style.
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De Koning brothers face off in huge Blues-Cats clash
Carlton's Tom De Koning will take on younger brother and Geelong defender Sam De Koning in the latter's 50th AFL game when their sides meet at the MCG.
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Mum 'vindicated' as man committed to face murder trial
A man has been committed to stand trial in a Brisbane court for the murder of his partner who died from severe brain injuries in 2014.
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Community alliance calls for employment service rebuild
Community organisations, unions and First Nations grouare demanding an overhaul of government programs for supporting the unemployed and disadvantaged.
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Cowboys sign Harrison Edwards, set to release Gosiewski
North Queensland coach Todd Payten confirmed the signing of Canterbury forward Harrison Edwards and wants to see defensive clout from his side against Penrith.
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Ultra-rare merging of two lifeforms sparks exciting evolutionary prediction: 'We just haven't noticed'
Days after documenting his truly historic moment, speaking to Yahoo News, the University of California researcher has revealed what it really means.
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Whale found at WA beach after mass stranding nearby
Authorities say a stranded pilot whale has been found at a beach 14km from the area where 160 whales beached themselves a day earlier.