Report recommends lowering student repayment threshold
An independent report advising the government to lower the level that university graduates start repaying student loans has had mixed reactions.
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World in brief – Trump backtracks on abortion comments
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has clarified comments he made at a Milwaukee town hall event calling for women abort their babies to be punished.
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News in brief – Murdered bikie was a killer
Murdered Rebels bikie Michael Davey, 31, nicknamed “Ruthless”, served 22 months in jail for the killing of a 19-year-old man in Emu Plains on New Year’s Eve, 2002.
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NSW Government to convene with anti-lockout activists
The NSW Government has invited anti-lockout activists and other organisations to discuss the future of Sydney’s nightlife.
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Aboriginal artefacts found at Randwick
Indigenous groups and the Greens have called on Transport NSW to halt Sydney’s light rail project after Aboriginal artefacts were discovered at a worksite.
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News in brief – Great Barrier Reef bleaching “worst in history”
Scientists have described Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a “slow-motion train wreck” after seeing the worst coral bleaching in recorded history.
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Cyprus police arrest EgyptAir hijacker
The hijacker who seized control of an Egyptian airliner has been arrested after surrendering to counter-terrorism police following a six-hour standoff at Cyprus’ Larnaca airport.
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Man shot in driveway had bikie link
The Rebels’ bikie gang and its members are using Facebook to commemorate Michael “Micky D” Davey, shot dead this morning in a driveway in Western Sydney.
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Super Rugby – Waratahs escape with scrappy win over Reds
The NSW Waratahs came away with a scrappy 15-13 win against the Queensland reds in muddy conditions at Suncorp Stadium on Easter Sunday.
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NRL round 4 – Roosters stay winless, Broncos win ‘replay’
Good Friday’s game was a rematch of last year’s grand final, and the teams did not disappoint.
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