News in brief – Green light for Van Diemen’s Land Company sale
The federal government has given the go-ahead for a private Chinese company to buy Australia’s largest dairy farming business.
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NAB Challenge – Adelaide Crows deliver a pre-season surprise
The Newsroom recaps the first week of the AFL NAB Challenge.
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Cowboys take convincing win in World Club Challenge
The North Queensland Cowboys delivered a leagues master class in the World Club Challenge at Headingly Stadium to dominate the Leeds Rhinos 38-4.
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Women scale spire in asylum seeker protest
Two women protesting against the offshore processing of asylum seekers have climbed about 100 metres up the spire of Melbourne’s Arts Centre.
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Baby dolphin killed as dozens fight for selfie
A baby dolphin has been killed after it was taken ashore by tourists for selfies at the Argentine beach resort of Santa Teresita.
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NBL semi-finals preview
The NBL’s top four teams are set to battle it out in a best of three game for a spot in the grand final.
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Iraq sentences 40 to death over ISIS massacre
An Iraqi court has sentenced 40 men to death for their involvement in the killing of hundreds of soldiers captured by ISIS in 2014.
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More than 10,000 Sydneysiders protesting lockout laws this weekend
Protesters are preparing to take over Sydney this weekend, with more than 10,000 people expected to rally against the city’s controversial lockout laws.
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Fake images of socialite’s daughter cause a stir
Sydney socialite and PR personality Roxy Jacenko has come under fire for allegedly commercialising her four-year-old daughter.
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World in brief – US fears China ‘militarisation’ as missiles deployed to South China Sea
Satellite images appear to show surface-to-air missile launchers being deployed on a disputed island in the South Sea, raising serious concerns by the US Secretary of State John Kerry about increased Chinese militarisation in the region.
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