Global News Relay focuses on sport
Cricket, surfing, and footy may seem the obvious topic choices for a journalism project showcasing sport in Australian communities.
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News in brief – Mother reports son after seeing him on CCTV pictures
A mother has dobbed in her teenage son to authorities after recognising him on CCTV pictures published by police.
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Referee assault signals warning to rugby league juniors
A junior rugby league player faces police charges and a likely life ban from the sport for the alleged assault of a referee at the weekend.
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Protesters close Macquarie Street
Demonstrators opposed to new laws to limit the right to protest descended on Macquarie Street yesterday, causing traffic chaos outside the State Parliament.
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News in brief – Palmer nickel workers may be saved from axe
Clive Palmer has promised to re-hire the 550 nickel refinery workers effectively sacked by administrators yesterday.
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Apostles now stacking up underwater
A Melbourne student has discovered five submerged limestone sea stacks off the coast of Port Campbell, 230km south-west of Melbourne.
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‘Classy’ Billy Brownless wins praise on social media
AFL legend Billy Brownless is being hailed as brave and classy on social media after his interview on the AFL Footy Show, Channel 9.
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Entertainment briefs – Australia’s next Bachelor revealed
Australia’s next Bachelor has been revealed as 30-year-old Richie Strahan from Perth.
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Back-to-back wins for Sydney’s singing “superhero”
Sydney singer-songwriter Amber Lawrence has taken out the CMC Music Awards’ top female gong for the second year running.
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Music industry loses two giants
The entertainment world has been rocked as musician and actor Jon English, and Beatles producer George Martin, have passed away in the last 24 hours.
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