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Mother and daughter abducted from shopping centre carpark, forced to buy laptops
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Crime
Players paid $10k to give away yellow cards in A-League games, police allege
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport
Head of nursing body sacked following financial investigation
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice
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Wine industry warns regional communities at risk of collapse
Wine industry representatives say they will fight for financial assistance after this week's federal budget left them disappointed.
Source: ABC RuralTopic: Viticulture
Dutton's budget reply was everything we should expect
Every budget week, a chorus of voices urges the opposition leader to 'put some meat on the bones' of his alternative vision for the nation. This year is no different, writes Annabel Crabb.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politics
It's time to take the Influencer economy seriously
Globally, around 300 million people consider themselves 'influencers' or professional content creators. What does the rise of this precarious profession tell us about the modern workforce?
Source: ABC RNTopic: Internet Culture
'Just don't belong here': Rusted, burnt-out cars plague outback landscape
The expansive red dirt plains of north-west Queensland are littered with the skeletons of hundreds of car bodies, but residents may have found a solution.
Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Recycling and Waste Management
'I was shocked': Australian Ballet responds to 'offensive' criticism of dancers' bodies
The Australian Ballet has slammed a review of one of the company's latest productions, that described dancers as looking 'unusually thin'.
Source: ABC News BreakfastTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment
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Focus on women
Regional students are more likely to miss school due to pelvic pain. A new program aims to help close gaps in knowledge
Starting next year, the Victorian government plans to fund 400 pelvic pain and menstrual health education sessions for students across the state, with regional and rural schools prioritised for delivery.
Source: ABC South West VicTopic: Women's Health
Xi is urging Chinese women to get pregnant for the good of the country. Here's why many are ignoring him
After decades of forcing Chinese couples to limit themselves to just one child, Beijing has now reversed course and is urging people to have more babies. The trouble is, many young people aren't interested.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirth
The budget will have a 'multi-billion-dollar' wage boost in two female workforces, but what else will be in it?
Among a pile of budget papers deposited on the desks of journalists will be a booklet outlining how the government's financial plans will help Australian women. Here's what you need to know.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politics
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