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State funeral for Yunupingu

Mr Garrett, as lead singer of Midnight Oil, toured with Yothu Yindi in the early 90s.

NATIONAL: The former leader singer of Yothu Yindi will be honoured with a state funeral in the Northern Territory later this month.

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Qld booze bans don’t breach race laws

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QUEENSLAND: In a ruling handed down in Canberra on Wednesday, the court rejected arguments that the management plans, which restrict and sale and possession of alcohol, breach both United Nations and federal racial discrimination laws.

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Keep coal underground: Climate Commission

NATIONAL: Imagine a world without coal, one where mining companies didn’t dig up fossil fuels but instead kept them in the ground where they couldn’t be burned.

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Gillard’s minders ‘deluded by Twitter’

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NATIONAL: Julia Gillard’s minders are living in a “bubble world of Twitter delusion”, according to a public relations expert.

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Merritt gets NSW Origin call-up

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RUGBY LEAGUE: South Sydney winger Nathan Merritt is to make his long-awaited State of Origin rugby league debut for NSW as replacement for the suspended Blake Ferguson.

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The short life of Kiesha Abrahams

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NEW SOUTH WALES: The abuse started years before Kiesha was murdered by her mother.

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Hawke could ‘broker Gillard, Rudd deal’

A 1984 photo of Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister.

NATIONAL: Prominent Labor figure Peter Beattie believes former prime minister Bob Hawke should be drafted to help resolve the party’s leadership crisis.

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No alternative to Gillard: Labor MPs

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NATIONAL: Federal Labor backbencher Laurie Ferguson says a Kevin Rudd comeback as party leader would hurt the government in western Sydney seats.

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Ex-AFL star ready to represent Nationals

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: He has the high profile, star power and likability that the West Australian Nationals hope will win them a seat in the Senate at the forthcoming federal election.

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Kidney system makes round trip to Africa

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HEALTH: An Australian method of improving kidney health has made a 17-year trip to Africa and back, picking up improvements along the way.

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