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A bill to decriminalise abortion was debated for nearly 40 hours, making it the third longest debate in the NSW Upper House.

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Multi-vehicle crash on Pacific Hwy

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Two emergency level bushfires, a dozen others out of control

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Measles alert for Northern Rivers after child diagnosed

Health Symptoms don't appear until 10 to 14 days after exposure

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5 things you should never do during Total Fire Ban

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Lighting a campfire in a State forest will cost you $2200

Lighting a campfire in a State forest will cost you $2200

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How bad will bushfire season be, and what do you need to do?

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‘You have no idea’: Hanson explodes

‘You have no idea’: Hanson explodes

Politics Hanson and Neil Mitchell clash over the trip to Uluru

Roaring fun at the regatta

Roaring fun at the regatta

News Annual dragon boat regatta paddles into East Ballina

Girls' 'hard core' surfing at Lennox

Girls' 'hard core' surfing at Lennox

Surfing "The day was all about wise wave selection”

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Big tides are the perfect time to wet a line

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Horses slaughtered on ‘industrial scale’

Horses slaughtered on ‘industrial scale’

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Harry’s raw interview: ‘It’s a wound’

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Todd Carney and Susie Bradley appear to have broken up after unfollowing each other on social media on the weekend.

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Big change coming for heart health checks

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Health "More needed to be done to protect Australian hearts"

Weekend to cop heaviest rain in months

Weekend to cop heaviest rain in months

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Sport

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    Popular rugby referee dies after on-field heart attack

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    Todd Carney signs up with Byron Bay rugby league club

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    Funeral held for beloved surf life saver

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        As everyday Australians struggle with stagnant wage growth, the Australia Post boss and other civil servant elites take home eye-watering salaries.

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