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    NEWS

    Man dead after falling from hot air balloon

    Man dead after falling from hot air balloon
    Emergency services have roped off a street in suburban Melbourne after a man fell to his death from a hot air balloon.

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    Inquest reveals racist NT police 'certificates'

    Inquest reveals racist NT police award 'certificates'
    Former constable Zachary Rolfe has produced certificates aiming to prove the existence of a racist award in the Northern Territory Police.

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    Paid parental leave for 26 weeks approved

    Paid parental leave for 26 weeks approved
    Commonwealth-paid parental leave will be expanded to 26 weeks incrementally over the next two years after new laws passed parliament.

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    Seven charged in domestic violence incidents

    Seven charged in domestic violence incidents
    Seven people were charged with various family violence offences, including assault, property damage, harassment and trespass, after several incidents on Sunday. 

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    Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million

    Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million
    Uber has agreed to settle a long-running court battle for $271.8 million, finally giving taxi and hire car drivers the compensation they deserve, lawyers say.

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    Boomers are online shopping, others pull back

    Boomers take to online shopping as others pull back
    Baby boomers are increasingly shopping online but have a way to go before out-spending their millennial children as cost-of-living pressures shrink baskets.

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    Google under scrutiny in digital platform probe

    Google under scrutiny in digital platform probe
    Generative AI, overseas reforms, tech developments and the quality of online search will be scrutinised by the ACCC during a digital platform services inquiry.

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    Leigh calls for more airline competition

    Leigh calls for more airline competition
    Assistant Competition Minister and federal member for Fenner Andrew Leigh has used a speech in Melbourne to renew calls for greater competition in the airline industry.

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    FEATURES

    Why do Australians trust retailers so much?

    Why do Australians trust retailers so much?
    Bunnings has toppled Woolworths as Australia’s most ‘trusted’ brand – what makes us trust a brand in the first place, asks LOUISE GRIMMER.

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    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

    Passion's music rises above problematic past

    Passion's music rises above its problematic past
    Reviewer SARAH BYRNE tries to look through the problematic choice of performing JS Bach's St John Passion and just relish Canberra Bach Ensemble's "glorious" performance.

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    This week's digital edition

    Digital edition March 14
    In a new column, political commentator ANDREW HUGHES explains why Labor is the number one political act in town: "A nice presser by apprentice and wannabe Chief Minister Steel with some tough words and angry frowns for the Greens."

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