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A Perth primary school P&C have apologised after a photo of a parent wearing blackface at a bingo fundraiser went viral. 

Bombshell revelations today that billions of dollars in NDIS funds have been spent on illicit drugs, holidays and expensive cars. 

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Chris Hemsworth has shocked fans by trashing the Aussie accent!

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NDIS minister has addressed criticism about the scheme not responding quickly enough to people abusing the system

A jailed gangland matriarch makes a plea for freedom

President Biden's son goes on trial in the US

The Tillies score a win over China, ahead of the announcement of the squad for Paris

And big news from 80s pop legend, Cyndi Lauper

 

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The heartbroken family of a Sydney nurse, killed in a gas explosion, have broken their silence.

The Federal Government has welcomed a 3.75 percent increase to the minimum wage, saying it will leave millions of Australian's better off.

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John Lennon's son has called out Prince Harry after reading his memoir.

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The body of a woman has been found beneath the rubble, after unit block explosion in Sydney's west

A driver returns a breath test of almost NINE TIMES the legal limit

Teens rescued in the WA outback

The Bombers seven game winning streak comes to an end

And Adele gets feisty at a heckler during a Vegas show

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New legislation will be introduced in a bid to stamp out explicit AI images

Airlines work to clear backlog after major disruptions

Beings space launch aborted at last minute

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Donald Trump is preparing to appeal his conviction in hush money trial

House prices hit record high

Ticketek customers hit with data breach

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Donald Trump's lawyers have vowed to appeal as soon as possible, after the former President was found guilty in his hush money trial in New York. 

Jetstar says a 'steering issue' is to blame for one of it's planes sliding off the runway in New Zealand this morning.

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Selena Gomez has revealed she was considering adoption, before her blossoming romance with Benny Blanco.

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People told to seek shelter indoors, in Victoria's wet and wild North East Ranges

Fresh embarrassment for Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic organisers

New data shows men are taking to the vape in droves

Matildas Mania hits Adelaide 

And a Madonna fan set to sue, over her concert being too "sexual"!

 

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Border Force has seized more than four-thousand litres of a potentially fatal "date rape" drug since March.

Experts are confident police will be able to retrieve data from a mobile phone,  belonging to missing Victorian mother Samantha Murphy. 

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Hugh Jackman has revealed he's leaning on fellow actor Ryan Reynolds for support, after calling time on his 27-year marriage.

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This week, Joe ponders the following questions:

• Is Australia racist, as the ABC's Laura Tingle suggests?
• Is Albo out of touch? Does it matter?
• What is Direction 99 and why is Andrew Giles in hot water... again?
• Did Media Watch just confirm that Joe has the real story?

Joe answers all this and more in the latest episode of The Real Story with Joe Hildebrand:

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