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Netball legend Liz Ellis is joining the board of Netball Australia a year after she was knocked back from the job. The former Diamonds captain spent 15 years representing her country at the top and believes now is the right time to try and influence change.

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The Government is under mounting pressure to explain how a former immigration detainee accused of a brutal home invasion was out in the community in the first place. 73-year-old Perth grandmother Ninette Simons and her husband Philip were at home earlier this month when a trio allegedly posing as police officers entered their house and are accused of assaulting her.

For more, 7NEWS political editor Mark Riley joins. 

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The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the royal family to visit Ukraine since war broke out. According to Buckingham Palace, Sophie's trip is to show solidarity with the men, women and children impacted by the conflict.

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Heavy rain is forecasted for large parts of the country as winter sets in with a cold front bringing showers to parts of New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tassie. 

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Former Adelaide captain Rory Sloane has made the difficult decision to retire effective immediately after 255 AFL games.

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Victorian MP Darren Cheeseman has been kicked out of the Labor caucus over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. 

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A surprise hearing is set to be held in the ongoing defamation battle between Brittany Higgins and her former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds.

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The family of Ipswich great-grandmother Vyleen White will lead the charge of a youth crime crisis rally in Brisbane. 

For more, Vyleen's daughter Cindy Micallef joins.

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Telcos could be forced to share real-time network information during outages, under sweeping changes recommended in a review. 

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An investigation has been launched after a car parked at the front of a home in Sydney's west was torched. 

For more, Liam Tapper reports. 

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