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Tony Smith early front runner to replace Bronwyn Bishop
The Australian Financial Review
Prime Minister Tony Abbott embraces Madam Speaker Bronwyn Bishop when he attended the UN Women International Women's Day breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 3 March 2015. Photo: Andrew Meares Andrew Meares.
Bronwyn Bishop quits: Shorten says new Speaker mustn't be partisan   The Australian
Bronwyn Bishop allegations 'no different' from Peter Slipper's, lawyer says   Sydney Morning Herald
The speakership of Bronwyn Bishop   Brisbane Times
Herald Sun
NEWS.com.au
Sky News Australia
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Former boxer Craig Ison's hand almost severed in punching great white shark
Sydney Morning Herald
A surfer who punched a great white shark during a frenzied attack on NSW's northern coast had his hand almost severed. Craig Ison, 51, underwent microsurgery in the Gold Coast University Hospital on Sunday to reattach tendons and to save him from ...
Northern NSW beaches to remain closed   The Australian (blog)
Evans shark victim now in a stable condition, sister says   Northern Star
NSW beaches reopen after shark sightings   Geelong Advertiser
Echonetdaily
The Nation
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Education Qld school child abuse: Politicians squabble over glitch
Brisbane Times
Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones points the finger at her portfolio predecessor John-Paul Langbroek, but he questions why the glitch took months to be discovered. Photo: Chris Hyde. Queensland's major political parties are blaming each other ...
Qld govt systems tested after abuse glitch   Sky News Australia
Qld orders snap review into failure of child abuse reporting system   iT News
Computer glitch leaves 644 child abuse cases unreported   4BC

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Gusty winds could reignite NSW bushfire
Sky News Australia
Extra firefighters are heading to the bushfire in the NSW Blue Mountains where winds are expected to pick up during the day. The Wentworth Falls blaze isn't posing any immediate threat to homes along Coronation Rd after light rain last night. But RFS ...
Blue Mountains bushfire: Extra firefighters tackling 'suspicious' blaze as ...   ABC Online
Firefighters battle Blue Mountains fires, gusty winds hamper efforts   Sydney Morning Herald
RFS treating Blue Mountains bushfire as suspicious   9news.com.au
Echonetdaily
Cowra Community News
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A tunnel has ben found under Goulburn's Maximum Security Jail in southern NSW ...
NEWS.com.au
AN investigation is underway after a tunnel was found under Goulburn maximum security jail. Corrective Services NSW has confirmed a “man-made cavity” was discovered under a cabinet in the workshop area of the prison. A spokesman told news.com.au ...

Man-made hole found under Goulburn prison   Sky News Australia
Investigation launched into possible tunnel as hole discovered in Goulburn ...   ABC Online
Man-made hole found at NSW supermax jail   The Australian (blog)
9news.com.au
Daily Mail
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Monis letter: 'mistakes were made'
Herald Sun
THE Attorney-General's Department is confident it won't lose any more letters after the debacle involving correspondence from Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis. DEPARTMENT secretary Chris Moraitis has conceded his staff may have been running ...

Monis's former partner to stand trial   Sky News Australia
Sydney siege gunman Man Monis's partner Amirah Droudis to face murder trial   Sydney Morning Herald
Man Monis's partner Amirah Droudis to stand trial for murder   The Daily Telegraph
Perth Now
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Lawrence Springborg rules out replacing Bruce Scott in Maranoa
Sydney Morning Herald
Queensland Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg has ruled out a switch to federal politics in the wake of Maranoa MP Bruce Scott's impending retirement. Mr Scott, the Federal Parliament's deputy speaker, announced on Monday he would not recontest ...

Springborg rules himself out of Maranoa   The Australian (blog)
State Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg rules out running for federal seat ...   Herald Sun
Maranoa MP Bruce Scott makes 'difficult decision' to quit politics at next ...   ABC Local

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Man charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting woman in Bathurst
ABC Online
A man has been charged with kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman at Bathurst in the New South Wales central west. Police say the 22-year-old woman was grabbed by the man while she walking along Russell Street on Saturday night.
Man charged after brutal sex attack   Herald Sun
Bathurst teenage boy charged after a woman was raped for 90 minutes   Daily Mail
Bathurst teenager 'dragged woman into paddock, repeatedly assaulted her'   9news.com.au
Western Advocate
NSW Police Online (press release)
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Vic man stabbed by attacker hiding in car
9news.com.au
A man has been stabbed in the face by an attacker lurking in the back seat of his car in what Victoria Police describe as a "horror movie" moment. Handcuffs, cable ties and material straps were later found in the car, suggesting the attacker may have ...
man stabbed in face in attempted kidnapping   Herald Sun
Police investigate Lalor kidnapping attempt   3AW

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James Hird's legal battle with AFL, ASADA set to top $1 million
The Australian
The financial cost of James' Hird's failed bid to have ASADA and the AFL's joint investigation into his football club declared unlawful is revealed in court documents detailing a dispute between the Essendon coach and the club's insurers. Hird is suing ...
Essendon coach James Hird sues insurance company over $642000 in legal costs ...   ABC Online
New forward Dempsey wants AFL return   SBS
Trusty half-backs set the tone   Western Bulldogs
Herald Sun
The Age
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