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• Watchdog probes Chemist Warehouse pay

  Solly Lew is in the fight of his commercial life.A Fitzroy Street family pharmacist of 35 years standing, "Solly" is a St Kilda institution. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide When a discount giant moves in next door Banks, Apple in stoush over digital wallets How shareholders can rein in CEO salaries Caltex wage fraud: the system is broken Will markets get the clarity they crave? Don't just blame Boomers fo..

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• Adut shocked to be NSW Aussie of the Year

  

  Andi YuAustralian Associated PressFighting as a child soldier in Sudan, Deng Adut never dreamed he would have a positive future, let alone be named the NSW Australian of the Year.The 33-year-old refugee and criminal lawyer shed tears as he received the top honour from Premier Mike Baird at ceremony in Sydney on Monday night.He told AAP he was beyond surprised."Shocked," he said."I never dreamed of anything."Even (being) a fisherman."Mr Adut was forced to fight as a child soldier at the age of si..

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• Bernardi's Trump hat sparks Twitter row

  

  COALITION Senator Cory Bernardi has started a Twitter row after he posted a selfie while wearing a Donald Trump-style hat, with a controversial message.The South Australian MP, who is on secondment in the US representing Australia at the United Nations, posted a photograph of himself with the hat that had the words: “Make Australia great again”.The message is an adaptation of the message Trump has worn on his hat he wears, which always states: “Make America great again.”media_cameraRepublican pr..

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• One Nation senator off to talk to lawyer

  

  One Nation senator off to talk to lawyerAustralian Associated Press8:21PM November 7, 2016SaveEmbattled One Nation senator Rod Culleton says he was ambushed and he hadn't even met party leader Pauline Hanson or other senators before his eligibility matter came to a head in the Senate.Senators, including Ms Hanson, voted on Monday to refer Senator Culleton's case to the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns.Adding insult to the injury, One Nation won't be assisting with his legal c..

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• Dreamworld set to reopen for summer

  

  Dreamworld tragedy: Brother and sister farewelled Ardent Leisure is expected to make an announcement on Wednesday about when its Dreamworld theme park will reopen after police said they had finished their crime-scene investigation following the deaths of four tourists late last month.With Ardent Leisure losing an estimated $295,000 a day it remains closed, there is pressure on the listed company to reopen the park before the lucrative summer holiday season begins early next mont..

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• Gillian Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' Malcolm Turnbull

  

  The president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has hit back after an extraordinary attack by Malcolm Turnbull, accusing the Prime Minister of not being briefed and misunderstanding how the organisation operates.Mr Turnbull on Monday called on the commission to urgently review the way it manages race hate cases after "bringing" a case against three students that was last week thrown out by a Federal Circuit Court judge for having no reasonable prospect of success. More..

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• Diver missing for 17 hours off Townsville coast found alive

  

  Diver missing for 17 hours off Townsville coast found alive Updated November 07, 2016 21:38:50 A scuba diver missing for more than 17 hours off the north Queensland coast is lucky to be alive, according to his rescuers. Key points:The 68-year-old diver did not have a personal locator beacon on his dive beltHe underestimated the current and was swept away from the Yongala wreckRescuers were hoping the man's black wetsuit and yellow oxygen tank would stand out against th..

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• Lone-wolf radio hoaxer hacks Melbourne air traffic control: AFP

  

  Federal police are hunting a lone-wolf radio hoaxer who made 15 illegal transmissions to air-traffic controllers and domestic passenger pilots last month - including one telling a Virgin pilot to abort a landing.The agencies investigating the incidents believe only one person has made the transmissions by finding a way to tap into the air traffic control frequency and communicate directly with planes and control towers. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide AFP hun..

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• Police rescue koala stuffed in a woman's handbag

  

  Police found the koala joey in a woman’s bag.Andrew Dawson, Madura McCormackSouthern StarHANDBAGS are known to contain weird items, but one Queensland woman has taken it to the next level after being found yesterday with a koala joey. Queensland Police had stopped the 50-year-old woman on Newnham Rd, Wishart at around 8.55pm on Sunday night for unrelated matters.When officers arresting her asked her if she had anything to declare, the woman handed over a zipped green canvas bag and told officers..

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