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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Josh Robertson |Brendan Esposito
Jaiden Smith wasn't going to let the floodwaters swamping his house stop him from seeing his family. True, his folks lived just next door — but he wasn't keen to keep wading back and forth waist-deep through the oily, silty inland sea that suddenly divided them, courtesy of ex-Cyclone Alfred. So Jaiden hopped in his car-battery-powered tinny — with his partner, cats and pet rats — and navigated through the garden gate to their door. "Brilliant. Works well," he says.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Josh Robertson |Brendan Esposito
In a sure sign the political circus was in town, emergency service officials placed a speaker's podium in front of a rescue truck. "We've got a cast of thousands but it's wonderful," the local member Janelle Saffin told the gathering, a show of solidarity with State Emergency Service workers in the wake of yet another natural disaster threat in Lismore.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Conor Duffy |Brendan Esposito
/ Posted 5 minutes agoA broken jaw playing country rugby league led farmer Ross Thompson to get serious about shearing sheep in the northern New South Wales town of Inverell. It was the 1990s when some 10,000 shearers plied their trade and he hoped the competitive circuit would fill the void left by footy. "I wasn't interested in going to the city, and I was always told it's the best money you can make in the bush with your hands. And that's true," Mr Thompson said.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
en.mogaznews.com | Conor Duffy |Brendan Esposito
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Conor Duffy |Brendan Esposito
"Risky play" seemed like a strange concept to Melbourne dad Peter Curry until he read a parenting book and realised it was as familiar as his own 1980s "free range" childhood. Now it's an integral part of life for his two children, Harriet and Patrick. "Risky play for us looks like running down a hill as fast as you can, walking along a sea wall looking down at the rocks below, or climbing a tree to the top," Mr Curry said.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
en.mogaznews.com | Conor Duffy |Brendan Esposito
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Linton Besser |Ronan Sharkey |Brendan Esposito
/ Posted 2 minutes agoEvery year, almost 20,000 people leave prison in New South Wales, but less than three per cent of them get a bed in a supported accommodation program. The residents of Rainbow Lodge are among the lucky few – but one slip-up could land them back inside. At midnight on January 26, 2009, Mark Doyle was released from Junee prison in southern NSW. He'd completed a two-year stretch for a string of break-and-enters.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nabil Al-Nashar |Brendan Esposito
Stateline / Posted 8 minutes agoIn 1964, Brian Hopkins survived Australia's deadliest peacetime maritime disaster, being one of the last to escape the sinking HMAS Voyager. Now, more than 60 years later, the navy veteran revisits his past. As Brian Hopkins walks below the deck of the retired warship HMAS Vampire for perhaps the final time, there's vivid memories at every turn. "It's like being at home. It doesn't matter what ship you're on," he said.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
en.mogaznews.com | Katri Uibu |Danielle Bonica |Brendan Esposito
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Katri Uibu |Danielle Bonica |Brendan Esposito
Posted 2 minutes agoAs soon as she hears the piercing sound of a window shatter onto the backyard patio, Ella knows the fight for her life is on again. "I'm going to f****** kill you," Jesse screams. Heart thumping, Ella watches his small hand reach for a 20-centimetre shard of glass. He thrusts it towards her face. She wraps her arms around his body and forces him to the ground, holding him in a firm hug while her children and neighbour scramble to call the police.
