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    Fatal health and safety breach costs Auckland business million
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    Fatal health and safety breach costs Auckland business $4 million

    Jamie Bowring. Photo: Facebook A South Auckland business will pay out a multi-million pound settlement over a workplace death in 2015. Jamie Bowring, 24, died after a tank explosion at a hazardous substances plant in Weary. The Auckland High Court…

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    134 years later, the Morning Star Hotel in Williamtown sees a new light
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    134 years later, the Morning Star Hotel in Williamtown sees a new light

    Williamstown, founded as Port Harwood in 1835, was a viable contender to become what is now called the central business district. After being neglected, the small settlement was renamed Williams Town in 1837 in the same stroke of the pen…

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    Watch the incredible moment a jockey puts himself in harm’s way to calm a horse that had fallen badly during a race.
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    Watch the incredible moment a jockey puts himself in harm’s way to calm a horse that had fallen badly during a race.

    The former Everest winner raced in the Sydney Stakes. Spectators were shocked when he collapsed mid-race Josh Alston for Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:36 Moscow time, October 21, 2024 | Updated: 02:36 Moscow time, October 21, 2024 A leading jockey…

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    How to watch the Queensland People’s Forum to see the final debate between Steven Miles and David Crisafulli before the state election
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    How to watch the Queensland People’s Forum to see the final debate between Steven Miles and David Crisafulli before the state election

    Queensland Premier Steven Miles and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli are set to go head-to-head in their final debate before the state election at the Sky News/The Courier-Mail People’s Forum. The hour-long debate, hosted by Sky News Australia’s chief news anchor…

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    United Cup: Perth misses Alex de Minaur as Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas head to Washington
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    United Cup: Perth misses Alex de Minaur as Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas head to Washington

    Perth tennis fans will miss the chance to support Australian star Alex de Minaur this summer as his home country plays in Sydney rather than Washington in the United Cup. Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas headline the international stars who…

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    Which team will your club support in 2025?
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    Which team will your club support in 2025?

    West Coast isn’t the only team actively rooting for another team to fail, or at least slide down the ladder, in 2025. The Blues would like to see a post-premiership post-Brisbane, which would give them a decent second-round pick, while…

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    Government rules out apology and compensation in Peter Ellis case
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    Government rules out apology and compensation in Peter Ellis case

    On October 7, Tanya Ellis visited the cemetery where her mother Leslie and brother Peter are buried and shed tears. It’s been two years since the Supreme Court ruled that Peter Ellis was a miscarriage of justice, but nothing has…

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    Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane weather: Life warning issued
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    Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane weather: Life warning issued

    Australia is facing wild weather in the coming days, with a very dry air mass and gusty southerly winds increasing the risk of fires in central and eastern regions, threatening lives and property. “A robust high pressure system will take…

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    The Tauranga Dog Breeders’ Association All Breed Dog Championships are taking place in Katikati this weekend.
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    The Tauranga Dog Breeders’ Association All Breed Dog Championships are taking place in Katikati this weekend.

    All breeds are represented at this year’s show. The pedigree dogs are well-groomed and ready to shine at this weekend’s Tauranga Kennel Association All Breed Dog Championships. The Canine Beauty Show returns to Katikati with around 500 dogs in attendance…

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    Warrnambool Racing Club welcomes three new committee members | Standard
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    Warrnambool Racing Club welcomes three new committee members | Standard

    There are also two entries in unraced three-year-old King’s Secret, a half-brother to Group 1 winner and double Everest winner Private Eye. The catalog of 254 horses includes 150 racehorses (68 racemares), including two two-year-olds, 26 brood mares, 59 stakes…

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