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Pauline Hanson won't identify Muslims in One Nation because it could 'put them in danger'

Hanson 'I am concerned for everyone'1:55Speaking on Q and A, Pauline Hanson looks for the answers to radical Islam. Courtesy: ABC Senator elect Pauline Hanson, pictured at her post election party, won’t name the Muslim members of One Nation because it would make them unsafe. Picture: Liam KidstonPAULINE Hanson says there are Muslim members in One Nation, but she won’t name them publicly for fear of endangering their lives.The senator-elect, who wants to stop Muslims from migrating to Australia ..
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NW Liberal senator push

Liberals must make sure they have a senator in the North-West, Burnie Alderman Ken Dorsey says. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be asked to make sure the Liberals have a North-West-based senator if Burnie Alderman Ken Dorsey has his way.If Devonport-based Tourism Minister Richard Colbeck loses his seat, the region will potentially be left without a federal Liberal MP closer than Launceston, as Braddon Liberal MHR Brett Whiteley lost his seat in the recent election, along with..
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Robber pepper sprays himself in face during bungled Perth pharmacy hold-up

Robber pepper sprays himself in face during bungled Perth pharmacy hold-up Updated July 22, 2016 15:29:17 A search is underway for two men after a botched armed robbery in the southern Perth suburb of Shoalwater during which one of the men pepper sprayed his own face and the other cut himself.It is alleged one of the men stole several items, including expensive sleep apnoea gear, from a pharmacy on Safety Bay Road early on Thursday night.He was chased by the pharmacist ..
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Pozieres service marks Aust losses in 1916

Lloyd Jones, AAP Europe CorrespondentAAPThe remains of Australian soldiers killed on the Western Front a century ago could still be turning up in another 100 years given the mass slaughter that occurred, Veterans' Affairs Minister Dan Tehan says.The minister will speak at a centenary service in the French village of Pozieres on Saturday to mark the bloody battle in the area in which nearly 7000 Australian soldiers lost their lives.The Australians quickly took the village after launching their at..
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Tanya Plibersek steps into education super-portfolio as Bill Shorten shuffles the Labor deck

Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek is returning to the domestic political fray, taking on the role of shadow education minister in a reshaped Labor shadow ministry that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten hopes will help oust the Coalition from government.Ms Plibersek has agreed to step away from foreign affairs to take on one of the key election-determining portfolios in an expanded role that will see her steering Labor's policies on schools and universities. More News Videos Previou..
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Hodgman not worried by poll figures

Hodgman not worried by poll figures AAP on July 23, 2016, 3:31 am With more than 18 months to go until the state election, Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman isn't worried by wavering support for his government.Since November his administration's popularity has fallen 11 points to 37 per cent - its lowest result in six years, according to the results of the latest EMRS poll.Over the same period support for the Labor opposition has picked up seven points to attract 32 per cent of ..
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Body three days in Hungry Jack's toilet

Police are trying to determine how a man's body could have gone unnoticed for nearly three days in the toilet of a Perth Hungry Jack's restaurant.Officers were called after the body was discovered in a locked cubicle at a Hungry Jack's in Balga, in the city's north, on Monday morning.They believe the man might have entered the toilet on Friday night.The restaurant was closed by workers at 10pm on Sunday, presumably with the man's body in situ.If it had been there since Friday, that would indicat..
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