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'Remarkable': How Gaza protests unfolded in Australia and around the world

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'Really angry': Isabel is one of hundreds considering class action against this IVF provider

Health

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Ned's grandson died in police custody. Three months on, the cause still isn't confirmed.

Australia

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$548.5 million: The price the government is willing to pay 'to avoid a public trial' of robodebt

Australia

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Researchers design safer solutions for sharing the water with sharks

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This Christian community embraces traditional living. But ex-members allege it has dark secrets

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Why Brooke chose Facebook over an IVF clinic to find a sperm donor

Life

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'Not exactly glamorous': The 'disheartening' reality of dating in rural Australia

Australia

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When Andrea’s husband died, their blended family was 'instantaneously decimated'

Life

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Modified and dangerous: The popular 'illegal motorbikes' on Australia's roads

Australia

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'When I wear the clothes... I feel proud': How these women fleeing conflict find strength

Australia

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Diana lived in her car while battling cancer. A new housing initiative is offering hope

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An atomic bomb, a missed train and an extraordinary story of survival.

World

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What this grieving daughter found online is helping thousands in Australia

Life

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The business of making babies is worth more than $820 million in Australia. What are the issues, risks and ethics that arise when making money and making a baby mix? And what happens when things go wrong in the process?

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In Waco, Texas Dateline investigates religious group Homestead Heritage. Leaders say they're reviving traditional living, but former members call it a "cult" rife with sexual abuse and cover ups.

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