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- When Paul called ING with a question about his cryptocurrency investment, the bank's scam team was alerted. Now, after losing nearly $500,000 to a romance scam, Paul argues the bank could have stopped it.
- Over the last few years, a peculiar change has taken place in Papua New Guinea's north-west, with remote, traditional villages modernising at a rapid pace. Here's how the price of cocoa is fuelling development.
- If last Friday night's deadly ambush at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow proved anything, it's that while Islamic State might be down, it's certainly not out.
- Aussie rules legend Eddie Betts posts security camera footage of a vile racist attack at his home.
- Southern Australia can expect ideal weather over the Easter break until at least Monday, when rain that has been pummelling parts of the NT moves south.
- An eight-year-old child is the only survivor after a bus in South Africa plunged into a ravine and caught fire, officials say.
- Are you across this week's news headlines? Put yourself to the test.
- Morgan Neville's poignant documentary explores the cultural phenomenon that is Steve Martin.
- Learning basic pet first aid skills could help save your pet's life, especially if you are kilometres from the nearest vet.
- Many towns across northern Australia feel Alice Springs is holding up a mirror to their own problems with youth crime. Could a curfew be a solution to their challenges?
- With a youth curfew now in place in Alice Springs, there are questions over what powers the police will have to keep kids off the streets overnight.
- King Charles III praises people who "extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need" in a recorded message delivered to a pre-Easter church service, which the monarch missed as he continued to undergo cancer treatment.
- Palm Sunday in the Philippines, Chinese rocket launches and a Japanese 'poo' museum — the Asia Pacific this week in pictures.
- With 69 per cent of residential aged care homes running at a loss, many hope the federal government will fully fund a recent pay rise awarded to the sector's workers.
- Wine producers welcome an end to Chinese tariffs, with some Australian wines expected to hit shelves in China within days.
- The victim of prolonged sexual abuse at the hands of a former priest in the 1960s wins a bid to have a settlement agreement set aside, because he couldn't read well enough to understand what he was signing.
- A New York judge sentences Sam Bankman-Fried for stealing $US8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange he founded.
- Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Glenroy, in Melbourne's north, early this morning.
- As festivals around Australia struggle to remain viable, one regional event is bucking the trend with a unique early-access subscription model.
- The first Godzilla x Kong film was an unlikely success during the pandemic, but its sequel, landing three years later, doesn't come off as well.
- From The Triffids to Roberta Flack, to the newest music genre sweeping the world, these documentaries will expand your mind and enrich your soul.
- Bitcoin. Ask anyone to explain it and you'll either get a blank stare or a blustery, confident answer. But one Australian man claimed to know all — until it turned out he didn't.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says F-16 fighter jets supplied to Ukraine by Western countries will be shot down, but rules out attacking NATO countries.
- Problems in Africa are leading to big increases in the prices of cocoa and chocolate — but consumers are still stocking up on eggs and bunnies for Easter.
- Macalie Adamson spent 18 years using the drug ice, culminating in a near-death experience and homelessness. Now, almost six years into sobriety, she's using her experience to open more conversations about drug use and rehabilitation.
- With Easter marking the unofficial start of the tourist season, outback authorities are concerned by the number of people getting lost or stuck in Queensland's outback after following location mapping apps.
- Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell will sit on the crossbench as an independent after announcing she is resigning from the Jacqui Lambie Network.
- One of Australia's leading businesswomen, Jan Cameron, will be disqualified from managing corporations for five years after being sentenced for hiding a substantial shareholding in baby formula company Bellamy's Australia.
- The mother of murdered woman Celeste Manno says she feels "pure disgust" that Victorian prosecutors would not go to the Court of Appeal and seek a life sentence for the man who took her daughter's life.
- Magpies veteran Scott Pendlebury will face scrutiny over a hit on star Lion Lachie Neale, as the Magpies got off the mark against the still winless Lions.
- Roosters coach Trent Robinson questions the bunker over an early no-try call, but says it wasn't the reason his side lost to Penrith.
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analysis:Albanese vowed his government would be different. This week showed how far it's fallen from that promise
Labor didn't pledge to just be better than the alternative, it vowed to set new standards. On that measure, when you consider the secrecy, the attempts to push extraordinary powers through parliament and aversion to public scrutiny, Labor is falling short.
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analysis:As the Roosters face the Panthers, they're fighting to learn a truth Penrith knows all too well
The Roosters look ready to take on the NRL's elite after their thumping win over South Sydney, but as they prepare to take on Penrith, can they rediscover the winning qualities the Panthers know so well?
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analysis:What happened in the Baltimore bridge collapse and what needs to change
When the container ship MV Dali lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed in moments. The images are a reminder that safety can't be taken for granted.
Analysis
analysis:With 170,000 foundation members for Tasmania's AFL team, does Labor need to change its stadium position?
Labor stalwarts and unions believe Tasmanian Labor needs to rethink its stance on the proposed Hobart AFL stadium following its election loss, with one commentator saying confusion over its policy contributed to defeat.
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analysis:Albanese vowed his government would be different. This week showed how far it's fallen from that promise
Labor didn't pledge to just be better than the alternative, it vowed to set new standards. On that measure, when you consider the secrecy, the attempts to push extraordinary powers through parliament and aversion to public scrutiny, Labor is falling short.
Analysis
analysis:As the Roosters face the Panthers, they're fighting to learn a truth Penrith knows all too well
The Roosters look ready to take on the NRL's elite after their thumping win over South Sydney, but as they prepare to take on Penrith, can they rediscover the winning qualities the Panthers know so well?
Analysis
analysis:What happened in the Baltimore bridge collapse and what needs to change
When the container ship MV Dali lost power and slammed into one of the support piers of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the bridge collapsed in moments. The images are a reminder that safety can't be taken for granted.
Analysis
analysis:With 170,000 foundation members for Tasmania's AFL team, does Labor need to change its stadium position?
Labor stalwarts and unions believe Tasmanian Labor needs to rethink its stance on the proposed Hobart AFL stadium following its election loss, with one commentator saying confusion over its policy contributed to defeat.
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