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Third time Archibald finalist

Angus McDonald is a finalist in this year's Archibald Prize and he's hoping it's a case of third time lucky

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Anti-gay marriage truck in Lismore

A truck promoting opposition to gay marriage has been vandalised in Lismore

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Celebrating inspirational seniors

It's Seniors Week and, to celebrate, ABC North Coast is profiling inspiring seniors from our community in a five-part series on air and online

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Bravery award for fisherman

Michael Williams has received a bravery medal after swimming for hours to raise the alarm for two friends stranded at sea after their boat capsized

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Celebrating seniors - part two

It's Seniors Week and, to celebrate, ABC North Coast is profiling inspiring seniors from our community in a five-part series on air and online

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Celebrating seniors - part three

It's Seniors Week and, to celebrate, ABC North Coast is profiling inspiring seniors from our community in a series on air and online

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Celebrating seniors - part four

It's Seniors Week and, to celebrate, ABC North Coast is profiling inspiring seniors from our community in a series on air and online

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Margot Anthony unveiled at gallery

The latest acquisition unveiled at the Tweed River Art Gallery is a portrait of Margot Anthony

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Celebrating seniors - part six

It was originally supposed to be a five-part series, but we just had to fit one more in. This story wraps up ABC North Coast's Seniors Week special.

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Tributes flow for Vincent Lovegrove

Vincent Lovegrove will be remembered for his passion, strength in adversity and awe-inspiring talent

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Tragic end at surf titles

The third death of a teenager at the Kurrawa-based Australian Surf Life Saving Championships has resulted in calls for a formal inquiry into the event and its organisers

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Breast cancer screening warning

Thermal imaging is being promoted as a reliable method of detecting breast cancer, but women are being warned against it by BreastScreen NSW

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Kids in Community Awards

Do you know an inspiring young person? Nominate them for the Kids in Community Awards

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Clubs and pubs dispute pokie report

Club and pub industry spokesmen dispute a new report that shows less than 2 per cent of money put through poker machines is returned to the community in the Richmond electorate

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Fun run in memory of Lismore legend

ABC North Coast is a proud supporter of the annual Darrel Chapman Fun Run now in its 17th year

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Rudd denies repaying favours

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd visited the north coast this week to help launch Labor's campaign for the September local government elections

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Mardi Grass creator ashamed of Nimbin's drug town image

The creator of Nimbin's Mardi Grass says the event has achieved nothing in the battle for drug law reform, cannabis can be a dangerous substance, and he is ashamed of the town's image as a haven for...

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World's oldest university graduate

The world's oldest graduate will earn his degree from Southern Cross University today

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Battle of the Coral Sea 70th anniversary

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, known as the 'battle that saved Australia' in World War II

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From the ashes - 10 years of Timorese independence

The capital Dili was a charred, scarred ruin. A sea of destruction, littered with burnt out cars against a backdrop of soaring lime green rainforest.

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Christine Assange slams Federal Government

The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the Federal Government has been of no help to her son

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Indigenous advantage

Jack Manning Bancroft is the CEO of the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience

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Casey Donovan still a star

Former Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan shows she still has shining star quality

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Margaret Olley - A Life In Paint

Almost a year to the day Margaret Olley slipped away quietly in her Surry Hills home, ABC 1 will air a revealing documentary about her life tonight at 9:30.

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Businesses criticise independent Fair Work review

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Bodyguard fears Assange may face death

One of Julian Assange's bodyguards recently visited Lismore where he spoke to ABC North Coast

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Remembering Darcy Goodwin

The Northern Rivers is mourning the loss of Five Loaves mobile soup kitchen founder Darcy Goodwin

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Byron Bay's Tumblr star

A Byron Bay student has 20,000 Tumblr followers and is now running the blog of Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk

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Fantastic Freney outshines her idol

For twelve years since the Sydney Paralympics, Jacqueline Freney has wanted to emulate her sporting hero, Australian ID (intellectual disability) swimmer Siobhan Paton.

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Inspirational 82-year-old tennis champion

North Coast tennis sensation Margaret Fisher has won silver in the mixed doubles at the World Super Seniors Tennis Championships in Croatia.

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The only way is up

The sky is certainly the limit for Andrew Polidano.

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No charges against former MP Steve Cansdell

NSW Police have confirmed they will not be charging former Clarence MP Steve Cansdell, despite him confessing to signing a false statutory declaration

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Bali heroine relives horror

Sevegne Newton spent the night of the Bali bombings helping overwhelmed hospital staff. When she returned to Australia she realised she was also suffering

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Exit Wounds - One Australian's War on Terror

"..they begin to zip up the thin, white bags - like sleeping bags - in which the soldiers rest. On impulse, I stop them. 'I'd like to say goodbye' I say... I take a slow breath and step close to each...

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Paul Kelly: Stories of Me

Paul Kelly has spent a lifetime telling the stories of others, now the tables have turned. The documentary 'Paul Kelly: Stories of Me' examines the life and work of the man and his impact on a...

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100 reasons why it's never too late to embrace technology

What do tech-savvy, great, great grandmas want this Christmas? A tablet computer. That's at the top of centurian Marie's wish list.

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2012 in review

ABC North Coast looks back at the people, issues and events that shaped our region in 2012

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Mungo MacCullum pays tribute to Hazel Hawke

"So outgoing, so generous, so optimistic and so selfless".

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A tribute to June Causley

The Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis has paid tribute to June Causley who died yesterday.

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Stand up comedy can be tough

Denise Scotts' done some tough gigs but 30 years on she just keeps getting better.

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Barnaby Joyce wraps up 32 community forums

The Nationals' candidate for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has wrapped up his last community forum at Liston, about 70km north of Tenterfield.

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Crimwife at the writers festival

Tanya Levin spent five years as a crimwife - after meeting and then falling in love with a prisoner in the gaol where she worked.

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Modern Australian love poems

The first new Anthology of love poetry in Australia set to have a broad range of appeal.

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Simon Crean reflects on a life in politics

Often described as one of Labor's elder statesmen, Simon Crean is preparing to leave Federal politics. Appearing at the Byron Bay Writers Festival, he shared some of his thoughts on his political...

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Former nurse arrested over two deaths

Police in Victoria have arrested a 46 year old woman, understood to be a former nurse, over the alleged murders of two elderly women at a nursing home in Ballina in northern New South Wales.

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Fianc of Kymberlie Shepherd, who died during childbirth, calls for more...

The fianc of a woman who died from a rare amniotic fluid embolism during childbirth is calling for more research into the condition. Kymberlie Shepherd, 26, died shortly after giving birth to son Kyden...

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Operation fightback: how doctors turned the tide on Ebola

He witnessed an apocalyptic scene. Health workers looking like radiation experts in the aftermath of a reactor meltdown, gravely ill people vomiting, bleeding, barely able to lift limbs from concrete...

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Kyogle Centenary of Anzac Exhibition

World War One affected the heart of many regional areas around Australia, but none more so than the shire of Kyogle. Per head of population, Kyogle had a higher number of men enlist than any other...

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Meet Tania Tampon: Pioneering protester against GST on sanitary products

'Tania Tampon' was the first protester to confront John Howard over the GST on women's sanitary products

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MP Kevin Hogan moving to crossbenches, but remaining as a National Party member

A Nationals MP, who threatened to move to the crossbenches if there was another Liberal leadership spill, says he will make the switch but remain a member of the party.

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