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Two killed and scores injured after car drives into German Christmas market – latest updates
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Two killed and scores injured after car drives into German Christmas market – latest updates
Police arrest Saudi Arabian doctor as suspect for attack, according to German state premier
US politics  
House passes funding proposal without Trump’s demand to raise debt limit
Housing crisis  
The renters caught in Byron Bay region’s housing crisis: ‘I feel like there’s a fire under my arse’
Cricket live  
New Zealand v Australia: second women’s one-day international
Federal politics  
Climate 200 puts Coalition in crosshairs, with only one Labor seat on election hitlist
US  
Biden beats Trump’s record of judicial confirmations with 235th appointee
The rural network
Farming has always been gambling with dirt – but the odds are getting longer
Farming has always been gambling with dirt – but the odds are getting longer
Rainfall patterns are changing, crops are ripening earlier and the normal rhythms of farming have fallen off – exactly as climate scientists warned
 
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Boxing  
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Culture
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Music  
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Stage  
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Opinion
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Lifestyle
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Food  
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