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'I had nothing left in the tank': How border collie Ash Barky helped propel a new mum onto 'beautiful things'

Cilla Pershouse admits she "lost her sense of self" after the birth of her third child, but help came in the unexpected form of a new colleague at her farm - a border collie puppy named Ash Barky.
Woman in pink check shirt and broad-brimmed hat cuddles puppy and sits on the grass
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Animal Scienceby Kallee Buchanan

'A horrid scam on the Indigenous community': Government to pay thousands of families after funeral insurance 'fiasco'

Thousands of Australians who collectively lost millions of dollars to failed funeral insurer Youpla could now get some of their money back, under a newly announced government scheme.
Cheryl Fernando and Donald Craigie

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Policyby Loretta Florance and Kirstie Wellauer

The human body doesn't come with a manual, so here's a list of regular services every owner needs

Robyn gets her car serviced every year, so she thought she should do the same for her herself. Doctors found a hole in her heart.
A doctor checks a patient's blood pressure.

Published: Source: ABC Southern QldTopic: Healthby Peter Gunders

Sea sickness puts fishermen in path of rare whale shark off K'gari

The two men did not know whale sharks could be found in waters off Queensland's south-east coast until the inquisitive creature glided up next to their boat.
Whale shark swimming by back of a boat
Duration: 1 minute 7 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Conservationby Lucy Loram

Who gets to stay above the flood line in Brisbane? This question consumes Phoebe Paradise

Brisbane artist Phoebe Paradise turns the tension between Queenslander houses and their environment into works of gothic, sci-fi art. 
Phoebe is seen in a polaroid smiling with her tongue out, overlaid on top of an image of her Queenslander installation.

Published: Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Artby Yasmin Jeffery

Rare dolphin, only photographed six times, believed spotted in Australian waters

Researchers believe they have recorded one of the world's most unusually coloured dolphins for the first time in Australian waters.
A speckled dolphin.
Duration: 56 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Sunshine CoastTopic: Nature Reservesby Jennifer Nichols and Sarah Howells

Girl allegedly stabbed 10 times by woman at dance school

A 34-year-old Bundaberg South woman has faced court after a teen was treated for injuries to her back.
Side photo of Queensland police car.

Published: Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Crimeby Nikki Sorbello and Grace Whiteside

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Working it out while working the dog

raining her muster dog, Ash Barky has helped Cilla Pershouse cope after the birth of her third child.
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds

Source: ABC News

Speckles the piebald dolphin

Speckles is the first piebald dolphin to be documented in Australia.
A shot showing pink, white and grey skin on the dolphin's back.
Duration: 56 seconds

Source: ABC Sunshine Coast

Rare whale shark sighting in waters off Queensland's K'gari (Fraser Island)

Two fishermen have an up close encounter with a whale shark, a species that is rarely spotted off Queensland's east coast.
Rare whale shark sighting in waters off Queensland's K'gari (Fraser Island)
Duration: 1 minute 7 seconds

Source: ABC News

Queensland substation still without power

Power outages are crippling a small community north-west of Gympie, with residents saying they've experiences a dozen blackouts since December.
Duration: 2 minutes 1 second

Source: ABC News

National News

NSW bureaucrat suspended with pay pending corruption investigation into Sydney property deal

The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.
Corruption findings face legal challenge after ICAC's High Court 'disaster'

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Corruptionby Maryanne Taouk

Former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey loses preselection battle for Cottesloe to Sandra Brewer

The property council chief wins the preselection battle for the Liberal heartland seat of Cottesloe, defeating former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey. 
A side-on close-up shot of Property Council WA chief executive Sandra Brewer.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Rebecca Trigger, Cason Ho and David Weber

Australia's anti-doping chief issues grave warning over 'grossly irresponsible' Enhanced Games

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen shirtless after a race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doping in Sports

Police declare crime scene after body reportedly found in vehicle at Mackay beach

Emergency services were called to Harbour Beach in Mackay shortly after 1pm following reports of a body being found in a car.
Police officers standing near vehicles at a beach.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Policeby Lillian Watkins and Hannah Walsh

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