Andrew Probyn
Andrew Probyn is Nine Network's national affairs editor, working out of the Federal bureau.
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Australian Open
‘It’s a bit bionic now’: Inside Operation Kyrgios, and why his comeback will be short-lived
Nick Kyrgios could not even hold shopping bags or twist a doorknob. He opens up on his Australian Open comeback attempt – and retirement plans.
- by Andrew Probyn
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‘It was a revolution’: The forgotten Australian whose medical breakthrough saved millions of lives
John Gorman is a miracle man whose discovery has finally been recognised by his homeland.
- by Andrew Probyn and Danielle Post
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ADF
Pilots switched in minutes before fatal Taipan crash
Multiple sources have also said that investigators have effectively ruled out mechanical, engine or airframe fault as a cause for the tragedy.
- by Andrew Probyn and Hannah Bowers
Defence attempts to restrict independent inquiry into helicopter crash deaths
The Australian military has made a submission seeking to severely curtail an independent inquiry’s ability to investigate a fatal Taipan helicopter crash last year.
- by Andrew Probyn
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International affairs
The $50 billion gas deal Australia hopes will keep China quiet
Australia is offering a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track an offshore gas project the government hopes will keep Beijing at bay.
- by Andrew Probyn
PM points finger at Coalition over release of former detainee
Anthony Albanese has sought to shield his government from further backlash over a former immigration detainee now charged with murder.
- by Andrew Probyn
Slain man’s brother says system failed, as opposition blames minister for release
Bosco Minyurano was stabbed at Acacia Ridge, allegedly by a man released from immigration detention seven weeks earlier.
- by Bailey Kenzie and Andrew Probyn
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Immigration
Murder accused released from immigration detention a month ago
The 29-year-old was freed into the community after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal decided he was “now a low risk of reoffending”.
- by Andrew Probyn and Bailey Kenzie
ADF chief rejects China spying claim after helicopter flare incident
The incident, where a Chinese jet dropped flares in the path of a navy helicopter, has caused tension between Australia and the nation’s biggest trading partner.
- by Andrew Probyn
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Defence
‘Unsafe and unprofessional’: Australian Navy helicopter in near miss with Chinese fighter jet
A Chinese warplane dropped flares in front of an Australian Navy helicopter in international waters, in an incident Defence Minister Richard Marles condemned as “unacceptable”.
- by Andrew Probyn
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Defence
A father’s grief, an army’s silence: New chopper crash theory emerges
It took only a few seconds for the Taipan to pitch up then plunge into the sea, killing all four on board. The quest for the truth has taken months.
- by Andrew Probyn and Hannah Bowers
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