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Australian Cardinal George Pell (C) is escorted in handcuffs from the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne on August 21, 2019. - Disgraced Catholic Cardinal George Pell was sent back to jail after an Australian court rejected his landmark appeal against convictions for child sex abuse. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

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Cardinal George Pell is set to lose his honours and China hits Australia as ‘condescending master’ of Pacific.

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Sean McKinnon has been named as the victim in the New Zealand shooting from today with his fiancee managing to escape.Picture: Facebook Source: https://www.facebook.com/sean.mckinnon.161?epa=SEARCH_BOX

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Australian tourist shot dead in New Zealand identified and Israel Folau is ‘no problem’ for Rugby Australia’s finances.

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Pedestrians are reflected in a window with an indicator board displaying stock prices at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. (AAP Image/Steven Saphore) NO ARCHIVING

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ASX loses $56 billion in the worst drop since February 2018 and Target slashes 80 jobs in ‘upmarket’ shake-up.

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern arrives for the Pacific Islands Forum in Funafuti, Tuvalu, Wednesday, August 14, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

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Jacinda Ardern has warned ‘Australia has to answer to the Pacific’ and the victim of the Sydney CBD stabbing has been named.

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Heroes who tackled alleged Sydney CBD stabber: From left, Lee Cuthbert, Paul O’Shaughnessy, Alex Roberts; and the alleged knifeman. Pictures: Sascha O'Sullivan/Channel 7

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Three men described as ‘heroes’ have told of how they stopped a knifeman after he stabbed a woman in Sydney’s CBD.

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