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08/11/2016: Ray Hadley, John Singleton and Alan Jones at 2GB in Pyrmont, celebrating 100 consecutive radio ratings wins.Pic by James Croucher

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Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Commando Regiment conduct a clearance during counter-terrorism training at the Special Forces Training Facility at Holsworthy Barracks, New South Wales. *** Local Caption *** Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Commando Regiment conducted counter-terrorism training in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart in May 2019. The training was part of the Mars series of exercises used by the 2nd Commando Regimentâ€™s online hostage recovery/counter-terrorism company to build capacity in its role as Tactical Assault Groupâ€”East (TAGâ€“E). TAGâ€“E is the Australian Defence Forceâ€™s â€˜in extremisâ€™ online counter-terrorist force, which is designed to respond to a terrorist incident or to support state/territory police. The commandos successfully assaulted a Sydney ferry in Middle Harbour during one of the counter-terrorism training scenarios. Other training activities involved conducting clearances on high-rise buildings, sporting arenas, ships, aircraft and other types of transport. TAGâ€“E is drawn from 2nd Commando Regiment and supplemented with Royal Australian Navy clearance divers and Special Operations Engineer Regiment combat engineers. 2nd Commando Regiment is part of the Australian Armyâ€™s Special Operations Command, which provides the Australian Government and Army with special forces capabilities in support of the national interest.

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Governor of the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) Philip Lowe speaks during a hearing of the House Economic Committee at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, August 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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NEWS Mike Burgess is the new Director General of ASIO. Photographed in Brisbane on 8 August 2019. Photo by Sarah Keayes

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ACTU secretary Sally McManus, who addressed the more than 500 people who turned up for the Hobart May Day March through the streets of Hobart to support the Australian Council of Trade Unions 'Change the Rules' campaign. Picture: PATRICK GEE

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SAWEEKEND ONLY - Mike Burgess, director general of Australian Signals Directorate. Supplied. ASD.

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07/08/2019. Craig Scannel, former Senior Site Manager Barangaroo with 2nd year Carpentry apprentice James Parnis on the construction site of 'One Sydney Harbour' at Barangaroo in Sydney. Employers have warned Scott Morrison that urgent, significant changes to the nation's training system are required to deliver an unprecedented infrastructure pipeline driving demand for skilled workers. Britta Campion / The Australian

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Michaela Banerji leaves the High Court in tears after losing a landmark free speech case.ABC News: Michael Black

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Former Treasurer Peter Costello at the ANU campus for the launch of a new book, Changing Fortunes: A History of the Australian Treasury, which examines how Treasury has evolved: in its economic thinking and with its influence on policy. Picture Gary Ramage

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CFMEU.Former SA secretary of the CFMEU Aaron Cartledge who was ousted from his job by the militant John Setka.Wednesday 1st August. 2019. Photo Roy VanDerVegt

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Work has started on a pipeline that will supply natural gas from Project Atlas in southwest Queensland to domestic customers

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrates with Tim Paine and Peter Siddle of Australia after taking the wicket of Joe Root of England during day five of the 1st Specsavers Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston on August 05, 2019 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Clive Palmer leaves Supreme Court.Wednesday July 24, 2019. (AAP image, John Gass)

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Barnaby Joyce member for new England, and Luke Hartsuyker member for Cowper visit OZ berries in woolgoolga.Photo Trevor Veale / Coffs Coast Advocate

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: Australian swimmer Shayna Jack arrives at Eagle Street on August 02, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

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Ballot papers are counted during the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election count at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, Wales on August 2, 2019. - Britain's Boris Johnson faces his first test at the ballot box Thursday in a by-election that could reduce his parliamentary majority to just one, as his new government vowed to double funding for a possible no-deal Brexit. Johnson's Brexit plan could also become harder to enact as his governing Conservative Party looks set to lose the Welsh seat of Brecon and Radnorshire to a pro-Europe candidate on Thursday. (Photo by Isabel INFANTES / Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty Images / AFP)

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Australia's Steve Smith celebrates his century on the opening day of the first Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England on August 1, 2019. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB

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