The Guardian today - Australia edition

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Queensland election: LNP holds narrow lead in final polls but could lose majority Three state-wide surveys in final week of campaign show ruling party maintaining 52% to 48% lead over Labor after preferences  Abbott says he is a 'good captain' after polls show voters prefer his colleagues Isis weapons engineer killed in airstrike in Iraq, claims US military Waroona bushfire threatens lives and homes Grassroots sports at risk from heatwaves due to climate change, report warns Boris Johnson: jihadis are porn-watching 'wankers'
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The Newcastle Jets saga: Nathan Tinkler's controversial track record Soldiering on: the sentimental star of South Korea's Asian Cup heroics England beat India to reach Tri-Series final – as it happened Australia's Michael Clarke in fitness race for Cricket World Cup I like to hear women grunt at the tennis - video
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Colleen McCullough: the Thorn Birds author and 'charmer' remembered Daniel Johns releases Aerial Love, his first new music in eight years Aactas 2015: The Water Diviner and The Babadook tie, but at least they're Aussie
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Nice sledge, Kim Sears. But for a lesson in swearing, look to the masters | Eleanor Robertson Recognition for Indigenous Australians is not like the republic. We need a model to debate | Larissa Behrendt The world is turning against austerity. Now it's Queensland's turn | Jason Wilson
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Jay Z to take on Apple and Spotify by buying streaming music services Hi Mum, sorry about that love-doll bumhole in your Facebook feed
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UK urged to permit IVF procedure to prevent fatal genetic diseases Obama's precision medicine plan seeks $215m for genetics-based treatments
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Threatened species given lifeline by new bait developed to kill feral cats Australian fish moving south as climate changes, say researchers
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