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After one aborted, then abandoned, criminal trial and two successful out of court settlements Bruce Lehrmann was on Monday found to have raped Brittany Higgins.\xa0
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The Victorian government is pushing for a \u201csubstantial \xadincrease\u201d for workers on minimum and award wages, well ahead of the \u201ceconomically \xadresponsible\u201d lift other states want amid warnings too big a rise may drive up inflation.\xa0
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A new housing \u201csuper portfolio\u201d has been created to focus on fixing the South Australia\u2019s housing crisis \u2013 and several other key portfolio responsibilities have been switched \u2013 as part of Premier Peter Malinauskas\u2019 first cabinet reshuffle.\xa0
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Queensland Education Minister Di Farmer has bowed to pressure from the teachers\u2019 unions and home education bodies, announcing homeschooling reforms and proposed changes to student suspensions and expulsions are officially on hold.\xa0
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