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► NSW: The state government will make its biggest commitment to improving the health of the state's coastline in decades with more than $70 million to repair eroded beaches and prepare for future hazards. Read more.
► MOLLYMOOK: After completing her first Ironman event, Turia Pitt looks ahead to Kokoda Track challenge. Read more.
► NATIONAL: Mobile phone use has not caused a rise in brain cancer in Australia, says a new study led by the University of Sydney. Read more
► BENDIGO: The landlocked city of Bendigo is not somewhere you might expect to find an intrepid maritime explorer. But it is a title Rachel Rayner is proud to own. Read more.
► MOUNT ISA: Coroner Jan Bentley has ruled that missing Kyle Coleman did not return to Mount Isa and died at Undilla Station. Read more.
► BUNBURY: Two time IAAF Female Masters Athlete of the Year 2011 and 2012, Bunbury racewalker Lyn Ventris, was further honoured for her achievements when inducted into the Australian Masters Athletics Hall of Fame at the recent annual dinner in Adelaide. Read more.
► QUEENSLAND: The state government's $78 billion investment manager, QIC, will buy 80 per cent of the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo). Read more.
► NEWCASTLE: Australia's peak health regulator cancelled an Australian-made mesh device implanted in thousands of women after the manufacturer failed to show how the benefits of mesh implants outweighed the risks, and questions about a “large discrepancy” in reported problems. Read more.
► TAMWORTH: Hundreds of members of the Australian aviation industry have had a heated meeting in Tamworth, pushing politicians and the safety regulator for a better deal for rural and regional communities and general aviation. Read more.
► TASMANIA: Retired Tasmania Police Detective Inspector David Plumpton says he has confidence in the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions, who will soon review the Lucille Butterworth investigation before deciding whether to press charges. Read more.
National news
► A report that recommends putting a price on emissions from the electricity sector has been held back by the Climate Change Authority until after the election, prompting calls from Labor and the Greens that it be made public to inform debate. Read more.
► The killing of Islamic State recruiter Neil Prakash will not halt the flow of foreign fighters or the inspiration of local plots because another jihadist will "fill that void", a top federal police officer says. Read more.
► One of Malcolm Turnbull's star ministers, the Minister for Employment and Women Michaelia Cash, is facing a push to have her dropped to the fifth spot on the West Australian Senate ticket which will be decided on Saturday. Read more.