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Wednesday 13 March 2019

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The billion-dollar rail link to Melbourne's airport is finally being built

The long-awaited Melbourne Airport Rail Link project has finally been approved by the Victorian and Federal Government.
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There's now far fewer workers to fill jobs in Australia

Competition for job openings in Australia is falling, according to new analysis from jobs website Adzuna. On average, there is now 5.05 unemployed workers per advertised opening, down from 6.48 12 months ago.
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Google cofounder Larry Page threatened to leave if the company didn't find a way to keep him in control, newly unsealed court docs reveal

Together with fellow cofounder Sergey Brin and top executive Eric Schmidt, Page held shares with super-voting powers that gave the threesome control over Google.
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Mexico sent troops to fight cartels' new billion-dollar business, and some Mexicans are fighting back

Fuel theft has increased dramatically in Mexico. The crime has diverted billions of dollars in profits from Mexico's state oil company. The theft, and the government's crackdown on it, has also pushed up the country's already high level of violence.
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The massive college-admissions scandal is drawing renewed attention to Jared Kushner's and President Donald Trump's academic histories

The FBI indicted more than 40 people, including financiers and Hollywood celebrities, accused of taking part in a wide-ranging scheme to bribe university officials to get their children accepted to prestigious schools.
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'Brazen and forceful': George Pell gets 6 years for sexually abusing choirboys

George Pell, Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, has been sentenced to a total of 6 years in prison for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral.
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British MPs vote against no-deal Brexit ever happening in huge defeat for Theresa May

MPs voted to oppose the prospect of leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement on March 29 under any circumstances.
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Dorky early webpages frozen in time in Australia's very own internet archive

Australia's early attempts at using the internet to bring it closer to the rest of the world have been preserved in all its daggy, earnest glory.
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Trump announces all Boeing 737 Max jets are immediately grounded following its 2nd crash in 5 months

The United States grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes on Wednesday.

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