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Australian men confirmed dead in Philippines plane crash

The Adelaide engineers Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santanan were former Santos employees working in the Philippines.

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Adelaide men Simon Chipperfield (right) and Karthi Santanan (left) were killed in the Philippines after a plane crash.

Qantas plane turns around mid-flight as major airport descends into chaos

New Year’s travel plans were thrown into chaos for tens of thousands of passengers because of the outage.

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A Qantas flight to Manila was turned around just three hours after departing.

Eyebrows raised after 400 people win multi-million dollar lottery jackpot

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A 236 million peso (AUD$6 million) lottery jackpot shared among a record number of more than 400 winners has sparked questions in the Philippine Senate as skeptical lawmakers demand an inquiry into the results.

WA boy, 9, dies after mosquito bite in family holiday tragedy

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A nine-year-old West Australian boy has died after being bitten by a mosquito during a family holiday to the Philippines.

Australian man jailed 15 years after paying for depraved abuse of children on camera

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An Adelaide man who remotely instructed and recorded the sexual abuse of children on 55 occasions over webcam has been sentenced to 15 years in jail, leading to the rescue of 15 victims and the arrest of five alleged facilitators.

The country where it could soon be illegal to ‘ghost’ someone

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Close up of a young woman's hand typing text message on her smartphone. African young woman is typing on touch screen mobile phone. Close up of female hand texting a message phone outdoor.