WIN loses streaming case against Nine and other top stories.

• WIN loses streaming case against Nine

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Explainer: Australia's media ownership laws Australia's media ownership laws are due for an update, and the media barons are set to benefit. PT1M31S 620 349 A bid by billionaire Bruce Gordon's WIN Corporation to stop Nine Entertainment from streaming its channels into regional Australia over the internet has been rejected the NSW Supreme Court, in a blow to other regional broadcasters as they negotiate deals with their affiliates.WIN, which launc..

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• Manus Island asylum-seekers in legal limbo as PNG shuts detention centre

  

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• Canberra weather: what's ahead for winter

  

  Glenn Pure snapped this Nankeen Kestrel gazing out over Urambi Hill Reserve and Black Mountain Tower. He said: "The late afternoon light reminded me of the shortening days as the seasons change and winter approaches." Photo: Glenn Pure Warmer nights and more of the wet stuff is on the way as winter settles on Canberra, climatologists say.The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted an increased chance of wet conditions across large parts of mainland Australia, inc..

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• Stephen James Boyd extradited to NSW over alleged murder of Tina Kontozis

  

  Stephen Boyd had surgery in Canberra Hospital after hitting his head on the steering wheel during a police pursuit. Photo: Supplied A man extradited from Canberra to NSW has been charged with murder over the bashing death of his former partner in Sydney's south.Stephen James Boyd, 51, wore a neck brace and green tracksuit when he was brought before the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon.It is alleged he bashed Tina Kontozis, 51, to death at her home..

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• Chief Censor backs ban on offensive Wicked Campers designs

  

  Censor's office backs ban on offensive Wicked Campers designs SAM SACHDEVA Last updated 18:22, April 28 2016 MONIQUE FORD / Stuff.co.nz Wellingtonians share their thoughts on Wicked Campervan slogans. Three of Wicked Campers' most offensive vehicles have been banned from New Zealand's roads, following a landmark ruling.In a ruling f..

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• Queensland paramedics given power to chemically sedate violent patients

  

  All Queensland paramedics will be able to chemically sedate violent patients as part of new powers announced on Thursday.It was one of 15 recommendations from the state government's Paramedic Safety Taskforce, which Health and Ambulance Minister Cameron Dick said would be adopted in full. Paramedic Brad Johnson speaks to the media after he was attacked by a patient in December.  Mr Dick said almost all Queensland paramedics would be trained to administer the sedative droperidol to patient..

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• Malek Fahd Islamic School granted reprieve as government ordered to restore funding

  

  The 2400-student school is one of the largest in NSW. Photo: Nic Walker Thousands of Sydney students have been spared from being potentially forced out of their school after the federal government was ordered to restore funding to Malek Fahd Islamic School in Sydney's west.On Thursday, the school was granted a last-minute stay by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal as the federal government moved to withdraw $19 million in funding.In February, a Federal Depa..

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