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Samuel Hussey
Sam is a News Reporter for Yahoo News Australia in Sydney, where he is having a hard time keeping his office plant alive. He has previously worked in regional South Australia as a journalist for Fairfax Media and as a sports reporter for the Australian Basketball League. Contact him at samuelhussey@verizonmedia.com
Yahoo News Australia'Everyone was freaking out': Teacher carrying didgeridoo in bag swarmed on by police
A young teacher carrying a didgeridoo has described the terrifying moment he was 'swarmed on' by police after passengers mistook a busker for a gunman.
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'This is not art': Museum's graphic dead animal display sparks outrage
Hobart's MONA museum has come under fire, accused of glamorising 'animal torture' with its Eat the Problem display featuring graphic imagery of a dead rabbit.
- Yahoo News Australia
'Meat is murder': Farmer breaks down after 150 vegan protesters storm cattle farm
Dramatic footage shows the protesters marching through the rural property before cutting to shots of several dead cows lying on the ground.
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'So dangerous and beyond scary': Chaotic NSW event dubbed 'Fyre Festival 2.0'
Two-hour drinks lines, cancelled acts, a wild thunderstorm and a chaotic stampede for the exits has seen a failed NSW festival handed the unfortunate title of ‘Fyre Festival 2.0’.
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'This is offensive': NZ religious leader slams call to prayer tribute for Christchurch victims
As thousands prepare to recognise the 50 lives lost in the NZ mosque massacre, Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki says the call to prayer "is offensive to all true Christians".
- Yahoo News Australia
‘My friends can't breathe’: Teens crushed to death at St Patrick’s Day disco
A teenager girl has given a terrifying account of the moment a stampede broke out at the entrance of a disco killing three teenagers.
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Christchurch massacre: 49 dead and four arrested after terrorist opens fire on mosque
Hundreds of people were inside the Masjid Al Noor Mosque when a man dressed in a military-style outfit opened fire with an assault rifle - live streaming the entire massacre.
- Yahoo News Australia
Facebook outage smashes record as deprived users struggle to cope
The social media nightmare, which started at 2am Thursday (AEST), has now reached the point where anxious users are quite literally calling the police with their concerns.
- Yahoo News Australia
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down for users around the world
Social media users are losing their minds over a global outage that is depriving them of their daily meme fix.
- Yahoo News Australia
Cardinal George Pell sentenced to six years in jail over child sexual abuse
The disgraced cardinal, who was convicted of orally raping a 13-year-old choirboy and molesting another, can apply for parole in under four years.
- Yahoo News Australia
'This is a first for us': Woman's bizarre excuse for driving 57km/h over speed limit
When Melbourne police officers inspected the woman's car they were stunned by what they discovered.
- Yahoo News Australia
Woman's belongings 'thrown out' after suffering miscarriage on honeymoon cruise
What was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime for Christine Lim, went horribly wrong just three days after leaving Sydney.
- Yahoo News Australia
'I'll be finished in six minutes': Meditating commuter 'berated' by ticket inspector
Melbourne’s trams and their ticket inspectors are no strangers to public spats, but chances are you’ve never seen one settled like this before.
- Yahoo News Australia
The heartbreaking story behind photo of boy falling from plane above Sydney
Keith Sapsford, 14, had an undeniable sense of adventure and was determined to travel the world. Nobody knew just how tragically it would all end.
- Yahoo News Australia
Experts baffled after giant humpback whale found in Amazon jungle
Experts say they don't know how the 11-metre long humpback ended up so far away from its natural habitat.
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'It's ripping my flesh': Goanna viciously attacks man defending his peacocks
Hunched over on the ground with three claws sinking into his arm and leg, Paul Smallhorn waited for more than 90 minutes for help to arrive.
- Yahoo Life UK
Woman 'slut shamed' over her outfit by airline, offered £27 apology - 'I'm so disgusted'
She was wearing a crop top and baggy trousers.
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'I'm so disgusted': Woman 'slut shamed' over her outfit by Jetstar, offered $50 apology
The 28-year-old said she was on a flight to Brisbane when approached by a flight attendant who asked her to cover up.
- Yahoo News Australia
Car towing trailer with no wheels speeds under boom gate in wild police chase
Remarkable footage shows the Landcrusier narrowly missing the boom gate at a Perth train station as sparks fly from the back of the trailer.
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Thousands tell Coles to 'stick' their new Stikeez little shop promotion
Coles' latest mini collectables promotion has invoked a scathing reaction, with thousands of customers promising to boycott the supermarket giant.