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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, February 5.
Making headlines today, a Supreme Court fight between siblings at the centre of a troubled NDIS provider has taken a fresh turn after a lawyer told the court he could not take instructions from a company’s acting director after learning of his overseas bankruptcy.
And Perth teenager Austin Appelbee has become the “heart of the country” after the remarkable story of how he swam four kilometres in rough seas to save his stranded family emerged this week.
The 13-year-old year 9 student’s first week back at school has come with national and international attention for his tale of survival, with he and his family making headlines across the globe, featuring on the BBC, CNN and The Washington Post.
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