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A new report has found more young Australians are being diagnosed with cancer.
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Stephanie Gardiner

Young Aussies cancer rates boom as milestone reached

The most detailed analysis of how cancer affects Australians shows mortality rates are improving for some patients, including First Nations people.

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A new blood test can detect the two proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Simple blood test could transform Alzheimer’s diagnosis

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Australia’s medicine regulator has issued a safety warning over popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

New Ozempic warning as TGA finds link to serious disorder

Health
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The search for the fountain of youth is eternal. But while we could one day easily outlive today’s age expectations — there’s an unavoidable process meaning we all eventually run out of time.

REVEALED: The age humans will never live beyond

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has been declared the fasted in history, with 1000 dead so far.

Ebola deaths reach milestone as chaos plagues hospitals

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Education

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NAPLAN testing was halted in March after some students were unable to access the writing component.

Parents told glitch affected students’ NAPLAN results

Education
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Pauline Hanson’s plan for international students could make it harder for Australians to get an Uber or book a restaurant, a higher education expert says.

Hanson’s student visa plan could wipe out Uber, cafe staff

Australia
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The Albanese Government will provide $18.2 million over four years to prevent technology failures from marring NAPLAN tests

Albo splashes $18m to stop NAPLAN tech fails

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Major data breach rocks Aussie schools, unis

Education
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Climate Change

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Liberal backbencher Philip Ruddock reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Veteran Liberal MP Philip Ruddock will not seek re-endorsement for preselection in the seat of Berowra at the next federal election.

Ruddock warns Liberals to heed lessons on migration, climate

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Pacific Island leaders including Australias Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (front row, 2nd from right) pose for the family photo in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

PM says he’ll ‘act in Australia’s interest’ on gas project

Politics
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The Minister for Climate Change and Energy faces an uphill battle with businesses over his emission targets.

Chris Bowen preps to unveil 2035 emission target

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The Albanese Government is blocking out the 'noise' of climate change denialists.

‘Doesn’t influence policy’: Labor’s blunt renewables message

Politics
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Elon Musk during his interview with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist.

Elon Musk’s future-gazing vision for humanity

Technology
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Teen boys in the study said they wanted to use social media less often, but felt unable to stop. 

Study links ADHD in boys to addictive social media use

Wellbeing
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A breakthrough in editing the DNA of a human embryo has reignited debate about science’s role in the human reproductive process.

DNA editing breakthrough reignites designer baby debate

Science
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Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer.

Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer

Wellbeing
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Technology

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has defended claims in an Australian parliamentary inquiry that ‘racism is profitable’ to its Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatApp platforms.

Meta denies amplifying hatred to get ‘eyeballs’ on platforms

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European regulators are intensifying scrutiny of big tech ‌over harmful and illegal content. (AAP PHOTOS)

Tech giant reclaims title as world’s most valuable company

Business
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Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang has downplayed concerns of circular financing among AI-focused tech giants.
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Nvidia’s trillion-dollar deals are reviving AI finance fears

Business
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SpaceX's Starship rocket has lifted off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas.

SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off for 13th test flight

World
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