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A breakthrough Australian study has for the first time uncovered a possible biological pathway that might explain the connection between autism plastics.
Health
Peta Rasdien

Do plastics cause autism? New research has people worried

Worrying new research linking plastics to autism has sparked a call for an overhaul of regulations in Australia. Here’s what you need to know.

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Sarah-Jane Clark lost 80kg but still needs to fight her ‘fat brain’.
Opinion
Sarah-Jane Clark

I lost 80kg but still battle my ‘fat brain’ daily

SARAH JANE CLARK: I once weighed 140kg, before changing my life and losing 80kg. But despite feeling happy and healthy, I am haunted by memories of being overweight.

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Natalie Durer says her son Jaxon has been banned from ordering at his school canteen for more than a year.
Education
Bethany Hiatt

Kid banned from school canteen over bizarre quarrel with mum

A primary school canteen has refused to serve one student for more than a year because of a bizarre quarrel with his mother.

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Gmail and Google Drive have been affected by tech issues globally, Google said.
Australia
Hayley Taylor

Gmail and Google Drive hit by worldwide outages

‘Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue.’

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Elon Musk's X has been accused of bias after pro-Kamala Harris accounts were labelled as 'spam'.
Technology
The Washington Post

Elon Musk bias furore as pro-Harris accounts labelled spam

Prominent X accounts advocating for Vice President Kamala Harris have been labelled as spam, triggering alarm among Democrats that Elon Musk’s social media platform is tilted in favour of his chosen candidate.

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It’s not uncommon for narcissists to end up in leadership positions, one Harvard professor says, so here are the signs your boss is one of them.
Lifestyle
CNBC

Your boss may be a narcissist, here are the tell-tale signs

It’s not uncommon for narcissists to end up in leadership positions. Here are the signs your boss is one of them.

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The world’s largest iceberg, named A23a, near Antarctica in April 2024.
World
The New York Times

Why is the world’s largest iceberg spinning in the ocean?

Five times the size of New York City’s land area and more than 300 meters deep, the mammoth piece of ice finally became loose in 2020, and now it is ‘spinning around’.

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A council has found itself in the middle of an unfortunate flatulence scandal.
World
Andy Dolan

Flatulence scandal pushes council to release payout

A council has been marred by a flatulence scandal after one of its managers was punished for breaking wind on a junior colleague as he ate his lunch. 

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Two astronauts stuck in space may not be rescued until 2025.
World
Max Corstorphan

Plan B: Horror update for astronauts stranded in space

NASA has shared a horrifying update about the two astronauts who have been stranded in space since June, when their Boeing craft malfunctioned.

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A pair of men on a bench stare as a woman walks past them, Florida, 1959. The building at left houses an office of the Florida East Coast Railway, while the Miami Transit bus stop sign at right references Coral Cables. The newspaper stand features a story about journalist Marie Torre's stay in jail (for refusing to name a source), which ended in January 1959. (Photo by United States Information Service/PhotoQuest/Getty Images) PhotoQuest
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Australia
Kate Emery

Research says beware men who ogle at women

Women who have ever uttered the phrase ‘my eyes are up here’ may feel vindicated by new research suggesting men who routinely ogle women’s bodies may be more prone to committing sexual assault.

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If you search “facial fitness chewing gum” on TikTok, you’ll see dozens of videos of young men — from late teens to early 20s — chewing gum that touts one eyebrow-raising benefit: developing a chiselled jawline.
CNBC
CNBC

The Gen Z hard gum jawline trend dentists aren’t happy about

If you search ‘facial fitness chewing gum’ on TikTok, you’ll see dozens of videos of young men — from late teens to early 20s — chewing gum that touts one eyebrow-raising benefit: a chiselled jawline.

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The treatment is thought to work by warming up soft tissue in the throat, triggering changes that make it firmer and stop it vibrating during sleep. 
Health
Roger Dobson

Do you snore? There’s a new laser beam treatment to help

Could this be the solution for long suffering bedmates?

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Expert advice on how to protect your children from the harms of smartphone use.
Technology
CNBC

Five tips to avoid giving your kid a smartphone

Expert advice on how to protect your children from the harms of smartphone use.

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Eating ultra-processed foods often can lead to a higher risk of developing health conditions like dementia, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to doctors in the American Medical Association.
Health
CNBC

The No.1 ultra-processed food this dietician always avoids

Ultra-processed foods are full of additives and stripped of nutritional value — and they could be decreasing your lifespan, according to a new study. Here’s one to avoid.

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A child was burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser, an investigation found. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
ACT
Kat Wong

Questacon fined after child burnt by plasma globe

Questacon, also known as the National Science and Technology Centre, was charged after a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

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