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The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak will probably last for months. (AP PHOTO)
Health
JUSTIN KABUMBA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and JEAN-YVES KAMALE

American tests positive for Ebola: WHO raise alarm over spread

An American has tested positive for Ebola as the World Health Organisation raises the alarm over the ‘scale and speed’ of the outbreak.

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Labor’s plan to replace the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount with a minimum tax on capital gains would discourage risk taking in the tech sector.
Politics
Stephen Johnson

Tech bosses warn Labor’s CGT could push start-ups overseas

A tech boss developing Australia’s answer to WhatsApp and Slack is warning start-ups will leave Australia for New Zealand because of Labor’s new minimum 30 per cent capital gains tax. 

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A drop in vaccinations has been blamed for the widespread outbreak of a respiratory disease.
Health
Lloyd Jones

‘This is serious’: Drop in jabs blamed for disease outbreak

An outbreak of a potentially deadly respiratory disease has spread across three States amid fears a life has been claimed in an outback community.

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Australia doesn’t need a separate legal system for AI, writes Nick Dyrenfurth, Sean Whitworth & Dominic Meagher.
Opinion
Nick Dyrenfurth, Sean Whitworth & Dominic Meagher

Our AI bosses must respect human laws and dignity

Australia already has laws governing discrimination, consumer protection, privacy, workplace safety and unfair dismissal. The task is ensuring those laws remain effective when AI becomes the instrument.

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Health Minister Mark Butler says the ‘risk to Australia is still low’.
Australia
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Australia watching Ebola outbreak ‘very closely’ as deaths soar

More than 100 people have died from an outbreak of a rare Ebola variant, spurring grave international health warnings.

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Bottles of vodka with more than 10 times the legal limit of methanol are being sold at Melbourne bottle shops.
Australia
Harvey Constable

Deadly, toxic products found in Aussie bottle shops

‘Our results are concerning because it shows these products, with the outward appearance of a legal product, are being sold to unsuspecting customers.’

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Elon Musk’s lawyer say he may appeal but a judge has suggested he may have an uphill battle.
Business
Staff Writers

Verdict delivered in Elon Musk heated battle against OpenAI

The federal jury made a unanimous decision on Elon Musk’s legal battle against OpenAI after less than two hours deliberation.

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Health officials are battling to spread the latest Ebola outbreak in Congo. (AP PHOTO)
World
Emily Williams

What’s Ebola and should Australians be worried?

The World Health Organisation has declared a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ amid an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has now spread across borders.

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AI generated porn is creating a depraved new platform for offenders to cause immense psychological harm against women.
Technology
Jack Nivison

‘Violated’: Disturbing AI porn trend

AI generated porn is creating a depraved new platform for offenders to cause immense psychological harm against women.

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WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (EPA PHOTO)
Health
The New York Times

‘Geographic spread’: Global health emergency declared

The World Health Organisation has declared the rapid spread of a deadly virus a global health emergency.

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Passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrive at Bullsbrook Quarantine Centre on Friday.
Australia
Alexandra Feiam

Rat cruise passengers quarantining in Australia learn fate

The six passengers on-board the cruise ship exposed to the deadly hantavirus have had their test results returned as they remain in a quarantine facility in Western Australia.

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An outbreak of diphtheria in the Northern Territory has caused the first Australian to die of the disease in almost a decade.
Health
Freddy Pawle

Rare disease kills first Australian in almost a decade

The last person to die from the disease was an unvaccinated adult back in 2018.

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Bumble is losing the feature that reshaped how we look for love. Daters may be ready for something more intentional.
Lifestyle
The New York Times

Is it time we stop swiping on dating apps?

Bumble is losing the feature that reshaped how we look for love. Daters may be ready for something more intentional.

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Passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrive at Bullsbrook Quarantine Centre on Friday. Carwyn Monck
Australia
Caitlyn Rintoul

Hantavirus flight crew could skip quarantine

The Government has revealed that the flight crew who helped transfer the six passengers on a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship to Australia might not quarantine.

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Studies suggest the disease is most contagious when people are carrying a lot of virus, perhaps just as they are starting to feel sick.
World
The New York Times

Scientists say hantavirus can spread without direct contact

Studies suggest the disease is most contagious when people are carrying a lot of virus, perhaps just as they are starting to feel sick.

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