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As weight-loss drugs become more popular, understanding why their effects can wear off so quickly is becoming more important, according to the study’s authors.
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The Washington Post

Have scientists cracked the code to end yo-yo dieting

Researchers believe the reason many dieters quickly regain weight does not come down to individual willpower after all but another mechanism in the body sabotaging their efforts.

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Retirement plans should include mental wellbeing.

Forget the finances, don’t skip this crucial retirement plan

Wellbeing
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Jools Oliver and Jamie Oliver in 2013.

Jamie Oliver’s wife makes shocking health revelation

Lifestyle
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Concerning new research finds prescriptions for medicinal cannabis among Aussies under 25 have surged in recent years.

Why young Australians are turning to medicinal cannabis

Health
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An Australian-led trial of an mRNA cancer vaccine has been found to significantly decrease the risk of recurring melanoma and skin cancer-related deaths.

Major breakthrough in Australian trial of cancer vaccine

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Education

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Most Australian universities collaborate with Iranian academics.
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Australian unis urged to cut ties with Iranian academics

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A teacher at a prestigious girls' school has been sacked after being accused of sexual assault. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

Elite school’s teacher sacked over alleged sex assaults

Australia
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Commonwealth and State funding for apprenticeships is projected to fall during the next four decades despite the need for more manual workers.

Why Labor’s tradie goal is looking ridiculously optimistic

Australia
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Australian 15-year-olds’ skills in reading and maths have plunged to their worst level since international tests began, while science scores have stagnated.

Aussie kids’ report card shock as scores hit record low

Education
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Climate Change

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Climate Change Ambassador Will Nankervis art for travel bill. Art: Jake McCallum
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Jet-setting Climate Change Ambassador’s travel bill exposed

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A study has pointed to land use since colonisation as being a big factor in recent bushfires. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Australia
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Anthony Albanese arrives in Tuvalu on Tuesday.

What the fau? Albo strikes Tuvalu trouble over head piece

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Many Australians have already adopted solar panels, home-battery systems and electric cars. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS)

Energy switch to save Aussie households $5000 a year

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As weight-loss drugs become more popular, understanding why their effects can wear off so quickly is becoming more important, according to the study’s authors.

Have scientists cracked the code to end yo-yo dieting

Wellbeing
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Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

Australian astronaut’s historic space mission in doubt

Australia
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were announced Nobel winners at in Stockholm. (AP PHOTO)

Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

Science
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Weight loss drugs have been linked to a fall in the number of alcohol-dependent people being admitted to hospital.

Weight loss drugs ‘could slash alcohol hospital admissions’

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Technology

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Satya Nadella is touting a surge in adoption of its Copilot 365 platform. 
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How Microsoft’s rise to $3.9 trillion could trigger job cuts

Technology
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In the past week Australian government websites were caught up in a global cyber-emergency as hackers exploited a vulnerability with PHP, a widely used computing language that was discovered using AI.

One attack every six minutes prompts new cybersecurity alert

Australia
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A Tesla travelling at 112km/h has hit and killed a 71-year-old man, with the driver claiming the car was in full self-driving mode when it ploughed into the pedestrian in the dead of night.

Self-driving Tesla kills man at 112km/h in dead of night

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You won’t believe the passwords being used by tens of thousands of Australians — making for a hackers paradise!

Is your password on the hackers’ hit list?

Australia
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