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The largest gathering dedicated to ending gender-based violence will be held in Australia. (Stephanie Gardiner/AAP PHOTOS)

Violence against women put in spotlight amid conflicts

International approaches to ending gender-based violence will be examined as Australia welcomes delegates for the fifth world conference of women's shelters.

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Zach Yadegari created a viral app that nets him an eye-watering sum each month.

Kid who learned coding at 7, now owns $2m-a-month app

Inspired by his love of online games, this 18-year-old became the CEO of a viral AI app which is raking in over $2 million a month. This is how he did it.

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Internet download speeds are about to get a whole lot faster for up to 2.77 million users.

Millions of Aussie set for free broadband boost

Almost one in every three NBN users will see their internet speed rise in the coming days but experts are warning consumers to check their hardware.

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In today’s world of fast high-end fashion, some people view luxury in common items that work like water bottles, or just having the time to take a nap or a swim.

What does ‘luxury’ mean today?

THE WASHINGTON POST: As New York Fashion Week kicks off, we asked dozens of members of the fashion industry what luxury means today.

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PM speaks out on Kirk shooting, condemns political violence

Anthony Albanese has given a grim warning about social media after a prominent American right-wing activist was shot dead.

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Health officials urged people to monitor for symptoms.

Urgent health alert after disease outbreak

Two people contracted the disease after visiting Bali, before it spread at a backpackers hostel in an Aussie city.

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 Australian National University Chancellor Julie Bishop  at Llewellyn Hall in Canberra.

ANU Staff cheer Bell exit as Bishop left on the spot

Julie Bishop has refused to say what role she played in the resignation of the University’s besieged vice-chancellor and has rejected calls to quit her own leadership position at the prestigious institution.

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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

Anthony Albanese has rejected suggestions approving a major gas project off WA will jeopardise Pacific relations and declared he will ‘act in Australia’s interests’ despite criticism from Vanuatu.

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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has found a rock that could hold the key to the question of life on the Red Planet.

‘Incredibly exciting’: NASA reveals major Mars breakthrough

Images of speckled rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover could hold the key to one of the red planet’s most enduring mysteries.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: AI could make the smartphone passe, what comes next?

AI could make the smartphone passe, what comes next?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Every major tech company is thinking about this million-dollar question: What comes after the smartphone?

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What seems like a sweet moment could be a health risk, with experts warning dog kisses may spread hidden parasites.

Dog kisses could be making you sick

‘I was not expecting a dog parasite in my mouth.’

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Paediatrician-turned-politician Dr Mike Freelander is leading a parliamentary review into the NDIS

Incorrect autism diagnoses putting pressure on NDIS, paediatricians warn

‘Unfortunately, we’ve set up a model that didn’t work in the first place and we now have to reinvent it.’

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has spruiked his company’s iPhone Air as a ‘game changer’.

Apple’s Air is super thin and very expensive

The new iPhone weighs less than a carton of cigarettes and is thinner than any phone before it. But will cautious consumers accept the fat price tag?

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Professor Andres Fouras, chief executive of 4DMedical.

Professor who bet it all leads ASX’s hottest tech stock

The CEO of Melbourne biotech 4DMedical gambled his home on lung imaging, but just won big as shares raced 380 per cent higher in just over a week.

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UNICEF says action is urgently needed to stem the global obesity crisis.

Junk food ads are fuelling the childhood obesity crisis

Childhood obesity has overtaken underweight for the first time, with UNICEF warning junk food marketing is fuelling a global health crisis.

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