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Researchers put dogs (awake and unrestrained) in MRI scanners to see the activity in different regions of their brains while the pooches looked at images of human facial expressions.
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World-first proof that dogs really are man’s best friend

Canine brains might have a deeper understanding of human emotions than you might think, a new study suggests.

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Retired police officer Peter Duclos has early-onset dementia.
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Australians turning 50 to receive unprecedented health warning

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Bas-Uele is the sixth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo to register an Ebola case.

Ebola fears grow as death recorded in new province

Africa
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Doctors have warned kids as young as 12 can access unregulated peptides online.

Warning over peptides trend after Aussie dies suddenly

Australia
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Tums, Pepcid, Gaviscon — over-the-counter medications can reduce symptoms in different ways. There are ways to find the ideal one for you. (Eric Helgas/The New York Times)

Your guide on how to find best way to treat heartburn

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Education

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Jason Arday, who quit his job at Cambridge University after allegations were made he lied on his CV.

Top academic accused of being fantasist, plagiarist resigns

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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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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

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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

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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

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Technology

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A major payments outage has blindsided Australians, with most of the country’s major banks and digital payment providers suffering an unexplained failure on Saturday afternoon. 

‘Global’ Mastercard outage sparks payment issues across Aus

Technology
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The AI industry is the Wild West right now.

Time to tame new frontier as AI agents lie, cheat and steal

Business
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Kylie Jenner in an advertisement for Meta’s smart glasses.

Smartglasses are a pervert’s new weapon as demand booms

Opinion
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Mark Zuckerberg.

Five takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto

Technology
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