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A new spacecraft is en route to China's space station after a vessel there was damaged.

China launches space station rescue mission

The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft has been launched to help China bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged vessel left them temporarily stranded.

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There have been more than 1190 dog-related incidents involving posties across the country over the past six months.

Shocking footage emerges as posties attacked by dogs at dire rate

The worst suburbs for dog attacks on delivery drivers have been revealed.

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THE ECONOMIST: The future of driverless taxis is Waymo complicated than it looks.

Who will win the trillion-dollar robotaxi race?

THE ECONOMIST: The future of driverless taxis is Waymo complicated than it looks.

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AI slop has been crowned word of the year, but what does it mean?

Bizarre term takes out the crown for 2025 word of the year

Macquarie Dictionary has revealed its ‘word’ of the year for 2025, crowning a bizarre term that many will need a dictionary for to understand.

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Woolworths may be sitting on a $3 billion AI gold mine.

Why Woolworths may be sitting on a $3 billion gold mine

The food giant’s little-known tech consultancy Quantium is thriving as corporate Australia seeks help to understand artificial intelligence

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It’s claimed the SaliStick is “the most significant breakthrough in pregnancy testing in 70 years”.

No-pee required pregnancy test now for sale in Australia

A world first pregnancy test which has revolutionised at home testing is now for sale in Australia.

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Scott Galloway’s guide to masculinity has become an international hit.

Why sexual frustration has birthed the lonely, broken man

AARON PATRICK: Podcaster and marketing lecturer Scott Galloway’s guide to masculinity has become an international hit by urging men to pursue sex, relationships and professional advancement.

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AI will take over 37 occupations that require little judgment, empathy or interpersonal skills, a top economics firm predicts.

The jobs AI is going to kill revealed

AI will take over 37 occupations that require little judgment, empathy or interpersonal skills, a top economics firm predicts.

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Federal parliament will consider new laws to allow people who fall victim of deepfakes to sue.

New push to let Aussies sue deepfake offenders

Proposed laws would ban the use of digitally altered or AI-generated audio or visual content that depicts a person's face or voice without their consent.

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Burgers and fries are high on the most popular list.

Australia’s most loved delivery orders revealed

Hot chips, matcha and bananas have all received special mentions as the nation’s biggest fast food delivery provider tops a mega milestone.

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A Gen Z expert has predicted when 6-7 will die.

Expert predicts when 6-7 will die

As with every viral craze, the question remains: how long will it last? This expert has a prediction that will likely be welcomed by many.

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Rebecca Gibney has shared the moment her anxiety returned.

‘Panic, stress, sadness’: Beloved star goes public with health battle

The actress has been a cornerstone of Australian TV since her breakout role in The Flying Doctors.

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Flying Fish Cove is the main settlement on Christmas Island. Originally named after British survey-ship Flying-Fish, the town is often just called ‘The Settlement’.

Remote Australian territory could soon host new Google hub

Australia’s remote Christmas Island territory is soon expected to host a new ‘connectivity hub’ for subsea cables that stretch across the Indian Ocean.

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Blakehurst High School’s Deb Fabrizio (left) is fighting breast cancer two years after her best friend and head science teacher before her, Linda O’Brien, died of the disease.

Major investigation as Sydney cancer cluster school reels

Government health officials have confirmed they are assisting the Department of Education amid reports of a cancer cluster cover-up at a Sydney high school.

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A group of friends have drinks outside Service Bar in Washington.

The surprising secrets to making adult friendships

THE WASHINGTON POST: From curated meetups to AI-powered matching, more adults are relearning how to make friends — and why vulnerability still matters most.

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