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A young woman says she lost the ability to walk after becoming addicted to something widely available across Australia.

Woman left partially paralysed after easy-access addiction

A young woman says she lost the ability to walk after becoming addicted to something widely available across Australia.

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Healthcare professions sound the alarm on pouches warning they could be the new vaping. NewsWire / Jane Dempster

Drs demand urgent crackdown on nicotine pouches

Health experts have warned the government to act quickly on unregulated nicotine patches or risk repeating the vaping epidemic that has plagued Australia.

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Brittany Matsen shares her journey through grief, premature birth and postnatal depression.

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WA’s chief health officer Dr Clare Huppatz has spoken on a poliovirus detection in Perth.
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Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges OpenAI ditched its mission to build AI for the public good.

Musk tells court he ‘didn't read fine print' of OpenAI

Elon Musk has sparred with a lawyer for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in a trial over the firm's pivot away from its non-profit status.

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Australia’s banks, insurers and super funds have been warned by their regulator they are unprepared for the threat of AI-related fraud.

Banks cop grim warning over serious AI hacking threats

Australia’s banks, insurers and super funds have been warned by their regulator they are unprepared for the threat of AI-related fraud.

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Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges OpenAI ditched its mission to build AI for the public good.

Musk makes shock claim about OpenAI lawyer in court clash

OpenAI's lawyers argue Elon Musk's lawsuit aims to undermine the company for his competing venture xAI.

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at federal court in Oakland, California, US, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. over claims that the startup abandoned its founding mission when it took billions of dollars in backing from the software stalwart and planned its restructuring. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg David Paul Morris

OpenAI trial starts with two very different tales

On the first day of testimony in a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, two notably different tales were offered of how OpenAI evolved.

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Social media has been flooded with AI fakes of White House Press Correspondents gunman Cole Tomas Allen.

AI fakes of accused US press gala gunman flood social media

Facebook has been overrun with low-effort AI fakes inventing biographical details and celebrity connections for the man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump at a Washington press gala Saturday. 

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With such an overwhelming chorus of voices prescribing advice — and products — it can be hard to know what to believe when it comes to organising your home.

Decluttering myths stopping you from improving mental health

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Experts debunk some of the organisation myths taking up space inside your head.

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A warning has been issued for a popular fibre supplement that without careful use could exacerbate potentially deadly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. 

Popular supplement linked to deadly liver disease

WA research has led to a warning being issued for a popular supplement that without careful use could exacerbate potentially deadly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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About a quarter of adults in the United States have seasonal allergies, and they can become sensitized over a single exposure to pollen or over several allergy seasons. (Jackson Gibbs/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI SEASONAL ALLERGIES BY SIMAR BAJAJ FOR APRIL 27, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

What seasonal allergies really do to your body

Scientists aren’t sure why, but at some point, your immune system starts treating innocent pieces of pollen as if they were a parasitic worm.

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The five so-called hyperscalers —Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle — are investing hundreds of billions of dollars apiece in data centres. 

‘Tokenmaxxing’: Supply-chain crunch taking a byte out of AI

THE ECONOMIST: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ techies may need to take a hiatus as the demand for artificial intelligence increases.

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Marshall Perron (left) with Dr Philip Nitschke

Euthanasia’s ‘father’ predicts how VAD will expand

Marshall Perron, who introduced world’s first euthanasia laws in the NT three decades ago, has made a bold prediction about the future of voluntary assisted dying.

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OpenAI warned US politicians that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek was targeting the ChatGPT maker. (EPA PHOTO)

US issues global warning about alleged China AI thefts

Tensions between the US and China have escalated after the White House accused Beijing of stealing intellectual property from American AI labs.

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