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Apple said it will roll out what it calls “age assurance”.

Apple launches new 'age assurance' technology for apps

Tech giant Apple says it will roll out what it calls ‘age assurance’, allowing parents to input a child's age when setting up a child's account on apps.

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Victoria has issued urgent measles alerts.

Urgent health alert as measles outbreak spreads locally

A list of 19 exposure sites has been released as health authorities warn two measles cases were likely acquired within the local community.

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Foreign actors suspected of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks as crypto ‘only a small piece of larger puzzle’.

Petty crooks puppets for hostile nations funding hate crimes

A legal expert suspects a hostile foreign nation is funding the spate of anti-Semitic attacks sweeping Australia, and believes the foot soldiers carrying out the crimes are being recruited from prison yards.

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Manufacturers of Concerta and Methylphenidate-Teva XR say the drugs will be unavailable until the end of the year.

Major blow for people with ADHD as drug shortage intensifies

Two of three brands of medication used to treat ADHD will not be available to Australians until 2026 due to major shortages.

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UniSC has banned men from applying for its vacancy in its engineering faculty.

Aussie uni bans men from applying for assoc professor role

A female-dominated Australian university has decided to only accept women applicants, including transgender women, for a job teaching mechanical engineering.

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Joe Massa had a heart attack and died after waiting three hours in a hospital emergency department.

‘Joe’s Rule’: Death of toddler sparks hospital changes

Privatising hospitals could be outlawed under changes being considered after the death of a toddler whose parents waited for hours in an emergency room.

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Top family lawyer Fidan Shevket reveals she would ‘never move out of the family home’ during divorce

Top family lawyer reveals ‘most important tip’ during a divorce

The lawyer has given the ‘dos and don’ts’ when it comes to divorce.

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The new improved Amazon Alexa will carry a monthly fee.

Hugely popular home AI system to carry new monthly fee

The popular system used in millions of homes will be able to buy concert tickets, order groceries and run through recipes ... but it will come at a cost.

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Big Super is circulating research that claims that New Zealand opening up KiwiSaver (similar to super) for housing was a disaster.

Super funds are trying to block Aussies from accessing money

ANDREW BRAGG: The super funds are at it again trying to block Australians from using their own money for a first home.

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Coalition senators have cast doubt every Aussie will ‘see a GP for free’ under Labor’s $8.5 billion dollar Medicare plan.

Coalition scrutinise modelling for Labor’s Medicare plan

Coalition senators have cast doubt every Aussie will ‘see a GP for free’ under Labor’s $8.5 billion Medicare plan, scrutinising secret modelling in Senate Estimates on Wednesday.

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JENI O’DOWD: Remember the days when menopause was something women just got on with? Not anymore...

Menopause isn’t an illness. You don’t need time off work

JENI O’DOWD: Remember the days when menopause was something women just got on with? Not anymore...

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It’s understood up to 700GB of private information allegedly harvested straight from Genea’s servers was published on the dark web.

IVF provider confirms trove of patient data leaked online

Hundreds of gigabytes of sensitive patient information have been leaked online after a cyber attack on Genea Fertility. 

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OPINION: If a drug like Ozempic can remove the food noise for my overweight children then — and I hate to say this —  they could finally be beautiful. 

Am I a bad mum for wanting my kids to take Ozempic?

OPINION: If a drug like Ozempic can remove the food noise for my overweight children then — and I hate to say this — they could finally be beautiful. 

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NASA’s Blue Ghost lander has taken viewers back to the wonder of the 1970s as it captured a spectacular close-up of the dark side of the Moon.

Dark side of the Moon a hit again as NASA touchdown looms

NASA’s Blue Ghost lander has taken viewers back to the wonder of the 1970s as it captured a spectacular close-up of the dark side of the Moon.

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