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SpaceX Starship First test vehicle. Taken on September 30, 2019.
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Ben O'Shea

SpaceX retrieval just part of Musk’s plan to dominate sky

SpaceX is a hot topic of conversation in this part of the world, after the upper stage of one of the company’s Starship rockets was recovered in a dramatic operation off Christmas Island.

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Christchurch Harbour in the seaside town of Dorset.

Beach horror as two young girls struck by dangerous bacteria

World
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Researches are in phase two of a clinical trial for a cure to coeliac disease.

Miracle drug changing the lives of 1 in 70 Australians

Australia
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Sunny Father’s Day hides a nasty spring health threat.

Aussies brace for Father’s Day heat as temperatures soar

Lifestyle
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Ebola cases have been reported in six provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Grim milestone as Ebola outbreak continues to grow

World
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Education

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A Year 12 girl in a secret classroom in Afghanistan.

Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls

World
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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

UK
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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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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

Politics
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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

Politics
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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

Politics
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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

Politics
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Science

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Weight loss drugs have been linked to a fall in the number of alcohol-dependent people being admitted to hospital.

Weight loss drugs ‘could slash alcohol hospital admissions’

Wellbeing
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Voyager 1 lifting off from Cape Canaveral in 1977.

NASA’s ‘big bang’: A daring plan to keep the Voyagers alive

Science
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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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Technology

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Social media algorithms are being blamed for contributing to sexual violence among young people. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Slave to the algorithm: Big tech in sexual violence spotlight

Australia
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Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) GIUSEPPE CACACE

Middle East’s data centre push endures under cloud of war

The Washington Post
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TikTok was accused of violating children's privacy, by collecting personal information. (AP PHOTO)

TikTok’s big change is about to hit your app

Technology
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Bill Gates

Bill Gates’ ominous AI warning

Technology
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