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Australia’s national grief and loss helpline is set to close on Tuesday.

National grief and loss helpline forced to close

Australia’s national grief and loss helpline is set to close on Tuesday due to a lack of sustainable funding from the Federal Government.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of four is on its way to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launches new crew to replace stranded astronauts

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has lifted off from Florida carrying four astronauts who will replace the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.

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Vice-chancellors get a hard time for their hefty salaries, but talent costs money.

Why university ‘fat cats’ are worth every cent

MARK HUMPHREY-JENNER: Vice-chancellors get a hard time for their hefty salaries, but talent costs money.

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Married men are 3.2 times more likely to be obese than those unmarried, a study found. (Robert McGrath/AAP PHOTOS)

Being married triples obesity risk in men: study

Men and women tend to be heavier when married, with marriage increasing the risk of men being overweight by 62 per cent, new research has found.

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, centre, have been stranded at the International Space Station since June 6. (NASA via AP, File)

Mission to save trapped astronauts called off at last minute

NASA has delayed at the last minute the launch of SpaceX rocket carrying a replacement crew for the ISS in a mission that was meant to rescue stranded US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

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As International Women’s Day rolls around, my social media feeds fill with self-congratulatory posts. It all feels so hollow. Not because celebrating women is bad, but because it should be about real action.

Self-serving LinkedIn posts won’t save women from violence

As International Women’s Day rolls around, my social media feeds fill with self-congratulatory posts. It all feels so hollow. Not because celebrating women is bad, but because it should be about real action.

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Daniel Timms is helping to transform treatment for patients with his BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. (St Vincent's Hospital/AAP PHOTOS)

Patient up for ‘pint’ after world-first artificial heart transplant

In a process labelled as an unmitigated success, an Aussie patient has become the first in the world to leave hospital after an artificial heart transplant.

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Charlie Teo settled a civil case in the NSW Supreme Court this week.

Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo pays settlement to family of mum who died after operation

The patient fell into a coma the day after her surgery and never regained consciousness.

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A man holding a child walks Victoria Police as people participate in the Eureka Freedom Rally anti-vaccination and anti-mandatory vaccination protest in Melbourne, Saturday, December 4, 2021.

‘Significant cost’: COVID response failed human rights amid fresh warning

Health experts have warned Australia is less prepared for the next pandemic as a report details instances of governments ignoring human rights during COVID-19.

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Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk says he expects to remain in the Trump administration for another year.

Musk admits ‘difficulty’ running businesses as Tesla tanks

DOGE chief Elon Musk says he’s running his businesses ‘with great difficulty’ as shares of his automotive firm Tesla suffered their worst drop in a half-decade.

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Elon Musk says a mass cyber attack on X originated in Ukraine.

Elon Musk says mass cyberattack on X originated in Ukraine

The tech billionaire’s social media platfrom X is the victim of an ongoing cyberattack that he says originated in Ukraine.

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Satellites may be restricted in coming years to avoid more space junk

Space junk threat to internet supply satellites

The number of satellites providing vital services could be cut in the coming years due growing space debris becoming a treat to internet supply and weather forecasts.

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk says X has been the victim of a cyberattack

Musk blames ‘massive’ cyberattack for X outages

Users of Elon Musk's X have reported several outages on the social media platform, with the owner blaming ‘a massive cyberattack’.

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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died at the age of 22.

Tributes flow for prince, 22, who died from rare disease

Those with the condition usually have a life expectancy of between three months and 12 years from the onset of symptoms. 

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