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Security experts have increasingly issued warnings about the possible dangers posed by Chinese-made EVs.

ASIO chief had ‘conversation’ with Burke about EV risks

Intelligence chief Mike Burgess confirmed on Tuesday he had a “conversation” with Home Minister Tony Burke about his Chinese electric vehicle under Coalition questioning.

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Three more deaths from bacteria found in flood water in states far north.

Alarm bells as rare bacterial disease claims 12 lives

‘It’s a very severe disease and it has a reasonably high fatality rate.’

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Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs.

She thought it was jet lag. Doctors found worms in her brain

THE WASHINGTON POST: Suffering horrific symptoms, the woman sought help at three hospitals before she was diagnosed

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Olympic runner Roger Black thought nodding off in front of the TV was a sign he was getting old. But he actually had a potentialy fatal condition.

How my nodding off in front of TV was a sign I could die

A former Olympic runner has revealed how he thought nodding off in front of the TV was just a sign he was becoming old — but it turned out it was a warning sign that he had a fatal condition.

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A Sydney man has died after being bitten by a mosquito.

Aussie dies from mozzie bite sparking urgent health warning

A warning has been issued following the death of a NSW man after he was bitten by a mosquito carrying a deadly virus that attacks the brain. 

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The WHO experts also fear a lethal plague escaping from a lab, as many suspect happened with Covid-19 at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. 

Why scientists say next pandemic will be worse than COVID

It is not a question of ‘if’ another pandemic will strike but ‘when’.

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A prominent IVF clinic may have had its customers’ personal information stolen in a cyber breach.

Urgent warning as patients warned hackers may have stolen personal data

A major IVF provider has informed patients a cyber attack may have compromised their personal information, including medical records and treatments.

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Drews, who lives in Burr Ridge, Illinois, takes the medication Mounjaro to help with weight loss.

How weight-loss drugs are shifting the economy

THE WASHINGTON POST: There’s evidence that the demographic of people on weight-loss drugs overlaps with those who like to spend, a group some analysts have dubbed ‘over consumers’.

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Six-year-old Addison Kemp was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia in 2024.

Stem cell donor shortage forces Australian families overseas

For many patients, stem cell transplants represent their last hope.

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Australia’s medical community has welcomed the Government’s centrepiece election pledge to ensure nine in 10 visits to the doctor will be free by 2030, but it comes with warning.

Doctors warn landmark Medicare election promise isn’t enough

Australia’s medical community has welcomed the Government’s centrepiece election pledge to ensure nine in 10 visits to the doctor will be free by 2030, but it comes with warning.

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KATE EMERY: When kids are old enough to stop listening to their parents (and not yet old enough to start listening again), it’s their friends who’ll feed them social cues about right and wrong, or AI.

The worrying ways AI is teaching your kids about race

KATE EMERY: When kids are old enough to stop listening to their parents (and not yet old enough to start listening again), it’s their friends who’ll feed them social cues about right and wrong, or AI.

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The Albanese Government and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s competing Medicare commitments are fixing a problem that does not exist.

Albo’s Medicare move a wealth transfer from the well to sick

AARON PATRICK: The PM’s now-bipartisan Medicare policy could be the greatest expansion of government in the economy since the NDIS. And it will have huge consequences for everyone.

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Leigh Roidgers died at University Hospital

Woman dies after being rushed to hospital with toothache

A 34-year-old woman has died in hospital after being told she would need to wait weeks for an appointment with a dentist.

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Alef flying car conducts sucsesful test flight.

Start-up conducts successful test of flying car

WATCH: US start-up Alef Aeronautics has shown the world a successful test of its electric flying car, with a future of flying vehicles now appearing much closer.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Premier Roger Cook and Sam Lim at a press conference in King's Park, Perth.

WA Labor MP schooled in cyber-security after hacking claims

A WA MP has been given a lesson in cyber-security and handed a new phone after claiming he was hacked in December following a series of WhatsApp messages critical of Israel.

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