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Scientist's brainstorm transforms dementia-risk testing

Scientist's brainstorm transforms dementia-risk testing

A pivotal moment in a dementia clinic waiting room has led researchers to create a quick, simple test that reveals a person's risk of developing the disease.

'Gone too early’: warrior Steve Irwin’s enduring legacy

'Gone too early’: warrior Steve Irwin’s enduring legacy

'Gone too early’: warrior Steve Irwin’s enduring legacy

'Gone too early’: warrior Steve Irwin’s enduring legacy

Two decades after a stingray barb cut his life short, Steve Irwin’s former colleagues and a new generation of conservationists say his influence has not faded.

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

An Australian woman missing in the Nepal floods has been found safe, Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed.

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Man charged over gang war kebab shop shooting

Man charged over gang war kebab shop shooting

Detectives have charged an alleged gunman over a brazen daylight triple shooting linked to an ongoing gang war that left two permanently wounded.

Australian Holocaust survivors turned into AI clickbait

Australian Holocaust survivors turned into AI clickbait

Facebook pages publishing AI depictions of Australian Holocaust survivors have been accused of cashing in on the memory of one of history's darkest chapters.

Eight days that triggered a dark Australian legacy

Eight days that triggered a dark Australian legacy

Political masterstroke to some, cruel and illegal to others, the 2001 Tampa affair triggered a costly legacy of offshore processing.

The healing continues in the shadow of fallen police

The healing continues in the shadow of fallen police

One year after a deadly ambush at a remote property claimed the lives of two police officers, a region remains scarred but is slowly healing.

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Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

With public hearings by the anti-Semitism royal commission having wrapped up, some are asking what could have been done better.

Missing Aussie makes contact as flood disaster worsens

Missing Aussie makes contact as flood disaster worsens

Missing Aussie makes contact as flood disaster worsens

Missing Aussie makes contact as flood disaster worsens

An Australian woman caught up in deadly flooding in Nepal has made contact with family as heavy continued rainfall makes rescue conditions difficult.

Dolphin contracts bird flu as staff pulled from island

Dolphin contracts bird flu as staff pulled from island

Dolphin contracts bird flu as staff pulled from island

Dolphin contracts bird flu as staff pulled from island

With bird flu now being detected in dolphins, scientists are being evacuated from a remote Australian territory to protect them from psychological distress.

Party powerbroker's plan to 'execute' political rival

Party powerbroker's plan to 'execute' political rival

Party powerbroker's plan to 'execute' political rival

Party powerbroker's plan to 'execute' political rival

The wife of a former state premier's brother has been grilled for five hours about her alleged involvement in corruption within a right-wing party faction.

Tobacco laws a 'Christmas present' for crime networks

Tobacco laws a 'Christmas present' for crime networks

Tobacco laws a 'Christmas present' for crime networks

Tobacco laws a 'Christmas present' for crime networks

A former Australian Border Force officer says Labor has acknowledged the growing black market tobacco trade but is failing to act in light of another report.

Australian legal action eyed after Meta's US settlement

Australian legal action eyed after Meta's US settlement

Australian legal action eyed after Meta's US settlement

Australian legal action eyed after Meta's US settlement

A firm is exploring whether Australian parents and children have legal claims against social media platforms following Meta's mammoth US settlement.

'Pray for Nepal': hundreds killed in floods mourned

'Pray for Nepal': hundreds killed in floods mourned

'Pray for Nepal': hundreds killed in floods mourned

'Pray for Nepal': hundreds killed in floods mourned

Australia's Nepalese community is in mourning for the hundreds killed and many more missing in catastrophic floods along its border with Tibet.

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Prime minister steps in to deny refugee cuts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied concerns Australia's refugee intake would be cut after the government was accused of pandering to One Nation.

Fears for 'lovely' Australians missing in Nepal flood

A tight-knit group of Australian families, including children, are among those missing after catastrophic flash flooding ripped through northern Nepal.

Everything we know about Nepal's catastrophic floods

At least 160 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after deadly flooding struck villages in the border region between Nepal and Tibet.

Police believe sea crash pilot did not survive

Aircraft debris has been found in remote waters off northern Australia, with police saying they don't believe the young pilot survived a crash into the sea.

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'Panicked': Nepali migrants reveal scale of destruction

At least 162 people have died and hundreds remain missing as Australia's Nepali community comes to terms with an unfolding natural disaster.

Push to halt imports of 'covert recording' tech glasses

Smart glasses that allow wearers to secretly record people without their consent would be banned under a push to stop big tech from profiting off surveillance.

'Deeply unserious': funding boost for bird flu slammed

The federal government has announced a boost to its bird flu response, but a conservation group says it amounts to a "drop in the ocean".

'Stalked my kids’: ex-public servant's teary claims

A former top public servant says she quit a stellar career after CFMEU figures allegedly tracked her daughter's movements, hurled vile abuse in union meetings.

Possible 'sex choking' link to teen girl's death

The death of a 16-year-old girl has sparked calls for more education about respectful relationships, as police commence an investigation.

Roaches to the rescue: cyborg insects to deliver aid

Swarms of cyborg cockroaches could deliver critical care to people trapped in a tight spot, with researchers turning tiny insects into search and rescue titans.

Body found in grass one week after alleged shooting

Human remains have been found by detectives one week after a man was allegedly shot and bundled into a ute following an argument.

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