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Breaking News Live: Annual inflation hits 7.3% in fastest rise since 1990; Medibank data breach is much worse than first thought; Warning that gasoline prices reach $2.14 9News Inflation soars in Australia news.com.au Housing and gas inflation is above 7 percent | ABC News ABC News (Australia) Australia’s annual inflation hits 7.3%, beats expectations The …

Breaking News Live: Annual inflation hits 7.3% in fastest rise since 1990; Medibank data breach is much worse than first thought; Warning Gasoline Prices Reach $2.14 Read More »

“Women have finally made it to the budget.” That’s the assessment of the Equality Rights Alliance after last night’s federal budget from Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Convenor Helen Dalley-Fisher said Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher deliberately put women at the forefront, to improve economic security, workforce participation and critical services. Helen Dalley-Fisher of the Equality …

Medibank says no credit card details have been hacked so far Read More »

There is nothing better for her to do than revenge. Taylor Swift released her tenth studio album midnight last week, and fans are poring over each song’s lyrics to try and figure out who they might be about. A TikTok woman who claims she went to high school with the 32-year-old artist is confirming what …

I went to high school with Taylor Swift – people hated her Read More »

Methane ‘super-emitters’ mapped by NASA’s New Space Mission NASASee full coverage on Google News

If humans had heard the turtles earlier, we would have known that they send messages A scientist has discovered that 53 sea creatures previously thought to be silent can actually communicate. The creatures were sending messages all along, but humans had never thought to listen, suggests Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen. He used microphones to record the species, …

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Labor has delivered its first federal budget in almost 10 years with a promise to make life “easier for Australians”. Jim Chalmers had said the budget would provide cost of living relief “responsibly and not recklessly” without increasing inflation. The treasurer stressed on Tuesday that the federal government had to show considerable spending restraint and …

Federal Budget 2022: Big winners and losers explained Read More »

A Russian court has rejected an appeal by American basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence on drug charges. Griner, 31, was convicted in August after she was found with vapors containing cannabis oil at an airport near Moscow in February. The two-time Olympic champion pleaded in court, saying she had made an …

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The children, aged three years and three months respectively, were left in the car for about half an hour at the Pacific Werribee Center at Hoppers Crossing in the city’s south-west about 11am. Security guards were called before the father arrived. Ambulance Victoria paramedics were called and the children were not injured. The 21-year-old from …

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Australia could be without their leg-spinner Adam Zampa for a crunch T20 World Cup clash against Sri Lanka in Perth tonight (10pm AEDT). Zampa has tested positive for Covid-19, making him an extreme doubt for the must-win match, although he is only showing minor symptoms according to Cricket Australia. It would be a huge blow …

LIVE: Zampa could play T20 World Cup match with Covid as CA reports symptoms ‘improving’. Read More »

Porous silica particles made from purified sand could one day play a role in weight loss efforts. Previous clinical trials have already shown promising results, but the actual weight-reduction mechanism behind the potential treatment has been poorly understood. To find out the key variables, the researchers have now tested a variety of sizes and shapes …

Purified sand particles have anti-obesity effects, scientists confirm Read More »