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Australia Politics Live: Jacqui Lambie says she made a mistake by voting for third phase of tax cuts

Jacqui Lambie says she made a mistake by voting for the third phase of tax cuts Jacqui Lambie voted in favor of the third stage of tax cuts. When Labor considered voting against the package, the coalition worked to court enough crossbenchers to get the bill over the line (ie it would pass anyway). Labor …

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Australian News LIVE: First review finds federal grants not funneled to anyone in particular; the debate on the national integrity commission continues

The personal records of 10,000 Optus customers have reportedly been released overnight as hackers make an extortion attempt. In a post widely shared on social media, apparently written by one of the hackers, the extortionist warns that 10,000 registrations will be released every day for four days unless Optus pays $US1 million ($1.55 million). Banks …

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Scientists identify immune targets for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers

Scientists have identified types of immune cells that could be targeted to develop specific immunotherapies in chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers. Researchers from King’s College London and the Institute of Cancer Research London, supported by Breast Cancer Now, have taken a deep dive into different immune markers in tumor tissue and blood samples from early stage breast …

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NASA to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid in a planetary defense test

A multibillion-dollar spacecraft will collide head-on with an asteroid the size of a football stadium in an unprecedented large-scale planetary defense test Monday evening by the US space agency Nasa. The 570 kg (1257 lb) spacecraft named Dart, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, was scheduled to crash into the Dimorphos asteroid at high speed …

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The diamond from 660 kilometers below the Earth’s surface reveals a water-rich environment

Deep below the surface of our world, far beyond our feeble reach, enigmatic processes move and stir. From time to time, Earth throws up clues about their nature: small chthonic diamonds containing skerricks of rare minerals. From these small fragments we can extract information about the interior of our planet. A recently discovered diamond in …

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Researchers explore neurological manifestations among long-term COVID patients

In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers assessed long-term neurological sequelae in the post-acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), or long-term COVID-19. Study: Long-term neurological outcomes of COVID-19. Image credit: Starocean/Shutterstock Long-term COVID refers to the spectrum of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 involving various extrapulmonary manifestations, including neurological abnormalities. Most studies investigating …

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On Monday, NASA plans to launch the DART spacecraft to an asteroid: KARE 11

On Monday, NASA plans to launch the DART spacecraft to an asteroid KARE 11 NASA’s “Double Asteroid Redirection Test,” or DART, is slated for impact in the next few hours. Here’s what you need to know ABC News NASA’s DART spacecraft to crash into asteroid, Dimorphos, to test planetary defense system The project In a …

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