1 hour ago Australian discovery sheds light on how pregnancy and breastfeeding protect against cancer

While it has been known for decades that women who have children and breastfeed are less likely to develop breast cancer, scientists believe they have now pinpointed exactly why.

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10 h. ago Police turn to tech to identify ‘space debris’ found on outback WA minesite

Experts believe the debris, which was found on a remote mine site’s access road on Saturday, is part of a Chinese rocket.

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12 h. ago Gold FOMO in full swing: why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now - it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems ahead.

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14 h. ago ‘Melbourne’s CBD is safe’: Premier rules out protest permits to protect police after weekend violence

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

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34 h. ago Victoria Police slam protesters after two police officers hospitalised in Melbourne.

Police were pelted with rocks as March for Australia protesters and anti-racism counter-protesters clashed on Sunday in Melbourne.

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60 h. ago The Grade Cricketer were involved in a video with Kayo. They were abused by Indian fans for it

A promotional video where Australian cricketers put a light-hearted spin on India’s refusal to shake hands has been deleted, but the timing of the video was not what media and fans first thought.

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62 h. ago Viral video pulled of Australians mocking India’s refusal to shake hands

A promotional video where Australian players put a light-hearted spin on India’s refusal to shake hands has been deleted, but the timing of the video is not what Indian media - and fans - had thought.

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64 h. ago Crisafulli walks back comments making light of Melbourne stabbing

The premier had said interstate businesses should invest in Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympics because their workers “won’t get stabbed”.

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3 d. ago ‘He said he would burn the evidence off’: Domestic violence survivor says she was failed by ankle monitoring

Kelly North, who lived in a regional town, said she was perpetually moving between short-stay accommodations to flee her alleged attacker who left her “half-dead” through sexual assault, and doused her in hot water to allegedly ‘burn any evidence off’.

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3 d. ago Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

The rock legend died after a recent fall.

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4 d. ago ‘I’d be filthy’: The key call that helped Schiller overcome rocky road to Everest

The former champion apprentice made a call 11 months ago that helped him ride out a tough period and secure his first chance in the richest race on turf.

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4 d. ago Marc Fennell thinks we’re in an ‘era of fragility’. His new show aims to change that

The dinner-party discussion show, Tell Me What You Really Think, promises a gloves-off approach to hot-button topics.

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5 d. ago Jazzeoke just the thing for amateur singers’ fling with big band swing

Jazz fans are having a red-hot go at singing like Frank or Ella with a live big band.

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5 d. ago Stuart Broad’s latest Ashes swipe is only loosely based in fact – as usual

I wrote the book on the 2010-11 Ashes, literally. Look any closer than the 30-odd seconds it takes to view an Instagram reel, and you’ll see that series had much more to it than Stuart Broad’s hot take could capture.

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5 d. ago Melbourne exhibition swoops as Powerhouse passes on piece of rock’n’roll history

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst’s drum kit is set to make its way south after the fan club that bought it could not get any buy-in from the Sydney museum.

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5 d. ago Macron’s latest budget fiasco leaves France adrift and heading for the rocks

French workers can still retire at 62, after plans to increase the pension age were shelved by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in a desperate bid to save his job.

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5 d. ago French PM bows to pressure with extraordinary move to save his job

Plans to increase the pension age have been shelved by an increasingly desperate Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, amid the worst political crisis in decades.

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5 d. ago How rain and dirt launched an unlikely bid to make Melbourne Cup history

His owner is an ex-rocket scientist. His jockey has won more than half a billion dollars. This is the American horse bidding to make Melbourne Cup history.

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5 d. ago ‘Worst Australian Ashes side since 2010’: Stuart Broad lights fuse with provocative claim

The claim, made by the former England fast bowler on his podcast, kicked off on the basis that Australia will be missing captain Pat Cummins from the first Test in Perth.

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6 d. ago The police chief’s plan to tackle crime lacks specifics and will face budget headwinds

As crime soars, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush has revealed his plan to combat it, but it’s light on detail so far and will take time to bear fruit.

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