3 h. ago Australians to be forced to provide their social media to enter the US

Applying for a visa waiver is also set to get more complicated under the new plan, with authorities seeking to collect far more detailed information including biometrics, IP addresses and metadata and family histories.

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41 h. ago The common behaviour that can badly damage your relationship (and how to fix it)

It’s a source of tension between couples in many households, causing resentment and frustration on both sides. But there are ways of solving this all-too-common issue.

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46 h. ago It affects 800,000 Australians. Why is it so costly (and complex) to diagnose?

This disorder affects between two and six per cent of Australians but access to diagnosis is complicated and expensive. Ironically, those who can navigate the system successfully are often the least in need.

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63 h. ago The red flags childcare regulators may have missed in the Joshua Brown case

The rise of for-profit chains means the government now has to hunt “bad faith” providers through a complicated chain of company names, an inquiry has heard.

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3 d. ago That familiar stranger you see every day on the bus is disappearing. Here’s why

You might never speak to them, or even make eye contact, but there are probably a few people you recognise on your regular commute. But researchers say they’re becoming less common.

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4 d. ago These common plastic items can’t be recycled, but everyone throws them in the wrong bin anyway

Federal government says it’s working to phase out single-use plastics and transform Australia’s packaging rules.

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5 d. ago This simple urine test could change the lives of thousands of women like Marnie

The diagnosis time for endometriosis, one of the most common diseases among women, could be cut from years to weeks with a revolutionary new test.

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6 d. ago After decades thinking they had little in common, these siblings finally became friends

Opera Australia baritone Samuel Dundas and brother Toby, drummer with The Temper Trap, were “radically different” growing up. In becoming dads, they bonded.

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6 d. ago These divas have a lot in common. Just don’t call them difficult

From Marilyn Monroe to Australia’s Meow Meow, a new exhibition celebrates a star-studded line-up of “divine creatures”.

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6 d. ago Huge crowds, bogeys and pesky flies: Royal Melbourne bites back at Rory McIlroy

You know it isn’t your average Australian Open when you see 2000 people queuing up at the front gates of Royal Melbourne at 6am.

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7 d. ago Russell Crowe shines as a disarming Goering in Nazi drama Nuremberg

In the film, also starring Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, Crowe’s perpetrator of atrocities projects an air of affability and common sense.

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8 d. ago Dementia is becoming more common. These strategies can make it less distressing

Christmas is a time to bring loved ones together. For someone with dementia, events with many people and high spirits can be bewildering, but leaving them out can be worse. Here’s how to handle it.

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9 d. ago What the state’s growing system of shark sensors is telling us

Catching, tagging and releasing three species of sharks most commonly involved in biting humans is providing critical intelligence to marine scientists.

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1 week ago ‘I was fine with dying’: Dave’s moment of clarity in the seconds after he was mauled by a bull shark

A bull shark killed a young woman at his local beach on Thursday. For Dave Pearson, it was more important than ever that he get back in the water.

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1 week ago Tributes laid on a NSW beach after Swiss tourist killed in shark attack

Floral tributes have been laid on a remote New South Wales beach where a Swiss tourist was killed by a shark.

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1 week ago Swiss dive instructor risked his life to rescue girlfriend from shark attack

The exchange student heroically fought off a bull shark mauling his girlfriend before carrying her to shore and raising the alarm.

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1 week ago Chaos amid the calm: Woman killed, man mauled by shark on remote NSW beach

The couple, Swiss tourists aged in their 20s, had set out for an early morning swim at the unpatrolled Kylies Beach on the state’s Mid North Coast.

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1 week ago Yes, shark bites are becoming more common, but it’s complicated

More humans are in the water, while climate change is altering the natural range of many shark species.

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1 week ago Heroic beachgoers saved man after woman killed by shark on NSW beach

Two swimmers were attacked on an isolated beach on the NSW Mid North Coast early on Wednesday morning.

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1 week ago Woman killed, man critical after shark attack at isolated NSW beach

Paramedics were unable to save the woman. The man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

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