Australia
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Women retire early as Senate wrestles menopause leave
Memory loss, brain fog, heavy bleeding, sleepless nights and a barrage of hot flushes – this is the reality for countless Australian women trying to function during menopause. The natural …
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Health concerns for locals after toxic factory blaze
Toxic chemicals seeping into waterways in Melbourne’s west could persist for weeks, leaving locals at risk of long-term health impacts, after a blaze ripped through a chemical factory. The inferno …
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Kyrgios and Demon now both on injury comeback trail
Alex de Minaur has been urged to rest up and come back stronger by Nick Kyrgios as Australia’s two top tennis men both now have to overcome injury woes to …
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Victorians bear more cost blowouts to public projects
Victorians face growing budget overruns in more than 100 government school and public transport upgrades, office refurbishments and rectification works costing millions more. The state government updated its guide on …
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Renters spending less as living costs squeeze budgets
Australian renters are tightening their belts more than mortgage holders as high living expenses weigh on tenants. Hit hard by rising rents, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia household spending indicator revealed a …
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Toxic smoke warning as chemical factory inferno rages
A major freeway is shut and residents told to stay indoors as toxic smoke from a “significant” factory fire billows over parts of Melbourne. Metal drums filled with chemicals have …
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Murder charge after woman’s body found at rubbish tip
A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body at a tip in Melbourne’s north. The 45-year-old, who police say was known to the alleged …
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Hundreds of new safe spaces as DV deaths continue
Women escaping domestic violence will have improved access to emergency accommodation as the federal government delivers hundreds of new safe places across Australia. About one in five Australians have experienced …
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Community donation fuels restoration of Ballarat’s iconic Hercules statue
The highly anticipated restoration of the Hercules statue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens has begun, thanks to a generous community donation. In April 2023, the statue was removed from the …
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Australian politicians advised to refuse to attend Turkish-Cypriot ‘Peace Parade’ at Fed Square
The Justice or Cyprus Coordinating Committee (ΣΕΚΑ) have issued a statement on behalf of Greek and Greek-Cypriot communities, expressing “their alarm at the email invitation sent” to Victorian parliamentarians by …