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Teenage vaping has ‘turned a corner’ in Australia, says Mark Butler, as data shows falling rates
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
The federal government believes dangerous vaping rates among younger Australians may have turned a corner after years of rapid growth, with new research showing take-up could have peaked among teenagers and high school-age children. Data released...
Lewis Capaldi opens up about his mental health and musical comeback
GEO TV
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July 15, 2025
Lewis Capaldi, the Scottish singer-songwriter, recently appeared on The Tonight Show, where he performed his new single Survive , which he debuted at Glastonbury in June and opened up about his return to music. In a candid conversation with host...
EXPERT REACTION: Landmark Australian Climate Case ruling
Scimex Newsfeed
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July 15, 2025
Today’s Federal Court decision in the Pabia Pabia v Commonwealth of Australia case saw Torres Strait Islanders asserting that the Commonwealth Government owed them a duty of care to prevent harm to their way of life from climate change....
Meet Pranav S, recipient of Australian National University's FRT programme
The Indian Express
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July 14, 2025
“I had a dream to visit a foreign country for higher education, but I did not think that the opportunity would come this early,” said Pranav S, a native of Kerala’s Kollam, and one of the shortlisted students for the Future Research Talent (FRT)...
Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore
Mail & Guardian
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July 15, 2025
Graphic: John McCann/M&G Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities. Social disconnection — when a person lacks sufficient social contact, feels unsupported...
Is Australia’s biggest productivity solution hiding in plain sight?
Women's Agenda
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July 14, 2025
$43 billion. That’s how much our GDP could increase by tapping into one significantly underutilised talent pool. As the government prepares for August’s economic reform roundtable, both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers...
Love Island Australia star reveals she's been left 'fighting for her life' during horror pregnancy - just months after announcing engagement
Daily Mail
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July 14, 2025
Phoebe Thompson has shared that she is pregnant - but it hasn't been a joyful experience. The Love Island Australia star revealed she is expecting in an Instagram post on Monday, but explained that she has been struggling with hyperemesis...
Federal Court rules Australian government doesn’t have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change
The Conversation
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July 15, 2025
The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders. Elders Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai took the Australian government to court on behalf of their community,...
Aussie singer and wellness influencer list stunning Sunshine Coast mansion styled with 'zen minimalism'
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
A luxury pad on Queensland's Sunshine Coast owned by musician Nick Broadhurst, ex-husband of 'nude model' Dina Broadhurst, has hit the market. No price has been listed for the multi-level four-bedroom, three-bathroom designer home, which Nick owns...
Most kids’ packaged foods in Australia are ultra-processed and energy-dense, study finds
Medical News
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July 15, 2025
New research uncovers just how much ultra-processed, high-energy food fills Australian supermarket shelves for children, raising alarms about kids’ diets and calling for tougher food rules. Study: Energy Density and Level of Processing of Packaged...
Vet shares 'five healthiest dog breeds with the lowest bills'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 15, 2025
A veterinarian has revealed the five healthiest dog breeds that could help you save on bills. Describing them as the breeds with the "lowest" health-related costs, prospective pet owners should carefully consider their choice and make sure the dog...
America needs a big healthy dose of cynicism to get over Trump
Independent Australia
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July 15, 2025
America’s democracy is being torn apart not just by Trump’s lies, but by the blind loyalty of his followers — and the cynical apathy of those who stayed home, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. AS AN AUSTRALIAN watching the bin-fire of the Trump...
US making diphtheria great again? Why SA’s public health experts are worried about America’s RFK Jr
Mail & Guardian
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July 14, 2025
Misinformation fuelled by US health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr is creating a dangerous lack of trust in vaccines and South Africa’s public health experts are scared. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr They used to call it the strangling angel. The grey...
Anthony Albanese urged to avoid being 'weak', push China to release detained Australian
SBS
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A friend of detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun has called on Anthony Albanese to move past "weak" efforts in advocating for the release of his friend, as the prime minister meets with the Chinese president in Beijing. Ahead of his fourth...
Trump’s tariff war threatens Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and copper exports
World Socialist Web Site
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July 14, 2025
The Trump administration’s escalating global tariff war, above all against China, is causing widespread concern in Australia, as it is internationally. Alongside Washington’s latest measures directed against Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asian...
NZ Police not concerned about Australian efforts to recruit officers
RNZ
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July 15, 2025
New Zealand police say they are confident they are going well in recruiting 500 more officers. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen Australian efforts to recruit Kiwi police officers are ramping up again, but NZ Police say it is nothing new and...
Are young Australians falling behind or just running a different race?
In Daily
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July 14, 2025
South Australians lead the nation in believing that the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States and the UK will make the nation less safe, while two thirds of people polled by The Australia Institute support a parliamentary...
Sozo Australia: The Aussie haircare brand born from a shock diabetes diagnosis — now loved by thousands
Seven News
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July 13, 2025
Sozo Australia is a haircare brand with a founder who knows all too well the struggles of hair loss firsthand. From July 13 to 19, Australia observes National Diabetes Week, a time to raise awareness of one of the country’s most misunderstood...
The every day substance Australians are being asked not to pour down drains
SBS
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Key Points Utilities urge people not to tip fats, oils or grease down drains - Sydney Water is making clear that includes milk. The fat in milk is a contributing factor to problematic fatbergs that block drains and cost millions to deal with....
Entertainment journalist Jonathon ‘J-Mo’ Moran on candid new book and mental health struggles
The New Zealand Herald
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July 14, 2025
If you don’t see him coming, you’ll definitely hear him because he has no issues projecting his voice while lovingly calling most people “babe”, usually followed up by a disarming one-liner. He is also a lovely friend. I can remember once he said...