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Kennedy confirmation bad news for global health

By Hassan Vally Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been confirmed as the secretary of the US Health and Human Services Department. Put simply, this makes him the most influential

Is Elon Musk taking over the US government?

By Lee Morgenbesser Many Americans have watched in horror as Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been permitted to tear through various offices of the United

Earth shooting through 1.5°C global warming limit

By Andrew King and Liam Cassidy Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet’s

Can the PM win an exemption from Trump’s steel tariffs?

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese Government is set to mount a major effort to win an exemption from a proposed 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminium imports to the

Can President Trump really take over Gaza?

By Tamer Morris In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently

Australia won’t avoid fallout from Trump tariff tirade

By Scott French In a hectic 24 hours of trade diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has paused his threatened 25 percent tariffs on US imports from Canada and Mexico,

What’s driving the deadly North Queensland floods?

By Steve Turton Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the floodwaters

What is the ‘healthier’ salt WHO wants us to use?

By Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu and Bruce Neal This week the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use at home

How DeepSeek shocked the AI world

By Tongliang Liu Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models

Countdown still looks fresh in a world that’s getting old

By Shane Rodgers When you get to a certain age you spend a lot of time saying you cannot believe how long it has been since something happened. Is that really 30 years?

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