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Unemployment rate drops to 3.9 percent

Australia’s unemployment rate has dipped below 4 percent as a “higher than usual” number of unemployed people found work in November. Th latest Australian Bureau
Read more 12 December 2024
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Spike in disputes prompts construction watchdog call

Master Builders Australia has called for a return of a building and construction industry watchdog, following the release of statistics on recent industrial
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Eating healthy food has been linked to lower levels of pain - Newsreel

Healthy diets can reduce severity of chronic pain

Adopting a healthy diet has been found to reduce chronic pain, regardless of the person’s body weight. New research from the University of South Australia found
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Christmas warning on festive fraud frenzy

Consumers have been warned to be alert to scams over Christmas as a festive fraud frenzy grips the marketplace. The NGM Group, which operates the Greater Bank and
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Wham and Mariah recapture ghosts of Christmas past

Two old Christmas favourites have returned to the charts decades after their first release. Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is back at number seven and
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EV batteries have been found to last longer than previously thought - Newsreel

Lifespan of EV batteries longer than expected

Electric vehicle batteries have been found to last 40 percent longer than previously thought under normal driving conditions. Stanford University researchers said the
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Overseas Aussies face barriers to returning home

Most Australians living overseas plan to return home but a relatively small number have a plan for this due to career and cost-of-living challenges. The Advance Global
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‘Talking’ dogs show astounding word skills

Doc Neeson from Aussie rock band The Angels was right, when he sang “The Dogs are Talking,” with a US study showing that dogs can “talk” and are able to
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Readers wary of artificial intelligence ‘journalism’

Consumers are wary of news produced through artificial intelligence, preferring content attributed to a real human. Research from the University of Kansas, released this
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Construction is lifting in Queensland but not fast enough - Newsreel

Target to address housing crisis ‘out of reach’

The State Government’s new dwellings target “remains out of reach” and regulatory reforms are necessary to address the issue, a peak construction group
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