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Worker says forestry transition program 'decimated' Gippsland's small towns
The Victorian Forestry Transition Program is ending. In the regions that relied on the timber trade, the question is whether it worked. Source link
Are the wheels falling off the AI investment boom?
Overshadowing the tumult that is global politics has been a financial boom beyond almost anything witnessed before, focused entirely on the perceived benefits wrought by a brave new world of AI that threatens to up-end our lives. Source link
Popular 'rewards club' banned in NSW as national crackdown looms
One of Australia’s biggest “rewards clubs” has been banned from running any gaming activity in New South Wales for 18 months after allegedly breaking the law. Source link
Court rejects Trump's final bid to overturn E Jean Carroll verdict
The US Supreme Court declined to hear US President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5 million USD verdict in a case in which a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E Jean Carroll. Source link
Concern as private health giant wins access to public emergency patients
A trial to ease pressure on a public emergency department has raised concerns a multi-million-dollar company is getting a special deal. Source link
Social media giants face fines for failing to hand over documents
Labor wants to double the fines for tech giants who refuse to hand over documents that could prove they are failing to enforce Australia’s social media age ban. Source link
BalletTok, blackface and nudes: Inside the world of professional ballet
Ariane Beeston, the author of an acclaimed memoir detailing her experience with postpartum psychosis, has penned her first work of fiction, Don’t Forget to Smile. Source link
Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?
Sleep is essential, yet humans have evolved to need so little of it. When evolutionary anthropologist David Samson delved into our ancient past to find the reasons why, he discovered surprising ways to get a better night’s rest Source link
PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham lays out plan to fix 'broken' British politics
Andy Burnham, the British MP tipped to replace the outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, promised “radical change” to the nation’s “broken” political system as he laid out his vision to lead the country on Monday. Source link
Your menstrual cycle may affect how well vaccines work
Women who were vaccinated against covid-19 in the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle reported having a breakthrough infection sooner than those vaccinated during their follicular phase Source link