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Vaping in decline as young Australians shift to other nicotine products
Vaping and smoking rates are on the decline, but a shift to other nicotine products could represent an increase in average use. Source link
A gulf has opened up between the Liberals and the zeitgeist
The mismatch between where the public resides and what the Liberals are expounding is a deeper challenge — a gulf perhaps unable to be bridged, at least in the short term. Source link
'Four billionaires and the Chinese government': Unions to take AI fight to Labor conference
Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years. Source link
'They were not random attacks': The tankers targeted in the Strait of Hormuz
The commercial tankers struck as they transited the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks were not random, but part of a “highly, highly targeted” campaign run by Tehran, according to marine traffic watchers. Source link
Win for MS patients facing drug pricing cliff
Health Minister Mark Butler has accepted independent advice for a rapid review of MS drugs to ensure they remain available on the PBS. Source link
Sydney home ownership rate hits 70-year low
Sydney is no longer affordable for most, as new data reveals the number of people who own the home they live in is the lowest it has been in decades. Source link
NT government slammed over no-show to federal racism inquiry
A national inquiry into racism against First Nations people, launched after an alleged terror attack in Perth, has heard allegations of systemic racism in the Northern Territory, as the territory government comes under fire for snubbing the probe. Source link
Stink bomb attack planners taken to court by energy giant Woodside
Energy giant Woodside has taken climate activists to court in a bid to unmask the conspirators behind a stink-bomb protest that forced the evacuation of its Perth headquarters. Source link
Russian spies hunt for routers running legacy protocols with default credentials
FSB hackers quietly harvest router configurations. Source link
Transgender woman's 'humiliating' experience with major corporations
What should have been a quick process of updating personal details left Laura Mitchell “insulted” and “humiliated” by the country’s largest institutions. Source link