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- Animal Animal WelfareRights, Science
- 24/04/2026
- 08:33
One whale song unlocks oceans of data
Key Facts: A UNSW-led study demonstrates how a new tool can detect blue whale calls with almost 100% accuracy, despite only being trained on one sample song. The tool has the potential to transform how scientists analyse rare and elusive species.Trying to find a whale song in the ocean is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But now, UNSW Sydney researchers say they’ve trained a model, with just a single case study, to find blue whale songs in recordings that span across decades and entire ocean basins. In a new study, lead author UNSW PhD candidate Ben…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 24/04/2026
- 08:24
Study identifies new treatment targets for vascular dementia
Key Facts: • Vascular dementia is common, serious, and currently has no approved treatments• It is caused by damage to blood vessels in the…
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- Government Federal, Medical Health Aged Care
- 24/04/2026
- 08:12
Labor is scapegoating disabled Australians while letting billions leak from Medicare
The Albanese Government is using rhetoric about “fraud”, “rorts” and “scammers” to justify pushing around 160,000 people off the NDIS, while failing to seriously pursue far larger savings in Medicare that would not come at the direct expense of disabled Australians. Professionals Australia questions why, instead of first looking for savings elsewhere in the health system, Labor has gone after disabled Australians and the supports they rely on to balance its budget. Reported estimates (ABC: ‘Expert estimates $8 billion a year lost to Medicare fraud and waste’, 17/10/2022) suggest Medicare fraud, waste and incorrect claiming could be as high as…
- Science
- 24/04/2026
- 07:30
Sweet discovery rewrites understanding of how our bodies store sugar
WEHI researchers have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism our bodies use to regulate sugar, in findings that rewrite the fundamental rules of biology and open…
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- Energy, Transport Automotive
- 24/04/2026
- 07:08
Joint Statement from the EV Industry – Australia Can Reduce Fuel Vulnerability by Accelerating EV Charging Infrastructure
23 April 2026 Australia’s recurring fuel shocks are a warning. They show how exposed households, businesses, and the broader economy remain to imported fuel, global price volatility, and supply chain disruption. This is not just a transport issue. It is an energy security issue, a cost-of-living issue, and an economic resilience issue. As businesses in Australia’sEV sector and key industry stakeholders, we are committed to helping solve it. We stand ready to invest, build and operate the public charging infrastructure Australia needs to support the shift away from volatile imported fuels and toward locally powered transport. Under the right policy…
- Agriculture Farming Rural
- 24/04/2026
- 06:10
Newmont Generates Record Quarterly Earnings and Free Cash Flow, Reports First Quarter 2026 Results and Announces Increased Share Repurchase Authorization
DENVER–BUSINESS WIRE– Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) today announced first quarter 2026 results and declared a dividend…
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- Government Federal, Transport Automotive
- 24/04/2026
- 06:00
RedBridge polling reveals ending EV Discount will hit outer suburban, blue collar, financially stretched workers most
National polling of thousands of Australians shows the Electric Car Discount is a cost-of-living measure relied on by outer-suburban, blue-collar and financially stretched Australians. The research conducted by RedBridge Group in March-April 2026, drawing on responses from 2,269 novated leaseholders in the largest survey of its kind in Australia, finds the EV Discount is a decisive factor in whether many households can afford to make the switch to electric. Among the findings: A majority of financially stretched families, blue-collar workers, outer suburban residents, and households that speak a language other than English, said the EV Discount was ‘very important’ in…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 24/04/2026
- 06:00
Ultra-processed foods damage your focus even if you eat healthy
New research from Monash University, the University of São Paulo and Deakin University shows a diet high in heavily processed foods can negatively impact the brain’s ability to focus and increases the risk of developing dementia. The study published today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, a journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, examined the diets and cognitive health of more than 2,100 Australian dementia-free adults middle-aged and older. The findings demonstrate that a slight daily increase in a person’s intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is linked to a measurable drop in attention span – even if someone…
- General News, Mental Health
- 24/04/2026
- 06:00
Suicide claims 9 lives everyday – memorial service to mark the hidden toll this ANZAC weekend
Media release For immediate release 24 April 2026 Suicide claims 9 lives everyday – memorial service to mark the hidden toll this ANZAC weekend As Australia marks ANZAC weekend, a public memorial service in Sydney this Monday, 27 April 2026, will shine a light on another national toll, lives lost to suicide at a rate that continues to outpace urgent action. The Wesley LifeForce Suicide Memorial Service, taking place at ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre on Monday 27 April from 12.30–1.30pm, comes as latest Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing (AIHW) data highlights the scale and urgency of suicide across Australia.…
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