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Research from the pressure groups Transport and Environment and Greenpeace has claimed that CO₂ emissions from plug-in hybrid cars are “two and a half times” higher than tests by manufacturers suggest.

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Queensland Police raid medical practices and seize drugs said to be destined for illegal onward sale to the public.

The UN general assembly is the prime venue for diplomatic speed dating – seeing as many fellow leaders as possible in as short a time – and for hammering out difficult decisions in private conversations.

US computer tech firm Oracle and retailer Walmart proposed a joint venture called TikTok Global, which would see customer data move to US-controlled infrastructure.

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Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins have met for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign.

Demand for new homes could drop by more than 200,000 units over the next three years as immigration stagnates. Building sector is concerned.

Universities spent A$12.2 billion on research in 2018. Discretionary income used to fund Australian university research that year amounted to $6 billion, of which $3.1 billion of this came from international student fees.

A Victorian SMS Morgan poll, conducted September 15-17 from a sample of 1,150, gave Labor a 51.5-48.5 lead over the Coalition, a six-point gain for the Coalition since the November 2018 state election.

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A UK woman was lucky to escape death or serious injury after falling onto a busy highway while filming a Snapchat social media video.

The government has accepted journalism is a public good, deserving of public support. All sides acknowledge the future of the news media is under threat from the collapse of the advertising-based business model that has traditionally paid for most journalism.

With about 1.6 million people on JobSeeker but only 130,000 job vacancies in May 2020, it matters little if some job seekers are more selective about the job offers they accept.

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For more than 80 years, the 7:45am bulletin was a uniquely Australian fixture on local radio. It provided a soundtrack to the major events of our nation, bringing to our ears the sounds of wars, invasions, sporting triumphs, political scandals and disasters.

Global gross public debt was already high before the crisis, at about 80% of one year’s world GDP. It has since ballooned to more than 100% and exceeds the previous peak recorded after post World War II.

Cruise industry continues to suffer due to virus and travel restrictions. Carnival Cruises recently posted $3-billion quarterly loss.

Along with social distancing measures and effective vaccines, a healthy immune system is our best defense against coronavirus infection. To keep it that way, proper nutrition is an absolute must.

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Perth caterer was a wedding no-show and failed to refund the money paid. He also botched a 40th birthday celebration. Now he must pay up.

This week’s announcement of mandatory disclosures of climate-related risks for companies and financial institutions is arguably the New Zealand government’s most significant climate policy.

The IPL’s cancellation in March meant all India’s states lost a stage for city-branding and the income raised by taxing state cricket associations.

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Facebook has announced the latest version of its successful standalone virtual reality (VR) headset, the Oculus Quest 2.

A preliminary study, posted online this week by researchers at the Australian National University and elsewhere, estimates 71,000 Australians had COVID-19 by mid-July.

Additional funding to be spent on anti-virus measures such as telehealth, pathology services, home medicines delivery and more PPE.

Humanity originated on the African continent at least 300,000 years ago. We know from fossil evidence in southern Greece and the Levant (modern-day Israel) that some early members of our species expanded beyond Africa around 200,000 years ago, and again between 120,000 to 90,000 years ago.

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Enormous benefit to tourism sector if Aussie-NZ bubble can be implemented. Lifting of arrival cap also good news, says business chamber.

Here’s how active this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been: When Tropical Storm Wilfred formed on Sept. 18, the National Hurricane Center exhausted its list of storm names for only the second time since naming began in 1950.

Decades before she joined the court, Ginsburg’s work as an attorney in the 1970s fundamentally changed the Supreme Court’s approach to women’s rights, and the modern skepticism about sex-based policies stems in no small way from her lawyering.

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While atmospheric heat is the dominant reason for melting in the summer, it has little influence during the cold dark polar winter. However, the ocean warms the ice from below year-round.

The firm designs software and semiconductors that are used in a multitude of consumer favourites, including Apple and Samsung smartphones, Nintendo consoles and many more.

Oscar Wylee chain fined $3.5-million by Federal Court for making false claims over its donations to charities.

The equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic waste enters the sea every minute, and this increases every day.

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Another bizarre incident involving a Tesla, as Canadian police find a sleeping driver in a car travelling at 150km/h.

Chinese tourists prefer to spend large sums on luxury items, such as designer clothes and accessories, when they travel overseas.

Japan accounts for less than 2% of British imports and exports.

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The U.S. economy is far from healthy and inflation has been relatively subdued in recent years, which can hurt growth.

Alexander Lukashenko should be resting easily in Minsk, looking forward to his sixth term as the president of Belarus.

Fall of 12.2% in quarterly GDP is largest in country’s history. But Finance Minister says economy is already picking up.

The new funding will enable the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support technologies such as green steel production, industrial processes to reduce energy consumption and somewhat controversially, carbon-capture and storage and soil-carbon sequestration.

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For those who miss the thrill of travel – but can’t do border checkpoints and quarantine periods – the airline has a popular solution.

An Australian study found low income workers were three times as likely as high earners to face a high risk of losing their jobs.

The selling of experiences was the fourth great stage in our consumer development after commodities, goods and services.