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Kitchen Aid by Verusca Walker - a cake that looks like a cake mixer.
City life

Riverdance, Cake Show and school holiday fun: Best things to do in Brisbane

There are shows, movies and exhibitions for the adults and school holiday time-fillers for the kids around town this week.

  • by Nick Dent
Queensland police
Courts

Police officer to face trial for alleged rape of female colleague

  • by Cloe Read
Lewinsohn slept in the quiet hamlet kibbutz of Kfar Aza before the October 7 attack.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

After six months, Melbourne’s diasporas despair at a war with no end

  • by David Estcourt
Melbourne's asbestos contamination widens to four sites as the EPA comes under fire.
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More asbestos contamination found in Melbourne

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was killed when a four-wheel drive slammed into a set of traffic lights in Melbourne.
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Man killed after vehicle hits traffic lights

Healthcare

Handwriting is no longer in the year 7 Victorian curriculum.
Education

Why the slow decay of children’s handwriting skills spells trouble

Growing numbers of students are typing rather than writing their exams, due to fears their messy or illegible penmanship will hurt their marks.

  • by Madeleine Heffernan
King practises at the Sydney International Shooting Centre, accompanied by a support worker.
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Disability

Troy wants to shoot for Australia. But police told him he’s a risk to the public

Police say rules restricting access to weapons for some sporting shooters are about protecting the public. Shooters say they’re sick of being treated unfairly.

  • by Chris Barrett
The more information you give a GP, the more likely you are to get a diagnosis. Not so for ChatGPT.
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AI

Why you shouldn’t ask ChatGPT for medical advice

  • by Angus Thomson
Dr Francesca Short has been researching how the products sold in our supermarkets and pharmacies are fuelling antimicrobial resistance.
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Healthcare

Sick and span: The household germ killers nurturing drug-resistant superbugs

  • by Henrietta Cook
Sydney plastic surgeon Dr Simone Matousek.
Health

Plastic surgeons lose legal challenge in cosmetic industry crackdown

  • by Angus Thomson and Megan Gorrey
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