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Driving under the influence of medical cannabis is illegal, but patients are still taking the risk

Cannabis patients who ignore the standard medical advice to wait five days before driving are risking more than a fine or a suspended licence. If they are involved in an accident, their insurance will be voided.




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Live-streaming of osprey chicks in their nest, part of a plan to help save their species

Two osprey chicks are now live-streaming from their barge-nest in Port Lincoln. They will then be tracked after they fledge in December.




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New whale shark hotspot on Great Barrier Reef

The whale shark may be the world's largest fish but locating them on the Great Barrier Reef is like "finding a needle in a haystack".




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Two pioneering scientists who changed how we think about the climate

In the late 19th and early 20th century, these pioneering scientists scaled mountains, hiked across glaciers and flew into storm clouds to unravel the mysteries of the Earth's global climate system.





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Human-to-animal transmission of COVID-19 'unlikely', say health experts

Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.





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'I was always hurting myself': This children's book author is striving to turn the gender imbalance on its head

In her time as a professional skier, a research student and working at Google, Annabel Blake noticed a reoccurring theme: an alarming shortage of women, and she's on a mission to change that for the next generation.




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'A darkness so unfathomable it could be a tunnel into deep space'

Trapped deep under layers of solid Antarctic ice are air bubbles from before the industrial age holding clues to a climate riddle which could radically reshape our understanding of global warming.




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Retail Manager Lauren Perkins will reopen her store next week with reduced hours




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This is my second pandemic and I'm not panicking

Clark Whelton survived the global flu pandemic in 1957 and is now in his 80s living through the coronavirus pandemic




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Hospitals are boosting their workforce to fight COVID-19

Student paramedics are being called up to serve, physiotherapists are being up-skilled to work in hospitals and the private sector is ready to share the load. 




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What happens to kids in out of home care during the lockdown?

Cutting off essential services - like schools and support groups - because of the Coronavirus pandemic leaves 'at risk kids' increasingly isolated and vulnerable. 




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Tweet of the week

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Tweet of the week

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Easter 2020 in New York

There won't be an Easter parade down Fifth Avenue in New York this year, as the Big Apple suffers through the COVID 19 pandemic, with 8,000 deaths and counting.




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The vulnerability of modern societies to sudden outbreaks

Despite the advances of medicine, today's societies are vulnerable to sudden outbreaks of infectious diseases.




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The Year that Made Me: Satu Vanska, 1991

The principal violinist for the Australian Chamber Orchestra spent her childhood in Japan and Finland as part of a Finnish Lutheran missionary family.




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The Year that Made Me: Mike Carlton, 1970

Inspiring individuals talk about a pivotal moment in their personal histories. This week, veteran journalist and commentator Mike Carlton reflects on the formative experience of reporting on the US invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam war. 




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Hong Kong protesters take their protests into the virtual world

With protesters unable to assemble in the streets in Hong Kong due to coronavirus restrictions, some are taking their protests into the virtual world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Nintendo Switch game.




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The true age of whale sharks

Scientists have used a growth marker caused by radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests to determine the age of whale sharks.




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Tweet of the week

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The Roundtable Upskilling during a lockdown

The Prime Minister wants Australians to stop watching Netflix and start studying online – will his new package for universities work?




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Shandee Blackburn inquest told evidence against ex-boyfriend 'overwhelming'

A lawyer for the family of murdered Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn tells an inquest into her death the evidence points to the victim's ex-boyfriend.




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Man found alive after land and sea search at Illawong Beach, South Mackay

Police say they've found a man reported missing on Sunday morning after launching a search and public appeal for him at Illawong Beach, South Mackay.





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Markis Turner's mother denied bail after allegedly buying yacht for him to flee Australia

A 64-year-old woman who allegedly purchased a yacht for her son to flee the country while he was on bail over a multi-million-dollar cocaine-smuggling operation is remanded in custody.




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Lego therapy groups are emerging to aid communication skills in children with autism





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Goanna attacks elderly couple in 'horrific and freak ordeal'

An elderly man is badly injured after being attacked by a goanna in north Queensland, but his dog survives, which his wife says is "the best news I've heard all day".




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Spike in microscopic dust levels has Moranbah residents thinking of leaving their town

High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.





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Two pet dogs die in suspected backyard baiting, police fear risk to children

Mackay teenager Brooke Anderson still vividly recalls the devastation at seeing her family's beloved Jack Russell terrier Jackie in terrible pain before he died in a suspected poison bait incident.









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Klassic Transformations restores cars and lives, helping men overcome social isolation and loneliness

A north Queensland man has helped to create a club for car lovers with a disability or mental illness the kind of program he wished was around 14 years ago, when he attempted suicide.




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Shark takes tourist's foot, injures another man while pair were thrashing about in waters off Airlie Beach

An English tourist has his foot bitten off and his friend suffers serious injuries when they are attacked by a shark while snorkelling in the Whitsundays.





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Geelong makes AFL preliminary final after beating West Coast Eagles by 20 points at MCG

Geelong will face Richmond for a spot in the AFL grand final after surviving a West Coast comeback to prevail by 20 points at the MCG, leaving the Eagles to reflect on the end of their premiership defence.




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Kwinana outer harbour plans give rise to the Fish Army, taking up the Roe 8 environment protest mantle

A new brand of militant activists hope to derail the WA Government's plans to build an outer harbour by waging an environmental war similar to the successful campaign to kill off the Roe 8 highway expansion.




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Willie Rioli scandal forces West Coast Eagles to rethink drug-testing procedures

The West Coast Eagles will review the way they manage drug-testing procedures in the wake of the scandal engulfing forward Willie Rioli.