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Farms to Families mobile market truck brings fresh produce to disadvantaged regional families

A new food truck is empowering disadvantaged Gippsland families to choose their own fresh produce and is also allowing for more efficient delivery.



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Gippsland teenager Mubasshir Murshed's parabola equation published in academic journal

A teenager from Gippsland in Victoria has written an equation that has been published in a national academic journal a major achievement for one so young.




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Boys encouraged to dance 'as superheroes' sees figures slowly rising

The Australian Dancing Institute is encouraging more boys to take up dancing, to break down the stigma attached to male dancers.




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Woman refused mammogram, told she was 'too young', then diagnosed with breast cancer

A 33-year-old Victorian woman who was repeatedly denied breast screenings because of her age is urging other women to "follow their instincts" after being diagnosed with cancer.




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Samantha Fraser asked police to remove guns from safe in garage before alleged murder

A Victorian court has heard that a man accused of murdering his wife set fire to her back fence and accused her of having an affair with a neighbour in the lead-up to her death.




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Sea urchins devastate broadleaf seagrass: Industry and environmentalists team up to restore it

An unlikely partnership involving scientists and the fishing industry is at the centre of efforts to restore seagrass stocks in Corner Inlet.







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MIT develops Aguahoja, programmable water-based biocomposites for digital fabrication

Researchers at the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab have created Aguahoja, a collection of natural artifacts that were digitally designed and robotically fabricated from the molecular components found in trees, insect exoskeletons, apples and bones.



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3D printed tissues could help heal athletes damaged bone and cartilage

Bioscientists are developing 3D printed artificial tissues that may help heal bone and cartilage typically damaged in sports-related injuries.



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Turnbull will campaign for a 'yes' vote in the same-sex marriage survey

The Prime Minister has confirmed he'll be campaigning in favour of a 'yes' vote in the national same-sex marriage postal survey. Voters who wish to participate in the voluntary ballot have less than two weeks to confirm their enrolment. Malcolm Turnbull says while he'll be voting yes but he hasn't yet decided if he'll join the Opposition Leader in writing to all Australians urging them to do the same.



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Tiwi Island Sistagirls say same-sex marriage postal vote a 'waste' in Indigenous communities

The Tiwi Island Sistagirls say the upcoming same-sex marriage postal vote could be a waste of time in their community because people there are not familiar with the process.



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Remote communities may miss out on same sex marriage postal vote

There are fears some people living in remote communities and in Indigenous town camps may not be able to vote in the same sex marriage postal ballot. As the cut-off date to register with the Australian Electoral Commission draws closer, it's still not clear how the Australian Bureau of Statistics will capture everyone's vote, as many in remote communities don't have a postal address.





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Coconut faces a looming global supply shortage, but could an Australian industry crack it?

Consumer demand for coconuts is booming and world supply is struggling to keep up, so an industry awaits as Australia imports nearly all the coconut it consumes.








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Coffin Bay oyster grower Steve Thomson talks about the oyster shortage and his war on waste





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Nerdzilla Review of Thor Ragnarok

They've chosen a Kiwi comedian to direct the latest MCU film, so guess what sort of movie he made?







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A Cure for Aging?

Thanks to medical science we experience more life but also more old age than ever before. But, what if you could slow it all down? What if there was a cure for aging?




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University of Tasmania's Professor David McNeil says a trial crop of plantago in the Ord has produced some of the best yields in the world.





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Families describe what it is like to manage the child care juggle




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Queensland National MP David Littleproud becomes Australia's new agriculture minister











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Indigenous voices on old-school language cards preserved in Miriwoong digitisation project

The decades-old voices of people teaching and learning the Miriwoong language are preserved in a unique collection of magnetic strip cards.




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Do distressing drought images tell the whole story?




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Teenagers talk about their experiences receiving unwanted nudes



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Receiving unsolicited nude pics on social media is part of the reality of owning a smart phone, say teenagers

Unrequested nude photos are reaching the inboxes of high school students as young as 13 years old via social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram.



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Remembrance Day: Tragic story of WWI veteran Albert Burke who died alone in the bush

Albert Burke served his country and fought on the Western Front, but when he returned home, he was forced onto a mission and later died in the bush, alone.




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Clive Palmer admonished by trial judge again

Clive Palmer is admonished by Justice Debra Mullins over another delay in the Queensland Nickel trial, this time because his expert witness is in Brazil.




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Police drop trespass charges against French reporter and crew arrested at Adani protest

Police drop trespass charges against prominent French journalist Hugo Clement and his film crew, following their arrest while filming anti-Adani protesters at Abbot Point earlier this week.




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Clive Palmer agrees to repay millions but may still have to take the witness stand

After denying responsibility for years, billionaire Clive Palmer has agreed to repay millions of dollars over the Queensland Nickel collapse, but he still faces a civil trial that may see him take the witness stand.