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A majority of state and territory governments have put stricter workplace exposure limits on hold for nine hazardous chemicals despite a Safe Work Australia report finding the health and economic benefits would outweigh the costs. The chemicals, which include known cancer-causing substances including respirable crystalline silica (RCA), benzene and formaldehyde, impact workers in demolition, construction…
On the day of her husband’s funeral, American author Siri Hustvedt had a strange and moving experience. Her husband, Paul Auster — a poet, filmmaker and author whose best-known novels include The New York Trilogy, The Brooklyn Follies and 4 3 2 1 — died of complications from lung cancer in April 2024, at age…
Scientists have dated a crater in the Australian outback at 3 billion years old, making it the world’s oldest known site of an asteroid impact. The North Pole Dome, about 1,600 kilometres north of Perth, was the source of controversy last year when it was reported as the oldest in the world, a claim debunked…
Deanna Carr’s early 20s looked very different to most people’s. “While everyone was travelling Europe and doing all those great things, I was hanging out in IVF clinics,” she said. “It felt very isolating, none of my friends were going through the same thing.” Mrs Carr always wanted to be a young mum, but struggled…
A Sydney mother mauled by a suspected white shark at Coogee Beach has spoken her first words after briefly waking from an induced coma. Leah Stewart was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the attack on Saturday, June 13 and underwent surgery to amputate her arm and address other “life-threatening” injuries, her family…
A Queensland police investigation has uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that potentially contributed to a major construction company missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in projects. Scott Larson, 35, and Jesse Martin, 40, are accused of hacking sensitive files from their former employer and leaking the data to competitors. The pair was…
The UK’s outgoing prime minister and the man who essentially forced him to go have held their first face-to-face meeting. At a secret location in London, Sir Keir Starmer and new MP for Makerfield, Andy Burnham, came together on Tuesday, local time, for one hour. While neither side has given away details about the talks,…
A Victorian survivor of clergy abuse says he is disappointed but unsurprised by allegations the Christian Brothers appear to be attempting to “squib” on compensation payments. The Congregation of Christian Brothers Oceania Province yesterday revealed it would seek to sell off its remaining assets to pay abuse victims. It said its assets were valued at…
Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s finance blog. I’ll be guiding you through the latest market action for the next few hours. Locally, the “big news” today will probably be the latest inflation figures, covering the month of May. During that period, oil prices fell sharply on expectations that the US and Iran would…
NBC’s Today show host Savannah Guthrie has made an emotional appeal to viewers to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organisations said a ransom note received months ago had indicated she was dead. “We are in agony, and we cannot be at peace. … We love our mom….