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The chairman of BHP Billiton says the company remains “robust and resilient”, despite taking a battering in recent months.

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Scientists have identified two of Earth’s favourite complex organic molecules – sugar and alcohol - on a comet for the first time.

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The New South Wales Government says it will spend $16 million on new, science-based approaches to preventing shark attacks.

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Road safety researchers are using videos posted online by drowsy drivers to study the effects of sleepiness on driving.

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An iron ore company linked to Rio Tinto has been hit with a $70,000 fine over the “foreseeable” death of mine worker in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

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A series of national surveys on women in Information Communication Technology (ICT) have provided insight into the sector’s gender gap.

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A Queensland team has become the first Australian squad to cross the line and complete the gruelling 3,000 km Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.

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Researchers are using virtual-reality gear to find out where addiction comes from.

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Voluntary euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke will not provide advice on suicide and euthanasia, after agreeing to conditions imposed by the Medical Board of Australia.

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The Federal Opposition says the Government should do more to stop asbestos-laden building products coming into Australia.

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BlueScope Steel will continue with steelmaking operations at Port Kembla in the New South Wales Illawarra region, saving thousands of local jobs.

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The latest Choice Consumer Pulse has revealed that electricity bills are the number one concern for Australian consumers.

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Neuro-engineers have successfully enabled an almost entirely paralysed person to control a tablet PC with her brain.

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The former head of the Australian Workers Union (AWU) in Victoria has responded to claims of big donation deals around the $2.5 billion EastLink road project.

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A decision by the Canadian government could mean Australia’s 70 F-35A jets cost $100 million more.

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Nearly 100 workers at a WA Water Corporation maintenance project have been exposed to asbestos particles, but authorities say it is not as bad as it seems.

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The Queensland Government says it is still working out the details of its plan to merge five state-owned power companies.

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Environmental activists are celebrating a Western Australian Government rejection of hydraulic fracking on a large section of agricultural land.

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A massive research program has identified nearly 1,500 genes associated with aging.

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Everyone is waiting on ANZ - after CBA and NAB announced rates changes on Friday.

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A bill to enact the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is making its way through Parliament.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

Even though many of us have been forced indoors, the COVID-19 crisis is eroding our privacy.

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