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How 'having a great time with music' is helping NDIS recipients flourish

Mark West, who is working on songs for his first EP, says rap beats and rhymes are helping his mental health.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters end Melbourne university encampment after claiming 'major win'

Pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a Melbourne university building last week have decided to end their encampment after they say the institution agreed to an "important demand".
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Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Melbourne vow to stay, after Monash encampment packs up

Pro-Palestinian protesters say an encampment at Monash University has been packed up against their will while students at the University of Melbourne continue to occupy a building.
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University of Melbourne 'concerned' as pro-Palestinian demonstrators continue to occupy arts building

Victorian politicians say the University of Melbourne would be within its rights to act against pro-Palestinian protesters, whose occupation of an arts building has disrupted classes and divided opinion on campus.
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Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian supporters face off on Australian university campuses

A university-based pro-Palestinian protest movement that has made headlines in the United States is being mirrored in Australia.
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Players 'optimistic' about lower tackle changes at club rugby

There's been a mixed response from Australian community rugby clubs to new tackling laws aimed at reducing the rate of head knocks and concussion.
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Rachel felt ill and would go 'beetroot red' before hormone therapy. Now experts are questioning that course of treatment

Menopause has become "over-medicalised" and treated like a "disease", Australian researchers are arguing, saying some women are getting unnecessary treatment. But it's a controversial opinion.
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Period power: Gen V proves why it's time to flip the narrative on menstruation

Shows like Gen V and Films like Turning Red are changing the way periods are portrayed on TV, and we're here for it.
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The sporting competition where all genders are welcome

Sport isn't always the easiest environment for queer and gender diverse people to feel safe. The All Gender Games are a judgement-free space which allows everyone to enjoy soccer.
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'It's going to get worse': Warnings for Australian summer after study shows climate change worsened Canada's wildfires

Canada’s record-breaking wildfires are significantly worse because of climate change, according to a rapid analysis by a leading team of scientists. 
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All Indigenous students guaranteed a funded university place as part of major education reforms

All Indigenous students will be guaranteed a Commonwealth-supported place at the university of their choice, provided they meet entry criteria, as part of a set of reforms designed to make higher education more accessible for all Australians.
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International students raise alarm about new AI detection tools being used by Australian universities

International students say tools to detect AI-generated text are inaccurate, as a US study suggests the detectors are biased against people writing in English as a second language.
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'Anger and discontent' on campus 'the worst in decades' as university staff walk off the job over casualisation

University tutors who say they cannot plan for their futures are among the thousands of university staff to walk off the job as part of a national week of action against insecure work and wage theft.
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Tilly Aston has a federal seat named in her honour. She's remembered for being ahead of her time

A by-election being held in the federal seat named after Tilly Aston is garnering attention from far and wide, but the story of how she improved the lives of many thousands of blind and vision-impaired people has been lost to time.
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Brigid was keen to see what compounds her gas stove emitted — and a test's results were surprising

The same American research team that revealed gas stoves can emit methane, even when they're not turned on, has arrived in Australia to test pollutants inside kitchens.
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Brigid lighting up her gas stove to boil a huge pot of water at her home in Melbourne.

Millions of Australians live with a disability, but dental care remains out of reach for many

Millions of Australians live with a disability, yet a costly private dental system is leaving thousands languishing on public waitlists while those who can afford to go private struggle to find someone who will treat them.
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This BMX program aims to improve young people's mental health with more 'practical' approach

Weekly sessions run by an Adelaide charity work to engage young people who have had a rough start to life by offering BMX coaching and life skills mentoring.
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An expert's advice on what to do if your photos, books and mementos are damaged in a flood

An expert conservator recommends how to try and save your photographs, books, documents, or artworks if they have been damaged in floodwaters.
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Herbal soup may cause liver damage and interact with medication, study finds

The study published in Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology found the soups "demonstrated significant toxicity" to liver cells even when watered down.
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Rob works full-time, but he has been living in a motel room for six years

A converted motel is one of the few options for people searching for a place to live in Echuca, but even their rooms are hard to come by.
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Current COVID-19 wave could protect against new, 'meaner' variant, says Melbourne epidemiologist

While Omicron BA.2 is sending infection numbers back up, epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely says this spate of infections could help prepare us if a new, deadlier variant emerges.
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'Outrage' at Australia's richest university as casuals told they'll no longer get extra pay for a PhD

The National Tertiary Education Union says three faculties at the University of Melbourne have stopped paying casual workers with doctoral qualifications a higher "PhD rate" for all of their work, with a lecturer calling it a "significant loss of income".
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Kerstin Knight smiling in a university building, with a balloon that says 'Congratulations'.

Why are these tree experts arguing about the sex appeal of eucalypts?

Would you pick from the sexy gum, the world's tallest flowering gum or a backyard favourite? The Eucalypt of the Year competition has opened for another year and it's claws out between the states.
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Melbourne Uni barred from medical grants after it released photo of 'six white men' receiving honorary doctorates

Australia's largest medical research foundation says it is suspending the University of Melbourne from its multi-million-dollar fellowship program because the university has only awarded honorary doctorates to men over the past three years.
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Australia's collective life expectancy rose in 2020, and researchers say we have lockdowns to thank

The life expectancy of Australians has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian National University reveals.
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