Australia’s Maddison Levi breaks another record at Singapore Sevens

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Australia's Maddison Levi breaks another record at Singapore Sevens

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian star Maddison Levi sets another try scoring record at the Singapore Sevens, helping her side reach the semifinals.

Australian star Maddison Levi has set another try-scoring record at the Singapore Sevens.
Levi became the first Australian to break the 200-try barrier in sevens on Saturday, helping her side advance to the semifinals.
The 22-year-old assumed the man… [995 chars]

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Why an Australian journalist is teaching meditation in America’s toughest jails

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Why an Australian journalist is teaching meditation in America's toughest jails

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

After a devastating family tragedy in her early 30s, journalist Joh Jarvis found solace in mediation. Now, she teaches the spiritual practice to prisoners in America's most notorious jails.

New York's Rikers Island isn't for the faint of heart.
The notorious jail is dank and dark and carries a stale, stagnant smell.
But within these walls, an Australian — former journalist Joh Jarvis — is doing something unusual.
She's teaching meditati… [9003 chars]

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Rent-to-buy scheme to make home ownership a reality on Palm Island

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Rent-to-buy scheme to make home ownership a reality on Palm Island

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Generations of families on Palm Island have never had an opportunity to purchase their own home, but a new life-changing housing initiative is set to change that.

Leon Coutts has lived in the same three-bedroom home his entire life.
"There's a lot of memories — its Christmases, its birthdays," the Bwgcolman man said.
"I could never imagine living anywhere else."
The 49-year-old carpenter's father moved into th… [4369 chars]

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Federal election 2025 live: Coalition details international student cuts as Labor targets Queensland as

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Federal election 2025 live: Coalition details international student cuts as Labor targets Queensland as

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The prime minister will spend the day on the hustings in Queensland, where the government holds just five of the state's 30 seats. Follow live.

The opposition leader is asked about Labor's announcement last night that it will subsidise the cost of installing home batteries, providing home owners with a 30 per cent discount.
The move has been welcomed by industry figures and energy analysts, … [927 chars]

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The rent crisis behind Australia’s two-faced cities

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

The rent crisis behind Australia’s two-faced cities

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Spiralling rents have priced out even average income households from at least half the postcodes in three capital cities and one regional area, according to an ABC analysis of exclusive figures covering thousands of neighbourhoods across the country.

This is Australia’s worst capital city for renters.
At the start of the pandemic, just 2 per cent of postcodes were out of reach for the average income rental household.
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Leaders missing from Eid events, as split over politicians at prayers becomes heated

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Leaders missing from Eid events, as split over politicians at prayers becomes heated

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It's not unusual for a federal election campaign to overlap with Eid al-Fitr, one of the most important days in the Muslim calendar. It is the absence of many senior politicians at traditional community events that raises eyebrows.

It's not unusual for a federal election campaign to collide with Eid al-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of the month of Ramadan and one of Islam's holiest days.
The overlap has happened three times in the past two decades, including this week,… [9101 chars]

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Dying Cells Play a Vital, Unexpected Role in Healing, Study Shows

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Dying Cells Play a Vital, Unexpected Role in Healing, Study Shows

Source: ScienceAlert

A new study reveals some surprising discoveries about healing processes that are potentially triggered by the process of necrosis, or premature cell death.

A new study reveals some surprising discoveries about healing processes that are potentially triggered by the process of necrosis, or premature cell death.
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Donald Trump’s initial 10 per cent tariff takes effect

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Donald Trump's initial 10 per cent tariff takes effect

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Donald Trump's 10 per cent "baseline" tariff has come into effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses, with some higher tariffs to begin next week.

The United States has begun collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10 per cent tariff on imports from many countries.
Among those first hit with the "baseline" tariff are Australia, Britain, Colombia, Argentina, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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One trillion species, 3 billion years: How we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

One trillion species, 3 billion years: How we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth

Source: Phys.org

There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth—the vast majority of which are bacteria.

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:
Credit: CC0 Public Domain
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Scientists Intrigued by Stars Singing Ancient Songs

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 5, 2025 | Google Finance News

Scientists Intrigued by Stars Singing Ancient Songs

Source: Futurism

Due to vibrations from their cores, stars are constantly fluctuating in brightness — and those waves, when converted to audio, make songs.

Stars are constantly dimming and brightening due to their inner vibrations — and when those vibrations are converted into soundwaves, they become song.
As a new study published in the journal Nature explains, scientists were able to learn just how mu… [2600 chars]

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