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2 weeks ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Sezen Bakan

When the clock strikes 3am this Sunday, millions of Australians will have their devices automatically adjust an hour back to 2am. But our internal body clocks require a bit more effort to adapt to the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Changing the time on the clock essentially gives us jet lag; it alters our bodies’ production of melatonin and cortisol – the hormones which regulate when we feel like going to sleep, when we’re hungry, and our ability to fight off sickness.

Nov 24, 2024 | thenewdaily.com.au | Sezen Bakan

Millions of Indians will tune into the Australia-India Test series that began last week – and Australia wants to take full advantage of those viewers as tourism from China lags. A special instalment of Tourism Australia’s Come and Say G’day campaign will run on TV screens across India throughout the five-Test series between the two countries, which began in Perth on Friday, in the hope that Indian tourists can replace Chinese travellers.

Nov 24, 2024 | thenewdaily.com.au | Sezen Bakan

A pervasive type of medicine packaging has proved to be a nuisance for Australia’s waste-reduction efforts, but a new national push aims to make recycling easier. Millions of these blister packs reportedly end up in Australia’s landfill annually; a few companies offer blister pack recycling services, but drop-off locations are often rare and hard to find.

Nov 24, 2024 | thenewdaily.com.au | Sezen Bakan

Adult content could get two more hours of TV airtime during the day, prompting experts to warn the proposed changes do not consider the needs of Australian children. Free TV Australia submitted a draft revision of the Australia’s Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice as part of the ongoing Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) review of the code.

Nov 23, 2024 | thenewdaily.com.au | Sezen Bakan

A ‘doomsday fish’ has washed up on the shores of California, the third specimen of the elusive deep-sea species in the state during the past three months. The ‘doomsday fish’, also called oarfish, measuring up to three metres long, was discovered by a university student on an Encinitas beach earlier this month. Oarfish were also found in August and September; Scripps Institution of Oceanography said only 20 oarfish have washed up in California since 1901.