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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
Naomi Colville said panic quickly set in when her neurodivergent daughter didn’t come home after her first day of high school. “My heart rate went up and I couldn’t breathe,” she recalls. “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, my 12-year-old daughter’s in the wilderness somewhere’, and I don’t know where.”Naomi Colville with her 12-year-old daughter who was driven 10km home by a stranger after missing her bus stop.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
A Queensland man in his fifties is “very lucky” to be alive after he was attacked by a “massive” kangaroo while walking to his car. He has suffered serious hip injuries and wounds to his arms and chest. The man would have bled to death had his nextdoor neighbour not been home to assist him, Willows Rural fire brigade’s Rick Underhill said. The man encountered two kangaroos, one male and one female, on his property in Willows, a rural town about 350km west of Rockhampton.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
msn.com | Sharlotte Thou
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
Not even a year ago, I would have called myself crazy for giving up sugar, even for 66 days. But the truth is I eat way too much of it and it can’t be good for me. I’ve eaten cake for breakfast on more than one occasion and can easily finish a packet of biscuits in a day. I have a soft spot for baked goods, kindled by the many bakeries and cafes in my neighbourhood. If I go to bed without eating something sweet I feel as though something’s missing.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
The ring of fire is a 40,000km long horseshoe shaped belt that wraps around the Pacific Ocean. The ring, also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is home to 75% of the world’s active volcanoes, and 90% of its earthquakes.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Natasha May |Sharlotte Thou
When Simon Bogemann’s hand began cramping around the steering wheel in a claw position on his commute from Geelong to Melbourne, he began to worry. Bogemann, then 43, was also getting pins and needles in his feet and fingers every night in bed, and while sitting down during short lunch breaks at work. His GP put it down to a lack of magnesium and recommended a supplement, in addition to the multivitamin he was already taking for a chronic condition.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
With the new year comes new policies, laws, taxes and reforms. Here’s everything to know about changes on 1 January, 2025 that could affect you. Centrelink payments will increaseCentrelink payments, including youth allowance, Austudy and carer allowance, will . Youth allowance payments to single recipients over 18 who live at home will increase by $17.30 a fortnight from $459.80 to $477.10. Those living away from home will receive $670.30 instead of $646.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
With the new year comes new policies, laws, taxes and reforms. Here’s everything to know about changes on 1 January, 2025 that could affect you. Centrelink payments will increaseCentrelink payments, including youth allowance, Austudy and carer allowance, will . Youth allowance payments to single recipients over 18 who live at home will increase by $17.30 a fortnight from $459.80 to $477.10. Those living away from home will receive $670.30 instead of $646.
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Dec 14, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
Australia has one of thehighest rates of skin cancer in the world, but only two in five Australians use sunscreen with a SPF 30+ or higher, according to recent ABS data. It’s easy to be confused, especially given the amount of contradictory information around. Here’s what the experts say about when to wear sunscreen, and how much to use. Will sunscreen stop me from getting enough vitamin D?
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Sharlotte Thou
Choice has named the supermarket Christmas hams that give consumers the most bang for their buck – and those to steer clear of. The basic versions of many supermarket hams scored better than their fancier counterparts, according to the consumer advocacy group – with one premium ham “smelling like a Frankfurt sausage”. The best of the bunch was IGA’s Seven Mile Premium Double Smoked Leg Ham, at $12 per kilo.
