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Australia preparing for the fourth wave of COVID

The subvariants are all “different” from each other, it is being reported that this is a “soup” of Omicron variants, including BA.5, BA.2.75, XBB, and BQ.1.

What do we know about REvil, the Russian ransomware gang likely behind the Medibank cyber attack?

Russian ransomware groups have close informal links to Russian security agencies such as FSB, the Russian internal security agency.

Prof. Dinesh Kumar’s contactless screening tool could revolutionise chronic wound treatment

Prof. Kumar is an expert in Biomedical engineering, neuromotor control, biosignal phenomena, and human-computer interaction and an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (PhD, 1991) and Chennai (1983).

Did pandemic reshape the way you buy, prepare and consume food?

The pandemic not only changed the way we purchased food, but also the motivations behind those purchases.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy appointed CEO of cloud accounting company Xero

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy said that her father seeded and fueled her passion for entrepreneurship from a young age - "it all started with his ledger."

Neurologist Dr Sudarshini Ramanathan wins NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science

Dr Sudarshini Ramanathan is on the expert panel that spans 11 countries and is the lead investigator for the Australian and New Zealand MOGAD Study Group.

Police treating death of Pranav Vivekanandan, his brother and mother as murder-suicide

The school attended by two young boys offered counselling to fellow students and people have paid floral tributes where the bodies were discovered.

Hindu temple in Auckland targeted with arson attack

"We also have a priest's quarters where the family of the priest were present - it's attached to the same building, and people could have died."

Australia’s borders are open, so where are all the backpackers?

Numbers of backpackers declined with borders closed to visa holders from March 2020 to February 2022. But since borders reopened they have not recovered as hoped.

Indian-Australian startup raises $1m for e-bike manufacturing hub in South Australia

TAV Systems was launched in April 2020 with an aim to convert traditional bikes into electric bikes by establishing a local manufacturing capability in Adelaide. 

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New $2.5 million program to grow First Nations-led tourism and create jobs in Victoria

“First Nations Victorians have stories, knowledge and culture that the world wants to experience. This program makes sure community is in control of how those stories are told.”

International student visa cancelled after child abuse material found on phone

The international student was issued a $660 infringement notice, had his visa cancelled, and was detained before being removed from Australia on the next available flight.

Pauline Hanson slams AI ‘fake fall’ rumour and bogus $100m donation claim

Senator Hanson claimed the circulating image was artificially generated, pointing to what she described as “imposters in the chamber” as evidence the photograph had been manipulated.
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