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You have your mother's cells in your brain right now. If she ever carried you, yours are in hers. Scientists looked at the brains of 59 women after they died, ages 32 to 101. In 63% of them, they found their sons' DNA scattered across different brain regions. The cells had

#BREAKING 🚨 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the fuel excise will be halved a three-month period, reducing the cost of petrol and diesel by 26.3 cents per litre

NSW Health is warning the community about the dangers of unexpected drugs in cocaine, following six recent opioid overdoses in Sydney and western NSW.

Sydney scientists have uncovered a lethal link between e-cigarettes and cancer, finding vapes are just as harmful as conventional cigarettes.

The lethal link between e-cigarettes and cancer has been confirmed in groundbreaking research by Australian scientists.

🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. Full story: politico.eu/article/europe…

seeing a lot of "higher gas prices won't affect me because I don't drive very much" and unfortunately it is my sad duty to inform you that your food does not teleport to the grocery store

#BREAKING 🚨 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the nation at 7pm AEDT tonight regarding the federal government's response to the Iran war

The National Fuel Security Plan sets out a staged response to current fuel supply challenges. We are currently at Level 2, with additional measures in place to strengthen supply and improve coordination.

Governments and industry are working closely together to maintain supply and support communities and businesses across the country.

From today, the Australian Government has halved the fuel excise, helping ease cost pressures for households.

At the same time, the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge has temporarily been reduced to zero, cutting operating costs for the freight and logistics sector — the trucks that deliver fuel, food and everyday essentials across Australia.

🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer's full address to the nation "It is now clear the impact of this war will affect the future of our country. So today I want to reassure the British people: no matter how fierce this storm, we are well placed to weather it"

Influenza and COVID-19 both remain at a low level of activity. RSV activity continued to increase and is at a moderate level. Pregnant women are recommended to get a RSV vaccine to help protect their baby. Full report: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/cov…

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 2 April 2026 Week ending 28 March 2026: 🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.7% (-0.5%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4 🔹COVID: 1,056 (+5.5%) 🔹Influenza: 488 (-6.0%) 🔹RSV: 1,540 (+12.5%) health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/cov…

(2/3) NSW COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing: 2 April 2026 🔸Last updated: 21 March 2026 🔹 BA.3.2: ~57% (estimated) 🔹 NB.1.8.1: ~25% (estimated) 🔹 XFG: ~18% (estimated) NSW Health

(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: 2 April 2026 Week ending 28 March 2026: 🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP 🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE NSW Health Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/cov…

The Prime Minister has announced support to keep Australian businesses moving and ease pressure from global disruptions.

NSW Health is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites ahead of the Easter long weekend and upcoming school holidays. Recent mosquito monitoring has detected Ross River virus activity in mosquito trappings in parts of greater western Sydney.