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'I don't have a voice in my head': Life with no inner monologue
Mel May only realised she was different while reading a news article one day.
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Watch: Australian opposition leader injures cameraman in footy kick misfire
7:27 pm todayAustralian opposition leader Peter Dutton's kick with kids in Darwin has gone awry, with a wayward football going straight into a cameraman off the opposition… Video
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'A great time to get rich' - Inside Trump's defiant response to the markets' tariff meltdown
3:04 pm todayUS President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners - including a market sell-off, foreign retaliation and anger from…
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Myanmar quake death toll at 3354
5:43 pm todayMyanmar's state media say the toll from the earthquake has climbed to 3354 people killed, and the military government's leader has repeated promises for fair…
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China hits back hard in global trade war
8:45 am todayThe world's second biggest economy has announced additional tariffs of 34 percent on US goods.
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George Santos should face more than 7 years prison - prosecutors
5:59 pm todayGeorge Santos, who was expelled from Congress after a brief scandal-plagued tenure, should be sentenced to more than seven years in prison for fraud and identity theft, prosecutors say.
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Microsoft AI chief executive interrupted by pro-Palestinian protester
5:25 pm todayMustafa Suleyman's remarks were interrupted by a protesting employee during the technology company's 50th anniversary celebration, over the firm's ties with Israel.
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Airport theory: The new viral trend that has people missing their flights
12:59 pm today'Airport theory' is a TikTok trend that invites people to arrive at the airport as little as 15 minutes before their flight boards.
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Magnitude-6.9 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
12:34 pm todayThe quake was at a depth of 49km, triggering a tsunami warning which was later lifted.
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TikTok deal put on hold after China indicated it would reject it over tariffs
11:22 am todayA deal to spin off the US assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal, thanks to the US' new tariffs.
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UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape
4:22 am todayThe charges relate to a number of allegations between 1999 and 2005.
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TikTok could still be banned in the US, but Trump extends sale deadline
7:13 am todayTrump has said he would be willing to reduce tariffs on China to get a deal done with ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok.
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Deadly fire on Gaza ambulances possible Israeli 'war crimes' - UN
"One of the darkest moments in this conflict that has shaken our shared humanity to its core."
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Trump fires NSA director in national security purge, sources say
7:56 am todaySources said the purge also included more than a dozen staff at the White House national security council.
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Hackers strike Australia's largest pension funds in coordinated attacks
4 Apr 2025Hackers targeting Australia's major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund.
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Kiwi exporters scramble to understand Trump's new tariffs
4 Apr 2025Some of New Zealand's biggest exporters to the US are trying to come to grips with what exactly the tariffs will mean to them. Audio
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Musk's grandfather and the 1930s movement aiming to merge the US, Canada and Greenland
27 Mar 2025A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders might sound incredibly familiar.
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Trump tells Cabinet Musk will leave soon - report
4 Apr 2025The US president reportedly told close contacts the tech billionaire step back from his government role.
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Live: Trump unveils 'Liberation Day' tariffs
4 Apr 2025The US president is set to announce his 'Liberation Day' tariffs, leaving world markets nervous. Video
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'Huge uncertainty' as Trump to reveal fresh tariffs
3 Apr 2025Global equities have been hit hard leading up to the US president's announcement - dubbed "Liberation Day".
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Actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65
2 Apr 2025The cause of death was pneumonia, his daughter Mercedes Kilmer confirmed to the New York Times.
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Aussies' super savings in the trillions
The sector is also structured in a way that "help limit the build-up of systemic risks", including by having variable returns, it notes.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces expanded sex trafficking indictment
7:17 am todaySean 'Diddy' Combs has been hit with an expanded federal indictment, charging the hip-hop mogul with more counts of racketeering and sex trafficking.
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Aussie police search for prized belt buckle stolen from world's oldest cowboy
The rodeo pioneer won the buckle in 1959 and is still competing at age 94.
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Trump tariffs: Which countries will retaliate?
4 Apr 2025Leaders around the world have threatened to ratchet up a trade war with the United States.
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South Korean court ousts impeached President Yoon
4 Apr 2025A snap election must be held within 60 days of the ruling.
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Everything is blowing up in Elon Musk’s face
4 Apr 2025Analysis: All it took was losing US$100 billion in three months to make Musk change his tune.
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White House mocked as uninhabited island targeted for tariff
4 Apr 2025Penguin memes are rife after the US president tariffed an island only inhabited by birds.
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