Putin backs teen Russian Olympic skater
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva’s performances could not have been achieved with the help of any banned substances.
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A text message system linking rural hospitals to specialist nurses could save lives by reducing the chances of catastrophic heart attack cases being missed, a new study has found.The Australian research, published in the international medical journal JAMA Cardiology, explored why one-third of patients presenting to hospitals with a serious heart attack known as STEMI do not receive appropriate care.
Witnesses say they spotted a male walking towards the high school with a rifle. Find out what happened.
New Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says discussions with her department since the weekend have revealed there weren't too many fiscal rules in place in the final term of the coalition government.Senator Gallagher and Treasurer Jim Chalmers were sworn in on Monday after Saturday's election win by Labor and have been in briefings with departmental officials since the weekend.
China is seeking security arrangements with Pacific nations that resemble the controversial pact struck with Solomon Islands, triggering concern in Australia, New Zealand and allies including the United States.The details of the proposed arrangements are contained in pre-written joint communiques Beijing officials plan to release after meetings with island nations on Monday, documents obtained by AAP show.
A furious homeowner says a Woolies driver destroyed her front yard. Find out what the grocery giant had to say.
The mother of the 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at a school in Texas claims he was not violent. Hear what else she said about her son.
Boeing's crew taxi has returned to Earth from the International Space Station, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronauts climb aboard.The Starliner capsule parachuted on Wednesday into the New Mexico desert - with airbags attached to cushion the landing - four hours after leaving the orbiting lab.
Angel Garza arrived at the scene and immediately began helping a bloodied little girl. It was his daughter's best friend and what she had to say left the dad shattered. Find out more.
The change of federal government will likely lead to better relations between Australia and international partners in the region, according to a former ASIO head.New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged his government will take the region's geo-strategic environment seriously.
Russian forces have shelled more than 40 towns in the eastern Donbas region, Ukraine's military says, threatening to shut off the last main escape route for civilians trapped in the path of Moscow's invasion.After failing to seize Ukraine's capital Kyiv or its second city Kharkiv, Russia is trying to take full control of the Donbas, comprised of two eastern provinces Moscow claims on behalf of separatists.
Electricity bills are set to rise for households and small business following a decision by the Australian Energy Regulator in the face of floods, the Ukraine war and coal plant outages.The watchdog on Thursday released its final determination for the 2022/23 'default market offer', which sets a safety net price and the reference point for customers to shop around.
A woman who scored millions in a lottery prize says her son predicted her win. Find out how she'll spend her prize.
A woman allegedly murdered by her on-off boyfriend said he had emotionally hurt her and had hit her, a jury has been told.Ebru Mercan testified that after her friend Samah Baker revealed she had been hit, she suggested she get an AVO against him but "she brushed it off".
ShutterstockThe first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3 in “autopilot” mode. In the US, the highway safety regulator is investigating a series of accidents where Teslas on autopilot crashed into first-responder vehicles with flashing lights during traffic stops. A Tesla model 3 collides with a stationary emergency responder vehicle in the US. NBC / YouTube The decisio
Debate is raging online about whether bird feeding spreads psittacine beak and feather disease. Do you feed birds in your area?
Eva Mireles, 44, and her fourth grade co-teacher Irma Garcia, 46, have been praised for trying to save students’ lives by giving up their own.
Wall Street has closed higher, boosted after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting showed policymakers unanimously felt the US economy was very strong as they grapple with reining in inflation without triggering a recession.The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's May meeting, which culminated in a 50-basis-point hike in the Fed funds target rate - the biggest jump in 22 years - showed most of the committee's members judged that further such rate hikes wou
Poor customer service and billing issues have been blamed for a recent rise in phone and internet complaints nationwide, according to a report.More than 22,000 complaints were lodged to The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman between January and March, marking an increase of 21 per cent compared to the previous quarter.
A rebate will partially shield Queensland households from power bill shock, but the state government is being urged to start implementing long-term solutions to electricity price pressures.Energex has been approved to hike residential power bills in the state's southeast by $165 and $220, to between $1620 and $1961, in 2022/23.
After delivering a soggy summer and autumn, La Nina will continue to drench swathes of eastern Australia with above-average rainfall throughout winter.The Bureau of Meteorology also says there will be at least an 80 per cent chance of warmer than average minimum temperatures for June to August for most of the country.