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Rents are at record highs and are likely to rise further, but there is a ray of light for tenants

Rental prices are at record highs and are likely to rise further, but there is some hope for tenants in the latest batch of property data. An inaccessible shopping market, a low housing stock and landlords passing on the costs of higher loans to tenants make renting never more expensive for Australians than it is …

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The PlayStation Plus game catalog is expanded with Assassin’s Creed, too lost

Image: BlueTwelve Studio / Ubisoft / Kotaku A month after launching its response to Xbox Game Pass, Sony plans to add a lot of new and old games to the PlayStation Plus game catalog on June 19th. Stray, the highly anticipated cat exploration game from French developer BlueTwelve Studio, tops this month’s offerings along with …

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Age-related increases in brain inflammation may link the risk of Alzheimer’s disease to sleep disorders

A research team from several sites at the University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wake Forest has found that inflammation of the brain can relate the risk of Alzheimer’s disease to sleep disorders, which which can aid in early detection and prevention efforts by identifying new treatment targets at …

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Do you need to book your second COVID-19 booster? This is how Israel’s fourth dose changed the fight against Omicron

As most Australians were still receiving their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in early 2022, Israel had already begun injecting its residents a fourth time. Key points: An Israeli study found that second reinforcements reduced COVID-19-related deaths in the elderly by 72% Australian officials recommend a second booster for those over 50 People over …

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TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge sold over 1 million copies in the release week

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge saw over 1 million purchases in its first week, as players screamed for TMNT’s new beat-’em-up goodness. At this point, we think it goes without saying that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a great game. Music, wrestling, artistic style, and the ability to go into abandonment cooperation …

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According to critics, Queensland’s proposal to ban the CSSP will increase the number of feral pigs

Easily available poisons that are used to control the number of feral pigs could soon be banned in Queensland. Key points: Critics say CSSP ban makes it virtually impossible to keep the number of feral pigs low Poisoning is considered more effective than catching and shooting, but authorities say it is not a human practice. …

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As WA cities move away from wood and coal, the future of Manjimup and Collie looks very different.

The cities of Manjimup and Collie were built with the wood and coal industries, respectively, but as these industries disappear, one city is being fixed while the other is “treading water.” The communities are just over 100 miles south-southwest of Western Australia, nestled between farmland and the thick scrub of the Jarrah-Karri forests. Despite their …

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Hackers get details of 47,000 current alumni in Deakin Uni cyber attack

Dr Shaanan Cohney, a senior professor of cybersecurity, computer science and information systems at the University of Melbourne, said current and former Deakin students should be alert to suspicious messages they receive, especially with the pretense of being the University. Loading “If it looks like fish, if it sounds too good to be true, it …

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