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Perth mother and daughter shot dead by friend's ex-partner in double murder-suicide
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Police
Many children feared dead after blaze at Indian amusement park
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Fires
Australians returning home from New Caledonia describe sadness at seeing 'city you love on fire'
Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
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Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies aged 53
Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who made food and American diets his life's work by famously eating only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, dies from complications related to cancer.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Documentary
A backpacker loved working on a dairy farm so much she became the manager
When urban Mancunian Sarah Moore and her wife Emily decided to give dairy farming a go in South Australia they found a reason to get up in the morning, and doing a good day's work was a fine reason to stay.
Source: ABC RuralTopic: Dairy Production
Is autocorrect racist? The push to stamp out 'galling' ethnic name bias on phones and computers
A new campaign — called I Am Not A Typo — is urging tech companies to fix ethnic bias in their algorithms to stop autocorrect mangling so many people's names.
Source: The World TodayTopic: Computer Science
I can no longer afford olive oil. What else can I use?
Shoppers have been receiving a shock in recent weeks when reaching for olive oil, which is for many a standard pantry staple. But never fear, as there are alternatives that could save you some well-needed cash.
Source: The ConversationTopic: Food and Cooking
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Focus on women
Doctors call for more screening for domestic violence during pregnancy check-ups
Clinicians say regular, consistent screening of pregnant women for depression and childhood trauma could help detect those who are victims of intimate partner violence.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirth
'I feel like an ugly monster': The reality of living with PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects one in eight women and can have mild through to severe impacts on physical health, as well as emotional wellbeing including body image.
Source: ABC LifestyleTopic: Women's Health
Bare-knuckle boxing champ Bec Rawlings makes film about domestic violence journey
Fight to Live is a new film charting Bec Rawlings's path from a difficult childhood in Launceston to becoming a bare-knuckle boxing world champion. Along the way, it also tackles head-on the issue of domestic violence.
Source: ABC Northern TasmaniaTopic: Domestic Violence
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