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Commonwealth Bank forecasts 13 per cent fall in Sydney prices
Australian mortgage holders are facing fresh anxiety after Commonwealth Bank forecast a “deeper correction” in home values, warning that national prices could fall by up to nine per cent, with capital cities averaging a ten per cent decline. Sydney is expected to be hit hardest, with CommBank predicting a 13 per cent peak-to-trough drop that…
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Aussie boy, 6, dies from scurvy: Parents say they had no idea he suffered from incredibly rare 19th century disease until it was too late
A six-year-old boy with Down syndrome has died in Queensland, Australia, from scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease historically associated with 19th-century sailors and now exceedingly rare in developed countries. Deputy state coroner Stephanie Gallagher published non-inquest findings into Connor Dean’s death, noting his parents said they were unaware he had a vitamin C deficiency…
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GOP senator issues brutal takedown of Pete Hegseth with subtle dig at Defense chief’s alleged drinking habit amid leadership turmoil at Pentagon
Republican Senator Thom Tillis has publicly criticised US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling his leadership “inept” and appearing to allude to previous reports about Hegseth’s alcohol consumption. The remarks came in a lengthy social media post urging President Trump to replace Hegseth, following the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who had reportedly clashed with…
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‘Innocent’ Sydney tradie shot dead as bungling gangsters kill the wrong man for the second time in a week
An unidentified tradesman, Joshua MacDonald, was shot dead in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity in Merrylands West, western Sydney. The 40-year-old electrical contractor was walking towards a house on Bruce Street on Wednesday afternoon when gunmen in a stolen Audi opened fire, hitting him in the head; he died instantly. Police…
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Utopai Studios, DeNA Team on AI-Assisted Animation Projects in Japan (EXCLUSIVE)
Utopai Studios and DeNA have launched an AI-assisted animation partnership in Japan, marking Utopai’s entry into the country’s anime industry. DeNA’s Entertainment Development Business Unit will trial Utopai’s storytelling AI system, PAI, within experimental animation workflows, with a team of Utopai specialists working alongside DeNA’s creative staff on early visual concepts, character and environment design,…
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Markets raise UK borrowing costs after Burnham renationalisation plans
Daily Mail columnist Alex Brummer warns that Prime Minister Andy Burnham risks triggering a repeat of the market turmoil seen under Liz Truss, after a Commons speech outlining plans to reverse Thatcherite reforms, avoid “crude cuts” to welfare and pursue “relentless” renationalisation of utilities such as water and energy. The article argues that bond markets…
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Andy Burnham rhetoric coincides with 18-year gilt yield high
The Daily Mail’s editorial criticises new Prime Minister Andy Burnham for Left-wing rhetoric that it says has spooked financial markets, arguing his stance echoes 1970s-style economics and undermines confidence ahead of next month’s Budget. It contrasts his approach unfavourably with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s welfare-cuts plan, and separately criticises Labour figures over remarks on defence…
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Google Won’t Have To Break Up Its Ad Business, Judge Rules, Though It Will Have To Change Its Ways
A US federal judge has ruled that Google will not be forced to break up its advertising technology business, though the company will have to change some of its business practices. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia issued the decision, which remains under seal, after previously finding that Google had “willfully engaged…
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Rachel Griffiths Joins Binge’s ‘Wentworth’ Universe Series ‘Halfway Home’ Along With Some Familiar Faces
Rachel Griffiths has joined the cast of Wentworth: Halfway Home, the upcoming Australian drama spin-off streaming on Binge, alongside fellow newcomer Sophie Lowe. The casting news matters for fans of the acclaimed prison drama Wentworth, which ran for eight seasons from 2013 and was sold to more than 170 territories, as the new series brings…
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Stronger Than Achilles quest guide covers Font of Life choice
A new guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker walks players through the “Stronger Than Achilles” quest, part of companion Anca’s storyline, which culminates in a pivotal choice over who should use the mysterious Font of Life: Coen, hoping it will grant him a new power, or Anca, who wants it to erase her troubled past.…