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Australians thinking house prices won’t fall more than 10% should consider the 10-20% fall in house prices in Canada and New Zealand. Australia’s net overseas long term arrivals of 476,870 for the ...

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Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows

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29 August 2026

Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows

Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older people Statins are already commonly prescribed to people under the age of 75 who meet certain risk criteria, such as having diabetes and high cholesterol, to prevent them from having a major heart event such as a heart attack, stroke, or from requiring heart surgery.

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Urgent search for 77-year-old Elizabeth McGrath who vanished from Western Sydney’s Quakers Hill

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29 August 2026

Urgent search for 77-year-old Elizabeth McGrath who vanished from Western Sydney’s Quakers Hill

Police are increasingly concerned for her welfare as the search continues.

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Australia

29 August 2026

Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia made them legal as in the UK

A plug-in solar kit that costs about $1,000 ‘pays for itself in three years’, one expert says Plug-in solar refers to small standalone solar units that could be attached to balconies or used in back yards and plugged into power points, offsetting the energy used by household appliances.

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