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Around 2.4m Australians (17% of the country's population) with private health insurance have increased their excess in the past two years to reduce their premiums according to a new research by Money.com.au. The study reveals that the majority of health insurance policyholders (72%) have kept their excess the same, while 10% of Aussies with private

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Australia has added YouTube to its list of banned social media sites for teenagers, a move that reverses a previous decision to exclude the...

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SYDNEY — Australia said on Wednesday (July 30) it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers,...

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MIXI Australia has once again revised its takeover offer for PointsBet amid continued challenges from competitor Betr Entertainment. MIXI, which raised its bid once again, described its latest price as “best and final.” MIXI Has Been Eyeing PointsBet for a While MIXI Australia, which is the Australian arm of Japanese tech giant MIXI, has been