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Thousands of public transport users are having to rethink their schedules, commutes and lives as the T3 line metro conversion beginsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile it only takes Alexander Saroussidis 20 minutes to get to uni this week, his commute could balloon out to more than 90 minutes come Monday, much to his frustration.The 19-year-old is among the thousands of residents who will be affected by the closure of the T3 train line from Bankstown to Sydenham, and is not looking forward to depending on the replacement buses.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

Australia’s lack of transparency and funding leave it on the outer as researchers worldwide explore alternatives for training, study and testingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA global shift in scientific and medical research is under way as countries hope to phase out experimentation on animals – but Australia risks being left behind.The transition from using animals to alternatives based on human cells, tissue and data is driving multibillion-dollar growth in new technologies and methods. However, industry leaders and insiders warn Australia will miss those opportunities due to a lack of funding, opaque record keeping and

Residents of Lebanon’s capital flee their homes and seek shelter as the death toll from Israel’s airstrikes risesGunshots fired into the air, women wailing in the streets, the ever-present buzz of drones and the distant thud of Israeli airstrikes: this was the sound of mourning in Beirut on Saturday. Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for 32 years, was dead, killed in an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the day before.For many in Lebanon, his killing had been unimaginable. But Israel’s war with Hezbollah had long surpassed what was previously thought possible. Pagers had exploded in

Latest Opinium poll for the Observer shows Labour leader got the opposite of a ‘bounce’ from Liverpool party conference Keir Starmer’s personal ratings dropped further during his first Labour conference as prime minister, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.While party leaders hope for a conference bounce as a result of wall-to-wall media coverage, Starmer suffered the reverse effect, as his ratings plunged to their lowest ever level, and well below those of Rishi Sunak. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/keir-starmer-hits-new-low-in-personal-popularity-ratings Author : Toby Helm Political editor Publish date : 2024-09-28 19:00:10 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to