WA insurance scheme expands and other top stories.

• WA insurance scheme expands

  

  WA insurance scheme expandsAAPMay 1, 2016 5:43PMSavePrint Matt Cook has been living a "constant nightmare" since he crashed his car while texting and driving in the rain in Perth almost 10 years ago.Mr Cook hit a kerb and came into the path of an oncoming vehicle, which T-boned his car on the passenger side in May 2007.The 34-year-old is now confined to a wheelchair with a speech synthesiser and requires 24/7 care at a cost of about $100,000 a year.Mr Cook is publicly backing a decision to expa..

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• Herpes virus to be used in fight against carp in Murray River, Christopher Pyne says

  

  Herpes virus to be used in fight against carp in Murray River, Christopher Pyne says Updated May 01, 2016 16:33:09 A virulent strain of herpes virus will be released into the Murray-Darling river system in a bid to eradicate European carp, in what Science Minister Christopher Pyne has dubbed a "carp-aggedon".The Federal Government estimates the $15 million project will kill 95 per cent of carp in the river system over the next 30 years.Speaking in Adelaide, Mr Pyne said..

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• Cultural Christianity? There is a Better way Forward - Part 2

  

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• Another Study Links Depression And Anxiety With Social Media Use

  

  Social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others – have gone global, and that was the point after all, to keep individuals connected with others both near and far. While Great Britain uses social media approximately as much as the United States, other countries are not as involved, such as India. However, usage is picking up in these countries as well, and with it, a host of problems that users may not have considered before they created their first social media profile. (Photo by Chris ..

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• Lives could be saved with access to clot-buster device: expert

  

  A close-up of the new device used to remove blood clots. Photo: Supplied Expanding access to a revolutionary stroke treatment device that has improved the quality of life of survivors would mean many more would be able to live independently again, a medical expert says.The device, known as a "stent retriever", looks like a tiny chicken-wire cage.And it has been shown to double a major stroke patient's chance of survival and increase their prospects of living ..

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• 'Ginger' gene may help you look younger: study

  

  Scientists have for the first time found that a gene known for producing red hair and pale skin may explain why some people appear more youthful than others. It appears that variation in the gene, known as MC1R, is also related to differences in how old people look to other people - their perceived age, researchers said. People carrying particular MC1R variants in their DNA look, on average, almost two years older than they are, researchers said. "For the first time, a gene has be..

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