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The 10 most important things in the world right now Hello! Here's what's happening on Wednesday.

Here's everything Google unveiled at its biggest conference of the year You'll be hearing a lot more about Duplex.

Here are Labor's main complaints about the 2018 budget The general view is that it's an election budget, with a government lagging in the polls.

The growth in Australian government debt since the GFC, in one chart The Australian government has been running budget deficits since the GFC, meaning its had to issue debt to finance the shortfall.

Social media's reaction to the federal budget was very different to news coverage It tells a different story.

An army of volunteers who mobilized on Facebook are racing around the world to hand-carry Malaysian election votes to the ballot box Thousands of Malaysians abroad would have been unable to return their postal votes in time.

Got an innovative tech idea? We've got $30,000 to help bring it to life -- pitch it here Enter now.

An ancient virus that's similar to HIV is spreading around Australia, and doctors are sounding the alarm There's little research into how to treat and prevent HTLV-1, and doctors are calling for more research.

Data insights will show if the nuggets of help for small business in the federal budget are actually working It's no secret running a small business is not easy.

Australian voters face 5 by-elections next month as 4 more MPs resign because they're dual citizens Yes, 4 more.

Earth just hit a terrifying milestone for the first time in more than 800,000 years -- and it could be bad news for cities This trend could lead to tens of thousands of pollution-related deaths and makes natural disasters, like hurricanes, more powerful and frequent.

An Australian MP has been found in contempt of parliament after falsely claiming a medal and degrees  He purchased the medal online.

CBA's chief economist just renewed his call for a discussion on wages policy Domestic wage growth remains historically low.

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