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Social media can offer Australians living in remote areas a sense of community but a new report shows they are facing a heightened risk of bullying. Data from a marketing services group has revealed those living in the country are more likely to have experienced online harassment than city social media users.

A coroner in New South Wales has found boxer Davey Browne died in a bout in south-west Sydney after a referee failed to see clear signs of concussion. The finding has re-ignited debate about how boxing should be regulated. The neurosurgeon who gave expert evidence to the inquest says he's opposed to the sport altogether.

The Stroke Foundation says every nine minutes in Australia someone has a stroke and living in a regional area makes you 19 per cent more likely to have a stroke. The Foundation says time is critical in getting people to major hospitals for stroke treatment, but some regional Australians are missing out on timely care.

You can hit the pavement in search of a coveted full-time job, but where are you most likely to land one? The latest official data show the healthcare sector is your best bet. Healthcare and Social Assistance remains Australia's leading employer, employing almost 1.5 million people. Better still, healthcare is also outpacing all other sector in terms of wages growth.

It's not just younger Australians struggling to break into the property market. Older people are facing an impending housing crisis too. The Council on the Ageing warns if nothing is done to improve affordable housing stock for those in financial stress or lifetime renters, more older Australians could find themselves out on the street.

Fewer than one in 100 students make it into top universities in India, meaning immense pressure for top marks. As a result, a couple of cricket personalities from India and Australia, Adam Gilchrist and Ajay Jadeja, think Indian kids are studying too much and not playing enough.

Australian scientists have located a tiny satellite launched from the International Space Station in May. The tiny spacecraft, known as INSPIRE 2, was deployed to measure the effect of space weather on GPS systems but it failed to check in with its anxious Australian crew after launch.

On Business PM: In an audacious move, the South Australian Government announces an additional tax on the big five banks; CPA Australia continues to come under fire, this time for its educational arm; And the head of Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation has rejected concerns about political interference in its funding decisions.

The Federal Government has secured the 10 crossbench votes it needs to pass its school funding plan its dubbed Gonski 2.0. It has agreed to spend more money over the 10 years, and introduce more oversight, which has won the praise of the Nick Xenophon team. The Greens decided against supporting the amendments, because there will be transitional help for Catholic schools. The Government has until tomorrow night to pass the bill and its amendments before parliament's long winter break.

As the Federal Government pushes ahead with a plan for a tougher English exam for new citizens, one of the test's authors thinks the level is too high. Professor Tim McNamara helped put together the International English Language Testing Scheme, or IELTS, during the 1990s. He says the test was never meant to be used as a language citizenship exam, and if native-born Australians had to sit it, many wouldn't pass.