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Australia has made a controversial call on electric vehicles, that could hit the lifestyles of plenty of drivers out there pretty hard.
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A major Aussie city is in line for a severe thunderstorm" battering tomorrow as wild weather hits multiple states.
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Chaotic weather systems are hitting dual parts of Australia, with the southern states bracing for extreme storms while the north faces dangerous heatwave conditions.
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While most car brands are scrambling to meet new efficiency laws, Mazda has pulled a surprise move.
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Donald Trump has pardoned the founder of the world's largest crypto exchange after he pleaded guilty to violating money laundering laws.
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Thousands of female soldiers - like Gemma, who was left broken' after a disturbing incident in a hotel pool - are set to take on the ADF in a bombshell class action lawsuit.
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There is a new car feature that is becoming a common sight on Aussie roads - but many believe it should be banned.
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Amazon has unveiled the future of home delivery - and there are signs the tech could make its way to Australia in the future.
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A controversial plan to store thousands of Chinese-made electric vehicles at one of Australia's favourite holiday theme parks has been knocked on the head.
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Sporting legend Andrew Flintoff has opened up about the devastating impact of the horror accident that almost claimed his life.
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Gemma was grabbed by an older colleague on the dance floor. Later at the hotel pool, he put his hands down my bathers'. But it was what happened next that broke' her.
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From passport details and tax file numbers, to payroll figures and health information, hackers have hit an Australian university in a major cyber breach.
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Footage has captured the wild moment an army of animals takes over an Aussie island, shutting down roads.
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A popular Chinese carmaker has launched an extraordinary assault on Australia's established car brands.
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It's a race against the clock" for one of Australia's biggest cities, with landfill space to run out in just five years.
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The redesign of one of Australia's most popular sites has sparked outrage, with users describing it as a sh*tshow", useless", unnecessary".
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Wild weather swept over Australia on Wednesday, with scorching heat smashing October records and deadly winds leaving thousands without power.
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Tesla has pulled in more money than ever before, but behind the record haul, the electric giant and Elon Musk face a harsh reality.
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Officials from one of Australia's favourite travel destinations have pledged to fix one a growing problem that has killed multiple people this year.
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Telstra has warned certain models of Samsung mobile phones are not connecting for some triple-0 calls.
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Firefighters have battled multiple bushfires as a brutal heatwave hit one state.
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The globe is turning on Elon Musk's record-breaking trillion-dollar Tesla pay deal, accusing the world's richest man of greed.
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One very Aussie act that many of us would come across almost every day is actually against the law and could result in heavy fines and even jail time.
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A supercar inspired by the feats of Australia's F1 driving ace Oscar Piastri is coming to our roads very soon and its top speed obliterates anything seen before.
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One tweet sent shares of Google's parent company spiralling, as a rival company shakes things up in a major way.
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Officials from one of Australia's favourite travel destinations have pledged to fix one a growing problem that has killed multiple people this year.
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The latest iPad Pro is designed for the most intensive applications on the planet - whether complex AI, 6k video editing, instant summaries of pages of univerity lectures notes, or live translation of your scribbles.
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Firefighters are battling multiple bushfires as a brutal heatwave hits one state and a major city is facing serious warnings.
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Australians are fuming after a move from one of China's biggest companies is set to threaten a long-held Aussie tradition.
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China has blasted Australia after it was accused of unsafe acts against an Aussie plane in the South China Sea.
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The Chinese government has broken its silence on Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese's meeting with a chilling nuclear warning.
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In an increasingly complex world, this Aussie icon, and our cheapest hybrid, defies expectations by delivering simple. old-school charm.
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A meteor shower will hit southern skies this week, following in the wake of a famous comet. Here's the best way to see it yourself.
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This Chinese car maker has designs on taking over one of Australia's most sacred motoring venues in a bid to become the new Holden'.
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The effects of a major Amazon outage lingered for 15 hours, and now cyber security experts warn scammers could have already swooped in.
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A popular food influencer has died after giving birth to a baby boy, with her husband delivering a heartbreaking tribute on social media.
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The latest iPad Pro is designed for the most intensive applications on the planet - whether complex AI, super intensive 6k video editing, instant summaries of pages of uni lectures notes, or live translation of your scribbles.
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A popular buy now, pay later company suffered a major global outage that hit Aussie customers on Monday.
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China has blasted Australia after it was accused of unsafe" and unprofessional" acts against an Aussie plane in the South China Sea.
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Plenty of Aussies reckon they are good, even great, behind the wheel but this simple test is catching them out.
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The effects of a major Amazon outage continue to linger, 14 hours after millions of users were left shut out of dozens of popular sites and apps.
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Starting at $1399, Samsung's thinnest tablet yet packs artificial intelligence, desktop-like features and a redesigned S Pen into an productivity and entertainment powerhouse.
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A teenage content creator's efforts to sneak into a Drake concert and the Formula One Grand Prix have been described as enormously troubling".
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Thousands of new Chinese cars are being stored in one of Australia's most unexpected places, and now they might be stranded.
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Scorching temperatures of up to 44C have blasted parts of Australia, with warnings more record-breaking heat could be on the way.
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Multiple internet platforms and services are down in a widespread outage thought to be linked to Amazon Web Services.
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Tesla has made a massive change to its cars in Australia, that has been hailed as game changing' by some but it has left plenty of owners furious.
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A popular buy now, pay later company has suffered a major global outage that has hit Aussie customers.
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Tesla promises a hands-free driving revolution in Australia, but safety experts say the technology is still far from ready for everyday roads.
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A Tesla driver is fighting for life after a crash triggered a dangerous battery fire that took Aussie firefighters hours to extinguish.