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Multiple Aussie states are on alert after severe weather warnings for damaging" wind gusts, some peaking at 163kmh, were tipped to smash the country's south.
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A relatively unknown Chinese billionaire is giving Elon Musk a real run for his money all over the world, including in Australia.
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The US is considering giving Ukraine a weapon that Kyiv says could be successful in forcing Moscow's hand - even if it is never used
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has rattled a nation of 115 million, prompting a tsunami warning and mass evacuations across the country.
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Global car maker Hyundai has been forced to make a drastic move in order to counter China's growing dominance of the Aussie car market.
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Another month, another high profile game with a gigantic open world to explore. But the biggest problem with these games is not actually their size.
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Australian Tesla owners are furious after being left in limbo by the company which broke major promises.
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After years of bold promises about self-driving capabilities, Tesla now admits older cars need complete upgrades, leaving thousands of Australian owners in limbo.
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News Corp Australasia boss Michael Miller says the country is at risk of losing its voice and identity to artificial intelligence unless the government implements safeguards.
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Tesla has shaken up the car market with its most affordable models yet, a move to secure its dominance in the fiercely competitive EV industry.
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The head of Australia's guided missiles program has defended the decision to spend $1865 of taxpayer dollars printing a Harmony Day staff cookbook.
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The risk of a major conflict in Australia's backyard is increasing, including the chance of war between the US and China, senior defence officials have warned.
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Qantas has been targeted by an infamous hacker group to negotiate a ransom over supposedly stolen customer data.
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Optus gave conflicting information in emails sent to government stakeholders, with furore surrounding the fatal outage deepening.
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It's been revealed four in 10 Aussies eat food off their floors despite failing to clean them daily, as the latest rival to Dyson promises jet power to suck up the competition.
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The boss of the biggest Chinese car brand in Australia has offered a bizarre appraisal of Australia in a rambling monologue supposedly aimed at boosting sales.
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Australians are being asked to pay an unconscionable" price for the AI revolution, News Corp Australasia boss Michael Miller has warned.
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Optus sent the government notice of its deadly triple-0 outage - but they didn't get it for a baffling reason. Now the minister responsible is facing heat.
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This motoring superpower hopes to break Australia's love affair with high-riding work vehicles.
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An international study led by researchers at San Paulo State University have identified a population of asteroids that could pose a threat to Earth.
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Residents are being urged to prepare to leave their homes as fierce bushfires burn in one state, with warnings they could rapidly worsen.
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Optus sent government notice of its deadly triple-0 outage - but they didn't get it for a baffling reason.
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While most pet owners indulge their pets with treats and toys, one affluent family has taken spoiling their dog to an entirely new level.
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Chinese giant BYD is bringing the cheapest EV ever' to Australia in a move that could spell more trouble for rival carmakers.
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Former students of a major Australian university have been informed their degrees have been revoked" in a series of shocking emails.
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The government has vowed to rebuild confidence in the triple-0 system with plans to legislate a watchdog after an Optus outage linked to several deaths.
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More wild weather is on its way for millions of Aussies this week, with record breaking rain already hitting one city.
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This motoring superpower hopes to break Australia's love affair with high-riding work vehicles.
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More wild weather is on its way for millions of Aussies, with a mixed bag of conditions splitting the country in half.
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Three graphic videos from the US, including Charlie Kirk's assassination and the brutal stabbing murder of Iryna Zarutska, have been banned in Australia.
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New documentary tells the inspirational story of an Australian racing champion.
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Thousands of people applied to the NSW government to help make their homes more resilient to floods - now their personal data may have been exposed.
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The NSW government says it is deeply sorry" after sensitive information of thousands of flood victims was uploaded to ChatGPT in a major data breach.
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Under-fire minister Anika Wells has denied the Albanese government bears any responsibility for shock Optus outages.
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The government has vowed to rebuild confidence in the triple-0 system with plans to legislate a watchdog after Optus suffered a emergency calls outage linked to four deaths.
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After nearly four years of relentless propaganda, some of Vladimir Putin's trusty allies are breaking ranks to lift the lid on a number of claims.
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Energy giant AGL has secured final approval for a mega $2bn wind farm that could power 590,000 homes.
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Increasingly green rules have forced a major change to this Aussie ute, which has long been among our most popular cars.
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Australia's online safety watchdog has ordered Elon Musk's X to take down posts showing the brutal stabbing murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
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Sales of electric vehicles in Australia have just hit a record high on the back of controversial government subsidies.
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Under-fire minister Anika Wells has ordered telco giants for an in-person meeting following a devastating Optus triple-0 outage linked to several deaths.
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Elon Musk has turned burger king as he takes the fight to fast food giant McDonald's in his latest controversial venture.
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Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has delivered a furious, heartbreaking response to the terror attack on Jews in the UK, saying it's a red alert' for Australia.
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A million-year-old skull holds explosive secrets about human evolution, challenging everything we thought we knew about ourselves.
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Under-fire minister Anika Wells has ordered telco giants for an in-person meeting following a devastating Optus triple-0 outage that resulted in four deaths.
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A furious government has put its foot down and warned companies they should not be leaning on AI so heavily, citing one of the biggest annoyances" people are facing.
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An Aussie first from Elon Musk has propelled the world's richest man to another eye-watering wealth milestone - double that of both Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.
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Car giant Ford fears sales vehicle sales could soon be in free fall because of a lack of predictability' in the market.
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Increasingly green rules have forced a major change to this popular ute.
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The increasingly aggressive' push to try to get more Aussies to buy EVs will send car prices skyrocketing, according to motoring industry insiders.