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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.
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A new luxury challenger with insane features is coming Down Under to take on Australia's favourite large SUVs.
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Meet the Ferrari of robot vacuums: Ecovacs' new premium cleaner boasts four-wheel drive, AI smarts and industrial-strength suction power. VIDEO
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Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, who revolutionised the study of chimpanzees and was still working to this day, died aged 91 in the US.
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China is dangling a very enticing offer in front of some of the world's best minds as the superpower aggressively ramps up its historic race against the US.
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Aussies are racking up bigger debts than ever before due to an obsession with one major industry and if things get much worse it could plunge us into a huge financial crisis.
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This once-affordable and popular Aussie SUV has astronomically leapt up in price and it's not easy to follow the reasoning why.
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EVs are the future, it is often claimed, but this global giant is already planning for the next stage of motoring evolution, well beyond that of electric vehicles.
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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.
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A popular tech YouTuber says he had to go to the emergency department after the battery on his smart ring began expanding, painfully trapping the device on his finger.
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A cavernous' new SUV has just landed in Australia and chances are you could soon be seeing it everywhere.
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Once seen as little more than luxury toys, electric vehicles are now smashing the sales of petrol cars in the world's biggest driving market and Australia could be next.
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Singtel bosses have been pressed on whether Optus chief executive Stephen Rue has their full backing" after a horror triple-0 outage linked to three deaths.
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One of the world's biggest car makers has been forced to cease production of its vehicles and gone begging for almost $3bn to keep the firm alive after a devastating cyber attack.
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Millions of Aussies are facing a dangerous and chaotic summer - with forecasts of tropical cyclones, severe heatwaves and soaring temperatures tipped to hit the nation over the coming months.
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A classified US military intelligence report has revealed China is rapidly expanding to prepare for a possible invasion of Taiwan.
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A major survey on Aussies' ethical concerns has revealed Gen Z's shift away from artificial intelligence, as social media platforms hit record-low trust levels.
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The new iPhone 17 Pro series promises to revolutionise mobile photography even more with its 48MP big zoom camera, but is it enough to win back Android converts?
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A rare weather event is set to spark chaotic conditions across Australia over the week - with some regions sweltering in 40C heat and others facing flash flooding.
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An Australian state will hand over troves of government data to AI in a bid to catch out one nefarious type of conduct.
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A little known road rule is gaining prominence and if you're not across what's legal and what's not it could put you in the slammer for a long time.
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Optus has been warned that it cannot allow" the triple-0 outages linked to the deaths of three people to ever happen again.
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This emerging brand has what it takes to challenge the best-selling Tesla Model Y. But is it any better?
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A classified US military intelligence report has revealed China is rapidly expanding to prepare for a possible invasion of Taiwan.
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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has sprayed the Communications Minister over a fresh Optus service outage.
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Police warned Aussies in one state that an NBN outage may have been affecting calls to emergency services from a landline.
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Ferrari's exotic new car harks back to a period of glamorous excess but there's a lot more to it than that.
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The fresh outage has sparked renewed calls for an independent review into the triple-0 network after three deaths were linked to the initial failure.
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A man who posted deepfake images of prominent Australian women online has been hit with a landmark fine.
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A leading defence technology investor has urged the Albanese government to make one major move to help protect Australia amid an unstable world.
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An Aussie sports fan has been praised for shutting down a racist" for his colourful response to a right-wing influencer's question.
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It comes after an outage blocked hundreds of triple-0 calls in a horror incident linked to the deaths of three Australians.
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This iconic car brand has torn up its electric vehicle strategy, turning back the clock as it seeks to dominate the Australian market.
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In a rare show of power, Beijing has released a flood of photos and footage of its new superweapon. The warship gives Chairman Xi Jinping a new level of power.