Mini nears its use-by date

WHEN BMW relaunched the Mini brand in 2000, I thought it might last 10 years. Design, a key element in any car, is everything to the Mini.

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Wild storm systems thrash globe

A MONSTER typhoon has started to thrash Japan, and a hurricane is on track to wreak havoc in Mexico as Indonesia struggles in the aftermath of a catastrophic tsunami which killed at least 830 people.

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Skull-shaped asteroid to pass Earth

A CREEPY skull-shaped asteroid is set to fly past Earth just after Halloween this year.

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Tested: the ‘other’ Kia Stinger

THE Kia Stinger was Australia’s most anticipated new model last year, the rear-drive large grand tourer arriving as Ford’s Falcon and Holden’s home-made Commodore exited stage left. Busting perceptions of what a Kia could be, here was a luxurious, dynamic and gorgeous family car that could house a twin-turbo V6 to launch it from rest to 100km/h in less than five seconds.

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VW next with five-year warranty

YET another car company has moved to five-year warranty with Volkswagen joining the growing list of brands putting pressure on market leader Toyota, who so far refuses to budge from three-year coverage.

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Brake issue forces massive recall

SUBARU has recalled more than 40,000 vehicles following issues with electronic park brakes.

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A real shi tzu fight T ug of love over pet left for six years goes to court

EVERY night, for 6½ years, Maltese shih tzu-cross Coco has curled up on a pillow in bed next to Shanee Hope.

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The Race to Replace Your Keyboard

QWERTY keyboards have been around for over a century, but a new era in tech needs a new kind of input. WSJ’s David Pierce tries out the keyboards of the future. Photo/Video: James Pace-Cornsilk for The Wall Street Journal

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How Aussie pilots will learn to fly new fighters

AUSTRALIAN fighter jet pilots could be learning to fly in 3D printed cockpits by 2020.

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Car safety jargon deciphered

Step into a car dealership these days and you’ll be bombarded with acronyms, among them ESC, LDW, AEB, ACC and RCTA.

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Elon Musk steps down, cops massive fine

TESLA and its high profile CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $A55 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging Musk duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company.

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Tsunami hero makes ultimate sacrifice

A YOUNG air traffic controller who sacrificed himself to guide an aircraft to safety during Indonesia’s devastating 7.5 earthquake and tsunami has been hailed a hero.

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Bug-eyed at insect insight

A JAW-DROPPING series of photos has put the fascinating miniature world of minibeasts under the microscope, giving humans an intimate insight into a bug’s life. Australian insect expert and photographer Alan Henderson has released his new book Minibeasts, which canvases a visual feast of colourful critters in their natural environment across Australia.

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The crazy world of minibeasts

A JAW-DROPPING series of photos has put the fascinating miniature world of minibeasts under the microscope, giving humans an intimate insight into a bugs life.

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Typhoon Trami batters Japan

A POWERFUL typhoon pummelled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least five, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago this weekend.

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America’s priciest F-35 stealth fighter crashes

AMERICA’S controversial F-35B stealth fighter has crashed for the first time, triggering an investigation into the cause.

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Slow sales mean big discounts

New-car sales have slowed for five months in a row so most major car companies are hitting the airwaves with sharply discounted prices to clear stock. Here are the best deals in three popular categories.

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Facebook says 50 million accounts hacked

FACEBOOK has disclosed that up to 50 million accounts were breached in a security flaw exploited by hackers.

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Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia

A POWERFUL earthquake has rocked central Sulawesi in Indonesia and authorities have issued a tsunami warning.

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Get your togs out — spring will be scorching

MUCH of Australia may be in line for a chilly weekend but don’t count on that being a sign of things to come. Quite the contrary in fact.

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Comedian’s gag got her kicked off Twitter

AN Aussie comedian is calling out social media platform Twitter for a double standard after she was kicked off permanently for a “joke” about beheading Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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Rat cull boosts penguin numbers but new threat lurks

VOLUNTEERS have found 44 little penguins nesting on Granite Island – a strong increase on last year’s census count, giving scientists hope for the colony’s future.

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Chinese ‘time capsule’ warship found

UNDERWATER archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a Chinese warship that was sunk in a fierce naval battle more than 100 years ago.

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Our champagne taste in cars

THE Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been Australia’s best-selling luxury car for more than a decade. Intent on keeping it that way in the face of ever-present BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 competition, Benz has re-worked its golden child to the tune of 6500 new or modified parts.

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Mysterious lake creature spotted

UNTIL this month, it had been years since anybody claimed to have seen the legendary Ogopogo — Canada’s version of the Loch Ness monster.

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The best selling Mercedes just got an update

German brand keeps the new C-Class fresh in the face of stiff competition.

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New dinosaur species discovered

AN ENORMOUS dinosaur that roamed Earth 200 million years ago is believed to have been the largest land animal alive at the time.

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Telstra’s $9.3m refund to mobile customers

TELSTRA has handed back $9.3 million to 72,000 mobile customers who were charged via opaque third party billing systems.

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Bold new plan for police pursuits

AS A young Queensland cop fights for life in hospital, calls are growing for police cars to be fitted with hi-tech gadgets that would allow them to kill a vehicle’s engine with the press of a button.

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Mysterious ‘lake monster’ caught on video

Locals have reported a rash of new sightings of the Ogopogo, a legendary serpent-like creature likened to the Loch Ness monster, said to live in Canada's Okanagan Lake.

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Dieting? Scientists say, ‘use your head’

EVER vowed to lose weight but given up after a week because you’re just not motivated?

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This mutant made titanosaurs possible

IT’s called Ledumahadi mafube. In the South African language of Sesotho, translates to “a giant thunderclap at dawn.” It’s easy to see why.

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Gamers losing their mind over Fortnite pets

SEASON six of Fortnite is here and, after mixed player reactions from last season, Epic

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US bombers back Trump’s bluster

TWICE in three days, the United States sent its B-52 heavy bombers through the contested South and East China Seas. At the same time — in New York — President Trump was tearing apart his ‘great friendship’ with President Xi.

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Adorable moment dog saves lost koala

HERE’S a very Australian story to warm your heart.

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The joke that could haunt Musk

ELON Musk could be forgiven for feeling like the walls are closing in on him.

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TECH.biz, Wednesday 26th September

How technology and innovation are reshaping business and industry, with the latest news and product reviews.

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Tech Biz, Wednesday 26th September

How technology and innovation are reshaping business and industry, with the latest news and product reviews.

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Driven: World’s favourite electric car

On Oslo’s waterfront there is a white-tiled opera house. Modern, massive and angular, it’s the signature sight of this fjord-facing city. Except for this similarity to Sydney, Norway isn’t anything like Australia.

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Shock finding about WWII bombing raids

MASSIVE bombing raids by Allied forces during World War II sent shockwaves to the edge of space, according to stunning new research.

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Driven: Chevy Camaro Down Under

BUILD it and they will come. That’s the rationale behind HSV’s laborious and expensive conversion of Chevrolet’s Camaro to right-hand drive.

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Horror ‘roid rage’ attack on video

A DISTURBING and graphic video appearing to show a hulking bodybuilder pummel his girlfriend surfaced today after what lawyers called a “roid rage” attack in the US state of Michigan.

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Extreme plan to block out the sun

THE world seems incapable of taking decisive action on climate change but we may soon have to consider some bizarre options to stop global warming if we fail to act.

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Darth Vader leads new Star Wars series

NOTORIOUS Star Wars villain Darth Vader will appear next year in the first instalment of a new three-part story told through virtual reality, producer Lucasfilm has announced.

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Sydney Harbour’s secret tunnel revealed

A TINY tunnel, embedded in the cliff face below a Sydney Harbour lighthouse has been rediscovered using state of the art 3D mapping technology.

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iPhone sets woman’s bed alight

A MALAYSIAN woman has suffered serious burns to her hand after her iPhone overheated and exploded while charging on her bed this week.

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Driven: BMW’s more rugged SUV

The numbers don’t lie. BMW’s top three selling vehicles last year were all SUVs with the once staple 3 Series sedan, a distant fourth.

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One trait psychopaths have in common

PSYCHOPATHY, egoism, sadism and narcissism are among the traits considered to be a part of the dark side of humanity — and new research has found people who exhibit these traits all share a common characteristic.

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‘Zombie’ kangaroo’s brutal attack

A MAN has been left needing eye surgery after a being attacked by a kangaroo that sprung back to life.

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Major obstacle for gamers solved by Sony

ONE of the most frustrating aspects of being a gamer could be coming to an end, following a

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The man who walked away from $1 billion

ON MARCH 21 this year, Brian Acton posted a tweet that quickly went viral and drew a lot of media attention.

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Driven: The world’s most popular electric car

Nissan is preparing to bring its next-generation Leaf EV to Australia.

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Tested: Most powerful ute

THE only thing more important to boys than their toys are the numbers on the back of their cars.

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Facebook in bitter ‘low class’ feud

THE world’s largest social network has become embroiled in a tit-for-tat battle with former and current employees of Facebook over pushing privacy boundaries, breaking encryption in favour of advertising, and making big changes to WhatsApp and Instagram against the wishes of their creators.

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Driving law you don’t know you’re breaking

IS THROWING an apple core out the window of a car considered littering? If you ask the police, then it’s a resounding YES.

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Ecuador wants end to Assange stand-off

ECUADOR’S president says his country and the UK are working on a legal solution for Julian Assange that would allow the Wikileaks founder to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in “the medium term.”

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Uber driver spat on, violently attacked

A SYDNEY Uber driver has filmed the terrifying moment a female passenger verbally and physically abused him, spitting in his face and calling him a “f***ing piece of sh*t”.

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This ‘beast’ stomachs presidential blood

US Presidents have a history of being shot. It’s something the Secret Service is well aware of. But the extent they’re prepared to go to in order to keep the Commander-in-Chief is evident in the new presidential Cadillac.

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Freezing storms to rock AFL final

ENJOY the warm weather while you can as storms are brewing and temperatures are set to drop, ushering in one of the coldest Grand Final weekends on record.

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Seal slaps kayaker with an octopus

SLAM dunk!

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How the other half lives

SELLING cars in the top end of town is not as easy as you might think.

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Nissan Navara ST Black Edition 2018

Launch of Nissan Navara St Black Edition, Margaret River, September 2018

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Navara value shines in black

NISSAN has pulled out the calculator and the scalpel to boost sales of its Navara dual-cab ute, with drive-away deals, preferential trades pricing and added-value limited editions.

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Porsche brings video games to life

Porsche is bringing Gran Turismo-style video game concepts to real life.

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Hunt for men who beat, tortured kangaroos

POLICE are searching for three men who filmed themselves torturing and killing two kangaroos.

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Stellar ‘corpse’ find shatters theory

ASTRONOMERS have made a surprise finding emanating from a “stellar corpse” in the far reaches of space — and the discovery casts doubt on a previously held theory about the cosmos.

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$1 million maths Everest ‘solved’

A RENOWNED mathematician claims to have cracked one of the field’s most enduring riddles — and it could earn him US$1 million.

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Tested: Audi’s most improved SUV

Because it’s plain and porky-looking, the Q3 really stands out in Audi’s current catalogue. More recent models from the German brand — the Q7 SUV, A4 sedan, A5 coupe and TT sports car — are all attractive.

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Everything new to streaming next month

OCTOBER looks even busier than usual with a raft of new shows, returning favourites and the opportunity to catch up on or revisit some excellent movies.

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New way to sort your recycling

SHOPPERS will find it easier to sort their recycling thanks to a new label launched today.

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Scientists crack mystery of ‘alien’ asteroid

SCIENTISTS have uncovered the truth about a mysterious space rock called Oumuamua which has been hurtling through Earth’s solar system and was spotted last year.

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Easy trick to make your PC run way better

IF YOU’RE like me, when you spend time online it doesn’t take long until you have an almost endless number of tabs open.

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‘Fresh blood’ for sale in New York

NEW York is getting another parlour offering eternal youth. It’s not meditation. It’s not the latest fad diet. It’s not fitness.

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Trump’s new nine-tonne ride

President Trump has a new traffic stopper.

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Forza Horizon gets classic British makeover

DRIVING expensive cars very fast has been fun ever since doubtless moustachioed gentlemen of leisure in the late Victorian era donned leather gloves and goggles, climbed into their strange vehicles, put their hat on at a rakish angle and tried to race each other.

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Best new tech on iPhone XS Max

THIS time a year ago, I had just got my hands on the latest iPhone X and was showing off portrait mode to my mum and dad.

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Russia’s Syria shooting-war threat

MOSCOW has rejected outright Israel’s argument that its combat jets were nowhere near the reconnaissance plane shot down by Syrian air defences last week. Now it says it will deliver — and man — an advanced new missile system to the war-torn region, and shoot-down any attackers.

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’Unknown life’ found in New York

SOME 15,000 life forms were detected in DNA sampled from the turnstiles, keypads and seats of 466 of New York’s subway stations. Most of it is what you’d expect: mozzarella, blowflies, staph — and anthrax. Then there’s the weird stuff: Tasmanian devil, Himalayan yak and Mediterranean fruit fly.

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Elon Musk’s latest insane scheme

YOU know your business has hit the rocks when people are taking pity on you and walking in off the street to offer their help.

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Mercedes’ wild new muscle car tested

Mercedes-AMG has returned to where it all began with a monster four-door sports sedan it hopes will steal sales from the BMW M6 Gran Coupe, Porsche Panamera and Audi RS7.

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Tested- Mercedes’ wild four-door GT

Mercedes' performance arm AMG has unleashed another monster sports sedan.

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My office job gave me PTSD

IF YOU think you have a soul sucking office job, be thankful you don’t work as a content moderator for a global social media company.

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Beluga whale turns up in Thames

A BELUGA whale has been spotted in the River Thames by an ecologist.

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New jet is world’s most lethal

THE world’s most lethal fighter jet is on its way to Australia.

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Surprisingly awesome new way to shop

WHEN Al shows me the second-hand Subaru WRX on video chat, I admit it feels strange.

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Woman wins against ‘absurd’ IVF ban

A VICTORIAN woman has been told by the Federal Court she will be allowed to go through IVF, despite a law that required her to obtain her estranged husband’s permission beforehand.

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World’s most popular SUV tested

Worldwide, people buy more Nissan X-Trails than any other SUV on sale today.

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Little-known ways you can lose your licence

THE harsh penalties for offences like drink driving and using your phone behind the wheel are constantly drilled into us, but we don’t hear about the other things that could see you lose your licence a lot faster.

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Instagram creators quit amid Facebook row

BELEAGUERED social network Facebook has taken another hit after both founders of its photo-sharing app Instagram announced their resignations and plans to leave the company within weeks.

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Shocking moment US Apple store is looted

FOOTAGE of a brazen Apple Store heist shows six men seemingly stealing iPhone demo models before escaping with their loot.

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Smartphone revolution is finally here

WE RARELY see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen.

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The Manhattan Project of the 21 century

A MONUMENTAL leap in computing power is on the horizon and world governments and powerful tech companies are jockeying for position in what looks to be an all important new tech race.

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Missing detail in viral Trump photo

OVER the past week, you may have seen this image of a rather gallant Donald Trump floating around the internet.

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World first calorie burning car

AUSTRALIAN adults are among the least active in the developed world but a new start-up has developed a way to get us to work up a sweat.

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Inside Hitler’s secret underground tunnels

THESE remarkable pictures lift the lid on long-abandoned German tunnels believed to have led to a secret Nazi weapons testing bunker.

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One in three TripAdvisor reviews ‘faked’

UP TO a third of reviews on TripAdvisor are fake with hotels and restaurants purchasing positive reviews, it has been claimed.

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World’s first calorie burning car

New car concept allows you to stay active during your daily commute.

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Blatant rip-off no one notices

IT’S the blatant rip-off nobody seems to notice.

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Uber adds triple-0 calls to its app

CONTROVERSY-plagued ride-sharing app Uber will introduce a shortcut to phoning triple-0 from its app from today, after a series of sexual assault allegations in Australia.

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Problem with solar panel roadways

FOUR years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the world’s roads with solar panels. The bold idea has undergone some road testing since then. The first results from preliminary studies have recently come out, and they’re a bit underwhelming.

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Icelandic volcano eruption claims rejected

REPORTS predicting the imminent eruption of a “highly hazardous” volcano in Iceland have been slammed by scientists as premature and “highly exaggerated”.

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Road rule no one knows about

YOU would think by now that the majority of Australian drivers would have our road rules figured out.

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‘Intense’ east coast low threatens

IT MAY be several weeks into spring but much of Australia’s east remains distinctly chilly with potentially below average temperatures set to continue.

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Don’t fall for these fake celebrity scams

AUSTRALIANS are getting fleeced by a growing number of celebrity endorsement scams that are proliferating social media.

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Insane idea to avoid Day Zero

WHILE Prime Minister Scott Morrison is praying for rain to help Australia’s drought-stricken farmers, South Africa has a different idea to tackle its water scarcity — and it sounds almost as far-fetched.

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Shock! Porsche drops diesel

PORSCHE once famously pledged it would never build a diesel car — then went on to sell thousands of diesel-powered Cayenne SUVs.

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Four sharks culled after double attack

FOUR tiger sharks swimming through the Whitsundays have been shot and killed days after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were mauled in separate attacks.

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Tested: Ultimate luxury muscle car

WHEN a car costs almost as much as a house you’d think it would come with the works, but the $450,000 price tag for the new Bentley Continental GT is just the beginning.

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Extremely rare two-headed snake found in backyard

A RARE two-headed snake has been discovered in the flowerbed of a backyard.

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Washed-up whale falls out of bin

A DEAD minke whale fell to the ground as crews attempted to move it into a dumpster near Jenness State Beach in New Hampshire on Monday, September 17.

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Three sharks shot after attacks

THREE tiger sharks have been shot and killed by authorities in Queensland after two life-threatening attacks on a woman and a girl in the space of a day.

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Inside Australian preppers’ crazy survival kits

STORE rooms full of knives, firearms and ammunition, padlocked boxes of non-perishable food, gas masks and medical supplies to trade in a dystopian future.

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Tornado strikes near Canadian capital

MORE than 200,000 people in Canada’s capital region of Ottawa were without power on Saturday and two people were critically injured after a powerful tornado ripped apart dozens of homes and threw cars into the air.

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Japan launches history making space mission

A PAIR of robot rovers have landed on an asteroid and begun a survey, Japan’s space agency has announced, as it conducts a mission aiming to shed light on the origins of the solar system.

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$349 gadget will change homes

WE LIVE in a world where everyone is always busy. We’re rushing to complete errands, to get to work, to get home, to spend time with family.

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Epic mission: Spacecraft lowers rovers on asteroid

JAPAN’S Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has lowered two small rovers onto an asteroid in an epic history making mission to study the distant space rock.

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‘Elephant’s Foot’: Most toxic mass

EVEN to this date, the situation in Chernobyl is seen to be the most catastrophic power plant accident in history.

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Stolen baby meerkat returned to zoo

A BABY meerkat that disappeared from Perth Zoo has been found.

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Shark attack victim’s extraordinary gesture

BAITED hooks will remain in place for a week following two shark attacks in less than 24 hours at Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands.

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Could this save our strawberries?

AN ADVANCED piece of technology used to weed out bad strawberries and prevent human error could be the answer to saving the industry.

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Captain Cook’s ship breakthrough

AUSTRALIAN and US archaeologists now officially believe they may have found Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour, but it could take four months to ascertain whether this is correct.

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The year’s most anticipated game

ONCE upon a time there was a video game about the Wild West called Red Dead Redemption.

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Holden tough truck’s torture test

Powder-fine desert dust traces a cross-wind contrail as the convoy of Holden Colorados exits Coober Pedy for Oodnadatta. We’re evaluating Holden’s workhorse utes in conditions they were designed to dominate, from low-speed running over rough, rutted tracks to triple-digit pace on unrelentingly long gravel highways. Either way, it’s a constant test of how well screwed together the suspension, door-seals and panels are.

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Identity of emu killer revealed

POLICE have arrested a man accused of deliberately killing several emu with his car on a rural road and then posting a video of it on Facebook.

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Octopuses on drugs reveal genetic secret

OCTOPUSES try to “hug” each other when given ecstasy, revealing a previously unknown genetic link to humans.

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Shark attacks ‘unprecedented’

QUEENSLAND authorities and shark experts have deployed shark control drumlines as they work to identify what type of shark was responsible for two vicious attacks on swimmers in the same area of north Queensland this week.

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Mass penguin grave discovered

HUNDREDS of mummified penguin carcasses have been found in East Antarctica by Australian and Chinese scientists.

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Crypto mogul’s child sex blog

THE co-founder of a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency project who wrote a graphic blog about having sex with a child dying from AIDS claims it was “fiction”.

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Kia Stinger joins WA Police Force

KIA is adding some sting to policing in Western Australian. Its sporty Stinger four-door will replace the former locally produced Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon pursuit vehicles in the state’s police fleet.

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The new trick your CV needs

IF YOU have ever tried applying for lots of jobs but never received a call back, it could be because you’re making this one mistake.

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Crazy finding after octopus takes MDMA

SCIENTISTS have discovered what happens when you give the party drug MDMA to an octopus, and say the animals surprising reaction has “amazing” implications.

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Grandmother kills alligator after it eats her horse

A GREAT-grandmother has killed a 3.65m alligator, shooting it the head after she claimed the reptile ate her miniature horse.

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Movie star Mustang has landed

Ford’s Mustang Bullitt has roared into the country.

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Strange observatory raid explained

IT was aliens. It was Russian espionage. It was a conspiracy to hide knowledge of a killer solar flare. Turns out, it was none of those things.

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Amazon’s enters new territory in the home

IN YEARS to come we will wonder how we ever lived without such sophisticated technology. Today, the world says hello to Amazon’s newest Alexa-powered devices.

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‘Holy Grail’ fossil mystery broken open

A STRANGE fossil that looks a bit like a giant leaf, or a fingerprint the size of a coffee table, has intrigued scientists for decades.

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Australia’s plan to head off China

MOST people probably associate Manus Island with being home to refugee camps established as part of Australia’s hardline immigration policies. But there’s much more to the tiny island than meets the eye.

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‘I could feel my nose hanging off’

WARNING: Graphic images

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Facebook sets up election ‘war room’

FACEBOOK is setting up a “war room” on its Silicon Valley campus to quickly repel efforts to use the social network to spread false information and meddle in upcoming votes.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Robots Are Now Hiring – Moving Upstream

Some Fortune 500 companies are using tools that deploy artificial intelligence to weed out job applicants. But is this practice fair? In this episode of Moving Upstream, WSJ's Jason Bellini investigates.

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Ugly truth behind observatory raid

WHEN the FBI mysteriously shut down the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico earlier this month, it sparked a zillion alien and terrorist-themed conspiracy theories.

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Angry mutant crabs wreaking havoc

GREEN crabs have long been known for their bad attitude but a new mad-as-hell variant of the species is on the move and destroying everything in its path, scientists warn.

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Foxtel to become the ‘Netflix of sport’

AFL games will be broadcast in 4K ultra high definition for the first time next season, with Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany declaring that the new format will be used for select games as the pay TV broadcaster prepares to launch a “Netflix of sport’’ offering.

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The jobs that are set to disappear

AT THE start of the twentieth century, almost a quarter of the Australian population

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The phone you should wait for

THE verdict is in from the first round of reviews of the new Apple iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, and the overall consensus is that consumers should wait for the iPhone XR.

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Australia summed up in one post

A HEROIC Aussie bloke has summed up what it means live in this incredible nation of ours in one Facebook post.

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Man threatened over ‘barbaric’ emu video

WARNING: Confronting footage

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Mercedes’ F1 car for the road

MERCEDES-BENZ’S wild F1 car for the road has hit the test track in England.

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Second shark attack in 24 hours

EMERGENCY crews are attending the second shark attack in 24 hours Queensland’s Whitsundays.

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Greetings, from Vulcan

LIVE long, and prosper: Star Trek’s planet Vulcan, of course, does not exist. But we’ve just found the next best thing.

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Secret ‘great white shark cafe’ discovered

A MYSTERIOUS great white shark lair has been discovered in what experts once thought was a “blank, barren” stretch of the Pacific Ocean.

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Perth Zoo’s missing meerkat ‘stolen or eaten’

A BABY meerkat has vanished from Perth Zoo, one day before they planned to publicly celebrate its birth.

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This is the worst man in Australia

WARNING: Confronting footage

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NASA builds bird of a feather

NASA researchers have discovered a way to improve fuel efficiency and stability. But it’s not new. Birds have been doing it for millions of years.

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Facebook slammed over sexist job ads

FACEBOOK is in trouble again.

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Google plans to invade your car

GOOGLE is one step closer to global technology domination.

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Shark attack leaves tourist critical

A HOLIDAY to the Whitsunday Islands has turned to horror for a Tasmanian tourist who was attacked by a shark and seriously injured, leaving her in a critical condition overnight.

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Trump ridiculed for storm remarks

DONALD Trump has been ridiculed for his response to Hurricane Florence, which he called “one of the wettest we have seen from the standpoint of water”.

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Woman dies after caravan blown off cliff

A WOMAN has died after the caravan she was staying in was blown off a cliff by Storm Ali, which is battering Ireland and parts of the UK.

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Shock video: Dad forces child to steal

A FATHER has sparked outrage online after forcing his young daughter to climb inside a skill tester machine to steal a video console and games for him in the United States this month.

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2019 Toyota Supra revealed

Iconic sports car makes its long awaited return.

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Driven: Toyota’s reborn classic

How do you say “Oh What a Feeling!” in German? Serious question. Toyota’s new Supra delivers a huge dose of at-the-wheel excitement, for which Bavaria and Austria deserve some of the credit.

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Gamer’s chilling threat to child

A NEW York man has arrested for threatening to shoot an 11-year-old boy after losing to him in the video game Fortnite, according to police.

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Actual astronaut offers to help Elon Musk

AN ACTUAL astronaut has suggested he — or any qualified person — may be useful to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s planned round trip to the Moon in 2023.

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Weird way we’re using new Apple app

A NEW iPhone app that measures real-world objects could revolutionise the humble “d**k pic”, some Apple users say.

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Scorching heat slams Sydney

GET to the beach while you can, Sydneysiders.

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Captain Cook’s ship discovered

ONE of the greatest maritime mysteries of all time could be solved with the apparent discovery of HMS Endeavour — the ship James Cook captained on the first voyage to Australia.

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Smart TVs have finally earned their name

IF YOU like the idea of your TV being the focal point of your smart home, then LG has some good news for you.

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Audi unveils its Tesla rival

The electric revolution is on the charge.

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Alien of the deep startles beachgoers

IT was an unusual colour. It was an eerie quivering mass.

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New tech worth $2000 per Aussie

TELCOS are racing to develop and build the next generation of mobile technology known as 5G and a new report claims it represents a $50 billion opportunity to the Australian economy by 2030.

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‘Don’t judge’: True story behind viral video

A MAN who was mocked online after he was recorded shaving at his seat on a commuter train headed out of New York City said he was just trying to clean up after days spent in a homeless shelter.

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Desperate locals line up for help

STILL stranded by Florence’s epic floods days after the hurricane hit North Carolina, Wilmington residents lined up by the hundreds on Tuesday for free food, water and tarps as officials struggled to open new routes to one of the state’s largest cities.

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Miners told to leave before typhoon

A PHILIPPINES police officer who tried to persuade residents of a mining camp to move to safety as a powerful typhoon approached said they refused to leave, and a day later the storm triggered a huge landslide that buried dozens of people.

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Popular cars labelled unsafe

NEW road crash statistics show that many of our most vulnerable drivers are driving unsafe cars.

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‘End of life as we know it’: Elon’s bizarre claim

TECH billionaire Elon Musk has had a big week, and it’s only Tuesday.

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Most common way drivers damage their cars

REPAIRS are an annoying but inevitable part of owning a car. Unless you rarely drive or are extremely lucky, your car is going to get a bit of wear and tear.

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iPhone XS Max Reviewed—With Help from Tallest NBA Player Eve

Apple's biggest phone yet can be a bit unwieldy for those with smaller hands, so WSJ's Joanna Stern recruited NBA legend Gheorghe Muresan to help put the 6.5-inch iPhone's screen, camera and battery through the paces. Photo: Caitlin Faw/The Wall Street Journal

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Scientists discover new personality types

WE may think we’re all completely different, but new research suggests that everyone falls into four clusters of personality type.

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System to completely control everyone

CHINA’S chilling dictatorship is moving quickly to introduce social scorecards, in which all citizens will be monitored 24/7 and ranked on their behaviour.

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Driven: World’s fastest road car

In the centre of Lamborghini’s shield-shaped badge is a charging bull. It looks enraged, but it’s nowhere near as angry as latest car from the Italian brand. The new Aventador SVJ, is absolutely furious. And fast …

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Fortnite destroys thousands of marriages

AS MANY as 5000 marriages in the United Kingdom could dissolve this year as a result of viral video game Fortnite, according to research by a divorce specialist website.

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Why you shouldn’t buy a new iPhone

THE new iteration of Apple’s iPhone and iPad operating system has gone public, giving users the chance to check out a raft of new updates.

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BMW’s living room on wheels

BMW expects you to lounge around while on the move in the future.

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World’s first hydrogen train takes off

GERMANY has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology.

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Hunter’s happy snap of leopard kill sparks outrage

A WOMAN has been slammed by celebrities and animal rights activists after a pro-hunting group shared a photo of her proudly showing off a leopard kill.

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Camel loses it at circus show

A STARTLED camel started bucking during a circus when a child apparently threw a shovel at its feet, injuring six children and an adult and causing frightened circus-goers to flee the arena.

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Typhoon Mangkhut’s trail of destruction

PHILIPPINE rescuers searched desperately for dozens feared buried under a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut, which also left a trail of destruction in Hong Kong and saw millions evacuated in southern China.

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Florence death toll takes heart-wrenching turn

A ONE-year-old boy ripped from his mother’s arms by fierce floodwaters in North Carolina has become the latest devastating victim of Tropical Storm Florence — as the death toll may now be as high as 20, officials have estimated.

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iOS 12: What You Should Know

New software is coming to your iPhones and iPads, and you should upgrade—especially if you have an older device. WSJ’s David Pierce explains the new things you’ll want to try on iOS 12.

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ourValues: Parental control app

How the ourValues Smarter Screen Time & Parental Control App works.

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How your web habits are being tracked

FACEBOOK and other digital companies routinely track your online surfing habits to better target ads at you.

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Common medical myth busted

A DAILY aspirin will not lower the risk of death or heart attacks in healthy older people but will increase the risk of internal bleeding, a major Australian-American study has found.

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Magpie swooping hotspot revealed

MAGPIE swooping season is well and truly upon us and the number of bird related injuries are racking up all over the country — but there is one state where people are running for cover more than anywhere else.

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Harsh new road rule you need to know

FROM today some New South Wales motorists could lose their license just by touching their mobile phone, as harsher penalties are introduced across the state.

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Mystery over disappearing Apple product

APPLE launched its new iPhone and smartwatch last week but there was one thing conspicuously missing from the company’s product event — and for tech fans the silence is deafening.

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Hawking’s ‘ghosts’ may have been found

ALL the evidence shows our universe emerged from a single event: an eruption commonly known as the Big Bang.

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Incredible pics of China Typhoon destruction

SUPER Typhoon Mangkhut has barrelled into southern China as incredible pictures posted to social media shows the extent of the damage.

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Crackdown on ‘reckless’ cyclists

POLICE in Queensland have booked more than 230 cyclists in the past two years for speeding and a further 540 have been fined for running red lights.

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NASA to measure Earth with lasers

GLOBAL scientists are about to get their most accurate and sober look at the rate of Earth’s melting ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice thanks to the launch of a NASA satellite boasting powerful new laser technology.

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Another hatchback price hike

IS THIS the end of the road for sharp drive-away deals on new small cars?

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Renault’s new city SUV

FRENCH car maker Renault is about to spice up the city SUV market, confirming it will release a new model priced below $30,000 within the next 12 months.

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Man trapped in own car for 13 hours

Man trapped in own car, writes death note, following horrifying malfunction.

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One of the best sports games of the year

FOR someone who refers to most mainstream team-based sports as “sportsball” — and not in an ironic way — reviewing a serious simulation of one of the world’s biggest games is a daunting challenge to say the least.

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Wanted: SUV I can climb out of

THE QUESTION

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Tested: BMW’s unconventional SUV

A BIGGER, bolder BMW X4 shows even brash coupe-style soft-roaders can come of age. The second-generation X4 has grown in key criteria and is a better mid-sized SUV for the growth spurt.

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Florence death toll grows

AS THE death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting disaster.

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‘Super typhoon’ death toll rises

TYPHOON Mangkhut barrelled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 64 people dead and dozens more feared buried in a landslide.

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Dark web trend sweeping internet

CHILD porn, buying your body weight in illicit drugs and literally watching people get murdered are just a few of the things you can do on the dark web, the internet’s underbelly.Around a decade ago, just as technology was taking off, a genre known as “unboxing” became wildly popular on video streaming platform, YouTube.

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Aussie link to love triangle murder

A YOUNG mother has admitted to inciting her jealous ex-boyfriend to commit murder by sending him a photograph of herself performing a sex act on her new lover.

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Trump’s stunning new conspiracy theory

AS HURRICANE Florence slammed into the coast of the United States in recent days, Donald Trump was obsessing over the death toll of another storm, Maria, which devastated the American territory Puerto Rico last year and left most of its residents without power.

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Flights cancelled, 96,000 affected

DEADLY super typhoon Mangkhut is on a collision course with southern China’s vulnerable megacities after tearing through the Philippines and killing at least 14 people.

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Unexplained FBI observatory raid

IT sounds like the opening scene of a conspiracy-theory movie. But this time, it’s real. US federal agents have swarmed onto a mountaintop observatory from a Blackhawk helicopter, ordering staff to leave and sealing the facility off from the public.

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Super battle of the Subarus

A READER faces an unusual toss-up. With his super payout, he’s going to buy his wife her first new car— and he’s not sure whether the Subaru XV or Impreza stablemate will fill the bill.

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World’s ‘oldest brewery’ found in cave

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found what they believe is the world’s oldest site for alcohol production, adding the beer-like beverage may have been served in ceremonies some 13,000 years ago.

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Weatherman busted for hilarious fail

A WEATHER Channel reporter covering Hurricane Florence in the US has gone to great lengths to show views just how serious the storm is.

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Gold treasure unearthed in theatre worth millions

HUNDREDS of ancient Roman gold coins have been discovered on the site of an old theatre in Como in northern Italy.

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Golf masters the hatch genre

You’re spoilt for quality choice when looking for a late model used small car. Volkswagen’s Golf, a European standout, is the stalwart of the segment, having evolved over a 44-year lifespan into a superb all-rounder.

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Typhoon makes landfall in Philippines

PHILIPPINE forecasters say Typhoon Mangkhut has slammed into the country’s northeastern coast.

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Typhoon makes landfall in Philippines

PHILIPPINE forecasters say Typhoon Mangkhut has slammed into the country’s northeastern coast.

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SpaceX sending man to the moon

BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk plans to launch a “private passenger” on a space trip around the Moon.

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Hurricane Florence about to make landfall

HURRICANE Florence’s winds may have weakened, but this is still no “minor” storm.

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Weather girl’s scary hurricane forecast

HURRICANE Florence is currently approaching North and South Carolina, with residents bracing for destructive winds and life-threatening flash flooding.

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The bike no one can ride

BMW’S latest technology could spell the end of food delivery riders.

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Mazda MX-5’s winning formula

MAZDA’S fastidious engineers regard keeping the MX-5 up to date as a labour of love.

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Super typhoon threatens millions

AN “extremely dangerous” super typhoon predicted to be the one of the strongest systems on record is tearing towards Hong Kong and the Philippines with up to 43 million people in the firing line.

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The motorbike that rides itself

BMW has shown off its latest motorbike that is unlike any other.

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Elon Musk reveals crazy new idea

IF there is one word you can’t use to describe Tesla founder Elon Musk it’s boring.

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Elaborate email scam from behind bars

A NIGERIAN man has been accused of running a multimillion-dollar email scam out of a Sydney immigration centre.

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Apple iPhone:Watch launch

Chris Griffith reports from Apple's launch from its Cupertino headquarters.

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‘Polar blast’ to kill off hot spell

IT’S going to be a case of out of the frying pan and into the freezer this weekend as boiling summer time temperatures suddenly give way to winter as a “polar blast” sweeps through the most populated parts of Australia.

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Car makers unite against Tesla

A BATTLE of the superchargers is brewing.

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How new iPhone will make your life easier

APPLE’S new iPhone X series has been announced, promising customers a bigger, faster, stronger and even cheaper smartphone and wearables collection.

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Dark warning to hurricane battlers

AS Hurricane Florence approaches North and South Carolina, a veteran reporter has issued a dark warning to those refusing to flee.

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Volkswagen to end iconic Beetle

VOLKSWAGEN announced that it would end production of its iconic Beetle cars in 2019 following a pair of final editions of the insect-inspired vehicles.

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Hurricane blasts US with wind, rain

THE outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still lethal Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for a prolonged and potentially catastrophic drenching along the Southeast coast.

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What image do you see?

THIS image of a woman could reveal your unconscious bias.

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New Renault Megane RS tested

THE rivalry between France and Germany has spilled from the football field to the car park.

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Renault Megane RS280 Review: Hot hatch release for 2018

The hot hatch market is about to heat up with the arrival of the new Renault Megane RS280.

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Trump rejects hurricane death toll

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has rejected the widely accepted conclusion that nearly 3,000 died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, arguing without evidence that the number was wrong and calling it a plot by Democrats to make him look bad.

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Folic acid delivers no benefit

TAKINGhigh doses of folic acid does not prevent pre-eclampsia in high-risk pregnant women, a new study has found.

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‘WTF’: Aussie PM’s bizarre Twitter video

SCOTT Morrison is not just a regular PM, he’s a cool PM …

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Massive fire threatens homes

A LARGE fire is threatening residents near the Queensland town of Grantham with authorities warning people to be ready to flee.

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Massive fire threatens homes

A LARGE fire is threatening residents near the Queensland town of Grantham with authorities warning people to be ready to flee.

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Aussie publicans: ‘We don’t close’

AUSTRALIAN couple Lea and Andina Foster, owners of popular South Carolina pub Hemingway’s Bistro, have been through plenty of US hurricanes.

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Get paid to park at the airport

NOW you can get paid to leave your car at the airport.

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When does Daylight Saving Time start?

IN JUST a few weeks time clocks across Australia will be turning forward as the weather heats up and the sun sticks around later into the evening.

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Shocking road rage rant caught on camera

SHOCKING footage shows an altercation between two motorists that brought traffic to a standstill in Canberra.

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Driven: the ultimate boy’s toy

Most 2018 one-tonners ride and handle pretty much like 2008 one-tonners — badly, especially on the goat tracks that pass for Australian country roads.

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Fans let down by underwhelming phone

A LACK of game-changing innovation has led to the new Apple iPhone models being met with a wave of apathy.

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Shock x-ray after boy’s freak fall

A YOUNG American boy is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a treehouse, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull from his face to the back of his head.

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New car review: Ford’s rugged Raptor

Ford's Ranger has been a hit with buyers. Now there's a more capable - and expensive - version.

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iPhone XR, XS and XS Max: First Look

Apple's got not one but three new iPhones—all with different sizes, specs and prices. WSJ's Joanna Stern explains how they measure up to each other, and to last year's breakthrough iPhone X. Photo/Video: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal

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Apple’s new life-changing gadget

APPLE unveiled some impressive new product features this morning — and they may even save your life.

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Apple’s shows off the new Apple Watch and 3 new iPhones

Apple unveils new iPhones and a major redesign of the Apple Watch 4.

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Apple iPhone Event: What You Should Know

At Apple's annual product event Wednesday, it unveiled three new iPhone models along with an upgraded Apple Watch. WSJ’s Dan Gallagher breaks down the highlights. Photo: Getty Images

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Apple launches priciest iPhone yet

APPLE smashed all smartphone price records this morning, unveiling its biggest iPhone screen inside its most eye-wateringly expensive mobile phone to date.

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Apple Watch 4 could stop sunburn

THE Apple smartwatch could become something of a doctor on your wrist after Apple revealed new medical sensors designed to warn wearers of heart conditions they might not yet know about.

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Apple’s new Apple Watch can save your life

APPLE is unveiling its new product range and to kick the event off, the Apple Watch has stolen the show.

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Super Typhoon bears down on Philippines

MILLIONS of people are at risk from a super typhoon set to smash into the northern Philippines this weekend, which could bring floods, landslides and huge waves to the disaster-prone nation, rescue workers said Wednesday.

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Trump warns US to brace for ‘big one’

PEOPLE fleeing North and South Carolina have clogged coastal highways as Hurricane Florence, a monster Category 4 storm, bore down on the US east coast for a direct hit in a low-lying region dense with beachfront vacation homes.

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US military to use radios clipped to teeth

The days of hauling a bulky two-way radio through military deployments could become a thing of the past, with a hands-free communication device which soldiers can carry in their mouth.

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Lexus launches new baby SUV

Lexus has put pressure on the German luxury brands with the launch of a new baby SUV expected to cost less than $50,000

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Lexus SUV delivers tech first

LEXUS’S new small SUV is late to the party but it will at least bring something new to show off.

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Mega storm takes cheeky shape

AMERICA’S southeast coast is bracing for a pounding, as a massive hurricane bares down.

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Ultimate torture test for cars

FROM Death Valley west of Las Vegas to the barren, isolated snowfields of Arjeplog in Sweden’s north, BMW’s 3-Series has been put through the wringer.

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How your BO can snag a man

SCIENTISTS do some pretty out-there studies, but this one has to be up there as one of the strangest.

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New iPhone could make history

APPLE is expected to unveil its biggest and most expensive iPhone early tomorrow morning as the tech world eagerly awaits its biggest annual product event.

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Customers can expect NBN refunds

AUSTRALIANS can expect better service, more transparency and possible financial compensation from the company responsible for building the nation’s broadband infrastructure.

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Move to cancel regos over airbags

THE push to cancel the registration of cars equipped with potentially deadly Takata airbags has gained momentum across Australia.

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NASA reveals photo taken after 9/11

NASA has remembered the September 11 terror attacks by sharing an incredible photograph taken by the only American astronaut on the International Space Station in 2001.

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NASA reveals photo taken after 9/11

NASA has remembered the September 11 terror attacks by sharing an incredible photograph taken by the only American astronaut on the International Space Station in 2001.

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Posh’s epic text fail: ‘I love Becks’ money’

VICTORIA Beckham has been mocked by fans after a mark­eting stunt ­backfired and sug-­ gested she wanted a divorce.

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Event to shoot at hurricane goes viral

GUN nuts in the US state of Virginia have been warned not to fire their weapons at Hurricane Florence.

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Journalist involved in McLaren smash

A journalist has been charged after an alleged accident involving a McLaren supercar and a cyclist on May 9.

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Russia begins ‘rehearsal for large-scale conflict’

RUSSIA has been joined by China as the country conducts its biggest war games event in nearly 40 years.

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Trump slammed for ‘inappropriate’ 9/11 move

DONALD Trump is being savaged on social media for his bizarre entrance into a September 11 memorial service on the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks.

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‘Staggering’ Florence bears down on US

WASHINGTON declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as Hurricane Florence beared down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding into the US capital’s region.

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‘We’re in the bullseye’: Millions evacuated in US

MILLIONS of Americans are preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the eastern seaboard in decades, with Florence on the brink of a Category 5 and barrelling towards the US East Coast.

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Forget Apple’s ‘Screen Time’ Controls—Go Grayscale

Apple's new Screen Time controls let you set limits for your iPhone usage, but WSJ's Joanna Stern suggests that if you really want to curb your addiction, you should drain the color from your digital world. Photo: Rob Alcaraz/The Wall Street Journal.

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How your phone’s making you dumb

IF you didn’t suspect so already, your phone is making you dumb.

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One typo destroyed a supernova

ASTRONOMERS around the world have been gearing up for a spectacle. Two stars in the constellation of Cygnus are locked in a death-spiral, swirling ever closer to one another. In 2022, it was predicted we could watch their brilliant fiery-red collision in real-time.

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App that peer pressures drivers

Chevrolet is using peer pressure for good, not evil.

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Google Doodle celebrates Scottish poet

GOOGLE has today paid homage to a prolific Scottish poet and playwright, Joanna Baillie, who would have turned 256 years old today.

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‘Hottest day since April’ on way

FORECASTERS have warned of a “wild day of weather” as temperatures — in some cases 10C above the average — give way to rain, 100km-plus gales and even blizzards.

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Inside the ongoing hunt for 9/11 victims

SEVENTEEN years later, more than 1100 victims of the hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Centre have yet to be identified.

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Truth about ‘Michelle’ sex ad con

A MAN who posed as a woman in an online classifieds ad, luring victims to his Melbourne apartment to fulfil a “fantasy”, has been jailed.

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UN boss on ‘dark and dangerous future’

THE secretary-general of the UN has warned that the world is facing “a direct existential threat” and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent “runaway climate change”.

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Mercedes’ muscle car on stilts

YOU can now have two cars in one: a high-performance vehicle in the shape of an SUV. Here’s one take on the theme.

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Annoying flaw in new Tomb Raider game

VIDEO games are great places for adventure, and one of the longest-running names in the video game adventure canon is Lara Croft, AKA the Tomb Raider, who has been delving for treasure since the 1996 with various reboots along the way.

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Brutal storm to lash US

HURRICANE Florence was strengthened to a Category 4 storm on Monday afternoon by forecasters as the monster squall continued its ominous advance toward the East Coast and residents scrambled to hunker down or evacuate.

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Tech roles on the rise revealed

TECH-heavy roles have dominated Australia’s emerging jobs for 2018.

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The tech ‘transition’ that has to happen

THE new generation of mobile technology is fast approaching and Telstra CEO Andy Penn is staking his company’s future — and likely his job — on it.

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Google celebrates pioneer Australian scientist

AUSTRALIAN science pioneer Dorothy Hill has been honoured by Google today.

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Rego ban on dodgy airbag cars

THE car industry has renewed calls to cancel the registration of vehicles that have not yet had their potentially deadly Takata airbags replaced.

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Holden reveals new Mustang rival

THE Ford-Holden rivalry has been reignited as the Chevrolet Camaro is set to sell in Australia.

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Putting artificial minds on the couch

EVERYONE has heard about it. Nobody can describe precisely what it is. But demand for artificial intelligence is exploding — and far outstripping Australia’s capacity to produce it.

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Fresh iPhone leaks ahead of event

THE countdown is on but tech geeks can’t help but get ahead of themselves.

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Apple’s secret TV plan to take on Netflix

WITH the ginormous amount of cash reserves it has on hand, it’s no surprise Apple is working on some bold new ideas.

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Gruesome mammoth ‘kill site’ found

ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Austria have uncovered a gruesome ‘kill site’ where Stone Age people slaughtered mammoths.

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Which is the better small hatch?

Skoda Fabia

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’Extremely dangerous’ hurricane heads towards US

TROPICAL Storm Florence has been upgraded into a hurricane and is hurtling towards the US for what forecasters predict could be a direct and “extremely dangerous” hit on the Southeast of the country.

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Call to ban phones from school

EDUCATIONAL experts have called for a blanket ban on mobile phones in Australian primary schools to ensure children are no longer distracted, socially isolated, or bullied using the technology.

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Greens MP blasted for ‘sexism’

A GREENS MP has been savaged for finding a woman attractive - his wife.

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Is this Kia SUV a good used buy?

Kia’s Sportage has been pivotal in propelling the brand from bit-part player to challenging Holden as Australia’s sixth best-selling make.

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Porsche’s ballistic Cayman tested

Porsche’s 718 Cayman GTS, the current halo car of the marque’s mid-engine sportster range, is bristling with engine, chassis, styling and specification enhancements.

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Aussie parents at wits’ end

WHEN Australia watched Britta Hodge’s struggle to get her son Logan out of his bedroom, parents across the country were up in arms.

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Grisly experiment behind new tech

IT SOUNDS like something out of a bad sci-fi movie but instead it’s the hottest new pseudoscience of an emerging health industry.

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Aussies go bonkers for trendy sale

“WAIT, why can’t I come in? What’s going on?” pleads a fresh-faced 20-something to a frazzled woman guarding a warehouse doorway in St Peters in Sydney’s inner west.

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Thing you never knew about iconic Harbour Bridge

THEY say you learn something new every day.

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Mini is more style than substance

When BMW relaunched the Mini brand in 2000, I thought it might last 10 years. Design, a key element in any car, is everything to the Mini.

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California bushfires: ‘Worst is yet to come’

THE Delta Fire, which is sweeping through forest in Northern California, has kept the major north-south highway closed for the third day.

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Elon smokes a joint as stocks slide

TESLA’s Elon Musk provoked another Twitterstorm on Friday by briefly smoking marijuana on a live web show with comedian Joe Rogan.

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Four bizarre but true 9/11 facts

IT HAS been 17 years since Islamic extremists flew planes into New York’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon in Washington DC, and Pennsylvania, killing almost 3000 people, and by now, you might think you know pretty much everything about that dark day.

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‘Rotten’ problem at YouTube’s core

AS CONSUMERS become more aware of the tricks used by big tech companies to keep us clicking, scrolling, watching and engaging on their device or platform, Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook have had to change tack.

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Heartbreaking photo shows koala plight

SHOCKING photos of koalas in their diminishing natural habitat have exposed the dire plight of the Australian marsupial.

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Question Uber drivers can never ask

FROM September 19 new Uber guidelines will come into affect that will see a ban on handshakes, flirting and sex between drivers and passengers.

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$444m question hanging over the reef

THE Great Barrier Reef Foundation is “extremely confident” it can scale-up to use a record $444 million government grant, as its chairman prepares to face a grilling over the decision.

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Mazda takes aim at luxury brands

MAZDA Australia reckons it has the wood on its mainstream rivals for interior quality and now it has the inlays to prove it. The launch of the updated CX-9 includes a new premium variant, the Azami LE, with timber panels in the centre console and doors.

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Terrifying footage of lion’s leadership crisis

THIS is the moment nine lionesses brutally attacked a lion in front of horrified visitors.

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VW signs ACCC warranty deal

VOLKSWAGEN will replace faulty cars within 60 days of purchase under a new agreement with Australia’s top consumer watchdog.

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The car that says get off the phone

FINALLY, someone has ­invented in-car technology that could stop drivers being distracted by mobile phones.

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Earthquake delays Nintendo games event

NINTENDO announced that it was postponing a broadcast announcing new games that it had planned for this evening after an earthquake hit just off the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

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Australian-led team track Antarctic blue whales

An Australian-led group of scientists has used groundbreaking technology to track and tag the elusive Antarctic blue whale for the first time.

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How this SUV will save lives

Movie sequels are risky when the original is a tough act to follow and it’s the same with cars. The Subaru Forester pioneered the “tread lightly” off-road wagon 21 years ago, creating a genre that now has more than two dozen competitors.

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Tested: Jeep’s new tough off-roader

The crunch of rock meeting metal rebounds through the cabin as we drop off a metre-high ledge. Impacts like that are typically chassis-cracking, yet the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon doesn’t flinch. We do that on its behalf, then wince at the squeal of scraping skid pans as the four-wheel drive resolutely inches its way along the infamous Rubicon Trail.

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‘Blood everywhere’ after giraffe attacks family

A BRITISH man confronted a giraffe as it trampled on his wife and three-year-old son in South Africa, leaving them both critically ill.

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Growing threat on our doorstep

A COLD war is slowly unfolding on Australia’s doorstep.

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Bold idea to knock asteroids to Earth

AN ASTEROID hurtling toward Earth sounds like a nightmare scenario — but a bunch of space scientists have hatched a plan to make it happen.

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Your last chance to watch these Netflix movies

AS THE new season of shows approaches, we must let go of some of our favourites. To soften the blow we’ve picked a few to enjoy before they’re gone.

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Your last chance to watch these Netflix movies

AS THE new season of shows approaches, we must let go of some of our favourites. To soften the blow we’ve picked a few to enjoy before they’re gone.

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Why everyone’s making ugly cakes

BAKING is difficult at the best of times.

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The Dark Web: What is it?

What is the Dark Web? What can you find on it? Cocaine, heroine, marijuana are just some of the things that are up for grabs on this more iniquitous corner of the internet.

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Tiahleigh’s mum furious over parents copying name

THE mother of murdered schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer has taken to social media in an expletive ridden tirade against a parents who chose to give their newborn the same name as her slain child.

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Is it a car, is it a plane?

Say goodbye to security checks, cramped seats and flight delays.

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Malcolm Turnbull’s daughter unleashes

DAISY Turnbull Brown, the daughter of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, has scolded the Liberal Party for failing to boost the number of female MPs in its ranks.

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Huge clue in search for Trump ‘traitor’

DONALD Trump has enemies in the White House and they could even be after his job.

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Cars with killer airbags still selling

CARS with potentially deadly Takata airbags are still being bought and sold, despite a compulsory recall earlier this year.

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Elizabeth Holmes’ final desperate move

AFTER years of damning headlines, federal investigations, lawsuits, fines, infighting and desperate attempts to save the furniture, Elizabeth Holmes’ Theranos is officially dead and buried.

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‘One of the best superhero games I’ve ever played’

SPIDER-MAN has been swinging his way around New York for 56 years and it’s testament to the character’s popularity that the arrival of a new game (or movie) featuring the arachnid adventurer is still greeted with so much excitement.

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Doctor calls out airline for calling her ‘miss’

AN AUSTRALIAN doctor has unleashed on Twitter after a Qantas flight attendant accidentally addressed her as “Miss”, calling the incident an example of blatant “sexism”.

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Shock twist in ‘eyedrop killer’ case

IT WAS no secret how much Steven Clayton “adored” his wife Lana Sue, so when she “accidentally” shot him in the head with a crossbow two years ago as he slept, nobody had any reason to doubt her.

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Answer to world’s oldest question

IT’S the age-old question that always sparks debate.

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Magpie attack leaves TV reporter bloodied

A TELEVISION news reporter has found out the hard way that the most dangerous thing on Australian streets might not be drunken hoons or neighbours at war — but the humble magpie.

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What to expect from Apple launch

APPLE’S annual iPhone launch event is confirmed for September 13 AEST at its Californian HQ.

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Stunning discovery in shark’s gut

IT’S no Bruce from Finding Nemo but the bonnethead shark comes close to being a vegetarian.

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Country that has stopped having babies

IT’S not a scene out of dystopian film Children of Men where the global population curiously loses the ability to procreate. Nor is it a scene from The Handmaid’s Tale where unlucky women are enslaved for their rare fertility.

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Big issue with new road rule

A NEW road rule forcing NSW drivers to slow down to 40km/h around stopped emergency vehicles has been met with safety concerns, but the state’s Roads Minister has told drivers to just use “common sense”.

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Australia’s favourite cars revealed

ALREADY discounted new-car prices are about to get even sharper as preliminary sales figures for August show demand is slowing down.

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Archaeologists unearth Australia’s dark history

IN 19TH century Queensland, the Native Mounted Police were responsible for “dispersing” (a euphemism for systematic killing) Aboriginal people.

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Huge threat Australia is ignoring

AUSTRALIA, you’re being “irresponsible to the extreme”.

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nVidia adds AI to graphics

nVidia shows off the new artificial intelligence capability of its graphics cards.

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Mercedes readies Tesla fighter

Mercedes-Benz has launched its first production electric vehicle as the industry ramps up its assault on Tesla.

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The ageing car we love to buy

Easier entry to car ownership is the rationale behind a trio of new base model SUVs from Mitsubishi.

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Musk’s wild spray in private email to journo

AN ANGRY email Elon Musk sent to a journalist, which he intended to be “off the record”, further suggests the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is struggling to cope with the intense pressure he is under.

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Space station air leak ‘deliberate’

THE crew of the International Space Station have had time to relax, reflect — and inspect — now that a hole that was venting air into the void has been plugged. What they’ve found is the puncture was a drill hole in a Russian-made spacecraft. And it had been plugged with just glue and tape.

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Trucks fly through air in wild typhoon

AT least eight people are dead and dozens injured after a powerful typhoon caused havoc in western Japan on Tuesday.

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Your rating could get you kicked off Uber

IF you get on the wrong side of your Uber driver in the near future, you could find yourself being slapped with a six-month ban.

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Amazon joins Apple in $1 trillion club

AMAZON has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $US1 trillion ($UA1.4 trillion), hot on the heels of Apple.

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Mum reacts to ‘pathetic parenting’ backlash

“PLEASE give your boy to someone who can actually be a parent. You are pathetic.”

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US cities that have become ‘third world’

AGEING and defunct infrastructure in some of America’s cities has lead to a lack of basic services, leaving residents in what some have described as “third world” conditions.

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Everything new to streaming this month

SIT down and lock the door.

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Sinister ‘Momo’ game linked to two more child deaths

TWO child suicides in Colombia have been linked to a sinister internet game that’s been sweeping South America.

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Top-spec Mazda is worth the price

Value

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Our coldest September in years

MELBURNIANS spent their Tuesday morning shivering their way to work after the Victorian capital recording its coldest September morning in 15 years.

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"Many surgeries simply don’t work": sham surgery trials and the placebo effect

Just because an operation is recommended by your specialist doesn't mean it will actually help with your condition. Through sham or placebo surgery trials, surgeons are discovering that many common surgical procedures simply have no effect on your body, while at the same time exposing you to great costs and even greater health risks.

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Japan’s wild plans for a ‘space elevator’

TWO tiny satellites are on their way to the International Space Station. What makes them different is that they will be tied together by a 10 meter long steel cable. And it’s the first step towards what could eventually become a colossal space elevator.

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This map exposes Japan’s whalers

A MAP has exposed the movements of Japanese whalers in a protected marine zone in Antarctica, where they’ve slaughtered at least 50 minke whales.

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Nearly 90 elephants killed in Botswana

THE carcasses of dozens of elephants have been found near a wildlife sanctuary in Botswana in what conservationists are calling the largest case of poaching ever seen in Africa.

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Search for Planet Nine delves into history

THAT there is something lurking in the interstellar murk beyond Neptune is almost certain. Exactly what it is and where it is, we’re not so sure. If it truly is the elusive Planet Nine, it may take another thousand years before it swings back into view.

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Canon 470EX-AI bounce flash unit

Photographer Hollie Adams demonstrates the flash working out bouncing angles

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Cheaper, more practical Golf GTI

SKODA refreshes its cut price, more practical version of the popular Golf GTI hot hatch.

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The sad sexual things people search on Google

TODAY is Google’s 20th birthday.

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‘Facebook down’: Social media users freak out

WHAT would we do without social media?

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Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp down

INSTAGRAM, Facebook and WhatsApp appear to be down with users reporting outages across the UK, Europe, the US and Australia.

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Brits melt during hottest summer on record

THIS year was the joint-hottest summer on record for the UK as a whole and the hottest for England, the British Met Office says.

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Telstra’s sneaky $50 million tactic

THANKS to smartphones, public payphones are well on their way to the world’s tech graveyard to live with the likes of CD players and video cassettes.

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Beach or door? Meme stumps the internet

INTERNET users are getting flashbacks of Laurel vs. Yanny and #TheDress debate as another viral meme makes the rounds online.

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Aussie missile ‘shield’ in action

THE scenario is chilling: An enormous US aircraft carrier — despite being at the centre of its protective fleet — being relentlessly pounded by missile after missile.

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Call for crackdown on little-known road rule

CYCLISTS are calling for NSW police to enforce a law put in place to keep bike riders safe, after it was revealed only a few dozen drivers were fined for breaking the rule in the past two years.

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The Australian Defence Force’s secret wishlist

AUSTRALIA’s Defence Department has a shopping list of ideas. It wants to disable drones. It wants new stealth materials. It wants better computer simulations. It wants to manufacture powerful new energy bars. Can you help?

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Workplace drug taking trend to be studied

CAN taking very small doses of psychedelic drugs like LSD or magic mushrooms help you work better?

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Stop treating tech jerks like gods

COULD we stop worshipping rich men who are jerks?

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Prince Charles’ new all-electric wheels

THE Prince of Wales has made little secret of his environmental concerns. So he’s put his money where his mouth is — and bought a $107,000 Jaguar I-Pace.

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New twist in microwave weapon mystery

DOCTORS and scientists increasingly suspect attacks with unconventional microwave weapons as the cause of the mysterious ailments that have stricken more than three dozen American diplomats and their families in Cuba and China.

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Plug-in, EV or hybrid?

HYUNDAI is beginning an all-out assault on Australia’s hybrid and electric market. The compelling Kona Electric small SUV goes on sale early next year, preceded by the Hyundai Ioniq due for release this October.

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Anger over ‘pathetic parents’

PARENTS of teens who haven’t gone to school for as long as two years because of their gaming addictions have been slammed for their efforts to stop the problem behaviour.

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Tragic story behind viral sign

RADICAL Aussie Priest Rod Bower is far from your average man of the cloth.

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Australia’s $5 billion black hole

AUSTRALIA has not grappled with a problem that is going to leave a huge hole in our finances, and we’re not going to like the solution.

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