How to be a weekend warrior

When you’re poised to steer your four-wheel drive on to a sharpish, rocky descent — one you’ve never seen before — it’s handy to have a trusted guide for the way down.

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Luxury car’s unexpected throwback

It’s a bit of a throwback

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Twitter chief’s bizarre, racist tweets

@Jack might want to update his password.

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Audi’s stunning new feature

The styling is handsomely understated, the engine is effortless and the comfort is outstanding. The new Audi A6 follows a proven recipe for luxury sedans.

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A small car but not as you know it

Ford has lifted its game with the new Focus and now it is lifting the ride height.

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Hurricane Dorian ‘absolute monster’

The increasingly dire forecast for Hurricane Dorian has Florida residents bracing for what could be the most powerful storm to hit the state’s east coast in decades.

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Residents prepare for ‘monster’ hurricane

Unsure of where Hurricane Dorian might strike, Florida residents watched the increasingly dire forecast with a sense of helplessness and braced for what could be the most powerful storm to hit the state’s east coast in nearly 30 years.

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Grim new outlook for Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef’s long-term outlook has been downgraded in a grim new report that also warned businesses to “prepare for change”.

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‘Diversity’ chocolate bar causes outrage

Cadbury has been criticised online for releasing a commemorative chocolate bar celebrating ethnic diversity.

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Famous skeleton discovered under building

A one-legged skeleton discovered underneath a dance floor in Russia could reveal a centuries-old mystery about Napoleon’s favourite general.

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The French Alps are falling down

High up in the natural wonder of the French Alps, the climbers who spend their days among the rockfaces and glaciers have come to a grim conclusion: the mountains are falling down around them.

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Two-headed baby turtle found on beach

Twice the body parts, twice the cuteness.

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Australia’s biggest polluters revealed

Exclusive government figures have highlighted the big polluters on our roads.

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Apple sorry for listening to conversations

Apple is apologising for allowing outsiders to listen to snippets of people’s recorded conversations with its digital assistant Siri, a practice that undermined its attempts to position itself as a trusted steward of privacy.

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The world’s ‘blackest black’

The world’s “blackest black” doesn’t sound like the ideal colour for a car. But that is exactly what BMW has used to coated its new X6 SUV.

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The world’s ‘blackest black’

BMW has coated its new X6 SUV in the world's darkest paint that absorbs more than 99 per cent of light.

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Enormous ‘strange’ planet discovered

Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘exoplanet’ that they say is unlike any other.

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Sinister truth behind Gumtree ads

WARNING: Contains disturbing images

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Final winter blast to drench Sydney

A late blast of heavy winter rain will continue to drench Sydney and its surrounding regions in coming days, creating hazardous conditions on the roads.

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Ten greatest cult cars of all time

Cult cars aren’t as simple to define as good, bad or classic.

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The BMW that thinks it’s a Toyota

It’s a car designed to reach 100km/h in 4.1 seconds and top 285km/h on smooth German autobahns, one BMW says is “equally at home on road or racetrack”.

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Isuzu’s tough off-road test

Japanese brand guides owners along some of the toughest tracks in the country.

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Chinese tech giant faces Trump fallout

Huawei’s upcoming flagship Mate 30 smartphone will launch next month without key Google apps, creating a disadvantage for the Chinese tech giant hit by US sanctions.

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Brazil bows to burn ban as fires rage on

A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil takes effect on Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon and data showing hundreds of new blazes in the rainforest.

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Hurricane Dorian to pack a brutal punch

Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida as it pushed over open waters on Thursday (local time) after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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2019 Audi A6 55 TFSI review

With handsomely understated styling, an effortless engine and outstanding comfort, the new Audi A6 follows a proven recipe for luxury sedans.

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Change coming to Spring weather

After suffering through one of the driest winters on record, many Aussies may be hoping for some relief as we head into spring.

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Controversial app for dodging police

Mobile phone app Waze is booming in popularity in Australia, loved by motorists who are encouraged to contribute to its features and alerts.

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Leaked video shows new iPhone 11

An unofficial video has appeared on YouTube showing very convincing models of the rumoured 6.1-inch iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro.

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Elderly woman overtakes pedestrians

Social media has gone into a frenzy over footage of an elderly woman driving on a footpath near a busy Sydney shopping centre.

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The cars we have stopped loving

Diesels used to be almost the default choice for large luxury off-roaders, but buyers are increasingly turning to petrol power.

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Australia has most expensive broadband

Australia has the least affordable entry-level access to broadband among developed economies, ranking 67 out of a wider list of 83 countries.

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Factory workers get outrageous pay rise

Hyundai factory workers in Korea have settled for an annual bonus of around $29,000, avoiding strike action or more lavish remuneration in the face of economic uncertainty.

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Free streaming service launches today

Just when you thought there were enough streaming services to contend with, here’s another.

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Teen climate activist sails into NYC

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who crossed the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming, approached New York City’s shores on Wednesday (local time).

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Apple sorry for listening to Siri chat

Apple has apologised for its digital assistant Siri sharing some of what it heard with quality control workers as it unveiled new rules for handling data from conversations.

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Trump told ‘get out of the way’

Donald Trump has taken a shot at the Mayor of San Juan as Tropical Storm Dorian bears down on Puerto Rico.

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Big freeze sweeps across Australia

The mercury is set to plunge in Australia’s southeast today as a cold front moves in and brings with it frosty conditions that could last through to the weekend.

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Model’s furious, ‘trapped’ in Australia rant

An Australian model has unleashed on social media after getting “trapped” in the country following problems with her visa.

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The global cities that are sinking

It’s hard to fathom how a city of 10 million people can pick up and move to an entirely new island.

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Supercar’s over-the-top feature

Supercars can cost as much as a house. But the optional extras are what really hurts the hip pocket.

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Everything new to streaming next month

From witty satires to sharp commentaries on the state of our world to intriguing mysteries, there’s a little something for everyone in September.

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Heavy rain and storms to hit Australia

Much of the country is set to be smashed by heavy rain, with thunderstorms forecast for some areas.

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‘It’s a planet’: Pluto storm erupts

Should Pluto be officially redesignated as the ninth planet? NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine thinks so, reigniting debate over the much-loved former planet.

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Macron pushed to make $29.6m apology

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he was open to discussing G7 aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest, but only if his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron “withdraws insults” made against him.

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How car makers waste billons

Many new car buyers are shunning the advanced driver aids that are crucial to the push towards driverless cars, according to a JD Power survey of more than 20,000 owners in the US.

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Integrate Expo 2019, Melbourne

Samsung's $500,000 Wall Luxury TV & Microsoft Surface Hub 2S revealed

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Brazil mocks Macron over Notre Dame fire

Brazil has rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.”

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First wives at centre of nasty global spat

Two women are at the centre of a nasty global spat between two prominent leaders that could have catastrophic consequences for millions of people.

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Dark twist in Russian missile disaster

August 8 started like any other day in the tiny northern Russian town of Nyonoksa — but in the early hours, the first of two explosions sounded. At 9am, the second enormous blast went off, killing seven people and putting countless more in danger.

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Electric cars to force road rule change

Electric and hybrid cars on Australian roads look set to emit warning sounds to minimise the risk to blind or vision-impaired pedestrians.

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First real Netflix threat is coming

A new streaming service is on its way to the Australian market aimed at taking a whack out of streaming supremo Netflix.

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Reboot of classic game sparks fan frenzy

The wait is over for fans of hit video game World of Warcraft (WoW) as WoW Classic launched today.

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Fires in Africa dwarf those in Amazon

While the world has been shocked by the Amazon fires, across the Atlantic Ocean, similar blazes are burning across central Africa.

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Nation of 270 million to move capital

Indonesia’s president has announced the country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orang-utans.

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Porsche’s new weapon to defeat Tesla

Porsche is out to prove its upcoming Taycan electric car will cop punishment and perform like any petrol-powered Porsche.

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CCTV reveals insane antics to save $4.27

With every major new piece of infrastructure, you’d expect a few teething issues as we get grips with how it all works.

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PM leaves Amazon fighting to others

Australia is likely to leave the battle against escalating fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest to others, focusing instead on potential disasters closer to home.

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Weather data reveals radiation clues

Russia’s state weather and environment monitoring agency on Monday released new details about a brief spike in radioactivity following a mysterious explosion at the navy’s testing range that has been surrounded by secrecy and fuelled fears of increased radiation levels.

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Monster meteor hurtling towards Earth

A massive asteroid that is twice the height of the Empire State Building is set to skim past Earth in less than a month, according to US space agency NASA.

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Trump: ‘Let’s nuke hurricanes’

US President Donald Trump suggested that America’s military should drop nuclear bombs on top of hurricanes to prevent them from making landfall, a news outlet has said.

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Seven Plan Bs to save the planet

Dismissed a decade ago as far-fetched and dangerous, schemes to tame global warming by engineering the climate have migrated from the margins of policy debates towards centre stage.

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Chilling obsession ‘killing’ Australians

A chilling new obsession is killing Aussies according to road safety advocates.

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Giant object floating towards Australia

A giant mass of floating pumice the size of Manhattan drifting towards the Great Barrier Reef could help restore it by bringing with it millions of marine organisms.

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Outrage at man who destroyed Amazon

As global outrage grows over wildfires consuming large tracts of the Amazon, it’s worth taking a look at Brazil’s leader, Jair Bolsonaro.

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How Huewei StorySign works

Huawei's StorySign app uses AI to translate children's books into sign language to help deaf children read.

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Kim Jong-un’s ‘super-large’ weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test-firing of what state media described as a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher”.

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Cat reunited with owner after 11 years

A cat missing for 11 years was reunited with his owner in upstate New York last week, thanks to the dogged work of an animal shelter worker.

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Cyan Concept car smashes speed record

Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept has smashed the record for world’s fastest sedan.

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SeaChange actor’s confusing car feature

For actor Kate Lister, learning to drive meant endless access to chocolate and the ability to get behind any wheel.

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Shock car smashes world record

An unknown Chinese car maker has shown the big boys how it’s done at one of the world’s most challenging race tracks.

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OECD joins Aussie push on online terror

Social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter will regularly tell the public how many terrorist posts they have taken down and how long it took under new rules Australia is developing with New Zealand and a global economic organisation.

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Probing the scale of marine plastic pollution

Microplastics are everywhere, the World Health Organisation says in a report released this week, and Adelaide research confirms we are not immune to the pervasive pollutant.

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‘Unbelievable’: Chilling Amazon photos

Wildfires and plumes of smoke from the Amazon rainforest can been seen from space in the latest set of satellite images captured by US space agency NASA.

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Mintt teams up with Justice Crew for promo

Watch a promo for Mintt.

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Surprise cars to shake up luxury market

Surprise fact: the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and BMW 3 Series were the second and third best selling sedans in the country last month, behind the dominant Toyota Camry.

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Huge issue with this used dual cab ute

When Volkswagen’s Amarok launched in March 2011 the rest of the ute market was put on notice.

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Astronaut commits ‘first crime in space’

Decorated NASA astronaut Anne McClain is accused of stealing her estranged wife’s identity and improperly accessing her bank account while Ms McClain was on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station — likely the first crime ever committed in space, the New York Post reports.

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Most exciting new cars due next month

Hyundai Venue

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The ultimate affordable sports car

After shaking up the hot hatch market with its brilliant i30 N, Hyundai’s N Performance stable delivered the i30 Fastback N.

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The Hidden Safety Risks of Your Amazon Order

Amazon's pursuit of boundless selection has led it to become a massive marketplace with millions of sellers. But has this business strategy put customers at risk? WSJ investigates how unsafe products, including children's products and toys, have become available for purchase. Photo: John P. Campbell for The Wall Street Journal

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‘Piles of dead kangaroos’ cover beach

Pilots flying over Bribie Island’s northwestern beaches were met by a heartbreaking scene this afternoon.

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‘Beast from the east’ to bring wild weather

It’s called a sudden stratospheric warming event — and, unlike the name might suggest, the rare phenomenon could spell a burst of bitterly cold weather for Australia and New Zealand over coming weeks.

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How Amazon fires really started

The world was horrified after footage emerged of uncontrolled fires blazing in the Amazon rainforest.

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Man ‘punished’ with penis shooting

A man who suffered a gunshot wound to his penis has had his experienced recorded in a medical journal, with researchers noting the incident was possibly a first in medical history.

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Starving great danes rescued from breeder

An animal rights group in Thailand has rescued thirteen starving great danes that were locked in cages and left to die at an abandoned breeding farm.

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‘Desperate’ final moments of doomed sub

When a fire broke out aboard a deep-diving nuclear spy submarine last month, it killed 14 Russian sailors. Now Moscow is moving to fast-track the repair of the radioactive boat to ensure its secret mission is completed.

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Mystery over ‘bullet holes’ in dolphin

The body of a baby dolphin covered in holes has been discovered at a southern-suburbs beach in Adelaide.

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Tested: World’s most monstrous car

Godzilla, Japan’s king of the monsters, evolved over decades and 35 films to become a cult character. The same principle is true of its automotive namesake, the Nissan GT-R.

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Fierce bushfires threaten homes

Bushfires are being battled in parts of New South Wales and Queensland today, with fierce winds whipping up blazes.

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Frightening iPhone test results

Apple’s popular iPhone 7 produced radiofrequency radiation above the legal limit in a new test, prompting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate the issue.

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New top-end Ford Ranger revealed

Ford’s Ranger rivalry with the Toyota HiLux will take a new turn in December with the arrival of a new Ranger FX4.

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How to save $5000 on a new ute

Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger? That seems to be the decision most ute buyers are grappling with these days. The pair accounts for more than 40 per cent of new ute sales.

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President’s bizarre Amazon conspiracy

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested a sharp increase in wildfires in the Amazon Rainforest is an effort by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to make him look bad.

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Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary

Celebrating Nissan's GT-R with a look at the performance hero over the years.

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One tweet leaves America baffled

What is Nikki Haley up to?

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Eerie new images of Titanic reveal sad fate

Rose would be so disappointed.

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Hidden horror in Amazon blaze

The world was stunned when the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo experienced a dramatic daytime blackout caused by smoke from out-of-control fires in the Amazon rainforest this week.

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Celebs caught out by Instagram hoax

A viral Instagram post shared by several major celebs has been exposed as a hoax.

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Unbelievable! Fish with ‘two mouths’ caught

Now that’s a real “one-of-a-kind” catch!

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Waves about to double in height

A band of fierce gales that has now reached 2000 kms in length will continue to pound the east coast today with gusts of 100km/h.

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New Loch Ness findings to be revealed

A monster or a myth?

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Toyota boycotts Need for Speed

Toyota refused to allow its cars to feature in a new racing game because it could encourage people to drive recklessly on the road.

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Audi unveils new SUV killer

Audi’s new RS6 Avant is more than a car. It’s a statement for customers lured away from performance cars by high-riding SUVs such as the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and BMW X5M.

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‘Global emergency’: Amazon apocalypse

Brazilians were plunged into afternoon darkness after the worst rainforest fires in history ravaged the Amazon Forest.

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Social media erupts at Amazon fires

Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a firestorm on social media, with President Jair Bolsonaro suggesting green groups started the blazes.

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Russian radiation sensors ‘go dark’

Russia has been accused of covering up the extent of radioactive contamination after a mysterious explosion at a military site in the country’s remote northwest.

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How Radicalization Online Can (And Can’t) Be Stopped

In the wake of the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting, web-infrastructure company Cloudflare took down the online messageboard where the killer posted his manifesto. So-called deplatforming is a growing strategy to stem the rise of hate speech online, but does it work?

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Bride’s meltdown after cake joke

A groom’s brother is soliciting advice after a poorly timed joke at the wedding ceremony allegedly left the bride in tears.

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China could overrun Asia ‘in hours’

The US is so weakened in the Indo-Pacific region, it could now lose a short, sharp conflict started by Beijing in just “hours”, up-ending the military order in our region.

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Aussies finally get hands on new game

Developer and publisher Wargaming are best known for their multiplayer vehicle combat games — but are mixing things up with a new hack-and-slash action role-playing game.

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The police car of the future revealed

Groundbreaking new tech is set to make Aussie police a much more formidable force.

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‘1000km long’ band of gales to slam coast

A band of ferocious gales “thousands of kilometres long” is set to batter southeast Australia for at least the next 24 hours, bringing winds of more than 100km/h, coastal erosion and waves of up to 15 meters high.

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‘Invisible’ water crisis threatens us all

Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, sparking a call for action to address human and environmental harm.

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Big thing missing from new Xbox

The Xbox One is Microsoft’s current generation gaming console and has gone through plenty of changes and updates since its launch in 2013.

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Massive change coming to your car

Futuristic Star Wars technology could soon be part of your car’s dashboard.

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Huge waves to smash east coast

A cold front is expected to sweep the south east coast of Australia over Wednesday and Thursday, with windy conditions and hazardous surf expected in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

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Worrying ads on your Facebook feed

The Chinese Government’s propaganda machine has been buying advertisements on Facebook and Twitter to share its version of the Hong Kong protests.

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Holden’s new pitch to modern families

VALUE

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Lucky discovery behind revival of fan favourite

It’s been a decade coming but the original Ghostbusters are coming back — in digital form, that is.

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Surprisingly good $250 smartphone

When it comes to mobile phones, Nokia are one of the longest and best-known brands — especially for anyone who came of age in the late 1990s or early 2000s.

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Boy mauled by ‘crazy’ kangaroo

A father was forced to intervene after his five-year-old son was attacked by a nearly two-metre tall kangaroo in his backyard.

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Shock brand best at car servicing

Where you get your car serviced really does matter.

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Mystery stone baffles scientists

A cryptic stone shrouded in mystery is one of London’s oldest artefacts — yet scientists have no idea where it came from.

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US tests cruise missile after exiting treaty

The US Defence Department has announced that the test of a medium-range, ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons.

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Line exposes Australia’s weak spot

A national sense of “complacency” is leaving gaping holes in Australia’s defences above the 26th parallel, leaving the country vulnerable to exploitation, defence experts claim.

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Jet-setters Meghan, Harry under fire

Meghan Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry have been pictured boarding a private jet with son Archie in the South of France as part of a holiday at Sir Elton John’s flash villa – their fourth gas-guzzling flight in just 11 days.

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Star’s death ripples through time

Excited scientists believe they have witnessed, for the first time, a neutron star’s death as it is devoured by a black hole beyond our galaxy.

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‘Lesser of two evils’: Australia slammed

Australia is “coming up as the worst of the two evils” against China in our efforts against climate change, according to a former Pacific leader.

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Amazon workers’ tweets spark backlash

Amazon’s plan to control negative online chatter about the company’s treatment of workers has backfired after their staff were trolled, mocked and imitated on a viral Twitter thread.

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Ridiculous asking price for new supercar

If you have too much money, then this is the car for you.

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Cold, wet, windy weather to ‘linger’

Cold, wet and windy conditions will “linger” around Australia’s south for the beginning of the week with the chance of snow down to just 400 metres.

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Auction blunder adds millions to price

Bidders at an exclusive car auction walked out when organisers accidentally inflated the price of a rare Porsche by $US53 million.

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Labor says PM has ‘diminished’ Australia

Federal Labour has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison for botching Pacific Island negotiations this week despite backing the coal industry.

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How I defied physics in a Land Rover

Our Land Rover is leaning on such a steep angle that I’m pressed against the side window and the wing mirror is about to scrape the ground. I think it’s going to tip on to its roof.

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Virgin Galactic opens doors to the ‘Gateway to Space’

Virgin Galactic has revealed the Spaceport lounge.

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Shock price for new family SUV

Beautiful, imposing and loaded with luxuries and features, Volkswagen’s new Touareg Launch Edition pitches itself against BMW X5, Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Range Rover Sport heavyweights.

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Which cheap small car should I buy?

The question

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Facebook’s latest privacy blunder

Facebook is under fire for reportedly pressuring internal counsellors to divulge information they have obtained through sessions with stressed employees.

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Star artist’s hidden talent

One of Australia’s premier painters, Vincent Fantauzzo is just as skilled with a wrench in hand as a brush.

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Strange thing we now do to cars

For someone who’s never quite adjusted to saying “Hey Siri” to an inanimate object, uttering the words “Hey Mercedes” takes some getting used to.

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Mazda CX-5’s newest rival tested

How do the car marketers get potential buyers to look at a relatively unknown model in the densely populated medium SUV segment? Hyping it as a potential rival for the segment leaders will get some attention — and the Citroen C5 Aircross adds to the interest with a couple of stand-out features.

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Social media frenzy as Gmail crashes

Hundreds of people are complaining about being unable to access their emails through Gmail.

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Why the meaning of ‘car’ is set to change

When is a car not a car? That is the conundrum giving Jaguar sleepless nights.

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‘Tried our best’: PM brought to tears

The Prime Minister of Tonga has been brought to tears over stalled efforts around climate change.

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Pauline Hanson’s tweet backfires badly

Twitter has contributed one unambiguously positive thing to society.

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Boy eaten alive by croc in front of siblings

In an area notorious for crocodile attacks, a 10-year-old has been eaten alive in front of his older brother and sister.

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Tested: Peugeot’s new sporty weapon

The “warm” hatch is becoming a thing.

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Best budget electric car revealed

Driving an electric car is like sailing. Quiet and environmentally friendly, they are the choice of the wealthier among us and deliver a warming sense of satisfaction.

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How to Track People With Find My Friends, Google Maps and Life360

Location-tracking services from Apple, Google and others let you keep tabs on the whereabouts of your friends and family members. Creepy? Sure, but they also have real benefits. WSJ’s Joanna Stern went searching for the best app... and for a real-life actor named Aldo.

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Beauty and brutality of nature in focus

Mat Beetson’s drone photo of a beached fin whale being circled by sharks has won him the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year. See the rest of the winners in this amazing gallery.

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Holden’s surprise new sporty hero

Value

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How Australia is exposed to invasion

Many Australians are still hoping America will come to our aid in a stand-off with a country like China but one expert believes we could be left on our own.

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Jacinda in middle of awkward situation

New Zealand has found itself caught in the middle of simmering tensions between Australia and other Pacific nations after some pointed comments from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday.

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Massive change to cars in past 50 years

As Bob Dylan sang, “The times they are a changin’ ”. And so is the inside of your car.

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How cars have changed in the past 50 years

New artwork shows just how much cars have changed in the past few decades.

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Mystery over Russian ‘superweapon’ deepens

Weapons experts have raised questions about whether Russia is hiding a deadly nuclear superweapon following a series of strange events including a fatal explosion, spike in radiation and a reversed evacuation order in the country.

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‘Jurassic world of volcanoes’ uncovered

An ancient “Jurassic volcanic underground landscape” that has gone largely unnoticed in Central Australia has been discovered by scientists.

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‘Wild weekend’ warning of new cold snap

Temperatures will rise across Australia’s south and east for the remainder of the week teasing us with spring like conditions. Then, just when you’re getting used to that, they’ll plummet again taking us straight back into winter as a “wild weekend front” approaches.

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‘Glow’ in black hole baffles scientists

A mysterious burst of light appears to have been emitted by the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

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Scared Facebook staff do sickening job

Facebook has hired hundreds of extra staff members to transcribe the private conversations of its users.

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‘It’s just immoral’: PM slams Australia

The prime minister of a tiny Pacific Island nation has described it as “immoral” to believe that a $500 million funding package from Australia would make him shut up about climate change.

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Honda’s surprise return to form

Honda’s return to form continues with the reveal of a stylish concept car in America.

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How tech giants are really spying on you

The nation’s top consumer protection cop says there’s “no way in the world” he’d have a device such as Google Home listening to everything being said in his house.

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Man films sickening seagull video

Shocking video has emerged of a seagull sadist laughing as birds he lured onto a busy road with chips are hit by passing cars.

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Porn destroyed billion-dollar site

Verizon is selling blogging and meme platform Tumblr to the parent company of blogger platform Wordpress, reportedly for a fraction of the $1.629 billion it was purchased for six years ago.

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Porsche’s surprise new supercar

Porsche has a new performance hero but it isn’t the car you’d expect.

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Comedian tagged in ‘sickening’ graffiti

Theatregoers heading to see a production about Anne Frank in Melbourne over the weekend were horrified to see the show’s billboard had been daubed with disturbing graffiti.

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‘Best meteor shower of the year’ tonight

One of the best meteor showers of the year is set to light up the sky tonight.

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Ancient 512-year-old shark discovered

Scientists believe they may have discovered the world’s oldest living vertebrate.

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Jupiter just got slammed by something big

An space explosion so big it was seen from earth has been captured by an amateur astronomer.

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New twist in drive-through rule

Last week Victoria Police posed a simple question to their Facebook page that caused a major stir among drivers.

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World’s most over the top SUV revealed

A Californian company known for its radical modifications has created what it calls “the off-road supercar” and the world’s most powerful SUV — and it comes with options usually reserved for military machines.

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Secretive group holding US ‘prisoner’

A gunman opens fire on a crowd of innocent people and the carnage and bloodshed of a deadly mass shooting grips yet another US town.

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Uber driver’s embarrassing mistake

A major lapse in judgment saw an Uber driver attempt to drive down a set of stairs in Bondi on Monday morning.

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Kangaroos frolic in the snow

If you’re ever stuck trying to make foreigners believe it really can snow in Australia, there’s now a video for that.

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Mystery Russian ‘superweapon’ kills five

When an experimental missile exploded at a secret Russian base, things were immediately odd. Children from the nearby city of Severodvinsk were sent home from school. Its 185,000 residents were told to stay indoors. Doses of Iodine were distributed. All shipping was barred from the area for at least 30 days.

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Choice blasts makers for ‘lemon cars’

Consumer group Choice has slammed the car industry’s refund policy, claiming buyers get better treatment “with a faulty $40 toaster than a faulty $40k car”.

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Residents told to dob in fireplace users

Sydney residents are being urged by an unknown neighbour to call the cops on people who use their fireplace.

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Common act could cost you big money

A huge slice of Australians have admitted to doing a range of dangerous things behind the wheel and many face huge fines if caught.

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Shock moment Tesla explodes

Dramatic footage shows the moment a Tesla car bursts into flames after a crash reportedly caused by a failure of its assisted driving features.

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Queensland snow looms in polar blast

After a weekend of heavy snow, damaging winds, bushfires and freezing temperatures, Australia’s east is set to cop a “substantial” frost threat in the coming days — while rain and storms are primed to lash the country’s west.

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China’s newest Toyota HiLux rival revealed

It’s a brand known for fragile old sports cars that drop oil and occasionally refuse to start, but that most British of brands — MG — could soon take on the Aussie bush.

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Monsoons, floods ravage Pakistan, India

Monsoon rains have inundated much of Pakistan, leaving large parts of the southern city of Karachi underwater and causing at least 17 deaths as of Monday.

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PaladinAmber rallies gamers with the banhammer

A suburban Adelaide streamer is attracting worldwide fame for her tough but comic way of handling internet bullying and trolls.

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Trump spreads ‘lunatic’ conspiracy theory

Donald Trump has responded to Jeffrey Epstein’s shock death in prison by spreading a conspiracy theory implying the Clintons were involved.

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Drivers warned to stay off the road

Commuters have been warned not to get behind the wheel as wild winds and snow continue to lash parts of NSW making driving conditions dangerous.

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The head turning new SUV

Citroen’s long been a purveyor of coolness and innovation, and the new C3 Aircross small SUV is no different. The brand’s struggled to sell cars in Australia in recent years, so it’s culled its line-up to just three models and banished the bland.

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Deadly super typhoon lashes China

At least 18 people have been killed in China and another 14 are missing after a powerful super typhoon slammed into the country’s Zhejiang province.

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How a dog can earn $130,000

Coconut Rice Bear has a follower-following ratio most influencers could only dream of and it’s providing a lucrative income for the handsome Samoyed. Well, for her owner anyway.

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Biggest bird ever turns up in NZ

Say hello to Heracles inexpectatus, a parrot the size of a human child.

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Bushfires batter NSW in ‘polar blast’

Despite the temperature feeling as low as -5.2C in some parts of the country, we are now officially in bushfire season, according to the Rural Fire Service (RFS).

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‘Damaging’ 100km winds batter city

Brutal 100km winds are battering Melbourne and its surrounds.

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Tested: The unlikely muscle car

Mick Jagger once sang about “all the special pleasures of doing something wrong” — and that sums up the drive experience of Jaguar’s new F-Pace SVR.

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Surprise new car sales success

There were some encouraging signs for the new-car market in July, although sales are still down on last year — and some brands remain in the doldrums.

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Polar blast to last through weekend

A “polar blast” bringing extreme gusts and plunging temperatures hit much of Australia’s east coast on Friday and will continue throughout the weekend.

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Outrageous feature in $34m car

The McLaren F1 is one of the rarest cars on the planet. And several features make the 1990s hypercar more precious than any other.

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Why it feels so much colder than it is

If you have been shocked by how cold it is today you might have checked the wrong temperature measure.

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Lion mum’s morbid move

Zookeepers have been left shocked after a lioness ate her two newborn cubs just three days after giving birth.

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‘Ridiculous’ Sydney sign pulled down

Noise complaints from grumpy homeowners are now just as embedded in Sydney’s culture as Bill’s brunches and overpriced green juices.

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Microsoft listening in to Skype calls

Microsoft workers could be ‘listening’ to your Skype conversations, according to a new investigation.

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Extreme polar blast about to hit

A “polar blast” bringing ferocious winds and plunging temperatures will hit much of Australia’s east today and continue throughout the weekend.

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Australia’s best 4WDs revealed

They call it The Lost City. Ancient sandstone towers rise from the Newnes Plateau in the Blue Mountains looking for all the world like remnants of long-dead civilisation.

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Tested: New Mercedes-Benz GLE

Merc's new luxury SUV is chock full of tech but is lacking in one key area.

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Benz GLE gets butch but not too big

Mercedes broke a few of its own rules with the new GLE.

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11.3b tonnes lost in a single day

Greenland lost so much ice in just two days, the water could cover the entire country of Germany in seven centimetres of water.

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The big change Australia needs to make

People’s eating habits are making them unhealthy as well as contributing to global warming that will eventually drive up the price of food.

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Woman’s sick act caught on camera

A cold-hearted dog sitter in the US was caught on live video slamming a 10-week-old golden doodle to the floor, leaving the puppy whimpering and struggling to get up.

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Monica Lewinsky’s hilarious X-rated zinger

Monica Lewinsky has fired off a zinger in response to an awkward remark made by US Vice President Mike Pence.

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BMW’s baffling omission from new SUV

1. This is the new flagship

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Gaming skills could have helped killers

The two teens who killed Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese may have learnt to survive in the wild from a violent video game.

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Samsung’s about-face on new phone

Samsung executives have long poked fun at rivals for ditching the headphone jack in smartphones. With the new Galaxy Note 10, the company will now be doing exactly the same thing.

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New hardcore ute could land soon

Nissan could soon have a tough truck to take on the Ford Ranger Raptor — and it may even have an Australian twang.

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Instagram hiring ‘teen’ meme expert

Instagram is looking to strengthen its relationship with the complex world of memes, following a mass purge of accounts using the platform last month.

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Brace yourself for wild weather

Brace yourself Australia, the southeast is set to experience the “strongest weather system this winter” with high winds, cold temperatures and sleet and snow on the horizon.

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Warning over super sneaky Aus Post scam

Australia Post customers are being warned to watch out for a very convincing text message scam that has been making the rounds in recent days.

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Forget self serve, Woolies to roll out robots

Woolworths is installing miniature automated packing centres at the back of supermarkets to process online shopping orders.

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Aussie mum’s Tinder date horror

An Australian woman has opened up about being violently attacked by a man she met on a popular dating app while on holiday in Europe.

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Maternity leave memo instantly goes viral

A memo from a former Google manager, alleging discrimination and retaliation against pregnant employees, has gone viral among staffers, reportedly being read by more than 10,000 employees at the company.

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Instagram bikie’s shock career change

Instagram-obsessed former bikie Ben “Notorious” Geppert has swapped the gangster lifestyle for high-vis jackets and smokos.

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Samsung’s game-changer: What to expect

Samsung’s newest high-end phone series, packed with its latest technology, will be launched tonight in the US.

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Tested: The cheapest Tesla yet

Tesla hands over the “keys” to its Model 3 by asking for your email address.

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Warnings as winter storm approaches

Thursday and Friday will be bitterly cold and dangerously windy for millions in the path of a massive winter storm headed north from the Bass Strait.

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Fresh shots fired in growing ute war

Nissan’s latest dual-cab ute looks ready to rumble.

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Star that’s older than the universe

Astronomers are stumped over a star that appears to be older than the universe.

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Cops rewarded for handing out fines

Police have launched a formal review into the actions of a senior member of the force who offered a gift card as a prize for whichever officer handed out the most fines and cautions during a road safety blitz.

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‘Danger to life’ weather lashes UK

Britain is set to be hit by “severe” thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday as an Atlantic vortex batters the UK, forecasters have warned.

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Russia’s scary nuclear weapon warning

Russia has warned it would be “forced” to ramp up missile production if the US did the same, following the collapse of a Cold War-era nuclear pact.

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Aussie favourite faces the axe

The Mitsubishi Pajero could soon hit the end of the road.

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Polar blast set to smash half the country

A calm start to the week for the southeast of Australia is about to be disrupted in a big way as a major winter storm takes hold — and half the country could be impacted.

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Traffic chaos looms as activists gather

Climate change protesters planning to shut down Brisbane’s CBD today are setting up camp — and they could be there for the long haul.

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Australia braces for long, hot summer

July 2019 was the warmest month across the globe ever recorded, according to data released by the European Union’s satellite-based Earth observation network.

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8chan founder: ‘I created a monster’

The creator of extremist forum 8chan has likened the site he founded to “Frankenstein’s monster” and slammed the current owners for not doing enough to stop extremist content proliferating online.

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Scientist’s dire asteroid tsunami warning

A 370-metre-wide asteroid has been orbiting Earth for decades and scientists say the effects could be catastrophic.

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Common drive-thru act is actually illegal

A Facebook post by Victoria Police is astounding motorists who may have unwittingly risked a huge fine and demerit points.

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‘I’m going to die’: Sick site behind shootings ‘FML nervous as hell’: Ground zero for extremists

Buried among geeky rants about computer games, anime and conspiracy theories, a disturbing four-page document appeared on an anonymous online messageboard known as 8chan yesterday.

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Best selling cars in 2019. So far

There are some positive signs for the Australian economy.

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Mass shooter’s conspiracy theory

Warning: Graphic content

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s tweet slammed

Celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their condolences and call for stricter gun control following the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s tweet slammed

Celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their condolences and call for stricter gun control following the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

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Chinese car’s wacky feature

A Chinese car maker has created a car with more doors than seats.

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Australia’s most wanted cars

There is one car brand Aussie drivers trust over all others.

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US push for missiles in Australia

The prospect of US missiles being stationed in northern Australia is again being discussed — and no one is prepared to rule out the weapons being based in Darwin.

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Foxtel’s new channel for Attenborough fans

Sir David Attenborough fans will get a dedicated channel of the icon’s extraordinary nature documentaries on Foxtel’s broadcast and streaming platforms, after the network extended its deal with BBC Studios.

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Why this SUV is like no other

Alfa likes to be different

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How to be James Bond for a day

Smooth, sporting and British. Well, part British.

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VW wagon is aimed at blue-bloods

The technology trickle-down from its premium stablemates gives Volkswagen a big head-start when it comes to new product.

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Great all-rounder’s annoying feature

Value

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Tsunami warning after Indonesia quake

An earthquake of magnitude 7 has struck off Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says.

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Jacked Insta star defends drug use

A tattoo-covered Sydney powerlifter who likes to bombard his 250,000 Instagram followers with pictures of his tattoos, gym sessions, fast cars and gold chains has admitting using steroids after police raided his home.

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Crucial piece of land Australia is ignoring

Professor Steve Williams recounts a joke a marine biologist made to him.

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Inside Google’s mysterious camp for the elite

Google's top-secret getaway exclusive to A-listers and billionaire's has been slammed as 'hypocritical'.

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This month’s best new car discounts

Hyundai

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Game-changing hint in Fortnite X trailer

The teaser trailer for the latest iteration of popular video game Fortnite has provided some tantalising hints for players — including time travel.

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‘Entitled fools’: Mystery event lashed

Prince Harry is continuing his climate crusade by giving a barefoot speech about the need to save the environment at “Google camp”, the mysterious annual billionaire summit in Sicily.

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Tested: Tesla Model 3

It’s here — finally.

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Tesla Model 3 arrives in Australia

The wait is finally over as Tesla's long promised 'affordable' electric car goes on sale in Oz.

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Astronomers find potentially habitable ‘super Earth’

An international team of astronomers has discovered a new solar system with a planet that could be habitable, a Spanish astrophysicist who led the research said Thursday.

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Trump offers Putin help for Arctic threat

US President Donald Trump has offered his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin help in putting out vast wildfires raging in Siberia, a move that Mr Putin took as a sign that battered ties can be restored, the Kremlin says.

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Toyota hit with massive class action

Motoring giant Toyota is facing a legal headache with a class action launched in the Federal Court against the Japanese company that could affect up to 250,000 Australia drivers.

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Sick YouTube prankster’s surprise move

Warning: Graphic content.

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Photos reveal worrying cost of heatwave

As Europe reels from a record-breaking heatwave, which has halted the Tour de France and sparked major fires in France, a concerning consequence has been laid bare in striking images from Greenland.

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Fortnite fans prepare for next obsession

Season 10 of Fortnite is about to launch and if the trailer is anything to go by, the map could be set for some huge changes including time travel shenanigans.

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Dealer’s embarrassing dashcam mistake

On a bright autumn’s day in the tiny Welsh town of Aberdare, one small-time drug dealer was going about his work when he made an astonishing blunder that would end his career.

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