Numbers that embarrassed Trump lawyer

A former New York Mayor turned current lawyer and informal cybersecurity adviser for US President Donald Trump has had his suitability for the latter role called into question after it emerged he had to go to the Apple store to get them to unlock his phone.

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‘Very annoying’ iPhone bug returns

If you want to listen to Apple’s fancy new Airpods Pro, the company’s recently released flagship model for the world’s most popular true wireless earbuds, you need the latest iOS software.

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6000 jobs go as Facebook loses filter

The professional services firm Cognizant will exit the content moderation business in the wake of investigations into poor working conditions at sites dedicated to Facebook, the company said on Wednesday.

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‘Abhorrent’ video game banned

New Zealand has banned an “abhorrent” video game that the country’s chief censor said glorifies the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch that killed 51 worshippers last March, according to a report.

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Mazda to ‘vigorously defend’ ACCC case

Mazda plans to “vigorously defend” a case brought by the consumer watchdog.

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Warning to stay indoors as smoke chokes

Smoky skies above Sydney aren’t expected to clear until the end of the weekend as fires continue to burn across NSW.

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The hatch impersonating a luxury car

The Audi A1 Sportback exists to lure mainstream buyers into a prestige vehicle. The maker says 80 per cent of sales of the first-generation A1 were to first-time buyers or owners of regular models looking to step up.

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What is Australia’s best small SUV?

We don’t need to tell you SUVs are popular. Take a moment in any population centre and you’ll see that many — if not most — new cars are high-riding crossovers with superior outward vision and the promise of adventure.

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Tested: Audi’s cheapest car

The new A1 is the most accessible vehicle in the German brand's line-up.

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Car of the Year: Best city SUVs

We look at the best new arrivals in the city-friendly SUV market.

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World’s first Greta on her big fight

Teen climate activists such as Greta Thunberg have been criticised recently as naive puppets, but many don’t realise how long children have been involved in the climate change debate.

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North Korea fires two projectiles

North Korea has fired two projectiles, South Korea’s military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock.

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Lack of variety behind NBN rip-off

The majority of Australians are paying too much for their internet by being nudged towards more expensive bundles by restrictive data caps according to a new report from the consumer watchdog.

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‘Unconscionable’ carmaker in court

The consumer watchdog is suing popular carmaker Mazda over alleged “unconscionable conduct and false or misleading representations” it made to its customers over a number of vehicles.

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Facebook’s war on ’sexy’ produce

Social media is waging a sexually charged war on fruits and veggies.

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Tested: Nissan’s electric future

Nissan’s Ariya electric SUV concept is the brand’s most important car in years. Unveiled at last week’s Tokyo motor show, the car will be the core of Nissan’s electric future.

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Why Twitter will ban political ads

While Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg refuses to even fact-check claims made by politicians in paid advertising on the social media site, rival platform Twitter has announced it will ban political advertising altogether.

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Even Facebook’s staff mad with Zuck

Hundreds of Facebook employees sent its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter blasting his position of not cracking down on “false” political ads placed on the social media platform.

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Hottest day in decades begins ominously

Smoke from fires burning to the north of Sydney is blanketing the Harbour City as capital cities further south prepare for what could be the hottest October day in decades.

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Big surprise in ‘creepy’ new Mario game

Ever wondered what would happen if you combined the Mario and Ghostbusters franchises? Well strap in because our favourite Italian plumber is back in this spooky new adventure just in time for Halloween, and no I’m not talking about Mario, but Luigi of course!

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Obama: ‘You should get over that’

People who think they’re “politically woke” and who cast stones at others for petty mistakes need to get over themselves, according to former US president Barack Obama.

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‘Sweaty’: Real story behind Jillaroo Jess

Jessica Edwards is certifiably “popular” on Instagram, an image-based social media platform that has been criticised for impacting on people’s mental health by bombarding them with unrealistic beauty standards and through a curated highlight reel of other people’s lives.

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Cities to be ‘erased’ by 2050

In just 30 years, a whopping 340 million people living on the coast can expect annual flooding or permanent inundation, according to a grim new report released by scientists.

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Why 5G Is Fast But Spotty in the U.S.

In the global race for 5G, U.S. telecom firms have a unique disadvantage: limited access to the “goldilocks” band of radio frequencies. That's pushing U.S. firms toward a less practical version of 5G. WSJ explains the science and its implications. Illustration by Carlos Waters / The Wall Street Journal

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Hundreds of koalas burned alive

It’s feared hundreds of koalas have been burned alive by an out-of-control bushfire in northern New South Wales that’s raged unchecked for days in the heartland of their prime habitat.

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Digital licence fine print fears

NSW drivers who rushed to get a digital copy of their licence have baulked at the perceived overreach of the required app, but the NSW government has said there’s nothing to worry about.

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Brace for hottest Oct day since 1940

A scorcher is on the way for parts of Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria where temperatures in some areas are expected to top October records dating back 80 years.

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Alarming crash test results for big brands

The influential Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in America has slammed the pedestrian avoidance systems in some popular mid-sized sedans after they failed to avoid crashes in simulated tests.

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Why scientists want pics of your poo

Microbial scientists are pleading for people to send them pictures of their poo as they seek to build the biggest database of fecal photos to train an app that helps people improve their gut health.

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Green bank’s massive $1 billion boost

An extra $1 billion is being pumped into the federal government’s publicly-funded “green bank” to invest in energy projects.

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Dad’s victory after daughter’s tragic death

Instagram is banning drawings, memes, video and comics that depict self-harm or suicide, along with other imagery that includes “associated materials or methods,” the company has announced.

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Greta declines environmental award

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed people in power to start to “listen” to “science” and not awards.

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Good news for Foxtel fans

Foxtel will reward its customers with everything from free box office movies, money can’t buy experiences and the latest technology through its enticing new loyalty program.

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Is this the best fitness tracker of 2019?

When it comes to wearables, we’re not just talking about your gramp’s watch anymore.

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Genius trick boosts iPhone photos

Apple has upgraded the cameras on new iPhone 11 handsets through a software update.

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Porn-blocking face scan plan

Australia’s powerful domestic security agency has suggested using face scans to confirm people’s age before they watch online pornography.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold review

The Galaxy Fold is the first of its kind, but does its exciting design outweigh its drawbacks?

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Protesters return after ugly scenes

Fifty arrests, at least three hospitalisations and the alleged slapping of a horse haven’t stopped a group of climate change activists returning to protest for a third day in Melbourne.

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Sports car’s surprising Aussie tribute

It’s a racetrack that’s challenged its fair share of big power, big-engined machines, but the infamous 6.2-kilometre Mount Panorama circuit has inspired the latest iteration of a diminutive British sports car with a tiny engine.

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Teens Explain YouTube (So Listen Up, Grown-Ups)

It's hard for adults to grasp the extent to which YouTube rules kids' lives, so WSJ's Julie Jargon sat down with high schoolers in Lefors, Texas, in search of answers. They talked slime videos, rabbit holes—and concerns over using YouTube as a babysitter. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal

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Warning after toy car bursts into flames

A Queensland family have shared a dire warning to parents after a toy they bought their son burst into flames, just minutes after he had been sitting in it.

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AirPods Pro: more money, same problems

Apple has announced a new noise cancelling design for its expensive and popular wireless earbuds, but the new design has still left major questions unanswered.

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ACCC sues Google over Aussie privacy breaches

Australia’s competition watchdog is going after Google over allegations the tech giant made false or misleading claims about what personal location data it was collecting.

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40,000 Aussies to sue Government

The largest class action ever launched in Australia will be filed against the Federal Government by Christmas.

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Tesla slammed for ‘terminally ugly’ car

One of the most authoritative voices in the automotive industry has poured cold water on the Tesla hype.

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Has this plane been spying on you?

A mysterious space plane sent into low orbit by the US Air Force has finally landed after two years.

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Annoying thing about new driver’s licence

All NSW drivers will finally be able to get a digital version of their licence on their smartphones following a delayed expansion after a trial of the technology.

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‘Very good boy’: Trump reveals hero dog

The first picture of the US military dog injured during the operation to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been revealed – but its name remains classified.

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Smiling cannibal’s surprise breakthrough

A rare form of salamander that eats its own siblings may be the key to unlocking limb regeneration in humans.

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‘She was going to deck him’: 21yo steals show

It was an emotional episode of Q&A as struggling farmers and country locals fighting through drought explained how years of rain had broken their rural towns and hearts.

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Telstra’s surprise ‘Netflix’ gaming plan

Telstra has unveiled a surprising new product plan as it goes into uncharted territory.

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Labor’s new spin on climate change crisis

Anthony Albanese tonight will strongly urge Australians to welcome measures combating climate change as a source of jobs and exports, not as a drain on finances and employment.

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LeBron’s narrow escape from LA fires

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was among the Southern California residents who had to leave their homes as mandatory evacuations were issued early Monday, after a “very dynamic fire” erupted on a hillside near the Getty Center museum, fire officials said.

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The day the sun ‘celebrated’ Halloween

A spooky snap of the sun looking like a giant, flaming jack-o’-lantern has been shared by NASA just in time for Halloween.

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Don’t get this game for the story

The Call of Duty games still haven’t worked out if they’re a big-budget action movie or some sort of serious commentary on warfare, and the latest instalment hasn’t changed that.

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Simple road rule catching out drivers

One simple question about the correct way to proceed through an intersection has left some drivers seriously confused.

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Mistake could sink solution to traffic woes

While once thought to be the silver bullet to traffic woes, self-driving cars may actually lead to more congestion according to new research from academics at the University of Adelaide.

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Nissan’s verdict on hybrid utes

Hybrid utes are on the way. Several manufacturers including Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and others are working on electrified pick-ups of various sizes as carmakers face increasing pressure to reduce emissions.

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PlayStation cult classic remake is a nostalgia trip

For old school PlayStation gamers, 2019 has been a great year with remasters of classics Crash Team Racing and Resident Evil 2.

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Is this the next big thing in cars?

Not sold on the electric vehicle revolution? How about hydrogen instead? Fuel cell cars (FCEVs) have long been seen as the true zero-emission champions, and Toyota’s new Mirai wraps its eco heart in a sleek and sexy skin to banish the bland of before.

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Urgent update for older iPhones

Apple is rushing to get the word out to users of older iPhone device that they need to urgently update or else lose several key functionalities for a bizarre event that only happens once every two decades.

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Bizarre feature coming to cars

Self-driving cars will allow passengers to communicate with friends represented by digital avatars and ride with holographic cartoon characters powered by artificial intelligence.

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Kitchen find nets woman $39 million

A rare masterpiece by Italian early Renaissance master Cimabue that was discovered in a French kitchen was sold on Sunday for 24 million euros (A$39 million), about five times the initial estimate.

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NSW battles 74 bushfires across state

A fire that claimed the lives of two people in northern NSW has been declared out, but firefighters are still battling 74 blazes across the state.

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Bushfires rage: ‘Looks like Armageddon’

At least one home has been lost after multiple bushfires threatened towns on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

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Car maker’s surprising sales success

At a time when mid-size passenger car sales are shrinking, Lexus is bucking the trend. In the process the prestige Japanese brand is defying the downturn in Australian car sales.

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Dad incinerated when ‘futuristic’ Tesla doors didn’t open

A Tesla driver burned to death after a crash because the “futuristic handles” on his car trapped him inside and rescuers couldn’t open the doors, it is claimed.

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How to get an electric car for $20k

Last month sales of new cars in Australia declined for the 18th consecutive month, a worrying trend that is often used to reflect the general health of the economy.

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Hidden apps draining your phone battery

Android phone owners are being warned about popular apps that ruin your phone and put your security at risk.

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Turkey, Russia in fighter jet deal

Moscow and Ankara are close to reaching a deal on a sale of Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets to Turkey, and for some of the components of the planes to be co-manufactured.

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Most expensive states to buy cars revealed

Where you live can affect how much you pay for a new car.

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Supercar maker’s shock feature

Most of the world’s supercar makers have turned their back on the manual gearbox, despite howls of protest from car lovers around the globe. But Aston Martin is bucking the trend, joining Porsche in having a gear shifter in its most focused sports cars.

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Tested: Hyundai’s new cut-price SUV

You get what you pay for — it’s a maxim that once applied almost without exception to new cars. Today it’s no longer a universal truth.

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Sneak preview of Subaru’s next WRX

The next-generation Subaru WRX should look a lot like this.

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In the Elevator with Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer

WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer, and asks him about Libra, the company’s policies on free speech, whether trust in Facebook impacts the company’s tech and its AR glasses project. Photo: Andria Chamerlin for The Wall Street Journal

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Fans furious as new game crashes site

One of the most popular video games of all time has just released its latest addition to the franchise, but fans have been left frustrated and disappointed as server outages stop them from playing.

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Toyota abandons tradition at Tokyo show

The all-new Toyota Yaris hatch was revealed at the Tokyo motor show, but you didn’t get to see it. It was nowhere to be found on the brand’s expansive show stand; you had to travel to a nearby shopping centre for a peek.

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Nissan breaks silence about new GT-R

Nissan’s halo performance cars, the GT-R and 370Z, represent two of the oldest cars on sale.

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Horror baby animal kill video leaked

WARNING: Graphic content

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Forgotten brand stars at Tokyo motor show

Who stole the show at Tokyo with an oddball range of utes, sports cars, autonomous pods and people movers?

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Whistleblower searched for ‘proof of aliens’

Whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed that he searched CIA and NSA databases for evidence that the US government was hiding aliens — but found no evidence of extraterrestrials.

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Bizarre way Maccas workers are venting

Fed-up McDonald’s workers have found a bizarre new way to blow off steam about their thankless jobs.

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Instagram’s new body image change

Instagram is cracking down on selfie filters that mimic plastic surgery in a bid to quell claims its app is damaging for teens.

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Giant Amazon fish makes surprise return

Once threatened with extinction, one of the world’s largest freshwater fish is now thriving and has landed on dinner plates.

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‘WTF is that?’ Mitsubishi shocks in Tokyo

This might be the face of the next-generation Mitsubishi Pajero and Outlander.

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Tokyo motor show’s weird and wacky cars

Few cities marry technology with tradition the way Tokyo does. Japan’s biennial motor show represents a vision for the future and a celebration of innovation with a nod to its rich past.

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‘A simple yes or no’: Facebook boss grilled

Less than a week after he gave a 37-minute lecture about what free speech means to him and his company, Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has faced more intense questioning from US politicians.

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Amazon’s dangerous ‘tipping point’

The Amazon would be dangerously close to the estimated “tipping point” as soon as 2021, beyond which the rainforest could no longer generate enough rain to sustain itself, a senior economist says.

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Mazda fan favourite set to return

Mazda’s rotary engine is set for an eco-friendly revival.

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Google claims gigantic breakthrough

Google has claimed it’s achieved “quantum supremacy” with the development of a supercomputer it says accomplished in minutes what would have taken the most powerful computers in the world 10,000 years.

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The Big-Tech Regulation Debate

The Federal Communications Commission and representatives of large technology companies debate a regulated future in the U.S. They speak at WSJ Tech Live.

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Tech and Media Leaders on Chinese Censorship

Industry leaders speak at WSJ Tech Live about the challenges of operating in China and how the country's censorship laws affect their global operations.

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‘Hottest October weather for years’

The “hottest October weather in years” is set to fry eastern Australia over the next couple of days.

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Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Cryptocurrency in House Testimony

In testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg backed libra, the company’s foray into cryptocurrency, amid scrutiny from committee members about regulatory concerns and Facebook’s overall credibility. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Video Streaming Services Battle for Subscribers

Speakers at WSJ Tech Live discuss the growing competition for consumers as a growing number of video streaming services come to market.

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Executives Hesitate to Discuss China’s Influence on Companies

Several executives at WSJ Tech Live dodge questions about the influence that both China's government and Chinese consumers have on U.S. companies.

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Astonishing Noah’s Ark ‘graveyard’ discovery

A mysterious deep sea graveyard containing scores of ancient shipwrecks could help solve one of the Bible’s most famous mysteries, scientists say.

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Unsafe Factories in Bangladesh Are Supplying Amazon Sellers

Garments made in Bangladeshi factories that major retailers have banned as unsafe are finding their way onto Amazon's site for sale in the U.S. WSJ investigates Amazon's apparel supply chains and the impact of its marketplace on garment factory workers. Photo: Karan Deep Singh for The Wall Street Journal

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In the Elevator with the Twitter Executive Battling Trolls

WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Twitter’s legal, policy, trust and safety lead Vijaya Gadde, and asks her about the company’s efforts to battle trolls, identify bots and combat misinformation. Photo: Andria Chamberlin for The Wall Street Journal.

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Smallest ever hole in Earth’s ‘sunscreen’

It’s one of the reasons behind Australia’s abnormally high rates of skin cancer, but a hole in the ultraviolet filtering ozone layer is now the smallest it’s ever been.

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Roundabout mistake could cost you $393

A simple question about the right way to indicate on a roundabout has sparked a debate after some drivers disagreed with the correct answer.

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‘Do you even care?’ Fisherman confronted

A fisherman who cast his line into a Melbourne lake has filmed the moment he was confronted by a women who accused him of breaking the law.

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Honda reveals ultimate postie bike

Self-driving cars, too-cute mini machines and a wave of electric machines stole the limelight at the 2019 Tokyo motor show.

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Impressive new electric car revealed

Lexus will unveil its first full-electric production vehicle next month to challenge prestige EV rivals, slated to go on sale in 2020.

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This app could literally save your life

Since he was eight years old Samuel Hockey has battled with his mental health.

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Mazda’s breakthrough car revealed

Mazda is charging on to the EV scene with a quirky crossover that blends sports car-inspired aesthetics with SUV practicality and eco-friendly materials.

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Woman’s hands bitten off by shark

A French woman has reportedly lost both her hands and a breast in a “rare” shark attack in the Pacific Islands of Polynesia.

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Tourist photo reveals woman’s cancer

A British woman discovered she had breast cancer after spotting an unusual heat coming from her chest on a thermal imaging camera at a Scottish tourist attraction.

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Monkey meal that ‘stunned’ scientists

Greedy killer monkeys were found to be catching and gobbling up large rats in Malaysia.

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Apple CEO’s cushy new China role

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed chairman of the advisory board for Tsinghua University’s economics school in Beijing, according to the South China Morning Post and a Chinese-language meeting summary noted by Apple Insider.

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TikTok boots Islamic State accounts

Islamic State terrorists are attempting to radicalise children by flooding a popular social media app with jihadi propaganda.

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Stunning muscle car’s massive fail

Value

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Blaze threatens these celeb homes

A raging fire ripped across the Los Angeles celebrity enclave of Pacific Palisades on Monday, looming near the multimillion-dollar mansions of stars like Adam Levine and Reese Witherspoon.

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New game lives up to the hype

Science fiction and role-playing games are a great mix, and when it’s done by a well-known and highly regarded developer, there’s even more reason to pay attention.

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Baby rhino dies suddenly at Aussie zoo

An Adelaide zoo has been left “heartbroken” after a baby rhino died expectedly.

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Scary vision of war between US-China

How does one think the unthinkable? What could lead to war in Asia? Who would win? Is there even such a thing as winning?

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Council mocked for X-rated park design

An Adelaide council has found itself in a very awkward position after unveiling a design for a new skate park only to realise it resembled something a lot ruder.

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Damning figure to sink electric cars

A new report has predicted that electric cars are in for a bumpy ride in Australia.

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Eye-watering price tag for new phone

Samsung’s “category-creating” foldable smartphone has finally been given an Australian release date and we now know how much we will need to shell out for the long-awaited Galaxy Fold.

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Most ‘dangerous’ celebrity searches revealed

Comedian John Oliver, teen music sensation Billie Eilish and Australia’s own Liam Hemsworth have made it onto a list of the “most dangerous celebrities” to search for released by cybersecurity company McAfee.

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Five Google Chrome extensions you need

Web browsers have long passed the point of being a simple access point to the internet, and many of the functions that used to require stand-alone apps are now capable of being conducted from your browser.

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Phone design will make your skin crawl

Ever feel like your smartphone is becoming an extension of yourself? This newly developed phone case breaks down even more barriers between you and your phone with a lifelike “skin” that allegedly responds to human contact such as pinching and tickling.

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Meteor shower to light up sky tonight

A meteor shower that sees remnants of Halley’s comet shoot across the night sky is hitting its peak, giving Australian stargazers the chance to witness an incredible display.

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Australia to hit by searing heat spike

A massive heat spike is set to spread across Australia this week with seven out of the country’s eight capitals surpassing, and in some instances far exceeding, the 30C mark.

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New tech to change cars forever

Cruise control is about to get smarter.

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Netflix plans password crackdown

Netflix has promised to crack down on users who share their passwords with friends or family members.

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Big omission in luxury SUV

1. You’re spoiled for choice

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Terrifying twister tears through Dallas

A powerful tornado has torn through Dallas, leaving thousands without power as it cut a 30km path of destruction.

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Underage mutant ninja turtle, and other heroes in cells

This tiny embryo proves that science and art can intersect in spectacular fashion. The fluorescent turtle took first place at this year’s Nikon Small World 2019 - dedicated to the world’s best photomicrography.

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Big problem with new Google phone

REVIEW

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Pixel 4’s Transcription App vs. World’s Fastest Talking Woman: Can It Keep Up?

One of the Google Pixel 4's coolest tricks is live speech-to-text transcription in its Recorder app. How does it hold up when used by one of the world's fastest talkers? What about people with different accents? WSJ's Joanna Stern put it—and a courtroom stenographer—through a series of tests to find out.

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Assange to face London court

Julian Assange is expected to appear in person in a London court as his extradition case continues.

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New breathalyser can detect marijuana

A marijuana breathalyser could soon become a common device used by US authorities to determine whether a driver is impaired by the drug.

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‘Most important discovery in years’

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a collection of “intact and sealed” ancient coffins containing mummies dating back thousands of years.

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Drone shows moment boy found

A heat-vision drone has found a missing boy and his dog safe and alive after the pair spent almost 10 hours in freezing conditions.

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Shock new threat to Toyota HiLux

Value

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Plan for Sydney and Melbourne $5 CBD fee

Sydney and Melbourne drivers would face a congestion charge of $5 when entering and leaving the CBD areas during peak hours of Australia’s two biggest cities under a plan proposed by the Grattan Institute.

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New clues in Earheart disappearance

Discovering Amelia Earhart’s fate may rest on two new clues.

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What took down ‘doomsday’ plane

A US Navy “doomsday” plane designed to survive nuclear warfare has been taken down by a bird.

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Mini to set weird world record

Germany’s famous Nurburgring racetrack is home to regular record attempts, typically set by the world’s fastest cars to test their cornering and braking ability and sheer power and acceleration.

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New six rubbish bin plan

Some of us could be separating our rubbish into six or more bins in the near future to help the recycling process.

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Read this before your emails today

Monday mornings already get a pretty bad rap, but now we have another reason to hate them.

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The secret to Mini’s success revealed

Sixty years ago, when the world was a much happier, less angst-ridden, safer place — apart from the collective fear of dying under a hard rain of Russian nukes — a genius car engineer by the name of Alec Issigonis invented the Mini.

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Cracking hot hatch’s one big flaw

1. Good things, smaller packages

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NASA’s galactic Trump correction

Two NASA astronauts have made history by conducting the first spacewalk with an all-female crew.

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New Plants vs Zombies game is a blast

Forget Ghost Recon: Breakpoint and Borderlands 3, the best shooter game available at the moment is Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville.

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Blue spots cause Aussie outrage

Irrigators are angry over the release of a routine satellite monitoring map that appears to have returned some disturbing images over the drought-affected Murray-Darling Basin.

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‘Worst case scenario’: US base bombed

The US has conducted air strikes on one of its own bases as part of the withdrawal of forces from northern Syria this week.

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Surgeons give woman new face

WARNING: CONFRONTING IMAGES

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Fonda arrested alongside Netflix co-star

Actress and activist Jane Fonda was arrested again outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. for protesting climate change, this time alongside her Grace and Frankie co-star Sam Waterston.

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Shock luxury car to take on the Germans

VALUE

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The luxury car for ‘budget’ buyers

The Macan SUV is Porsche’s runaway bestseller. Recently given a facelift inside and out, it’s also the cheapest Porsche you can buy, at a whisker more than $90,000. Our family of testers sample the “budget” Porsche.

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All-female spacewalk makes history

US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk on Friday morning, local time, following a spacesuit flub earlier this year that caused the historic mission to be aborted.

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Feeling in virtual reality

Chris Griffith puts on a Teslasuit haptic jacket to feel as well as see in virtual reality.

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‘Appalling’: 4000 ‘missing’ greyhounds

Tonight the “world’s richest dog race” — the TAB Million Dollar Chase — will be run in Sydney but for some, the focus will be on the greyhounds who didn’t make it to the track.

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Eyebrow-raising find in Spice Girls snap

The shockwaves from Jennifer Aniston’s delayed arrival on Instagram are still reverberating worldwide, not just because she posted a rare picture of the Friends cast reunited.

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Speed camera upgrade rakes in $12m

The Victorian Government has increased its fine revenue by more than $12 million just by updating road safety cameras around Melbourne.

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Head-turning feature on $400K car

Aston Martin is making its first foray into the booming SUV market.

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Hole in Zuck’s free speech logic

Mark Zuckerberg has delivered his “unfiltered take” on the importance of free expression, before taking pre-approved questions from university students that couldn’t ask about anything he’d just said.

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Climate bullies turn on Greta’s sister

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg has copped significant heat for her climate change activism and now her younger sister is in the firing line.

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Disaster project that should scare Australia

A nuclear power station being built in the UK should serve as a warning for Australia’s ambitions, a new report has warned.

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Tested: Kia’s game-changing SUV

Opening a cafe in a street with 27 coffee shops already established requires a good degree of confidence.

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Car of the year: Best large SUV

It’s been a quiet year for new arrivals in the large SUV market but three stand out from the pack. BMW’s imposing X7 has rewritten the rules at the top end, Volkswagen is trying to move upmarket with its all-new Touareg and Lexus is looking to build on recent sales momentum with its updated RX.

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Car of the Year: Best Large SUV

In the second of our annual Car of the Year finals, we pit the BMW X7 against the VW Touareg and Lexus RX.

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Horses slaughtered on ‘industrial scale’

Warning: Graphic content

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Horses slaughtered on ‘industrial scale’

Warning: Graphic content

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Horses slaughtered on ‘industrial scale’

Warning: Graphic content

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This shark’s not even the scary part

You might think ruling the oceans as an almost four-metre apex predator would be a pretty cruisy life, but new photos from an ocean research organisation reveal it may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

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New dual-cab ute firms for Australia

Dual-cab ute lovers of Australia — you will soon have even more options to choose from.

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Why Jen’s ’gram is racking up likes

The increasingly fragile internet has once again been broken, this time by super-mega-star Jennifer Aniston’s decision to join Instagram.

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Jetski cops save stubborn kangaroo

Police on a jetski have been filmed rescuing a kangaroo from a lake after the marsupial jumped into the water in the ACT yesterday.

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Australia’s cheapest hybrid debuts

Toyota’s new Yaris looks set to be Australia’s most affordable hybrid car.

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Apple, Facebook in 107-year feud

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is facing off with Tim Cook’s Apple over posh Manhattan office digs slated to open next year inside a grandiose former post office.

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Would you sell your face for $190k?

Here’s your chance to be the literal face of a robotics company.

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Middle East at breaking point

It was a snap decision: the US was withdrawing — immediately — from Syria. But nobody could predict just how quickly the vultures would swoop into the rapidly unravelling region. Dangerous foreign forces swooped to fill the void left by the US peacekeepers. President Tayyip Erdogan was the first to move, sweeping in to attack his long-term enemy, the Kurds.

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Genius trick returns cyclist’s lost wallet

A cyclist was reunited with his wallet after a genius good Samaritan paid into his bank account multiple times — each with snippets of a message.

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Apple ‘turning me gay’ lawsuit begins

A Moscow court is set to hold a preliminary hearing in the case of a Russian man who is suing US tech giant Apple for allegedly ‘turning him gay’.

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Switching telco just got even harder

You might have many reasons for switching phone providers, but whether its to take up a better deal, get better coverage, or you’re just straight fed up with your current telco, odds are you’ll want to take your current mobile phone number with you.

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Auto giant could face even bigger fine

The judge presiding over a federal-court case between the consumer watchdog and Volkswagen has said he may impose an even bigger fine than the $75 million record amount the two parties agreed to over the “dieselgate” emissions scandal.

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Teen’s Ferris Bueller moment with Lambo

Western Australia police have charged a 14-year-old boy with a range of offences following a crime spree that resulted in a wrecked Lamborghini.

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Radical road lane plan to speed up cities

Given building new motorways costs billions, transport boffins are constantly on the lookout for new ways of squeezing more capacity out of already constrained road space.

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Polar pulse leads to thundersnow warning

Australia will be split in two weather wise, with near record temperatures in the north but conditions so cold and angry in the south there’s a risk of thundersnow later this week.

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Return marks fresh start for Fortnite

Just days after being sucked into a black hole in one of the gaming world’s biggest ever pranks, Fortnite is back and looking better than ever.

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Meet the astronauts on NASA’s first all-female spacewalk

NASA will mark a first this week when it sends an all-female crew on a spacewalk.

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Australia’s most dangerous roads

Australia’s crash hot spots have been revealed in a damning new report.

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The best Android phone you can buy?

After months of speculation and leaks, Google has unveiled the full details of its latest smartphone aimed at showing off the best its Android operating system has to offer.

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Supercar to chase mind-blowing record

A little known Swedish car maker could soon top 500km/h with a car you can drive to the shops.

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NASA could get to Mars in 13 minutes

A NASA scientist has cooked up plans for a bonkers new rocket engine that can reach close to the speed of light — without using any fuel.

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‘P*** off’: Farmer reveals call with PM

A drought stricken farmer has revealed what he told Prime Minister Scott Morrison when he called following his emotional radio interview with Alan Jones.

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Wild new feature on Google phone

Google has unveiled its much-anticipated new Pixel 4 smartphone, as well as a new laptop, wireless earbuds, and a range of other smart devices to rival Apple and other competitors.

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Tech fans react to Google’s Pixel 4

Tech watchers say Google’s new Pixel 4 smartphone might have the best camera on the market, but it’s still missing one key feature.

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‘P*** off’: Farmer reveals call with PM

A drought stricken farmer has revealed what he told Prime Minister Scott Morrison when he called following his emotional radio interview with Alan Jones.

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Severe heat warning for storm season

Australia can expect more heatwaves and bushfires during spring and summer but fewer cyclones could cross the coast.

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We didn’t need the NBN: Telstra boss

The chairman of Telstra has savaged the National Broadband Network as a costly mistake.

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Mass recall: another 80,000 cars

Volkswagen and Audi will recall about 80,000 cars built between 2009 and 2015 to address a potential transmission flaw.

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Road rule ‘bad drivers’ keep ignoring

Most drivers have seen it.

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662 reasons Netflix is in trouble

Dependable television comedies with large back catalogues have been a key driver of success for streaming services as viewers binge on “comfort viewing” staples.

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Australia’s 300km/h supercar revealed

Boutique sports car maker Bolwell is set to offer a homegrown alternative to the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini with the new Nagari 500.

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VIDEO: Dumb thieves steal dumb watches

If you’re in the market for an Apple Watch and thinking of saving yourself some money with a second-hand device, make sure you do your homework before purchasing.

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Tested: Toyota Tarago replacement

No one expected the outpouring of online affection when Toyota announced it would be retiring the beloved Tarago people-mover.

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Electric car could be built in Australia

A quirky electric car conceived in Sweden and engineered in the UK could one day be manufactured in Australia.

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‘Billions blown’ over Snowy Hydro 2.0

The Snowy Hydro 2.0 project will likely cost five times more than Malcolm Turnbull initially promised and may not lower your electricity bill, according to a leading energy expert.

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Trump slays critics in violent fake video

A graphically violent parody video, shown at a meeting of US President Donald Trump’s supporters at his Miami resort, depicted a likeness of the president shooting and stabbing his opponents and members of the news media in a church, The New York Times reports.

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Change coming to rego payments

Motorists in Queensland will soon be able to pay their registration fees monthly in a bid to make the costs of owning a car easier to manage.

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Game-changing feature on Google phone

Tech sites, gadget blogs and even Google itself have for months teased photos, videos and details about the Pixel 4 — so much so that it’s been called “the most-leaked phone ever”.

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Warning: Rain, storms and blistering heat

Showers and storms are a possibility in the southeast of Australia over the coming days as a cold front sweeps in.

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Fortnite end leaves fans stunned

Millions of Fortnite gamers were left stunned this morning when the game appeared to be sucked into a black hole.

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Apple unveils dozens of new emojis

Apple has unveiled dozens of brand new emoji designs coming to your iPhone as early as this month.

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Japan swamped in billion dollar disaster

Thousands of troops carried out a massive rescue operation across Japan as the death toll from Typhoon Hagibis rose to at least 35 — including an elderly woman dropped from a rescue chopper.

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The car for lonely people

Toyota has unveiled a concept car that promises to build a relationship with you.

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Australia’s most dominant new car

Kia’s Carnival dominates the people-mover segment, accounting for more than 50 per cent of sales. It’s affordable, well-specified, safe and entirely practical, so when Kia updated the model its dominance was assured.

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Hagibis hammers Japan, 23 dead, 16 missing

Japan has sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which killed 23 people and briefly paralysed Tokyo.

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Dutton’s China attack ‘just stating fact’

A key Morrison government minister and a central figure in the relationship with China has defended the comments of his colleague Peter Dutton, while saying the policies of the Asian giant are inconsistent with those of Australia.

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Apple analyst predicts what’s to come

A leading tech industry analyst with a reputation for predicting Apple’s next move said the company will introduce a cheaper new iPhone, abandon one of its most hated designs of all time, and even introduce an augmented reality headset in 2020.

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TV panellist’s snide swipe at Greta

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg was back in the spotlight overnight after her Nobel Peace Prize “snub”, leading a climate protest in the United States.

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What medium SUV should I buy?

The question

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This car could save luxury car maker

Declining sales and a string of launch delays meant Audi’s been crying out for a knight in shining armour. It arrives in Pulse Orange, the most vibrant colour of the new-generation Q3 small SUV’s palette.

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Dying doctor to be ‘world’s first cyborg’

A dying scientist battling motor neurone disease has become the world’s first full cyborg.

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Facebook’s crypto coalition falls apart

Facebook faces a rough road ahead with Libra, but defections by high-profile partners are still unlikely to spell the end for the digital currency.

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Which portable speaker is right for you?

Music is made to be shared, in or out of the house.

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Chaos feared as Hagibis closes in on Japan

Tokyo and surrounding areas are bracing for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet as rain pours over the city.

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Dramatic video shows fast-moving wildfire

Two people have died, dozens of homes have burnt down and 100,000 people were forced to evacuate as wildfires raged out of control near Los Angeles.

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Trump sends extra troops to Saudi Arabia

The United States has announced it will be deploying thousands of extra troops to Saudi Arabia to help boost the country’s defences following attacks on a major oil facility last month.

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Read before you ride this weekend

The introduction and eventual legalisation of rideshare apps that allow users to connect with nearby drivers have changed the way we get around.

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New twist in water bottle fine case

Queensland Police have dismissed claims a man was fined for drinking water behind the wheel while he was driving, but say such fines are possible.

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‘The world is at stake’: Jane Fonda arrested

Actress Jane Fonda has been arrested at a climate-change protest in Washington, DC.

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The world’s most desirable electric car

Who wants a Tesla now? Meet the all-electric Porsche Taycan, the world’s most desirable EV, full stop.

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The Toyota that thinks it’s a BMW

Toyota’s new GR Supra has generated howls of outrage, mostly from people who spend way too much keyboard time spouting opinions but in reality wouldn’t know a decent car from a hole in the ground. They seem to hate the idea that it’s the product of a dalliance with BMW.

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Typhoon may spark rugby lawsuit

Scottish Rugby has threatened to sue World Rugby for its refusal to shift Scotland’s must-win Rugby World Cup game against Japan out of the path of a massive typhoon baring down on the country.

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Greta’s Nobel snub ‘bad news for planet’

Greta Thunberg’s fans have labelled her Nobel Peace Prize snub “bad news for the planet”, but say the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist still has a big future ahead of her.

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Fight over $20 phone bill ends in court

The consumer watchdog’s case against telco TPG over its mobile phone prepayment plan has been dismissed from the Federal Court.

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Greta’s competition for Nobel Peace Prize

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been dubbed the one to beat ahead of tonight’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement, although experts say Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed or a representative of the free press are more likely.

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Three breakthroughs that changed the world

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three chemists who collectively developed something that has become an absolute necessity in our daily lives — the lithium-ion battery. From mobile phones to portable tools to electric cars, in less than four decades this invention has become a staple of modern society and could be instrumental in providing the energy storage needed to help power a renewable energy future.

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Bizarre scenes on iconic Aussie beach

It didn’t cause disruptions to our major cities, but the climate change protesters turned their attention to Manly Beach for a bizarre protest on Friday.

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Weekend to cop heaviest rain in months

We’re supposed to be a month into sunny spring but heavy rain, damaging winds and even hail is expected to ruin all that in parts of the country this weekend.

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‘Awkward’: Snake pulled from gravesite

If a funeral isn’t already horrible enough, spare a thought for these people.

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Best new cars coming soon

Renault Kadjar

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Mazda recalls more than 35,000 cars

Mazda Australia has been forced to issue a recall for some of the nation’s favourite family cars.

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Amazon spokesman defends Trump attack

Amazon spokesman Jay Carney backtracked on Thursday after being called out for questioning the patriotism of the Trump administration.

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Radical plan to get 50,000 cars out of city

More than 900,000 people use the Melbourne CBD every day and that number is expected to jump to 1.4 million by 2036.

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Don’t fall for this iPhone trick

Scammers are targeting Australians desperate to get their hands on Apple’s latest premium smartphones, using the promise of an iPhone 11 Pro to lure in unsuspecting victims.

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Why you shouldn’t feed dogs this food

We often hear horror stories of what dogs have managed to find and eat — from socks and underwear to knives and fish hooks, and more everyday foods such as bananas, apples and grapes.

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Worker in ugly clash with city protesters

Climate protesters have clashed with two people while blockading multiple offices on Collins St.

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Tested: New Porsche Taycan

Move over Tesla there is a new cool electric car on the block.

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‘Kill this land-dwelling fish on sight’

The best way to combat a “snake fish” is by cutting off its head.

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Car of the year: Best family car

Sedan sales are in decline these days as buyers flock to SUVs and four-wheel drive utes. There are a couple of notable exceptions; the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and BMW 3 Series outsell every sedan except Toyota’s Camry.

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Protester glues himself to top of plane

An Extinction Rebellion protester glued himself to the top of a British Airways plane at London City Airport today.

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Protesters shut down Times Square

Protesters in New York City brought traffic to a standstill in Manhattan’s busiest hub for nearly two hours as climate change demonstrators entered the fourth day of rallies around the world.

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Drunk bees stumbling around parliament

Boozy bees are dropping from the skies around Parliament House, with the imbibing insects getting a buzz off native flowers.

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‘Cesspool of hate’ plans a comeback

A notorious website mainly home to incels, racists, child pornographers and the self-indulgent manifestos of mass shooters is attempting to reinvigorate its brand image and return online after being pulled off the web two months ago.

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Drivers’ crazy behaviour on $4b new road

It’s a sunny Saturday morning as cars speed along one of Australia’s newest roads.

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Car of the Year: Best family car

Three new arrivals stand out in the sedan market this year.

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Driver fined $173 for drinking water

A Queensland motorist claims he was handed a $173 fine and one demerit point all because he took a sip of water while driving.

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Revealed: Nissan’s toughest ute yet

Inspired by the success of Ford’s Ranger Raptor ute, Nissan has unveiled its own tough truck, the Navara N-Trek Warrior — which in turn was developed by the team renowned for Australian fast Fords.

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Apple threatened to ban this app

China has called on Apple to ban an app from its store that Hong Kong protesters are using to avoid police during long-running and increasingly violent protests.

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Skin-crawling baby spider footage released

In an absolutely cruel move, the Australian Reptile Park zoo on the NSW Central Coast has released a terrifying video of deadly funnel-web spiders crawling out of an egg sac that will make your blood run as cold as some of their attractions.

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Instagram copies Snapchat — again

Instagram has redesigned the camera to make posting fun Stories easier — with plenty of new tricks on offer.

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Stunning find unearthed in diamond mine

Miners have unearthed an ultra-rare diamond with a second diamond inside it.

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Massive change coming to licence plates

Licence plates ain’t what they used to be.

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Typhoon cancels key World Cup game

For the first time in Rugby World Cup history a game will reportedly be cancelled — with England’s clash against France in Yokohama being abandoned due to a looming typhoon.

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Fires turn valley into ‘burning cauldron’

A Queensland valley was turned into a “burning cauldron” by bushfires that have destroyed a house.

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Ford releases bonkers supercharged Mustang

The Holden versus Ford battle is back on — sort of.

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Protesters doing ‘more harm than good’

By glueing themselves to roads, blocking traffic in city centres, rolling makeshift barricades in front of cars and scaling bridges, climate change rebels have certainly made a lot of noise.

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Toxic contamination hiding in homes

Australian researchers have discovered the current methods for testing whether a home has been used as a clandestine drug lab aren’t effective enough, and deadly toxins hiding in the house can infect household items, and even its water supply for years.

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Surprising vehicle Aussies are flocking to

The Australian new car market is struggling.

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Heaviest rain in seven months forecast

It’s been all about the heat in New South Wales and Queensland with ferocious fires destroying homes.

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Mobile network Telstra will axe

Telstra has announced the 3G network it introduced in 2006 will be switched off in the next five years to free up spectrum for the rollout of the 5G network.

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Dad openly sobs over climate change

A dad has sobbed on camera at the Extinction Rebellion rally in London, revealing he was “very frightened” for the future of his young children.

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Photo of ‘ridiculous’ response to protest

About 20 people sat in a circle practising their songs and writing the signs they planned to take on trains.

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How climate protesters absolutely blew it

Let’s talk about bees.

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KAK says ‘use protesters as a speed bump’

Studio 10 host Kerri-Anne Kennerley has slammed climate change protesters, suggesting motorists should “use them as a speed bump”.

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NBN smacked down over price differences

In yet another PR blow for the company in charge of building the National Broadband Network, the consumer watchdog has issued a formal warning against it for playing favourites among the telcos it sells network access to.

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Luxury brand gives owners a rare freebie

It’s rare for luxury car makers to give owners to a free equipment upgrade but Jaguar Land Rover is about to retrofit Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to thousands of its cars.

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Fan frenzy over new PlayStation details

Sony has sent PlayStation gamers around the world into shock, confirming the name of its next generation console as the PS5 and giving players a rough release date and a tease of the new controller.

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Traits that make you a climate denier

At its heart, climate change denial is a conflict between facts and values. People deny the climate crisis because, to them, it just feels wrong.

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‘Everything is gone’: Firestorm spreads

Dozens of homes have been lost and an elderly man has barely made it out with his life as out-of-control bushfires continue to devastate northern NSW.

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Iconic app you can no longer use

Apple has finally begun killing off iTunes — the iconic music program that debuted on Mac computers in 2001.

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‘Disgusting’: Climate activists blasted

A woman has broken down in tears as rowdy climate change protesters barred her from reaching the home of her mum who passed away on Sunday.

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Porsche and Tesla rivalry goes next level

Ask Porsche people if they see Tesla as a rival for Nürburgring EV lap-record honours and the language gets fruity. “We love competition, that’s for sure. But we need apples-to-apples comparison, not apples-to-pears,” says Mayk Weinkötter, special spokesman for the company’s all-electric Taycan.

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‘Absolute monster’ threatens World Cup

An “absolute monster” of a typhoon is heading towards Japan, with warnings it could wreak havoc on the World Cup and potentially see several crucial games cancelled.

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Devastating find at Thai waterfall

Five more elephants have been found dead downstream from a waterfall known as “the Ravine of Hell” in Thailand where six other elephant’s bodies were found earlier this week.

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Strange satellite pic of secret nuclear site

Chairman Kim Jong-un is up to something. He’s tested a terrifying new submarine-launched missile. Weekend talks with the United States have collapsed. Now something strange appears to be happening at a secret nuclear test site.

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‘All gone’: Text reveals bushfire devastation

As many as 20 properties have been lost in an out-of-control bushfire in the northern NSW village of Rappville, one of two emergency warning fires blazing through the region.

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Read this before updating your Mac

Apple has released an update to the MacOS operating system used on its laptop and desktop computers, bringing with it new features and integrations, but one change has left loyal Mac users unhappy.

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What is the point of this game?

Being a highly-trained commando operating behind enemy lines is a popular theme in military computer games, offering plenty of opportunities for stealth, action, explosions and the use of interesting technology and hardware in the process.

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Car crash souring UK-US relations

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will personally raise with US President Donald Trump the issue of an American diplomat’s wife who fled Britain after allegedly running over and killing a teenager while driving on the wrong side of the road.

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South Park creators mock China after ban

The Chinese Government has banned the popular and long-running cartoon series South Park after an episode criticised the Government’s censorship policies.

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Weak iPhones leaving users furious

Tech heads who recently shelled out $1199 or more for a new iPhone have been venting their frustration that the “toughest glass in a smartphone” is scratching excessively easily.

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Explosive find rocks our galaxy

The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way exploded 3.5 million years ago, according to astronomers.

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Blistering heat as records tumble

Temperature records have been smashed as blistering heat blankets large swathes of eastern Australia. That looks set to continue today with three capital cities forecast to break the 30C barrier.

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What does Extinction Rebellion want?

Tourists gawk at a bloody scene in New York City as a series of protests begin around the world, demanding much more urgent action against climate change.

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Car crash destroys $6m supercars

A Porsche 911 GT2 RS has crashed into a Pagani Huayra in what must surely be one of the most expensive two-car crashes in history.

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Scientists grow ‘meat’ in space

Lab-grown meat has been created in space in an experiment that’s truly out of this world.

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Big twist in latest instalment of cult game

Just two years after the Banjo-Kazooie inspired Yooka-Laylee graced our screens for the first time, the loveable duo is back with a bang in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.

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Brisbane bridge hijacker sparks chaos

Climate change protests are planned across Australia today, with organisers promising 'disruptive' action to raise awareness of the cause.

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Protesters’ tactics to shut down cities

A week of climate change “rebellion” will continue across the globe as activists in Australia mimic techniques used during the Hong Kong protests.

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Tragic phone find in seach for daughter

A UK mother has told an inquest on her daughter’s death she found the teenager using a smartphone location app.

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Haunting pictures from mass protests

Powerful pictures have emerged of climate protesters from Extinction Rebellion (XR) blockading roads and holding mass demonstrations in London and across global cities on the first day of a two-week “rebellion” as they demand action on climate change.

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Shockingly easy WhatsApp hack revealed

WhatsApp users are being urged to update the app to avoid a dangerous cyber attack.

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Australia’s car theft hot spots revealed

A car is stolen every 12 minutes in Australia and our vehicle theft hot spots have now been revealed.

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Australia’s car theft hot spots revealed

A car is stolen every 12 minutes in Australia and our vehicle theft hot spots have now been revealed.

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‘Zombie’ Angelina Jolie lookalike arrested

An Iranian woman who has had extensive surgery to resemble a “zombie” version of Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has been arrested.

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Pilot’s chilling underwater UFO sighting

A former high-ranking fighter pilot who chased a “tic tac”-shaped UFO off the coast of San Diego in 2004 has shared a chilling story of another pilot’s encounter with an enormous underwater object a decade earlier.

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China invents super spy camera

A new ultra-powerful “spy camera” that could spot a single person amongst a crowd of tens of thousands has been created by researchers in China.

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Painful truth to savoured smell

Plants “scream” when they’re under attack to warn other plants that they’re in danger, according to scientists.

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Heartbreaking photo of starving bear

A Canadian photographer has shared his heartbreak over these images that captured a family of grizzly bears looking severely emaciated as they searched for food.

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Tiny turnout at climate protest

Climate change activists preparing for a week of protests in Melbourne were few and far between as the crowd expected to flood the CBD this morning was nowhere to be seen.

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Scorching temps ‘nudging into the 40s’

Temperatures will be “nudging into the low 40s” in parts of Queensland and New South Wales over the next few days as a low pressure trough directs desert air towards the coast.

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Surprising cars Aussies are buying

Cars are enduring their biggest sales downturn since the GFC just as electric vehicles are basking in a media glow — but last month Australians couldn’t get enough of some of the thirstiest cars on the road.

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Is this a German pony car?

Meaner than its sedan and wagon siblings, the AMG C63 S Coupe looks like a proper performance car and delivers the sort of luxury people expect for $170K-plus. Here are five things that set it apart.

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Bronze Age ‘New York’ discovered

Israeli archaeologists say they have discovered a large, 5000-year-old city in northern Israel.

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Moment lightning strike floors man

A man has survived being struck by lightning, which reportedly knocked his shoes off and ignited his clothes, as he walked across a car park with his dogs.

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‘Netflix of gaming’ revolution begins

The mobile gaming industry is worth billions of dollars, so you can hardly blame Apple and Google for chasing a bigger slice of the action.

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The antidote to boring luxury SUVs

Peugeot is pushing upmarket and the 508 GT is the brand’s best effort to date in presenting itself as a prestige player. Fastback or wagon, the 508 looks great inside and out, goes and handles well and has more standard kit than you’ll find in other European brands for $53,990 plus on-roads (add $2000 for the wagon).

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The compact coupe that adds up

A compact coupe with a serious infusion of class heralds the arrival of the new Mercedes-Benz CLA.

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Greta is a threat to the climate debate

COMMENT

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Surprising detail about monster ‘fatberg’

Scientists have finally answered the puzzling question about what’s in the monster fatberg discovered beneath London.

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Automotive luxury in concentrated form

The Mercedes-Benz B180 is an automotive in-betweener. It’s what Benz calls a sports tourer — as distinct from an SUV or mini people-mover — and it adopts the best bits of the new A-Class and improves cabin space and visibility.

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Australia’s favourite set of wheels

So you want a Toyota HiLux? Seemingly half the country does, as these one-tonners clog not just worksites but also our highways, suburbia and school car parks.

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Microsoft: Iranian hackers targeted US campaign

Microsoft says hackers linked to the Iranian government have targeted a 2020 US presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians.

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Bizarre sea creature found on UK beach

The remains of a bizarre alien-like creature has washed up on a beach in North Devon.

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Dutton calls out Facebook on child sex abuse

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has told the US Department of Justice’s Lawful Access Summit that Facebook has a chance to be a tech leader in helping stop child abusers.

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GoPro Hero8 action camera

The Australian's Chris Griffith creates a GoPro quik story with the GoPro app.

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Australia to get world’s first social media cop

Australia is poised to become the first country in the world to get an independent referee for social media disputes, and the woman tipped to take the role says action is urgently needed to protect Aussie consumers and small businesses from growing “harm”.

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Jaguar sedan is fun … for drivers

VALUE

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How to avoid costly driving mistake

A long weekend in Queensland, NSW, the ACT and South Australia means more drivers on the road over the coming days, whether it’s for a long weekend getaway, a road trip to the NRL Grand Final, or the Dad-favourite time waster of “going for a drive”.

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‘Cultural practice’: Wombat killing defence

Confronting footage of an off-duty South Australian police officer stoning a wombat to death has sparked outrage, but there are claims he is within his rights to do it.

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20,000 cars to stop driving ‘immediately’

The Takata airbag debacle that’s affected millions of Australian motorists has reached a dangerous new level that’s forced the consumer watchdog to issue an urgent warning to motorists.

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If you don’t want a pretend offroader

The Suicide Track. Even in the barren, unforgiving landscape of the Flinders Ranges, it’s a name that demands respect. With our Mitsubishi Triton pointing up the dusty red-earthed trail, the mighty drop-offs to each side — slip and you’d be rolling for days — remind us how things can go very wrong very quickly in the South Australian outback.

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Signs of life on Saturn moon

Scientists have discovered organic molecules containing nitrogen and oxygen on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, according to a new study.

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Instagram introduces ‘Snapchat’ app

Facebook has revealed a new Snapchat rival messaging app called Threads.

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Humanity ‘not prepared’ for alien bombshell

A top scientist at NASA says the agency will soon disclose something “revolutionary” about alien life forms.

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Greta tipped for Nobel Peace Prize

Greta Thunberg has been tipped to win the Nobel Peace Prize as bookies slash the odds on her taking home the award.

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‘Hottest in two years’: Sydney to swelter

Sydney is about to swelter with tops of 33C in the city and 34C in the western suburbs forecast by midday today.

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Man sues Apple for ‘turning him gay’

A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against Apple for moral harm claiming that an iPhone app had turned him gay, according to a copy of the complaint seen by AFP.

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Tested: Australia’s cheapest baby SUVs

Hyundai says it is “ahead of the curve” with the new Venue.

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Brain-shrinking fungus found in Cairns

The world’s second deadliest fungus, which can shrink a person’s brain if eaten, has been found growing in Far North Queensland.

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Cannibal galaxy coming for Earth

Australian astronomers have discovered we could be living next to the neighbour from hell, with new research revealing a worrying threat from our neighbouring galaxy.

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Facebook’s major new trust problem

Most social media users think tech giants exert “too much control” over the news that people read and are responsible for spreading incorrect and biased stories on their networks.

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Your next phone probably folds

You could be forgiven for thinking modern life is one long sleepwalk through a House of Mirrors-esque collection of different screens, and now one of the companies partially responsible for that has decided we could all do with one (or two) more.

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Student’s perfect response to scam emails

A student in Ireland has perfectly turned the tables on an online scammer trying to fleece him for almost $2000.

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Lamborghini test drive — at 275km/h

Lamborghini claims the latest evolution of its Huracan supercar can read your mind. An on-board “brain” — dubbed the Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) — allows the key dynamic components to “talk” to each other.

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Double demerits in place from tonight

Police will be out in force across NSW and the ACT this Labour Day long weekend, with double demerits kicking in just after midnight tonight.

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Man filmed stoning wombat to death

WARNING: Distressing content

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China’s shock move to unseat Rolls-Royce

China is set to take on the pinnacle of automotive luxury, Rolls-Royce.

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Shock results in ‘most reliable car’ study

A British survey of car reliability has returned mixed results for top manufacturers, turning some reputations for quality upside down.

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Huge asteroid hurtling close to Earth today

A huge asteroid is about to pass so close to our planet that it will actually be closer to us than the Moon.

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Netflix jacks up Australian prices

Australian Netflix subscribers are about to be stung.

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The Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Great… If You Live in a Bubble

Samsung’s relaunched foldable phone fixes some of the first issues but now comes with a long list of warnings about handling the phone carefully. WSJ's Joanna Stern retreats to a sealed dome in the woods to review the innovative device. Photo illustration: Adele Morgan/The Wall Street Journal

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Crackdown to fix biggest NBN annoyance

No one likes sitting around waiting for a technician who never arrives or for downloads to finish on a congested network, but the good news is you might soon get paid for doing so.

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Yahoo perv faces jail for smut search

A former Yahoo software engineer on Monday pleaded guilty to hacking the accounts of thousands of Yahoo users in search of sexual images and videos of young women and co-workers, federal authorities said.

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Surprising new star of popular game

The snorts and grunting on the upcoming Halo game might sound extraterrestrial, but they’re really just the sounds of a very happy pup.

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Toyota continues hybrid push with new model

Toyota’s hybrid surge will gather pace by the end of the year with confirmation the C-HR small SUV will follow its larger RAV4 sibling in offering a petrol-electric model.

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School principal blasts Greta in newsletter

A Christian private school principal has blasted 16-year-old climate campaigner Greta Thunberg in a newsletter, labelling her a “little girl with mental problems”.

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Gigantic iceberg suddenly breaks off

A gigantic iceberg broke off Antarctica recently, but scientists say the incident is part of a normal cycle and not related to climate change.

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Owners post videos of Tesla parking prangs

Tesla’s latest autonomous diving software update has been panned by some owners after their cars ran into garage doors, headed off in the wrong direction and almost drove into the path of oncoming vehicles.

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‘Near record’ temperatures set to scorch

Get ready to sweat as “near record high temperatures” look set to envelop south eastern Australia.

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Kendall Jenner sparks ‘sadfishing’ trend

When Kendall Jenner teased on social media that she was ready to reveal her “most raw story” yet earlier this year, it sent fans into a spin.

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China’s mind-boggling rise to power

China has released a new white paper to coincide with its 70th anniversary military parade.

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Four-digit number Telstra is deleting

After 66 years, Telstra has ended a service that allowed Australians to call up and hear the time.

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Cyclists hit with 132 fines in crackdown

Hundreds of Sydney cyclists and pedestrians have been issued with penalties following a major police crackdown.

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Family dog Tasered and shot by police

WARNING: Graphic images

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Man’s terrifying selfie warning

Andrew Ucles was looking for barramundi along the banks of a seemingly unsuspecting river when he stumbled across a massive 4.5m crocodile.

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