Incredible reactions as America burns

The United States has been gripped by protests as anger flares over the death of black man George Floyd at the hands of police.

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Nissan teases new Toyota Supra rival

Nissan is going back to the future with its new Zed sports car.

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Icy blast to bring snow, storms and hail

Damaging winds, showers, thunderstorms, hail and even snow are set to hit parts of the country in the coming days as the Aussie winter begins with an icy blast.

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China’s new ’high risk’ gambit

Chairman Xi has won COVID-19. Now China wants to win the world.

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Surprising passenger aboard launch

NASA and SpaceX made history on Sunday morning by sending two astronauts into space on a privately built rocket for the first time and ushering in a new age for space exploration.

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A Hollywood Pro’s Tips for Sounding Good on Calls

Taking lots of phone and video calls lately? WSJ’s Nicole Nguyen talks to Jon Bailey, a work-at-home professional voice actor behind characters like Transformers’ Optimus Prime, about getting clear, crisp audio from wherever your office is. Photo Illustration: Dom Amatore for The Wall Street Journal

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Tested: Audi’s cheapest new car

City cars with a prestige badge are rare beasts indeed; the Mini hatchback and Audi A1 seemingly have the playground to themselves.

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‘Lift-off’: SpaceX launch success

Astronauts have been launched into space from US soil for the first time in close to ten years on Sunday morning.

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Big sign Donald Trump is worried

Donald Trump’s latest outburst on Twitter, about Twitter, with threats to “close down” the social media giant is a sign that the US president is worried ahead of November’s election.

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SpaceX prototype explodes during test

A SpaceX launch vehicle prototype burst into flames during a test at a Texas launch pad Friday afternoon — a day before the company hopes to send two NASA astronauts into space on another craft in Florida, according to reports and footage of the explosion.

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Here’s where we get our power

A new government report has shown how Australia meets its energy needs, showing the new technologies we’re increasingly relying on and the ones we will in the future.

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Gruesome find in feral cat’s stomach

A feral cat caught in a trap has been found with 17 dead native lizards inside its stomach in New Zealand.

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Green light for shooting cull of brumbies

Victoria’s brumby cull can go ahead but an Omeo cattleman is planning to appeal the decision, a court has been told.

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Why Everest may have changed size

Mount Everest may not be as high as we have always thought.

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Musk’s billion dollar payday

A disappointing week for one of billionaire Elon Musk’s companies has had a happy end for its founder as he becomes eligible to receive a huge payday from one of his other companies.

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Zoo keeper critical after lion ‘attacked’

A female zoo keeper is fighting for life after being bitten by a lion at a zoo on the New South Wales south coast.

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Trump’s new move against Twitter

US President Donald Trump has taken aim at social media, signing an executive order that would effectively punish social media and tech companies for regulating or policing the content that appears on their platforms.

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Australia’s best small SUV revealed

The people’s car maker has taken its time understanding which cars people want.

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Boyfriend shamed by rude selfie detail

A woman who posed for a selfie in the bathroom was left red-faced when followers spotted her boyfriend on the toilet in the background.

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Why you won’t get faster internet

The national broadband network is about to get seriously quick, with speeds up to 20 times faster than the most popular current residential plan going on sale from Friday - for about a third of Australians who can actually take advantage of them.

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Bizarre hack to protect cops

Ford has used a little ingenuity to create a strange new way of sterilising cop cars in the US in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Mine blast destroys Aboriginal heritage site

A mining blast has destroyed a significant indigenous site dating back 46,000 years in Western Australia’s north, but it is hoped similar devastation will never happen again under proposed legislative changes.

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‘Lost the plot’: Denyer’s hunt for big cats

Grant Denyer has revealed he is on the hunt to find hard evidence of big cats roaming in the Australian bush after sighting what he believes to be “sheep-sized” panthers on his property.

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Winter set to be different this year

Australians are in for a soggier than usual winter with cooler than average daytime temperatures but warmer nights.

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Big changes coming to popular utes

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi will cut costs by rebadging next-gen cars set to share more parts than ever under a reworked alliance.

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Car enters production after 55 year break

This could be the oldest new car on sale.

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Why Trump can’t ‘close them down’

US President Donald Trump’s plan to take down social media sites for their perceived bias against Republicans and conservatives appears to have hit a snag after a Federal court didn’t agree with him.

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China’s ominous Taiwan decision

Beijing has removed references to “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan from its annual work report, signalling the country will take a stronger stance against the island territory.

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Details of ‘ultra-fast’ phone quickly deleted

Motorola has seemingly scrambled to delete a video from its YouTube channel that leaked details of an upcoming budget device.

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SpaceX launch postponed due to bad weather in Florida

NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company have postponed launching the first crewed space flight from US soil in close to a decade on Thursday morning.

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Historic SpaceX launch delayed

NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company have postponed launching the first crewed space flight from US soil in close to a decade on Thursday morning.

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Police swarm after ‘big cat’ sighting

Armed police swarmed a resident’s garden in North London this week after recieveing reports a big cat was on the loose in the area.

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Why YouTube deleted Chinese comments

Google-owned YouTube is blaming its own algorithms for automatically deleting comments on videos that are critical of China, a country where the site is banned from operating.

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China sends 5000 troops to border

China’s added a new international border crisis to its growing list. The South China Sea. The East China Sea. Taiwan. Hong Kong. Now there’s serious trouble brewing with India.

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Smart cameras will soon check if you’re social distancing and wearing a mask

Temperature-sensing cameras have skyrocketed in global interest as companies seek biosecurity solutions to the coronavirus.

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Mercedes reveals sleek new models

Two new Mercedes-Benz models prepare to slide into Australian showrooms.

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Thousands of memes mock Premier

Thousands of people have joined a new Facebook group dedicated to poking fun at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

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High stakes in historic space mission

Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is preparing to launch its first two people into space in what could spark a renaissance in space exploration.

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How to watch as history made

NASA and the Elon Musk-led SpaceX company are preparing to send two people into space, the first time a private company will have been involved in a crewed space flight.

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China prepares army for war

China will step up its preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks, according to state media reports.

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Twitter’s big move against Trump

Twitter has taken the extraordinary step of flagging President Donald Trump's tweets with a fact-check warning.

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Backlash over ‘depraved’ video

Google has deleted millions of reviews of the popular social media app TikTok from its Play store app marketplace after a tasteless clip shared on the platform led to a flood of unfavourable reviews.

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Why Aussies are obsessed with this car

The Ford Mustang is most likely the most famous sports car in the world. And we find out why it is still so popular 55 years after it first went into production.

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Woman stood down over viral video

A woman who called the police on a black man in a New York park and falsely claimed he was threatening her has been stood down from her job, after vision of the bizarre interaction went viral.

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New warning over ‘aggressive’ rats

Coronavirus shutdowns have led to an explosion of rogue, ravenous rats.

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Pandemic change we actually liked

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced rapid changes in the way we do things and while many of these changes have been disruptive and damaging, there’s one change people would be happy to see stick around.

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Apple’s last store reopens

The last Australian Apple store that’s still closed will reopen on Thursday after renovations were completed.

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Rare ‘ring of fire’ galaxy discovered

Australian astronomers have looked back in time to photograph a rare “ring of fire” galaxy as it looked 11 billion years ago.

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What could disappear in next iPhone

A global pandemic hasn’t stopped tech fans obsessing over what Apple’s next iPhone Pro models could feature, or what might be left out.

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Soggy conditions to settle in

Almost 50mm of rain fell on Sydney’s CBD over the last 24 hours, easily the highest amount for three months as a Tasman low swirled out to sea pushing moisture onto the coast.

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Volkswagen confirms monster new V8 SUV

Volkswagen will launch its most powerful SUV model yet as part of a concerted play for luxury buyers.

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What coronavirus really looks like

It’s responsible for infecting more than five million across the world and now we can see exactly what it looks like in minute detail.

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With SpaceX Poised for Takeoff, Small Rocket Startups Fall Behind

SpaceX and NASA are scheduled to launch the first orbital human spaceflight from U.S. soil since the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. But as SpaceX dominates the headlines, a large number of small launch startups are poised to fail. WSJ’s Liz Ornitz explains. Photo: NASA/Tony Gray, Tim Terry & Kevin O’Connell

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Signs of life on fire-ravaged island

Life is slowly returning to bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island, with incredible images emerging of glossy black cockatoo chicks hatching in artificial nests.

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China’s bold move against US

Chairman Xi Jinping has lost patience. His nation’s economy is suffering. COVID-19 has strained the seams of his credibility. He needs a win. So he’s doing what strongmen do best – upping the military ante.

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Enormous feral cat caught on camera

A photo of a huge, stripy feral cat eating a goanna in the Simpson Desert caught attention on Twitter last week, after researcher Emma Spencer shared the shocking image online.

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Jeep’s weird new beast lands in Oz

Jeep’s newest vehicle is a different beast.

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Homes destroyed as storm batters coast

More than 60,000 Western Australians are without power this morning, most of those in Perth, after a fierce storm ripped through southern parts of the state.

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Earthquake interrupts Jacinda’s interview

Jacinda Ardern was forced to halt a live TV interview this morning after an earthquake struck the lower half of New Zealand’s North Island while she was live.

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Lab boss breaks silence on ‘conspiracy’

Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a “pure fabrication,” the institute’s director said.

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Five of the best movies to add to your Binge list

Jaynie Seal, anchor of Weekend Edition on Sky News and Headline News on Sky News on WIN, tells Hibernation what she’ll find unturnoffable on Binge – Australia’s newest streaming service.

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TV dinner recipes to get you through a Binge session

TV dinners have taken on a whole new flavour with the launch of new streaming service Binge – with great value and extraordinary range of content you won’t want to leave the couch. So here are some recipes to see you through a Binge session.

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Couple engaged without ever meeting

An American couple got engaged via a Zoom meeting earlier this month — even though they’ve never met in real life.

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Hitler’s ‘pet’ alligator dies aged 84

An alligator rumoured to have been Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s private pet died yesterday, after living for a whopping 84 years.

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Turkey snatches land from Greece

About 35 soldiers have reportedly marched onto a floodplain site on the east bank of the River Evros near the town of Feres on the disputed border between Turkey and Greece.

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Photo reveals shocking deception

It is a rare moment in history when you can say with absolute certainty that tomorrow will be a great day.

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Australia records world’s fastest internet

Australia’s internet isn’t exactly world-class, but it could one day lead the world in speed if it’s the first to take advantage of a new discovery by some local scientists.

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Tested: Toyota’s popular family SUV

Toyota has been king of the off-roaders for decades and the Kluger has been the most popular petrol-powered, seven-seat SUV. But age has wearied the big family hauler.

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Internet a million times faster than NBN

Australia’s internet isn’t exactly world-class, but it could one day lead the world in speed if it’s the first to take advantage of a new discovery by some local scientists.

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Tested: Cut-price sporty small car

The Cerato GT brings a sporty edge to Kia’s affordable small car. A punchy engine and head-turning exterior styling touches combine with a long equipment list and turbo engine to entice buyers.

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What you can watch on the Binge streaming app

The sassy sister act to Kayo, Binge offers more than 10,000 hours of premium drama, lifestyle and reality entertainment, as well as new release movies and an unrivalled back catalogue of cult classic films and TV series.

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New streaming app so good ‘you can’t switch off’

With forecasts for the streaming service market in Australia to double over the next three years, its newest player Binge is hoping to crash the party – offering more than 10,000 hours of entertainment, from $10 per month.

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Strange object found near Jupiter’s orbit

Astronomers have discovered a “first-of-its-kind” object near Jupiter’s orbit, which appears to be a cross between an asteroid and a comet.

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‘Epic’ meteor actually Russian ‘junk’

Amateur video footage from across Victoria was splashed across social media on Friday night showing what many assumed was a meteor.

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Viewers ‘horrified’ by racist advert

Volkswagen is examining how a racist video promoting the new Golf was shown on its Instagram feed.

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Tested: Ford’s new Golf GTI rivals

Like a middle child fighting for attention, the Ford Focus ST has struggled to capture hearts, minds and wallets. Until now, the livelier Fiesta ST baby hatch and overachieving Mustang GT have hogged the spotlight while the Focus has battled in the shadow of better known rivals such as Volkswagen’s Golf GTI.

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Bizarre parallel universe uncovered

NASA scientists claim to have discovered evidence of a parallel universe where time moves backwards.

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Facebook to launch new shopping feature

Facebook is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the social network’s platforms, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says.

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New plan to detect infected Aussies

Thermal technology is being rolled out across the country that will be able to quickly identify if someone may be at risk of being ill.

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News sites mysteriously down

A number of major news websites went down for readers in two of Australia’s biggest cities Thursday afternoon.

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Whale rescuer slammed by authorities

Authorities in Queensland have lashed this week’s ‘hero in a tinny’ who raced to free a trapped whale calf from a shark net off the Gold Coast.

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Telstra’s savage reply to 5G attack

Telstra has delivered a savage response on social media to a 5G conspiracy theorist, as misinformation about the rollout of mobile antennas continues to spread.

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‘Green snow’ now visible from space

Warming temperatures due to climate change have resulted in a spread of "green snow" in Antarctica, the extent of which is now visible from space.

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Birth of baby planet captured

For the first time ever, scientists believe they have captured the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born.

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Amazon’s new $79 car hack coming to Oz

There is a new way to bring your old car into the 21st century.

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How this car signals the end of an era

Engines in Audi S6 models read like a countdown.

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Entire street ruined by monster storm

Residents of Victoria’s southwest are counting the cost of a storm that came out of nowhere after midnight and tore through a whole suburb.

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Shocking video shows dams bursting

Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan.

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‘Blinding rain’: Powerful cyclone hits

A powerful cyclone has slammed the coastline of India and Bangladesh where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Easy ways to sharpen your photography skills

Lockdown has awakened a new wave of photography hobbyists, with many dusting off preloved cameras, exploring iPhone functions and even investing in new equipment.

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Proof 2.5m kangaroo roamed Australia

Deep in the forests of tropical northern Australia, palaeontologists have discovered the remains of what they say is the biggest kangaroo to walk the earth.

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Multiple cold fronts to hit Australia

Victoria and South Australia bore the brunt of what’s forecast to be a week of wintry weather around the nation, with damaging hail, winds and rain lashing the states overnight.

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First successful use of COVID tracing app

The Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app has been successfully used for the first time by health officials to access data of a coronavirus patient in Victoria.

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‘Un-Australian’: Karl defends whale hero

A hero who is being threatened with massive fines after saving a trapped baby whale has been defended on TV this morning.

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Virus forces huge drop in global emissions

Restrictions in place because of coronavirus have resulted in global emissions declining by 17 per cent in April, a new study reveals.

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Lockdown slashes global emissions

Restrictions in place because of coronavirus resulted in global emissions declining by 17 per cent in April, a new study reveals.

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Unearthed footage shows last-ever glimpse

Unearthed footage of the Tasmanian Tiger has been released in what is the last-known glimpse of Australia’s most famous extinct predator.

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Tested: Ford’s new Ranger ute

The Ford Ranger has been the second best selling vehicle in the country for the past few years, and the special edition FX4 was so popular they had to add it to the line-up full time. Here is everything you need to know about the Ford Ranger FX4.

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Man who saved baby whale fined

The hero who took to his tinny on the Gold Coast to free a baby whale tangled in a shark net has been slapped with a fine by authorities.

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New head-turning small SUV revealed

Nissan is attempting to side-step its rivals with the new Juke compact SUV.

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How to score $249 AirPods for free

A happy Telstra customer has posted online about a little known rewards system for customers who can cash in after paying their phone bills.

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Hidden danger of working from home

COVID-19 isn’t the only pandemic we’re suffering right now. Our digital lives are under unprecedented attack and the very thing that is meant to keep us safe from the actual virus – staying home – may be increasing our risk of digital infection.

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Hero in tinny frees tangled whale

A man took to his tinny on the Gold Coast to race out to free a baby whale tangled in a shark net this morning.

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Why $114b plan won’t ’cure’ Australia

Anthony Albanese recently branded the coronavirus crisis a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to reshape Australia’s economy, after the pandemic revealed the “inconvenient truth” that the country’s economy may not be as resilient as many would like to think.

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Why $114b plan won’t ’cure’ Australia

Anthony Albanese recently branded the coronavirus crisis a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to reshape Australia’s economy, after the pandemic revealed the “inconvenient truth” that the country’s economy may not be as resilient as many would like to think.

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How Airbnb Fell from Successful Startup to Crisis Mode

Airbnb was supposed to be the hottest public offering of 2020. Instead, the home-sharing giant just cut 25% of its workforce and expects revenue to be less than half of what it was in 2019. WSJ’s Preetika Rana explains what made the company so vulnerable. PHOTO: Stephanie Swart for the Wall Street Journal

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What will happen to Celeste’s RFS millions

The NSW Rural Fire Service could find out this week how it can spend more than $51 million donated during comedian Celeste Barber’s bushfire appeal.

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The $114b plan Australia needs now

In July 1986 the then-opposition leader John Howard famously declared: “The times will suit me.”

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The $114b plan Australia needs now

In July 1986 the then-opposition leader John Howard famously declared: “The times will suit me.”

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Why this performance car is being axed

The Lexus GS F is an analog performance car in a digital world. The GS F a tribute to performance cars of the past, with a big naturally-aspirated V8 engine that sounds like muscle cars of old. But its old-school charm is what has led to its downfall. This is why it will be the last of its kind.

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Australian zoos hit with adorable baby boom

While the world’s been in lockdown, animals around the country have been getting busy birthing a sway of cute, cuddly (and not so cuddly) critters.

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Pandas tested for coronavirus

Fears pandas could contract the deadly coronavirus have prompted the testing of 208 bears in China.

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Why penguin poo is a laughing matter

Antarctica’s king penguins emit such copious amounts of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, via their faeces that researchers went a little “cuckoo” studying them.

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Volkswagen reveals its new monster ute

Tradies, start your engines.

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Tested: Audi’s SUV superhero

Punch, thump and wallop. They’re words that typically pop from comic book pages as heroes grapple with evildoers.

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Three infected with rare ‘parrot fever’

Health authorities in New South Wales have issued an alert for a disease known as parrot fever after three people were diagnosed with a “rare bacterial infection”.

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SA hit by biggest earthquake in 10 years

South Australia has been hit by its biggest earthquake in a decade.

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Service NSW hacked in major data breach

The email accounts of almost 50 NSW government employees have been breached in a cyber attack on the customer service department, putting the personal data of citizens at risk.

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Brace for frostiest morning in five years

It’s ugg boots for Melbourne and umbrellas for Sydney.

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Driven: Volkswagen’s all-new city SUV

City SUVs are like Kardashians. They’ve become incredibly popular, even if no-one’s quite sure how that happened. And as with the Kardashians, keeping up is imperative in the SUV market.

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New Apple headphones to be ‘smartest ever’

Tech giant Apple is rumoured to be working on a pair of over-ear headphones that new leaks suggest will be the smartest we’ve ever seen.

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Cars so faulty they ‘should not be driven’

Hundreds of motorists in Western Australia – and thousands nationwide – have been warned to “stop driving immediately” and get their cars checked out due to a potentially deadly fault.

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Can this 1990s icon become cool again?

A glance at sales charts, Instagram or manufacturer product plans will tell you people movers are about as uncool as cars can get.

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Facebook staff get $80m for ‘rape, murder’ posts

Facebook has agreed to pay $A80million compensation to content moderators who suffered from mental health issues developed on the job, it has been reported.

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New cameras sting drivers $7m in 30 days

Controversial new mobile phone detecting cameras have raked in $7 million in fines in just their first month of use.

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New Toyota SUV confirmed for Australia

Toyota is fortifying its dominant position atop Australia’s new-car sales charts.

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Tech conquers isolation with virtual choirs

Tech journo Chris Griffith joins a 300-strong virtual choir for "Laudate in the Lounge" & looks at tech used for grand scale multi-singer virtual productions.

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Musk dares arrest defying lockdown laws

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the company has restarted its California factory, a move that defied local government orders involving measures to contain coronavirus.

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Apple working on secret new product

Apple is reportedly working on a pair of “augmented reality 5G” glasses that look like normal spectacles.

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Cheapest iPhone you can get to save money

Smartphones and humans were inseparable long before COVID-19 arrived, and have only increased in importance amid life in lockdown.

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Popular models recalled due to fire risk

Hyundai has recalled almost 100,000 vehicles to fix a wiring problem that could lead to an engine fire, whether the car is running or not.

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Elon Musk: The life of a billionaire eccentric

Take a look at the eccentric life like no other of engineer, industrial designer, technology entrepreneur, scientist and philanthropist Elon Musk.

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Cold snap to bring storms, snow, frost

Storms, snow, fog, frost and chilly temperatures are all forecast this week in the country’s south and east as Autumn bites.

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Artemis mission to the moon

NASA explains its Artemis program to return humans to the moon in preparation for one day visiting Mars. Because NASA is a US company, the distances are in miles and weights are in pounds rather than kilometres and kilograms.

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How buying a car will change forever

The days of visiting a car dealership could be a thing of the past.

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How Coronavirus-Tracking Apps Work

Public health authorities, developers and tech companies are working on apps to help us keep track of who we came in contact with and where we’ve been to aid in Covid-19 contact-tracing efforts. WSJ’s Joanna Stern explains the technologies using an 8-bit video game.

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Big problem for electric Mini

Mini’s first electric car requires customers to dig deep and compromise practical expectations.

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Shock crash test fail for popular SUV

Jeep’s Wrangler SUV has failed crash tests in spectacular fashion, flipping onto its side after striking stationary barriers.

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Best soundbars for your ‘iso’ home cinema

Cinemas are closed and we’re binge-watching Netflix like never before while in coronavirus lockdown, so now is the perfect time to pimp your home theatre.

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Volkswagen gambles with new baby SUV

Like a studious pupil checking over its work, you can imagine Volkswagen dotting each I and crossing every T to ensure its bases are covered.

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Premier hit by hackers with China link

Australia was the target of a sophisticated cyber-attack by foreign hackers linked to the Chinese military designed to infect, infiltrate and take control of government computers according to a new US report.

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Bystanders shut down woman’s racist rant

A woman who went on a foul racist tirade at a group of women in Melbourne has been shut down after a bystander intervened and told her most Australians did not share her views.

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Meet the new Volkswagen T-Cross

Volkswagen has made a fashionably late arrival to the baby SUV party.

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Beach erosion reveals 157-year-old find

Beach erosion at Victoria’s Inverloch Beach has uncovered the remains of a 157-year-old shipwreck.

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Australia’s best 4WD revealed

The idea of escaping has never been more tempting. Months stuck at home will do that.

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How to see last supermoon of 2020

Attention aspiring astronomers – tonight is 2020’s final supermoon and what better time to take in the astronomical event than while we’re stuck in our homes?

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App with ‘one job’ doesn’t work

More than five million Australians have downloaded the COVIDSafe app, but it doesn’t work properly on a lot of phones, and isn’t actually sharing any data with health authorities yet.

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Big discounts on new cars as market tanks

New car sales were down by almost 50 per cent in April and some brands fared even worse. But dealerships remain open and if you have the money, you can drive a huge bargain.

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South and east ‘set to shiver’

Gale force winds, a couple of mild days and then a big drop in temperatures are what’s in store for the run up to Mother’s Day.

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Tax office detects super scheme ‘fraud’

The Australian Taxation Office says it has detected fraudsters attempting to scam the Government’s early access superannuation scheme.

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PM’s reaction to viral TikTok trend

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed his thoughts on a TikTok trend sparked by one of his press conferences.

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Facebook targets conspiracy groups

The world’s biggest social media site has removed several accounts and pages it said are spreading conspiracy theories as part of “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour”.

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Tom Cruise’s extreme new movie location

The USA’s space agency has confirmed it is working on a movie with Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise to be shot on the International Space Station.

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Mutated virus could be more contagious

A new, unreviewed report theorises the coronavirus may have mutated to become more contagious shortly before it spread widely around the globe, but the jury is still out on what that means for the fight against COVID-19.

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Problem with our ticket out of lockdown

It’s been dubbed our ticket out of lockdown time and time again but there’s still a few flaws with the COVIDSafe app.

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Holden dealers incensed by compo deal

The ACCC is examining Holden’s exit from Australia following complaints by unhappy dealers.

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Meteor shower you can watch tonight

Australians are being told to “look east” on Wednesday morning to see the Eta Aquarids meteor shower from Halley’s Comet “long, long ago” along with a bright and beautiful comet.

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Geological map of the Moon

The United States Geological Survey has created a map of the Moon.

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Meteors to light up sky

A biannual meteor shower is expected to reach its peak in Australia early on Wednesday morning.

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Covid-19’s devastating effect on car sales

New cars sales plummeted in April as consumers stayed away from dealerships in droves.

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Apple announces date for reopening

Apple will reopen all but one of its Australian retail stores this Thursday after they were closed for more than a month amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Breakthrough virus blocker discovered

Scientists have discovered an antibody which prevents coronavirus from infecting human cells.

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Monkey on bike drags away toddler

A bizarre clip has surfaced showing the moment a monkey on a tiny bike snatches a toddler and drags the child down the street.

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Deadly mushrooms spotted in city

Death Cap mushrooms have been spotted in Canberra after recent wet weather, containing enough poison in one cap “to kill a healthy adult”.

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Surprising new detail about koalas

Scientists are one step closer to understanding how koalas drink after a new study of the iconic marsupial.

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Shock loser due to working from home

Aussies no longer commuting are saving big bucks working from home, but one particular transport user isn’t doing nearly as well.

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NASA relying on Bezos, Musk

As NASA gets set to return to the moon by 2024, it’s going to rely on some of tech’s heavyweights to get there.

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‘Early winter’ as chill settles in

A chill has descended over south eastern Australia with some of the coldest temperatures for months this weekend. Snow piled up on higher ground including 65mm at Perisher.

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Apple fix to bypass masks

Apple is updating its operating system to make it quicker to bypass the Face ID system to unlock your iPhone after a surge in people wearing facial masks to defend against coronavirus.

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Tested: Mazda’s updated small car

Small hatches used to be an easy and affordable entry point into the new car market, but not any more. The fully-loaded Mazda GT is a prime example of this. Mazda has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the 2, but does it make it a better car? Here is everything you need to know about the Mazda2 GT.

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Warm weather to break up cold snap

Many Australians have sombrely peered out their windows in the last few days, fearing the cold snap sweeping across the east means the last of the warm weather has passed.

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‘Murder hornets’ colonise for first time

As if things aren’t currently terrifying enough, the United States is now dealing with an outbreak of deadly hornets that are more than 5cm long and capable of piercing through a beekeeper’s suit.

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Why this could be the ideal family SUV

For modern families, Hyundai’s Santa Fe seven-seater SUV ticks the boxes for size, safety, features and low-ish ownership costs.

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Shut up and download the virus app

We’re all in this together.

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How this 4WD beats the LandCruiser

Transformed fifteen years ago from an affordable 4x4 into a luxury wagon — with luxurious pricetags, too — Land Rover’s Discovery began a gentrification process that sees more than half of the 2020 Series 5 range priced north of $100,000.

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Why to buy the ‘cheap’ iPhone

The midst of a global pandemic taking hundreds of thousands of lives and costing millions more their jobs is a good time for companies to release cheaper versions of their products aimed at customers who are now struggling to afford them.

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Aussie helps build ‘time machine’ to visit Big Bang

Construction is set to start next year on what will essentially be the closest thing we have to a time machine.

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