Trump announces TikTok ban

US President Donald Trump has reportedly announced that popular app TikTok will banned.

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Australia Zoo’s very tall giraffe takes out record

A 12-year-old giraffe called Forest – a resident of Australia Zoo in Queensland – has been confirmed as the world’s tallest giraffe, standing at 5.7m.

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Early start for bushfire danger

Communities around Australia are still reeling from the summer bushfires but already six parts of northern NSW have entered the Bush Fire Danger Period according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.

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The best car for towing a caravan

THE QUESTION

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How shutdown affected the road toll

Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions have reduced the nation’s road toll, which claimed 246 lives in the quarter ending June 2020.

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Alleged border jumper reveals vile abuse

Diana Lasu, one of three young women at the centre of Queensland’s COVID-19 breach, has revealed the torrent of racist and sexist abuse she’s received on social media.

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Woman nurses huntsman back to health

Most people who find a huntsman in their house squash it - but not Elina Walsh.

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NASA Perseverance mission to Mars 2020

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth.

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How you can play the next Fortnite now

One of the world’s biggest game publishers is preparing to release the game it hopes can topple Fortnite’s dominance.

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Facebook increases revenue despite boycott

The high-profile advertising boycott that saw companies like Coca-Cola, Unilever and Lego pull ads off Facebook hasn’t impacted on company revenue, as earnings reveal an 11 per cent rise in the last quarter.

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Google revenue declines for first time

Google’s parent owner Alphabet and its rival Apple have both posted historic, if opposite earnings results.

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Horror bushfire season report due

Separate independent inquiries into the summer’s horror bushfire season are expected to deliver their findings to the NSW and Victorian governments today.

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Tech giants will pay for Aussie news

Australia is on track to become the first country in the world to order Google and Facebook to pay for news content after a landmark code was unveiled this morning.

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Need a happiness boost? These quokkas can help

Looking at cute photos of animals makes us feel happy.

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Best affordable hot hatch revealed

Supporters will tell you the Volkswagen Golf GTI is more than a car. It’s a foundation for the hot-hatch genre, a cultural touchstone for scores of enthusiasts and a symbol of affordable performance.

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Acne drug could save national icon

A single antibiotic commonly used to treat skin conditions could be the key to saving koalas from a devastating epidemic that has infected most of the threatened animals.

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Watch live: NASA launches Mars rover Perserverance

NASA's Mars rover Perserverance prepares to launch from Kennedy Space Center.

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Protester taped to logging equipment

A protester has been arrested after he duct taped himself to logging machinery on the NSW northern coast.

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Billion dollar buy labelled ‘whoops’

It took Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg 45 minutes to realise he may have made a big error when he pushed to purchase the then fledgling social media platform Instagram in 2012.

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Why Mazda’s new car makes little sense

Mazda gambled with the latest Mazda3, betting customers would pay more for cars loaded with impressive features such as a head-up display and active cruise control.

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Russia’s mysterious anti-satellite weapons

Space Wars: it might soon leave the realm of science fiction and become a reality.

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Trump could ban viral app within days

US President Donald Trump will receive a recommendation this week on whether to ban the viral video app TikTok following a review by the country’s foreign investment scrutineer.

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Eye-watering price for old rust bucket

A rust-filled rare Aussie muscle car has flown the coop for a huge sum.

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The huge risk with AI data

Social distancing has been one of the most significant themes of 2020, and it’s not limited to human contact. In June, three technology giants distanced themselves from the multibillion-dollar business of facial recognition, amid a surge of global anti-racism demonstrations.

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World’s safest car takes shape

The next Mercedes-Benz S-Class can jump out of the way of a crash, make way for ambulances, project warnings onto the road and cloak rear passengers in tentlike airbags.

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Embarrassing mistake anyone can make

The unquantifiably wealthy Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has shown he’s really just like the rest of us plebs after making an embarrassing tech blunder while testifying in front a US Congressional hearing into anti-competitive practices by tech companies.

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Karen challenges Daniel Andrews to fight

“Karen from Brighton” has taken another dig at Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, with the social media sensation challenging him to a rematch in a fashion style contest.

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House Committee Grills Facebook, Google CEOs on Alleged Bias

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai faced questions about concerns that social media companies are censoring certain types of content, and how their policies guide those decisions. Photo: Mandel Ngan/Shutterstock

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Push for polluters to pay for bushfires

Climate experts, former firefighters, doctors and bushfire survivors are urging the Federal Government to introduce a levy on the fossil fuel industry for a climate disaster fund to help pay for the impact of “climate fuelled” bushfire costs.

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How Aussie firefighting needs to change

Australia needs to change its approach to firefighting as climate change makes blazes harder to control, a new report from Emergency Leaders for Climate Action says.

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Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook CEO’s Make Opening Statements

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg talked about their companies’ role in driving competition in their opening statements to a House Antitrust Subcommittee.

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Bezos, Cook, Zuckerberg and Pichai Face Lawmakers’ Antitrust Concerns

Top executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will appear at a House antitrust hearing on Wednesday. They’re expected to face questions about whether their companies have become too powerful and dominant. WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports. Photo composite: Sharon Shi

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‘Never succeed’: China warns Australia

The Chinese embassy has angrily reacted to a joint Australia-US statement criticising the regime’s actions in the South China Sea and elsewhere, warning “any attempt to pressure China will never succeed”.

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3 billion native animals lost due to Summer Bushfires

In a sobering study released this week, Australia was revealed to have lost nearly three billion animals due to the devastating Black Summer bushfires.

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Ocean patch that will change our weather

It lies about 4000 kilometres north east of the Cape Byron lighthouse, Australia’s most easterly point, and stretches for several thousand kilometres further east straddling either side of the equator.

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Baby koala killed by off-leash dog

Koala rescuers have been left “filled with anger” after a seven-month-old koala joey was mauled to death near a controversial off-leash dog park in Queensland’s Sweeney Reserve.

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Huge number of ‘sickening’ finds in mail

WARNING: Distressing

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‘Unequivocal link’ in bushfire crisis

Leading Australian scientists say there was an “unequivocal” link between last summer’s catastrophic bushfire season and climate change.

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Doctor’s surprising shower advice

James Hamblin hasn’t used soap in the shower for five years and he reckons you should join him if you want to live a healthier life.

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Leukaemia survivor feeling ‘quite special’

An 11-year-old boy’s five-year-battle with a rare leukaemia has come to a happy end after he was cured thanks to a new form of treatment being offered in Australia.

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Three models axed in brutal overhaul

Renault will axe three models as it changes its focus in the face of sliding sales.

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Donald Trump Jr. hydroxychloroquine video

Donald Trump Jr. has been temporarily limited from using his Twitter account after posting a video clip of doctors making claims about the benefits of hydroxychloroquine.

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Can Wearables Detect Covid-19 Symptoms? I Wore Six to Find Out

Smartwatches, smart rings and patches that gather your temperature, heart rate and blood oxygen could serve as an early detection system for Covid-19. WSJ’s Joanna Stern strapped a bunch of stuff to her body and recruited a doctor to figure it all out.

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COVIDSafe app under fire

The Australian's Chris Griffith talks with Sky News Australia's Peta Credlin about shortcomings with the COVIDSafe contact tracing app.

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Mysterious ‘dark fleet’ linked to Beijing

It’s been a gruesome mystery for years: the wrecks of wooden boats crewed only by skeletons found adrift in the Sea of Japan.

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Three billion animals impacted by bushfires

Nearly three billion animals including mammals, reptiles, birds and frogs were killed or forced from their homes amid Australia’s deadly Black Summer of bushfires in 2019-20.

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SES flooded with calls in wild weather

NSW State Emergency Service Volunteers have been called out to more than 2,000 jobs across the state since Saturday, as wild weather continues to lash the state.

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SES flooded with calls in wild weather

NSW State Emergency Service Volunteers have been called out to more than 2,000 jobs across the state since Saturday, as wild weather continues to lash the state.

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Aussie company reinvents the wheel

An Australian company is reinventing the wheel and plans to sell the technology to the world’s leading car companies.

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Facebook boss’s anti-China push

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg plans to position his massive company as a patriot and play on the fear of China when he and other tech head honchos testify in front of US Congress this week.

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Houses teeter on edge of collapse

Dozens of luxury homes under threat of collapse from coastal erosion have suffered further damage after days of heavy rain and wild surf lashed the Central Coast.

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Countdown on for our rocket launch site

There may soon be another reason to visit Queensland’s tropical Whitsundays, with a space rocket launch site proposed to be built north of Airlie Beach.

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More leaks ahead of Samsung event

Samsung has released a new trailer teasing and all but revealing everything the company will officially announce at an event next week.

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Hydro Tasmania senior aquatic scientist explains the new Trevallyn Dam eel bypass

Hydro Tasmania senior aquatic scientist David Ikedife explains the new $1m Trevallyn Dam eel bypass, which will help the short-finned eel complete its amazing life cycle.

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Thousands of homes plunged into darkness

Thousands of homes were plunged into darkness across the New South Wales south coast on Monday, with dozens evacuated as large swells, damaging winds and torrential rain lashed the coastline.

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Houses teeter on edge of collapse

Dozens of luxury homes under threat of collapse from coastal erosion have suffered further damage after days of heavy rain and wild surf lashed the Central Coast.

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US pressures Australia on China sea

The United States is pressuring Australia to ramp up its presence in the South China Sea.

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Vaccine begins final clinical trial

The world’s biggest coronavirus vaccine study began on Monday with the first of an expected 30,000 volunteers getting the first shots.

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All you need to know about ‘cheap’ Ferrari

If you don’t own a Ferrari, this car is for you.

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NASA set for Mars rover launch

NASA is preparing to send another rover to look for signs of life on Mars this week, almost nine years after it sent the Curiosity rover.

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‘Evacuate now’: Wild weather lashes state

An evacuation warning has been issued for Sussex Inlet on NSW’s south coast as wild weather continues to lash the state.

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‘I hate it’: Couple’s creepy mask usage

A couple in the US have been filmed in a restaurant eating a meal through their face masks in an unsettling viral video - but all may not be as it seems.

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Why Aussies are obsessed with this SUV

The Mitsubishi ASX is a powerhouse on the sales charts, comfortably outselling rivals such as the Mazda CX-3, Hyundai Kona and Honda HR-V.

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Kidnapping scam hits Chinese students

Several Chinese international students living in Sydney have become victims of a “virtual” kidnapping scheme that has generated more than $3 million in ransom payments this year alone.

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East coast low to bring wild weather

The wild and wet weather that hit the east coast of Australia is not done yet.

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‘Job creator’: LNP’s regional push

Farmers will pay 20 per cent less on their water in a jobs-boosting election commitment made by LNP leader Deb Frecklington.

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ACCC sues Google for misleading users

AUSTRALIA’S competition watchdog has launched legal action against tech giant Google in Federal Court today, alleging the company ‘misled’ Australians in order to harvest more personal information about them.

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Qld smashed by ‘unusual’ rain event

Parts of southeast Queensland saw more rain in one day than they usually see all July after an ‘unusual’ weather pattern dumped falls on large parts of the state.

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Audi’s RS 6: Anything but regular family transport

It can carry five people and their luggage in comfort but that’s not the main attraction of this blisteringly quick performance car.

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Tested: Audi’s ballistic family wagon

Audi’s latest wagon is anything but regular family transport.

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Driven: The most powerful convertible yet

Beyond 250km/h, no-one can hear you scream.

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Sad reality behind winning photo

The winners of the 13th annual iPhone Photography Awards have been announced.

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Russia’s worrying new space ‘weapon’

The US and the UK have hit out at Russia accusing Moscow of launching a new projectile into space that could destroy their respective satellites.

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Apple founder suing Google, YouTube

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is suing the Google-owned video sharing site YouTube over videos using his likeness to promote Bitcoin scams.

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Tesla planning faster version of Model S

Tesla’s Model S is about to get an overhaul, with changes to its motors, batteries and chassis.

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‘Game changer’ for electric cars

An Australian company and its US-based partner has announced potentially “game-changing” technology that could defeat one of the biggest problems holding back electric vehicles.

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Masks mandatory for hospital visitors

Masks are now mandatory for visitors and patient-facing staff in every hospital across NSW as coronavirus cases in the state continue to rise.

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Clash at market over racist slur

An Asian market stall worker has been filmed berating an Indian customer, telling him to “go and stink your curry” in a heated argument over a discount.

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Xbox shows off next console games

Microsoft has fired its shot as it tries to help the Xbox Series X defeat the PlayStation 5 in the next round of the console wars.

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Become a movie star this weekend

YouTube is giving you the chance to star in a new Ridley Scott movie by simply uploading a video of yourself going about your day.

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Rare find in China-bound rice cookers

Authorities have seized nearly 80 lizards – some so rare they were “not known to science” – in a search of rice cookers bound for China.

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Surprising ties between rival car brands

The Takata airbag recall shone an uncomfortable spotlight on the fact that car brands share components and technology with their rivals.

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Optus freezes prices in telco war

One of Australia’s biggest telcos has committed to freezing the price of all smartphone plans for the rest of the year in a move industry experts say could help a growing number of consumers “struggling with the cost of telecommunications services” during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Want to Know Where Covid-19 May Hit Next? Watch the Apple Store Closures

Apple has consistently been one of the first retailers to close its doors in areas of the U.S. just as they see a surge in Covid-19 cases. WSJ tracked hundreds of store closures, coronavirus statistics and lockdown measures to piece together Apple’s shutdown strategy. Illustration: John McColgan

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Bizarre feature on LG’s new phone

Thirteen years ago, in what should in all likelihood become a “where were you when …” moment, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, which has fundamentally changed the technology industry, and had an unquantifiable impact on our lives.

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Games heading to next-gen Xbox

Microsoft is preparing to show off some of the groundbreaking new games it hopes will help it win this generation of the console wars against the rival PlayStation.

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Questions everyone wants answers to

As we’re all aware by now, coronavirus has been the Marcia Brady of 2020.

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Black ‘panther’ caught on video in Sydney

A university student appears to have caught a large black panther on video stalking through suburban Sydney.

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Why now is best time to spot a whale

Those in need of a good news story this year need only look to Australia’s humpback whale population.

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Scorecard where Qld leads the way

Queensland is leading the way when it comes to phasing out single-use plastics.

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Two rain events to smash east

Two weather systems are ganging up on eastern Australia which could lead to severe weather into and across the weekend.

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Face mask of the future revealed

Researchers in the US have created a reusable face mask they believe could be as effective at stopping viral particles as the highly sought-after N95.

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Why now is best time to spot a whale

Those in need of a good news story this year need only look to Australia’s humpback whale population.

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Clever hack unlocks phone with mask

Smartphones are really just portable data collection devices that also happen to hold all the details of our closest personal secrets so of course you should be securing it properly.

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Stunning photos show surface of Mars

Incredible images captured from the surface of Mars have been remastered in stunning 4K by genius space fans.

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China busted burning secret documents

Staff inside the Chinese embassy in Houston have been caught burning papers and documents in a last minute rush after the US evicted China and ordered it close its consulate, accusing it of ramping up spying operations.

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‘Dangerous’ storm floods New York

Wild weather has lashed New York City, with frightening lightening bolts seen striking famous landmarks.

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Leaked video reveals phone change

More details about Samsung’s upcoming devices have leaked ahead of its Unpacked event next month, with video of the company’s next Galaxy Note 20 being posted online, including a change that could annoy fans.

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Aussie ships ‘confronted’ by Chinese navy

Australian warships sailing near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea have been confronted by the Chinese navy, the ABC reports.

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Carmaker plans to sidestep its dealers

Mercedes-Benz has pushed forward with a controversial plan to cut dealers out of the sales loop by introducing an online sales model with fixed prices for all cars from 2022.

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Worrying trend Aussies are searching

Australia’s drinking culture is as flawed as it is celebrated but after years of worry over the effects of binge drinking, the pandemic appears to have swung us the other way into drinking more consistently.

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Building hiding China’s secrets uncovered

The outside of the “Guangdong Province International Affairs Centre” in the Chinese city of Guangzhou isn’t much to look at, but what’s going on inside has terrified governments around the world, including our own.

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Man kneels on baby’s neck in sick photo

WARNING: Distressing content

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Horror pics show beach destruction

More than 40 homes along a stretch of waterfront properties at Wamberal Beach, on the NSW Central Coast, are without power, water or gas as residents prepare for another night of destructive waves.

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Dad’s $50k Pokemon collection

A UK dad is looking at a $50,000 payday for a set of cards he got for sticking up for his little brother more than two decades ago.

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Rust-bucket Falcon could fetch a fortune

It’s full of rust, it won’t start and the interior is full of rat droppings and cobwebs but auctioneers still expect a rare Ford Falcon to sell for roughly six figures when it goes to auction this Friday.

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East coast preps for another lashing

Australia’s east coast has been told to buckle up because it’s set for another hammering at the hands of Mother Nature.

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Landfill fury: Authorities pass the buck

About 300 truckloads of soil are being dumped into an “unlicensed landfill” every day off a quiet suburban lane in Melbourne’s outer north.

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Chinese hackers charged for virus breach

The US FBI has charged two Chinese nationals who they allege are spies who stole terabytes of data over more than a decade, including targeting firms trying to find a cure or vaccine for COVID-19.

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Grim warning on polar bears’ survival

Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to new research that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime.

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Warning for wet and wild weather

Forecasters are warning that a powerful low pressure system could be about to form in the Tasman Sea. If it does, get set for some wild and wild weather.

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Hack’s fiery new threat to phones

Chinese researchers have discovered timesaving fast chargers that have become increasingly popular in recent years can be hacked to overload and could start fires.

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School dropout earns $45k as pro gamer

An Aussie teenager has started a successful career as a professional Fortnite gamer after convincing his parents to let him drop out of school.

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This could be the next big trend in utes

Car makers are investing in a new breed of baby ute, potentially giving budget-minded customers a cheaper alternative to the likes of the popular Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux.

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New evidence near planet is ‘not dead’

Our closet planet is home to more than three dozen recently active volcanoes, joining other nearby planets with the status of being geologically active.

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Champion gamer reveals harassment

When she arrived in 2009 at the Montreal offices of giant video game publisher Ubisoft, Stephanie Harvey says she suffered sexual harassment or sexism “from day one.”

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Ocean left blood-red in annual slaughter

Animal rights groups are mourning the loss of hundreds of whales, slaughtered on a remote north Atlantic island in a controversial annual festival that’s been running for more than 1000 years.

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Tech giant teases new devices

Korean tech giant Samsung is getting ready to reveal new devices, and appears to be having another crack at the same one that left the company embarrassed last year.

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Crazy KFC plan for lab chicken

Chicken chain KFC is trying to take the last letter out of its name by creating lab-grown meat for use in its products.

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Bushfire season’s ongoing threat

Researchers expect the number of threatened species in Australia to increase significantly following the 2019-20 summer bushfires that are now the subject of a Royal Commission.

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Bushfire season’s ongoing threat

Researchers expect the number of threatened species in Australia to increase significantly following the 2019-20 summer bushfires that are now the subject of a Royal Commission.

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Aus ‘shooting itself in foot’: China

A media mouthpiece for China’s communist party has said Australia is “shooting itself in the foot” by its increasing wariness of firms reportedly connected to Beijing and is now nothing more than America’s “guard dog” in the Asia Pacific.

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The Trouble With TikTok on U.S. Phones

TikTok, the popular video-messaging app with Chinese roots, is facing global scrutiny as countries consider imposing restrictions on the company. WSJ’s Liza Lin explains why the U.S. government says the quirky platform poses a risk on American smartphones. Photo composite: Sharon Shi

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Huge changes coming for iconic car brand

Maserati is poised to step out of Ferrari’s shadow and reclaim its former glory.

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Scathing environmental report card

A scathing review of Australia’s environment protection laws has condemned the measures as “dated and inefficient”.

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Bizarre new fish accidentally bred in lab

A team of Hungarian scientists have accidentally created a new type of fish by breeding two endangered creatures that date back to prehistoric times.

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Countdown to Mars mission launch

The United Arab Emirates has sent a probe on a seven-month journey to Mars, marking the country’s first interplanetary space mission.

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China has seized an entire sea

Inch by inch. Step by step. China is stealing the South China Sea.

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Twitter suspends Trump campaign ad

It appears Donald Trump has once again broken Twitter’s rules.

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Metro works reveal iconic new view

Sydney Tower can be seen from almost every point of the Harbour City – now it can even be spotted from underground.

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Premier’s dig at ‘Karen from Brighton’

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has made a subtle dig at a Melbourne woman who shot to social media fame after telling a reporter she was sick of walking the same streets and declaring “I’ve done all of Brighton”.

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Mystery of video game star’s shocking ban

Last month, video game streaming platform Twitch abruptly cut ties with one of its biggest stars without explanation.

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Tested: Audi’s SUV on steroids

Audi has recreated its hot hatch on SUV steroids, the RS Q3. The new performance model teams the potent 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo engine used in the RS 3 hatchback with the compact SUV body of the Q3.

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South China Sea clash almost ‘inevitable’

A clash within the South China Sea is now almost inevitable. The US has declared China’s territorial grab “illegal”. It wants its “bullied” neighbours to stand their ground.

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Fears more oceanside mansions will collapse

Two homes at Wamberal on NSW’s Central Coast have partially crumbled into the sea with fears growing more could be lost.

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‘Tingling’ feeling that leads to Netflix hit

Lisa Nishimura is responsible for some of your most obsessive binges. Making a Murderer, Wild, Wild Country and Tiger King – that’s all her.

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New way military is targeting kids

The US military has been accused of using the Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch to target children as young as 13 for recruitment by luring them in with vague competitions.

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Ferrari driver wrecks $2m supercar

A rare Ferrari F40 worth more than $2 million crashed during a test drive in Queensland on Friday.

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Drones bust winery’s illegal storage

The state’s environmental watchdog has used drones to uncover open pits of illegally dumped industrial waste at a regional Victorian winery.

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Rhinos drown in floods at national park

Several rhinos have drowned and a baby calf was separated from her mother after a 430sq km reserve in India was flooded by torrential monsoon rains, which have killed more than 100 people in recent days.

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Instagram launching TikTok competitor

Facebook’s Instagram app is reportedly close to launching a new service to compete with popular Chinese social media platform TikTok.

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The truth about driving an electric car

The bridge that joins the NSW twin tourist towns of Tuncurry and Forster was literally a bridge too far for electric vehicles a decade ago.

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Grieving mum’s road safety plea

In May 2009, Judy Lindsay got the phone call every parent fears – her daughter Hayley, who was 20, had died in a car crash.

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Erosion leaves homes ‘teetering on edge’

Residents on the NSW Central Coast fear their balconies will be swallowed by the surf after days of destructive waves and beach erosion left houses “teetering on the edge”.

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26 million sign up to Netflix in pandemic

Streaming pioneer Netflix added more new subscribers in the first six months of the year than the total population of Australia, but has warned we might be watching the same things for a while.

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Car makers cook up new way to make money

Nissan, Ford and Volkswagen are gearing up for a new world of in-car payments and services, joining luxury brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla in the pursuit of extra cash.

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How ultra-black fish hide in the sea

Scientists have identified more than a dozen new species of virtually invisible fish lurking at the bottom of the ocean.

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What’s behind Melbourne’s fog

Thick fog has blanketed Melbourne for the second morning in a row as the temperature again dropped below zero in the outer suburbs.

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‘Campfires’ in closest photo of sun

New photos taken closer to the sun than ever before have provided further insight into the giant ball of hot gas that controls all life on Earth.

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Tested: First step in Mini’s grand plan

Tesla has already colonised the brave new world of electric vehicles.

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Russia intelligence ‘hacked virus vaccine’

The UK, Canada and US have accused a Russian hacking group “almost certainly” backed by intelligence services of targeting research into coronavirus vaccines.

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‘Are you kidding me?’: Fury over photo

A photo of Donald Trump posing with a selection of food products in the Oval Office is causing consternation in the United States.

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New monster $100,000 ute revealed

US pick-up truck maker RAM has served up another beefy piece of American pie for Aussie ute lovers.

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Fish with ‘luscious’ human lips goes viral

A tropical fish, notorious for its strong teeth and ill temper, is going viral for its incredibly human-like mouth.

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Aussie favourite gets big upgrade

Toyota has given the country’s best selling sedan a makeover.

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BMW reveals massive change

BMW’s first family-friendly electric car takes a different approach to key rivals.

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Celeste’s plea to fix donation debacle

Comedian Celeste Barber has made an emotional submission to the NSW parliament as it debates legislation that would allow the money from her bushfire-relief fundraiser to be redistributed to suffering families and other charities.

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Huge blow to Chinese telco

Britain has banned Huawei from its 5G network, marking a huge new blow for the Chinese telco.

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‘Be cautious’: Big waves to batter Qld

Surfers and swimmers are being warned of hazardous conditions at popular Queensland beaches as a weather system that pummelled Sydney beaches makes its way up the coast.

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Alert after Melbourne’s foggy start

Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs have shivered through sub zero temperatures as a thick fog blanketed the city causing havoc for motorists.

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Twitter locks down all verified accounts

Twitter has locked down all verified accounts after dozens of them were hacked in a widespread bitcoin scam.

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Trump’s fury over imminent executions

Fury is growing in Iran after the country’s Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for three young men involved in anti-government protests.

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Shock predictions for global population

More than 23 countries could see their populations halve by the end of the century according to a fascinating new study of population, fertility and migration.

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Parler App Grows As Conservatives Debate Free Speech Over Social Media

Parler is billing itself as a free-speech alternative to Twitter. But can it attract wider support beyond its growing conservative users? Photo: Parler

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Nissan takes on Tesla with Ariya

Electric SUV pushes Nissan into bold new territory, with a sleek design.

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Mystery of COVID-19 number plate solved

It sure is one way to remember the coronavirus pandemic.

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No date for key feature Telstra lacks

Telstra has confirmed the Wi-Fi messaging service it quietly launched shortly after customers had trouble signing up for the COVIDSafe app lacks key features that its competitors have, but can’t say when it will have them too.

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Man’s strange excuse for COVID-19 fine

A man busted for breaking coronavirus lockdown said he “blamed society” for not knowing how to change a flat tyre.

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Honda recalls 22,000 cars over fault

More than 22,000 Hondas have been recalled over a dangerous fault with the engine.

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Sydney hit by monster 11.5m wave

Sydney beaches have been lashed by giant waves today, with dangerous conditions grinding ferry services to a halt and leaving several people injured.

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National icon’s ritzy new digs

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will move 450 employees to ritzy new offices at the Aerotropolis development in western Sydney.

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New Nissan SUV takes on Tesla

Nissan is working to be the first mainstream manufacturer to offer an affordable family-sized electric SUV in Australia.

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Only one option for virus: Premier

Suppressing the spread of coronavirus is “the only option” for NSW, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says, claiming it is “unrealistic” to consider we could eliminate the virus from the state.

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Shark’s 50-minute battle with a whale

Drone footage has captured the moment a great white shark strategically took down a humpback whale off the coast of South Africa.

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Word Elon Musk is not allowed to use

Tesla founder Elon Musk has questioned a German court’s decision that will mean his company probably has to change the name of its semi-autonomous driving technology.

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Fires ‘exceeded worst-case scenario’

Former fire chief Shane Fitzsimmons has said the 2019-20 bushfire season “exceeded the worst-case scenario” predicted by experts and hi-tech modelling.

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UK’s big move, China threatens retaliation

Britain bowed to US pressure overnight and approved the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing.

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Groom spends $11k wedding money on PC

A woman has turned to an online relationship advice forum after her soon-to-be husband allegedly spent all their wedding and honeymoon money on a new gaming PC.

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New record for ‘magic’ solar battery

A group of worldwide scientists developing a new and more efficient way of harnessing and storing solar power have set a new record for efficiency, using cells designed and fabricated in Australia.

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Mythbusters host Grant Imahara dies aged 49

Tributes are flowing in following the sudden death of electrical engineer, roboticist and former Mythbusters host Grant Imahara at the age of just 49.

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Jeep reveals new monster 4WD

Jeep has revealed a wild new Wrangler concept

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New Ford Bronco hints at next Ranger ute

Australians look set to miss out on the new Ford Bronco four-wheel-drive, but key technology from the machine will make it into the next-generation Ranger ute.

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New question your doctor could ask

Your doctor could be asking you a new question next time you go in for a check-up: do you vape?

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Why Europe is ‘giving away’ electric cars

European car companies are “giving away” electric vehicles to try and meet strict emissions requirements.

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‘Hellboy’ goes viral in stingray video

A stunning video of a small pod of stingrays swimming close to beachgoers in Florida has gone viral after an extremely sunburnt man caught attention online.

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Wild weather to lash Sydney

A severe weather warning is in place with up to 20mm of rain and 60km/h winds tipped to hammer Sydney on Tuesday.

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Man livestreams suicide on Facebook

Facebook sent a British gym owner “support documents” after he announced he planned to take his own life, which he then livestreamed on its platform.

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New competitor for Telstra, Optus

The merger between Vodafone and TPG has been completed after the two companies won their court battle against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Cow caught on camera at cop shop

Police in north west Queensland had an unexpected visitor turn up at their station after a cow walked in to take a look around.

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Rain, storms as ‘dangerous’ low nears

Forecasters have warned of “dangerous” conditions along the New South Wales and eastern Victoria coasts as a fierce low gathers in strength in the Tasman.

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Victorian couple become state’s biggest lotto winners ever

A Mornington Peninsula couple has walked away with the entire $80 million division one win from last Thursday's Powerball, the largest single win in Victoria.

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Toyota reinvents an Australian favourite

Toyota has reinvented the Corolla, adding a third body style to one of the most popular nameplates on the road.

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Pink ‘watermelon snow’ appears on alps

The appearance of frosty pastel pink snow across the Italian alps is a stunning sight, but scientists have warned it could be bad news.

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Quarantine text message error exposed

Victoria’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has been thrown into question once again after a “data entry error” resulted in self-isolating people being told they could leave quarantine early.

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Gorilla gets tested for coronavirus

A gorilla in a Miami zoo has been tested for coronavirus after getting into a fight with his brother earlier this week.

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Why the ‘old’ way of working is gone forever

Business, as we know it, will never be the same post-COVID-19. Companies all around the world have been pivoting with unprecedented speed as they adapt to new ways of working in a bid to move forward – and keep heads above water – during the outbreak.

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Revolutionary new game for PS5, Xbox X

The next instalment in the Far Cry franchise has been revealed, with Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito set to antagonise gamers as they lead a revolution against his fascist regime.

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Servers crash in game giveaway

The publisher behind some of the most well-known video game franchises has promised to give away rewards to fans who tuned in to a livestreamed announcement of upcoming games even though server issues stopped them logging in to claim their rewards.

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Photos expose China’s chilling plan

The threats are flying thick and fast in the South China Sea.

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Explosion on US Navy warship

An explosion on a United States amphibious assault ship moored at a naval base in California set off a major fire and injured 11 sailors on Sunday, officials and local media said.

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‘Nightmare’: Staggering infection surge

The US state of Florida today registered a record breaking 15,299 coronavirus cases in a single day.

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Four Ways to Stop Chrome From Slowing Down Your Computer

Is your web browsing slow and battery draining? WSJ's Joanna Stern explains how to stop Google’s popular browser from hogging all your computer's RAM and resources. (Guest starring Safari, Firefox and Edge.) Photo illustration: Zoe Soriano for The Wall Street Journal

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Campaign to derail COVID vaccine

Dedicated anti-vaccination activists have begun their social media campaign to sow doubt and fear about a coronavirus immunisation, even though one doesn’t yet exist.

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Tested: Mazda’s new family SUV

In the fiercely competitive small SUV world, Mazda’s CX-3 has been a sales champion despite an obvious flaw: it’s tiny.

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Tested: Ford’s answer to the Golf GTI

Ford’s Focus ST is now more accessible than ever before.

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Get Gizmo forced to refund thousands

An electronics retailer that made thousands of sales over the phone and then charged customers before they were supposed to will have to offer them all refunds.

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ASIO’s bold move to thwart lone wolves

Australia’s domestic spy agency wants beefed-up powers to interrogate suspects as young as 14 and track cars without a warrant to protect the country from lone-wolf attacks.

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Proof virus tracking app doesn’t work

A Melbourne web app developer claims failings in the Government’s COVID-19 tracking app have “dangerously exposed” him and his 15 staff to the wildly infectious disease.

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Pub’s sassy response to review

An inner-Sydney pub has defended the rights of its employees to have a bad day after a customer complained they weren’t acting cheery enough.

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Kangaroo pictured mourning dead mate

A heartbreaking photo of a male kangaroo mourning his pregnant mate has shown how emotional Australian animals can be.

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Heaviest rain for months due

If you live on the east coast and you’re planning on putting a wash out to dry, do it soon or run the risk of it being damp for the next week.

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Puzzling new luxury car revealed

A luxury car brand has introduced a puzzling new limited edition version of one of its lusted after vehicles.

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Photo app now under investigation

A company that scraped images from social media profiles and used them to create a facial recognition app to sell to police is under investigation by Australia’s information commissioner and its UK equivalent.

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Mercedes unveils race car for the road

Mercedes has confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in performance motoring: a range-topping Black Series version of its fastest car is on the way.

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How to fix annoying battery drain

A problem that appears to be stemming from Apple’s own music app is reportedly draining the life out of iPhone users’ batteries.

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Must read tips for selling your car

Selling your car privately rather than trading it in typically puts more money in your pocket.

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Wet and wild weather for lockdown

Melbourne’s first weekend of the second coronavirus lockdown is set to be the perfect weather to stay indoors with wet and wild conditions forecast.

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‘Go die’: Fans’ hate spirals out of control

NOTE: This article explores the story and characters of The Last of Us Part II, and it is full of spoilers. Seriously, all the spoilers. Every last one of them. You’ve been warned.

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Video game makes quiet change

Ionic video game franchise Call of Duty has quietly removed a once innocuous symbol that has supposedly been co-opted by white supremacists and far-right extremist groups that Australia’s domestic spy organisation warns are a threat to public safety.

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Drivers’ ‘crazy’ acts around trams

Sydneysiders are being reminded to take caution around the light rail after hundreds of terrifying near misses prompted a fresh warning from the state’s transport minister.

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Fight to keep enormous pet rodent

A little girl captivated a local neighbourhood when she wept on television fearing her giant pet rodent would be taken away from her.

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Odds firm up of fierce east coast storm

There is now an 80 per chance of an east coast low developing off the New South Wales coast early next week which could bring torrential rain of up to 200mm in places, flooding and gale force winds, forecasters have warned.

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Outback town to be home of the flying car

A small town 40km west of Dubbo, in NSW, will serve as the birthplace of the flying car in Australia.

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Outback town to be home of the flying car

A small town 40km west of Dubbo, in NSW, will serve as the birthplace of the flying car in Australia.

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COVID linked to ‘brain illness’

Around the world coronavirus has killed around 4.5 per cent of the close to 12 million people confirmed to contract it, but those who have “recovered” from COVID-19 have still had severe damage inflicted on their organs.

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Money-saving green tech reaches Australia

Technology that could change the future of electric cars has arrived in Australia.

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Mind-blowing new racing series revealed

Razor scooters just got a lot cooler.

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Surprise new spider discovery

A new genus and species of trapdoor spider has been identified by researchers on the east coast of Australia.

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Planets you can see with no telescope

Planets rarely able to be seen without the use of an expensive telescope will instead be viewable to the naked eye throughout this month as our planet’s orbit opposes Saturn and Jupiter and Mars and Venus come into view too.

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Australia and Japan in space talks

Australia and Japan are set to ink an agreement that will take space missions to new heights.

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Millions losing access to internet

Millions of people look set to lose access to the free and open internet as China’s control over Hong Kong increases.

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‘Alien’ creature washes up on QLD beach

A Queensland woman was excited she might have stumbled across a blob worth a lot of money.

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Woman‘s ‘miracle’ find in couch

When Melbourne woman Grace’s pet rabbit Sharon went missing from the backyard she feared the worst.

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Problem Facebook ‘not ready’ to address

The organisers of an advertising boycott against the world’s biggest social media platform have been disappointed by the company’s response, as Facebook announces it will make changes to its policies on hate speech.

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Severe warning as angry storm brews

Forecasters have warned there is a “lot more rain to come” as a low-pressure system moves from southwestern Western Australia to the southeast as we head into the weekend.

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Huge shift in Aussie new car purchases

Aussies are still planning on buying new cars despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

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How Netflix could get twice as fast

A new way of streaming video could drastically improve the speed of services like Netflix and Disney+ and halve the amount of data they use.

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Sickening torture chamber discovered

Dutch police have discovered a sickening torture chamber complete with a dentist’s chair and handcuffs.

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TikTok trouble: should China’s viral video app be banned?

TikTok users are being urged to delete the app immediately after calls for an Australia-wide ban on the app and accusations of it being a data gathering arm for the Chinese Communist Party.

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Push to save dying koalas

New South Wales’ koala population is in desperate need of a helping hand with experts fearing they’re on track to be extinct in the state by 2050.

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‘That’s bad, aye’: VB man crashes interview

A Wodonga man holding a VB can has become an Aussie hero after crashing a news interview to share his thoughts on the NSW-Victoria border closure.

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Tiny dinosaur ancestor discovery

A new analysis of a diminutive dinosaur ancestor discovered off the east coast of Africa on Madagascar suggests it could help explain how the creatures evolved.

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Breeders selling puppies to testing labs

Dogs in France are being sold to animal testing labs, after the nation’s government introduced a plan allowing breeders to sell “excess stock” during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Surprising move on China-India border

China and India have begun pulling troops away from the two countries’ disputed Himalayan border, with both sides agreeing to de-escalation of the conflict.

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Why country banned viral app

TikTok’s less than a month old expansion into Australia has gotten off to a rocky start and there are already calls for the app to be banned here.

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Road rule baffling motorists

Motorists have been left scratching their heads after being quizzed over a road rule by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.

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Life saving course your kids must do

The Federal Government is getting behind a new program to help educate youngsters before they get behind the wheel.

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TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong

The under fire viral video app TikTok has announced it will stop operating in Hong Kong, shortly after the passing of legislation that increases China’s control over the region.

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Human-sized bat leaves people ‘horrified’

People have been left horrified by the size of this enormous bat.

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First look at new game leaked online

Ubisoft has managed to take down videos of leaked gameplay for the upcoming instalment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise expected to arrive later this year.

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TikTok hits out at ban rumours

The boss of TikTok in Australia has responded to reports the government is looking into banning the app, saying they aren’t credible.

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TikTok Australia’s General Manager answers questions over ban threats

TikTok Australia's general manager Lee Hunter has responded to reports that the app could be banned in Australia, saying they aren't credible.

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‘Crippling force’ bursts NASA rocket

The NASA rocket that’s supposed to return astronauts to the Moon within the next five years has been destroyed with “crippling force”.

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Big changes coming to Mazda

Mazda is set to revolutionise its model range.

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News giant quits Facebook indefinitely

New Zealand’s biggest news outlet has announced it is quitting Facebook in a trial “inspired by principle”.

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Tesla’s ‘sexy’ new red shorts

Tesla has started selling a pair of red satin short shorts celebrating its company and laughing in the face of its doubters.

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UK set to backflip and follow our lead

The UK looks set to backflip on an earlier decision and join Australia and others in banning Huawei from its 5G mobile phone networks.

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TikTok ban on the table over China links

Viral video app TikTok has been accused of being a data gathering arm of the Chinese Communist Party in news reports quoting an unnamed federal parliament member.

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You’ve never seen a plane cabin like this before

Virgin Australia has revealed the inside of a Boeing 737 passenger plane that was repurposed as a cargo freighter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How recycling will create 10,000 jobs

The nation’s rubbish will be distributed to Australian companies to create roads, furniture and clothing in a “once in a generation” revamp of Australia’s recycling system that will create more than 10,000 jobs.

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Photo comes back to haunt Elon Musk

Tech maverick Elon Musk has responded to online “trolling” over a photo of himself next to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accused co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Tested: New Subaru Forester Hybrid

Hybrids are all the rage these days, nearly every car maker is producing a fuel efficient vehicle using a combination of petrol and electric power. Subaru is the latest to join the growing horde of green machines with the Forester Hybrid.

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Australia’s ‘selfish’ virus approach blasted

One of the world’s leading epidemiologists says Australia should copy Sweden’s herd immunity strategy because our “selfish” lockdown approach is not working.

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Eric Trump brutally mocked for photo

Eric Trump has shared and quickly deleted a photo of former President Bill Clinton walking his daughter down the aisle after a torrent of backlash.

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The secret hidden beneath this VW SUV

There’s a lot more to Volkswagen than just Volkswagens. The Volkswagen Group also includes Audi, Skoda, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti and Ducati.

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Why you should delete TikTok immediately

TikTok users are being urged to delete the app immediately, after someone reverse engineered the platform and found it’s allegedly stealing users’ personal data.

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Popular online gamer Reckful dies at 31

Online gamer Byron Bernstein, widely known as Reckful, has died suddenly aged 31.

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The best new small SUV revealed

The booming growth of small SUVs is such that all three were unavailable a year ago. Volkswagen’s T-Roc, Mazda’s CX-30 and Kia’s Seltos are new names for Australian motorists.

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Croc found in suburban Brisbane

Imagine stumbling upon this guy on your afternoon walk in Brisbane.

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Zuckerberg, Bezos set for Congress grilling

The men at the head of some of the biggest companies in the world will be called to testify before the US Congress during an antitrust probe amid growing suspicion of the size and power of tech companies.

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Mystery surrounds mass elephant deaths

WARNING: Graphic images

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Virus hot spot residents crash website

VicRoads have clamped down on driver’s licence change-of-address requests in Melbourne’s 10 coronavirus hot spots after locals tried to alter their details to avoid going into lockdown again.

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Want to smell like you’re from space?

A secret NASA recipe for the smell of space reportedly obtained through freedom of information requests is being bottled up and sent out to thousands of people who helped its manufacturer smash a crowd-funding goal.

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Shock price for electric Harley-Davidson

The first electric Harley-Davidson will reach Australia in September, priced from $49,995 ride-away.

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VW reveals red-hot performance car

Volkswagen’s popular Tiguan SUV is getting a makeover.

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Shock moment dog hangs off ute

An online community that shares footage of the chaos and craziness on the country’s roads has delivered a warning to drivers: restrain your pets.

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Push to dump Musk over $80b deal

An investment advisory firm has encouraged Tesla investors to dump Elon Musk from the company over concerns he’s paid too much and jeopardises its reputation and success.

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Danger from new flu discovered in China

A new strain of flu identified as having the potential to cause a fresh pandemic has characteristics of the deadly 1918 Spanish flu, a top US health official said.

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Push to dump Musk over $80b deal

An investment advisory firm has encouraged Tesla investors to dump Elon Musk from the company over concerns he’s paid too much and jeopardises its reputation and success.

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Australia’s huge $270b waste of money

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Australia’s big play against China

Fortress Australia is in the making. And it’s precisely what China warned us against. So what exactly does $270 billion of big-ticket defence spending buy us?

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Can’t Actually Hook Up? Dating Apps Pivot to Video

With social distancing recommendations and laws in effect across the country, meeting people online and developing relationships virtually has never been more popular. WSJ explores what this shift means for the future of online dating. Photo Illustration: Match Group/Dom Amatore for The Wall Street Journal

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Tech in under 60 seconds: What is a cookie?

See why cookies have become the centre for the war on our personal data and what you can do to stop them.

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Amazon’s embarrassing game fail

Amazon’s attempt to create the next video game phenomenon has gotten off to a rocky start, with the game being pulled after being released before it was ready.

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$649 to learn how to wash your hands

Apple has announced changes to its iOS operating system that bring it in line with Android as well as big changes to its computers and other products.

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‘We’ll never surrender’: PM’s war threat

Scott Morrison “deliberately” drew on wartime language as he announced a new $270 billion plan over the next decade to boost Australia’s defence.

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Showers and storms set to batter coasts

Blustery and damaging winds are set to batter the country’s south east later today and overnight with rain and possible storms coming in behind.

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Australia’s $90bn weapons wish list

Australia will ramp up defence spending to $270 billion over the next decade as the country prepares for a “post-COVID world that is poorer, more dangerous and more disorderly,” the Prime Minister said this afternoon.

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