CCTV shows how lions escaped zoo

CCTV footage has revealed how five lions managed to escape from their enclosure at a popular zoo in NSW last month.

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Potent supercar is the first of its kind

Lamborghini’s new supercar is unlike any other.

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Australia’s most loved music artist revealed

The songs and artists most loved by Aussies have been revealed after Spotify unveiled its 2022 Wrapped campaign.

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Massive cash boost for one group

Start up businesses in NSW will now be able to apply for more funding, with the state government expanding its Minimum Viable Product (MVP) grants program by millions of dollars.

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Rogue cockatoo hurls pot plants off balcony

A rambunctious cockatoo has gone viral after it was filmed “cockybombing” passers-by on Melbourne’s illustrious Flinders Lane cafe strip earlier this week.

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Disease warning as mozzies invade gardens

Australians are being warned to expect an explosion in mosquito populations as we head further into summer, with wet and warm weather set to create ideal breeding conditions.

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App offers huge trade-in cash for old tech

Does a drawer full of old phones sound familiar? A new app is now making it easier for Aussies to cash in their old smartphones – and the dividends could be more than you expect.

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New tool to catch distracted drivers

New legislation to stop an electronic killer infiltrating South Australian roads has passed through state parliament.

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Somebody’s making a video game console for dogs

A UK-based start-up has announced a new video game console for dogs, and says that it offers a host of benefits for man’s best friend.

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Aussie favourite unveils new luxury model

Mazda has entered new territory with the new CX-60 SUV.

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‘Going rogue’: Warragamba Dam plan slammed

Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill has weighed in on the state government’s plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.

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Map shows new danger facing Australia

A new map has revealed the parts of Australia at higher risk of bushfires this summer – with flood-ravaged parts of NSW likely to be the hardest hit.

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Kids at two schools asked to wear masks

Masks will be reintroduced in two South Australian schools as the state’s current Covid wave sidelines hundreds of students and teachers.

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Where hackers will strike next

Companies storing sensitive personal data have been warned to tighten their security with an expert revealing what motivates online attackers and where they will likely strike next.

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Terrifying moment ute slams into motorbike

Shocking video has captured what a motorcyclist at a traffic light in Malibu, California saw seconds before a massive ute flew into him.

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’Volatile’ thunderstorms loom over state

Parts of Queensland have experienced triple the average rainfall for November, with more rain forecast this week.

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Motorcyclist left among rubbish after crash

A Melbourne man is fighting for life in hospital after he was found on a nature strip among rubbish bins following a motorbike accident on Sunday night.

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Wife’s heartbreaking plea to hit-run driver

The wife of a beloved father of three who was killed in a hit and run in Melbourne over the weekend has issued a heartbreaking plea to the driver to give her family answers.

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Greta Thunberg sues Sweden

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of other young plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the government of Sweden alleging inaction from the country on the issue of climate change.

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Russian killers gift bloody hammer to EU

A sick and twisted message has been sent to the European Parliament from one of Putin‘s most notorious warlords in response to being linked with terrorism.

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Australia’s summer weather revealed

With summer only a handful of days away, many are questioning how long the current rain cycle is going to stick around for.

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Elon Musk hit by $2 billion blow

New research claims 50 of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers have stopped advertising on the platform after Musk’s AU$66 billion takeover.

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Elon Musk threatens Apple, Google

Murmurs of a Tesla phone are nothing new in speculative tech circles, but Elon Musk’s $A66 billion takeover of Twitter might have brought it closer to reality – albeit reluctantly.

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‘Clowns’: Bogut’s big beef with Instagram

Former Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut claims he has been unfairly shadow-banned online for sharing “false information”, despite one flagged post being sourced directly from a government website.

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Debating the Metaverse: Can It Live Up to Its Mega Hype?

A lot has been made about the metaverse and its potential, but in many ways it has failed so far to live up to its hype. At the WSJ’s Tech Live conference, Phil Libin, co-founder and CEO of startups All Turtles and Mmhmm, and Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable Worlds, sat down with host Zoe Thomas to debate the prospects and letdowns of the metaverse. Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

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Splinter Cell getting surprising adaptation

The BBC has revealed that Ubisoft’s classic hit Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell will be turned into an eight-part audio drama, and some surprisingly big names will be lending their voices to the production.

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Car loan vs dealer finance

Buying a car can be an exciting process, until you start wading through the various finance options. But choosing your finance doesn’t have to be overwhelming if you’ve done your research.

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Stunning pic shows Russia’s ‘terror’ weapon

Stunning satellite images of a pitch-black Ukraine have revealed the devastating impact of Russia’s attacks on the country’s electricity grid.

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‘It was instant’: Snake drags boy into pool

A five-year-old boy has had a terrifying run-in with a python, with the snake attacking him and dragging him into his family’s pool.

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EA apologises for ‘rude’ tweets

EA’s official Need for Speed Twitter account got a little carried away with its tweets recently, leading to an apology from the company over “rude” tweets.

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Summer of ‘heatwaves, cyclones’ ahead

It is likely to be wetter than usual along the east coast this summer, but drier than normal in many parts of Western Australia, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Devastating impact of Black Friday on work

Thousands of Aussies are gearing up for a big weekend of shopping, starting with Black Friday sales on November 25 followed by Cyber Monday the following week.

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Two in hospital after brutal dog attack

Four people in Western Australia have escaped a brutal dog attack, thanks to a bottle of window cleaner.

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How to avoid a Black Friday scam

Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Boxing Day sales are all right around the corner, prompting a major bank to issue an urgent warning to shoppers to steer clear of scams.

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Horrific outcome from Sydney beach pool dive

A group of friends have raised an incredible $100,000 to support their mate who is now paralysed from the chest down after diving into a shallow pool at a Sydney beach.

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New Honda EV to feature built-in PS5

A new electric vehicle is in development by joint venture Sony Honda Mobility, and the company’s president says it could feature a built-in PS5, alongside a host of other Sony entertainment features.

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Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 hits 25m players

Activision Blizzard has revealed thatCall of Duty: Warzone 2.0, the latest free-to-play version of Call of Duty, has reached a player base of 25 million players in just five days following its release.

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Data shows how the world feels about Musk

Elon Musk is right when he says Twitter usage is at its highest, but new analytics reveal soaring negativity against the platform.

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Snow in three states days before summer

With only a few days to go until summer officially starts, residents in several states have woken up to subzero temperatures and a fresh blanket of snow on the ground.

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Intelligence chief’s fears of attack in Qatar

Israel’s Head of Intelligience has shared a stark warning in which he feared that Iran is considering an attack on Qatar during the World Cup.

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Worst Aussie weather report you’ll ever read

Wild weather events including torrential downpours, extreme heat, fire weather and drought are happening at an increased pace in Australia and there’s more to come.

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Microsoft offered Sony 10-year Call of Duty deal

Microsoft has said it offered Sony a 10-year deal to keep the Call of Duty series on PlayStation, in an effort to assuage concerns about a proposed $100 billion acquisition of series publisher Activision Blizzard.

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Real reason Trump won’t return to Twitter

Former US president Donald Trump could stand to lose millions of dollars if he resumes tweeting after new Twitter owner Elon Musk reinstated his account.

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Grim warning for weather-beaten Aussies

As parts of Australia are gripped by their seventh floods in a year, one of the country’s chief water bosses has warned that another drought will soon arrive.

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‘Left behind’: Councillor lives out of backpack

A South Australian councillor has described how he felt “left behind” in an “unlivable home” after going without power for nearly 10 days.

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Main reasons for horrific road toll

Victorians hitting the road over summer are being reminded to stay alert behind the wheel, as the state enters an especially high-risk period for deadly car crashes.

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‘Horrendous’: Dom defends flood-hit heckler

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again met with – and defended – the man who confronted him last week in the devastated town of Eugowra.

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New Multiversus battle pass ‘unreasonable’

Popular free-to-play fighting game Multiversus has revealed its second battle pass, but a breakdown of how long it takes to complete has upset fans, who say it’s “unreasonable”.

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Crude billboard shocks drivers

Drivers using one of Brisbane’s busiest roads over the weekend were left gobsmacked by a huge billboard displaying the home page of a porn website.

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New Pokemon games arrive ‘buggy and broken’

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet released on Friday, but players of the games say they’re experiencing a host of performance issues, bugs, and game-breaking glitches.

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Chaotic weather brings heatwaves, hail

Southeast Australia is shivering through a cold blast – while parts of South East Queensland are in for temperatures as high as 35C on Monday.

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‘Windiest day’: Dangerous gusts lash states

Southeastern states will be smashed again by powerful gusts of up to 100km/h as residents are urged to prepare for more dangerous conditions.

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Heated exchange over ‘cuckoo’ power prices

A fiery exchange between Tanya Plibersek and Barnaby Joyce has left the former deputy prime minister accusing the government of “cuckoo land power policy”.

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Muddy end to popular music festival

A popular music festival has been lashed with heavy winds and rains, turning its pristine ground into muddy fields and bogging dozens of cars.

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Elon Musk vows to reverse Donald Trump ban following Twitter poll

Elon Musk will reserve Donald Trump’s Twitter ban, after dropping a controversial poll for people to decide.

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Drone footage shows extent of flooding in New South Wales

Drone footage shows the extent of flood damage across Forbes.

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Hackers release more Medibank data

Russian hackers behind the egregious Medibank cyber attack have released another tranche of data containing deeply personal medical information after days of silence.

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Polar blast to bring snow ahead of Summer

A vigorous cold front is forecast to sweep through southeast Australia this week, plunging temperatures to below 15 degrees in Victoria and sending severe weather up north.

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New family-friendly 4WD has arrived

The Ford Everest is designed and engineered in Australia and combines family hauling ability with weekend adventuring fun.

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Star’s response after Musk’s Twitter blunder

Comedian Kathy Griffin has responded to Elon Musk after he reinstated her Twitter account and misspelt her name.

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Bunnings, Kmart caught up in sinister scam

Desperate Australian jobseekers are being targeted with fake job ads, promising well-paid employment at Bunnings or Kmart.

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Former Twitter boss unloads on Musk

A former Twitter employee has given perhaps the most in-depth insight into the Elon Musk takeover, detailing why he left a top job and sharing some parting thoughts on the platform’s new direction after the tech billionaire took the reins.

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Cyclist killed in fatal crash with van

Police are investigating a fatal crash after a cyclist was killed in Melbourne when he was hit by a van overnight.

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Moment rare ‘solar snake’ soars across sun

The European Space Agency has released shocking footage of a peculiar solar event on the sun.

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Rumours fly over hidden Call of Duty nuke

Call of Duty Warzone 2.0, the free-to-play Call of Duty battle royale game that released just this week, has rumours swirling about a hidden nuclear bomb item, but nobody can seem to find it.

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Dom hounded by furious flood victim

An angry Eugowra resident has confronted NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet over the state‘s emergency response to the flood disaster.

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Massive blaze at recycling plant

A massive blaze has sent thick smoke billowing into the sky at a recycling plant in Melbourne’s southwest.

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‘Seriously cold’ winter blast incoming

Fish out the winter woollies – you may need them again, particularly in Australia’s southeast early next week.

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Activision Blizzard suspend games in China

In a public press release, Activision Blizzard announced that most Blizzard game services in China would be suspended on January 23, due to a failure to renew a contract deal with NetEase, a Chinese game publisher.

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Rats bop to the music

Disco rats dig the tunes and bust similar moves to humans when bopping to pop or appreciating classical music, new research from the University of Tokyo has found.

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‘Lines have moved’: Big risk in next war

Traditional conflict between major powers is increasingly less likely in the modern era, with Western powers urged to upskill cyber defence forces urgently to prepare for the changing game of warfare.

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Putin has completely ‘failed’ in Ukraine

An insider has delivered a scathing assessment of Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion, announcing that the “Russians have failed every single time” since the war began.

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Family reveal AFLW star’s cause of death

The family of AFLW star and serving army medic Heather Anderson have spoken about their “palpable” sadness and loss after the beloved 28-year-old took her own life on Sunday.

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‘Ice rink’: Freak hail ravages Sydney

Winter-like conditions have blasted NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, bringing strong winds and even hail to add to the misery, with more cold weather on the way.

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Musk delays major Twitter move after chaos

Elon Musk has pushed back the launch of his controversial new Twitter Blue scheme after being bombarded with criticism following its announcement earlier this month.

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Controversial FTX CEO bad at League of Legends

A surprisingly extensive report from Financial Times has dived deep into the League of Legends account of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, revealing that the now-bankrupt crypto company’s head honcho might not be the challenger some might expect.

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‘Disappearing’: Nation forced into Metaverse

The tiny, low-lying Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu has delivered a spinechilling address to world leaders at COP27, confirming climate inaction has forced it to become “the world’s first digital nation”.

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Insane new $3m supercar sets world record

Who said electric cars can’t be fun.

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Dire Aussie flood warning issued

Australian dams are set for more major influxes, with concerns about whether existing infrastructure is under threat from more consistent major flooding events.

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New machine swims against the tide

People movers are one of the least popular cars on the road.

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Pollies using Tinder to target voters

Candidates for the Victorian Greens are using popular dating applications Tinder, Grindr and Bumble to make their pitch to voters before this month’s state election.

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Commuter struck by train in Sydney

Emergency services are rushing to the scene where there are reports a person has been struck by a train in Sydney’s west.

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Commuter struck by train in Sydney

Emergency services are rushing to the scene where there are reports a person has been struck by a train in Sydney’s west.

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How FTX Went Bankrupt: What Went Wrong

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX was seen as a survivor in a struggling industry, but over the course of six days the exchange collapsed due to a sudden liquidity crunch. WSJ explains the factors that drove FTX’s growth and what led to its downfall. Illustration: Alexandra Larkin

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Driver’s wild kung fu kick road rage attack

A man has been filmed kicking a mirror off a car in a road rage incident in Melbourne.

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New Just Dance game most accessible yet

Ubisoft has posted a new blog post on its website detailing a host of brand new accessibility options for Just Dance 2023 Edition, in a bid to make the new game its most inclusive and accessible yet.

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Musk fires up over lunch decision at Twitter

An ugly row has broken out at Twitter after Elon Musk decided staff that remained at his newly owned company would no longer be offered free lunch.

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Krispy Kreme selling Xbox doughnuts in Aus

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has revealed a new Xbox-inspired doughnut available exclusively in South Australia, alongside a big competition that could see doughnut fans winning Xbox consoles.

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Microsoft vindicated in investigation

The European Commission has issued a new statement dismissing claims of bias in its investigation of an attempted $100b acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft.

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Six-figure career desperate for workers

Australia’s cyber security sector could soon experience a shortage of thousands of workers just as the nation is under increased attack from online criminals.

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‘Remarkable’: Best phone this year

The Google Pixel 7 Pro paired with the Google Pixel Watch might just be the best tech combination this year.

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Child dies after being hit by car

A four year old girl has tragically died after being hit by a car in Melbourne’s west on Sunday night.

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Warning as population to hit huge milestone

This week, somewhere in the world, a baby will be born who is the planet’s eight billionth.

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Pacifist nation reluctantly braces for war

Japan is worried. A close neighbour is talking tough. It wants control over Tokyo’s southernmost islands, shipping lanes and oil reserves. Now that talk is relentlessly marching towards action.

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Space wreckage found in Bermuda Triangle

Divers who were looking for wreckage from WWII aircraft off the coast of Florida, US, have stumbled instead upon wreckage from a different disaster entirely.

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Musk to resume blue check marks after chaos

Twitter Blue will probably come back by the end of next week, billionaire Elon Musk said.

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‘Ferocious’: Month’s rain to hit in one day

NSW residents are being urged to act quickly on emergency warnings or risk being cut off from the outside world as severe thunderstorms sweep across the state and ravage “flood weary” communities.

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Russians turn against Putin over ‘betrayal’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been dealt a fresh round of humiliation after his troops were forced to retreat from a key Ukrainian region amid the ongoing invasion.

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Aussie taskforce to ‘hack the hackers’

Russian criminals accused of stealing Medibank customer data have been warned to expect a counteroffensive as new task force plans to “hack the hackers”.

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‘Time traveller’s’ wild claim about year 3812

A self-proclaimed time traveller from the year 3812 has claimed to have returned to Earth with a photo of her city on Mars.

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China’s new drone raises stakes for Australia

This week, China unveiled a new drone that can fly to Darwin and back while carrying 2.5 tons of weapons. And it can defend itself while doing so.

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Massive rain bomb to cause chaos

Dangerous storms will drench our capital cities again this weekend, with a 2000km rain band possibly bringing tornadoes to one state.

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Chilling warning as ‘Russian thugs’ hit Aus

A joint partnership between the AFP and foreign signals intelligence agency will work to bring down Russian cybercriminals responsible for the Medibank hack.

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‘Kremlin may know Medibank hackers’

The Russian government is likely to know about the ransomware group behind the Medibank breach and may even know about the hack itself, an Australian cyber security expert has said.

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Hot chip shortage looms for Australia

By now, Aussies are used to, and quite frankly sick of, hearing about product shortages.

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How to make the most of your 4WD

Surging through dense rainforest, soft golden sand under our tyres and a vast beach on the horizon, a four-wheel-drive ute begins to make sense.

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Today show hosts’ war tragedy revealed

Today show hosts Karl Stefanovic and Alex Cullen have shared an emotional reveal that their great-grandfathers likely served together on the Western Front during the First World War.

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New PS5 controller costs almost $500

The Razer Wolverine V2 Pro is a high-end controller made primarily for esports players on PlayStation 5. According to its store page, it sports mechanical buttons, offset analogue sticks, and programmable buttons on the back, as well as wireless connectivity. A previous version of the controller for Xbox, the Wolverine V2 Chroma, carries much of the same features, but can only be connected via a cable.

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One question Albo wouldn’t answer

Anthony Albanese has avoided a question about Labor’s support for coal and gas projects after he chose to skip a major climate summit.

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Embarrassing stockpile now doomed

OPINION

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Surprise price hike for Aussie favourite

Ford’s new Ranger has proved a smash hit with buyers, toppling the Toyota HiLux to become the country’s top-selling vehicle last month.

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Huge move to bring down power bills

Victorians’ energy bills could be slashed considerably under an ambitious election promise put forward by the state government.

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Warning of deadly thunderstorm effect

Asthmatic Victorians and those with hayfever have been advised to avoid any exposure to Thursday’s forecasted storms, with health officials issuing a warning over an epidemic thunderstorm asthma event.

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New Euro arrival debuts world-first tech

You haven’t seen lights like this before.

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Zuckerberg cuts 11,000 jobs at Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg is firing more than 11,000 staff from his Meta tech firm.

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Classic Falcon nicked in $300k heist

A 1971 Ford Falcon XY GT, worth $130,000, has been stolen in a brazen robbery in regional Victoria.

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Wild new car brand takes on establishment

This is what happens when you let one of the world’s best sports car designers try his hand at a family SUV.

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$32bn industry Aussies work in for free

NRMA Insurance has found unpaid help – ranging from volunteering to lending a hand during a natural disaster- has a $32 billion value to the Australian economy.

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$1.5b Bitcoin found in popcorn can

The United States Department of Justice has announced that it has recovered over $1.5b of Bitcoin last year in a raid on a hacker’s home, the second largest seizure in history.

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Gift people are desperate for this Christmas

The cost of living crisis could see Australians paying for essentials for friends and family, rather than exchanging traditional gifts this Christmas.

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Criminal’s 24-hour threat to Medibank

A cybercriminal has threatened to begin publishing stolen Medibank customer data online from tomorrow after the health insurance provider refused to pay a ransom.

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Crazy moment shark jumps on boat

A group of people fishing on a Coromandel charter in New Zealand got more than they bargained for when a large Mako shark jumped in their boat giving them a once-in-a-lifetime experience as well as an almighty fright.

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‘Terrified’: Young girl attacked by dog

A surveillance camera has captured the moment a seven-year-old girl was attacked by a dog on a southern Sydney street.

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State to be hit with new cabbies tax

The taxi industry has rejected the NSW state government’s “take it or leave it” assistance package to taxi license holders, meaning passengers will pay an extra 20 cents on taxi and rideshare trips until 2030.

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Top doc’s call on Christmas lockdown

Chief medical officer Paul Kelly warns that the “grandchildren of Omicron” are here as Covid cases rise in Australia.

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Aussies to cop new Uber, taxi price hike

NSW taxi and rideshare customers could be slugged with another 20 cent fee on their passenger service levy, in the State Government’s latest effort to fund a taxi licence compensation package.

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Commuter chaos as Sydney loses power

More than 1000 homes and businesses have been left without power for hours on Monday morning after a mysterious blackout struck several Sydney suburbs.

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Teen dead in tragic quad accident

A young Tasmanian couple have been tragically torn apart after a quad bike accident claimed the life of a teenage boy and injured his girlfriend.

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‘Gave birth yesterday’: Musk’s cold sacking

The whirlwind week that Elon Musk took over Twitter began with sleepless nights for company engineers – and ended with half the staff getting the axe.

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Cyber attack targets school students

Thousands of school families could be caught up in a terrifying cyber attack on a tech group used by state government departments.

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Rivers peak as state remains under threat

Major flooding continues to threaten western NSW as residents take stock after the worst flood in more than 70 years.

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Musk launches controversial Twitter plan

As promised, Elon Musk’s Twitter announced Saturday that users can get verified with the once sought-after blue check for $US7.99 ($A12.36) a month.

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Speed camera joke causes fury

A Queensland comedy duo appear to have tricked motorists into accelerating before a speed camera.

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Pensioner loses $10k after replying to text

A Queensland pensioner was on the verge of ending retirement and returning to work after he was scammed out of $10,000.

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Inside Musk’s ruthless sacking spree

Twitter is facing a class-action lawsuit just one week after a takeover by tech billionaire Elon Musk, as sacked staff begin to mobilise.

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‘Abuse’: Brutal way Musk will sack thousands

New Twitter owner Elon Musk has wasted no time restructuring the social media platform.

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Kojima rejects rumours, talks about buyouts

Well-known game developer and film auteur Hideo Kojima talked frankly about development processes, potential buyouts from companies and rumours that have been attributed to him candidly on his podcast, Brain Structure.

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Woman could ‘cure cancer’ after 12 tumours

The “incredible” case of a Spanish woman who survived 12 tumours in different organs could help “cure cancer”, scientists hope.

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Cthulhu-themed Sherlock Holmes game revealed

Long-time horror and mystery game developers Frogwares announced that it would be remaking its 2007 cult-classic Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, a Lovecraftian mystery game featuring the titular detective.

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Meth addict steals car with baby in back seat

A meth-using carjacker and baby napper’s bid for home detention has been thrown out as a court was told his extensive history of breaching bail was part of a “reoffending cycle”.

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Huge changes coming to Instagram

Instagram content creators will be able to decide their own subscription rates for followers, with testing of the new policy to begin for select creators in the Australian market within the next few weeks.

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MAFS meme creator’s CSI-like stunt

A British expat living in Sydney has decided to take the law into his own hands after he noticed suspicious transactions popping up on his bank account after a drunken night out.

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Woman almost dives into shark’s mouth

Astonishing footage showing the moment a woman almost dove into the mouth of a five-metre long shark has gone viral online.

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Major river at highest peak for decades

Despite forecasts of clearing rain over the next week, residents in flooded areas are urged to stay vigilant among increasing flood warnings.

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Luxury brand makes huge call in Australia

Volvo will only sell electric cars in Australia from 2026.

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How you can watch rare lunar event

A rare lunar event that turns Earth’s moon blood red is set to grace Australian skies next week – and it may be the last time to view the spectacular sight for another three years.

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‘Chilling’: Influencers’ political posts reviewed

The Australian Electoral Commission will not intervene to stop influencers from commenting on federal elections, a parliamentary committee has been told.

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Another Aussie company hit by cyber attack

A leading Australian real estate agency has suffered a cyber attack, with tenant’s names, addresses, phone numbers and photo identification potentially exposed.

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Kojima announces Deadpool star for upcoming project

Kojima Productions has announced the next celebrity cast member in its upcoming, unannounced project with Shioli Kutsuna of Deadpool 2 fame joining the cast.

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NSW hit by one-in-20-year snow event

Spring has been put on pause as snow falls across New South Wales in a once-in-20-year weather event that sparked Sydney’s coldest November morning in 16 years.

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Embracer shuts down recently bought studio

Studio Onoma, formerly known as Square Enix Montreal, was shuttered earlier this week by Embracer. The company was sold to Embracer from Square Enix as a part of a $300 million dollar package.

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‘Snow-vember’: Polar blast surge in five states

Heavy snow has fallen over Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and the ACT – with even a light dusting in South Australia – as a November polar blast surged through the nation’s southeast overnight.

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Little-known rule that could cost you $600

Yep … don’t be tempted by that takeaway feast on the passenger seat – it could cost you hundreds.

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Aussies called out for ‘weird’ driving habit

Aussie drivers have been called out for a “weird” driving habit by an American au pair, who says she’s found a time-consuming hack to try and fit in with the locals.

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Thousands of Call of Duty players say they’ve been falsely banned

A new report from Insider Gaming says that thousands of players are claiming to have been falsely banned from the recently-released game, and the reasons why aren’t quite clear. Emails sent by Activision, the game’s publisher, state that the accounts have been banned for “using unauthorised software and manipulation of game data”. Despite many players claiming they’ve never used any unauthorised software or altered the game files, Activision further said in emails sent to affected players that the bans will not be overturned, though it is possible to apply for an appeal nonetheless.

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Massive asteroid flying close to Earth

A massive asteroid – almost as large as the world’s tallest building – will fly past Earth and be visible on telescopes in Aussie backyards.

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