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GamingPokies panel pushes to keep cash for gamblers

Half of Australia's poker machines would require a named account under recommended reforms, but industry has attacked the "embarrassing" evidence base.

Luke Costin

NEWSChristmas Day forecast revealed

Thunderstorms could spell trouble for Christmas plans in one state as the holiday forecast is revealed.

Clareese Packer

EnvironmentPremiumMajor change to drinking water

A new filtration system will be rolled out in the Blue Mountains, after elevated PFAS levels were detected in recent months.

Aisling Brennan

NEWSPremium‘Exactly right’: Albo’s tongue-in-cheek remark

The Prime Minister has jokingly backed a suggestion that tech companies would comply with a new under-16 social media ban if they received one thing.

Blair Jackson

SecurityPremiumNew move to protect Aussies from scammers

SMS scammers pretending to be banks, government services and other companies will be crippled by a new SMS ID register.

Ryan Bourke

NewsPremiumTerrifying scenes at popular spot

An investigation has been launched after mysterious red water was discovered near Sydney Harbour, leaving experts puzzled about its source.

Alexandra Feiam

UPDATED‘Dangerous’: Huge rain bomb to lash millions

Residents on the east coast have been warned of potential flash flooding and severe thunderstorms as an intense rain bomb passes through this week.

Alexandra Feiam, Clareese Packer

BusinessPremiumWA taxi drivers wait on Uber class action payout

Ride share giant Uber is to pay almost $272 million to settle a class action by taxi plate owners and drivers smashed by its allegedly unlawful Australian entry last decade.

Neale Prior

NEWSPremium‘Knock it on the head’: Major tech crackdown

The tech giants that dominate our app use could face large new fines and bans on anti-competitive dominance.

Blair Jackson

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Andrew MillerCommentsPremium
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Teaching the next generation during the great dumbing down

This new legislation to limit access to social media for under 16s is not a bad thing - they don’t need those apps.

Andrew Miller

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WA researchers pioneer device to help ‘astronaut blindness’

Monitoring ‘astronaut blindness’ could soon be possible thanks to researchers from the Lions Eye Institute who are developing cutting-edge diagnostic tools for treating eye conditions on Earth and in space.

Hannah Cross

newsAlbo’s call on Elon Musk after social fight

The Prime Minister dashed Elon Musk’s furious criticism of Australia’s world-first social media age ban, which is set to come into effect in the next 12 months.

Jessica Wang

NewsWild weather smashes five states

A spate of wild weather has brought on flash flooding across five states, with footage capturing the moment a ritzy restaurant in Sydney’s east was flooded.

Alexandra Feiam, Nathan Schmidt, Clareese Packer

WA NewsPremiumJust how far abusive men will go to terrorise their victims

Violent men are using everyday items including teddy bears, pot plants, prams and cars to keep tabs on their victims in a bid to extend their terror.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Are teachers using AI to write your child’s school report?

WA teachers will be able to use artificial intelligence for end-of-year school reports despite blanket bans on the practice in other States.

Laura Newell

TECHNOLOGYPremiumTeen news boss hits back at social media ban

The founder of an Australian news channel run almost entirely by teenagers has hit back at Labor’s social media ban, after the contentious laws passed parliament earlier this week.

Liam Beatty

UPDATEDWild clip as millions brace for storm chaos

Wild footage has emerged as millions brace for widespread rain and storms to lash the east coast.

Clareese Packer

Fitness‘Stay home’: Covid hits ahead of Christmas

Aussies are facing a sharp rise in Covid infections just ahead of Christmas, leading to a warning from health authorities.

Duncan Evans

BusinessCommentsPremiumTikTok, Facebook brace for fallout from social media ban

The law threatens to upend the business model of some of the world’s most valuable companies as they face a global backlash against problems blamed on their services.

Angus Whitley, Newley Purnell and Ben Westcott

NEWSRescue heroes issue urgent storm warning

One state’s SES heroes are pleading with Aussies to prepare for a weekend of storms, damaging winds and possible flash flooding.

Clareese Packer and Duncan Evans

UPDATEDPremiumAlbo’s boast after ‘shenanigans’ on new laws

Australia has effectively passed some of the world’s strictest regulations for social media use, which will put teens and social media giants on notice.

Alexandra Feiam

WA NewsCommentsInternational astronauts get quokka selfies on Rottnest

Compared to being the first Japanese astronaut to take command of the International Space Station, a quokka selfie might seem mundane, but Koichi Wakata was smiling as wide as WA’s famously happy marsupial.

Ben O'Shea

GamingPremiumGrandparents, mystery Melbournite split $100m Powerball

The hunt is on for a Melbourne Powerball player who is set to split the $100 million prize pot with Rockhampton grandparents.

Katelyn Catanzariti

EnvironmentScary map reveals dire bushfire threat

Australia’s fire and emergency services have released a new bushfire map and vast swathes of the country are staring down a dangerous summer.

Duncan Evans