Five budget-friendly home renovation ideas
24 April
Inspired to initiate home updates after watching some of the best home renovation shows on television and streaming sites? We can’t really fault you for getting all worked up, as there’s nothing quite as exciting as embarking on a home...[Read More]
Bots influencing election discussion on social media
23 April
A flood of fake social media profiles inundating political discussion and reaching millions of Australians during an election campaign has sparked warnings of a growing threat. Almost one in five accounts analysed on X, formerly Twitter, discussing...[Read More]
Call for child protections as most gamers manipulated
23 April
Almost every Australian who plays digital games has been manipulated by gambling-like tricks that forced them to hand over money or personal data, but there’s little incentive for the industry to clean up its act. Australians spend about $4...[Read More]
Detail missing as parties pledge to fix housing woes
23 April
Major parties have traded blows on how they would solve Australia’s housing crisis, but uncertainty remains on how critical targets would be reached. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and opposition spokesman Michael Sukkar traded blows on the issue...[Read More]
‘Cancer’ of cyberscam industry spreading globally: UN
23 April
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities. Criminal networks that emerged in Southeast Asia in...[Read More]
Nuclear power could take the shine off Aussie aluminium
23 April
Australia’s position as the world’s sixth-largest aluminium producer could be put at risk by a shift to nuclear power due to higher energy prices and lower generation. Three out of Australia’s four aluminium smelters would be “at severe risk...[Read More]
Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft
23 April
Imagine a library stocked with 11,000 books written by more than 1700 Australian authors. Modern classics from Tim Winton and Helen Garner are wedged beside non-fiction tomes penned by former prime ministers Julia Gillard and John Howard, and recent...[Read More]
Young voters slam door on major parties over housing
23 April
Young women and gender-diverse voters say safe and affordable housing is a top priority at the federal election, but the major parties’ offerings are leaving them increasingly disillusioned. Voters considered Millennials (born 1980-1994) and Gen Z...[Read More]
Social media ban for kids could harm rather than help
23 April
A social media ban could push children towards consuming harmful content in secret as experts warn it is not a blanket solution to reduce online risks. The world will be watching when Australia implements a social media ban for children under 16...[Read More]
Small business owners too overwrought for mental health
23 April
Small business owners simply don’t have time for mental health. They’re head of operations, head of marketing, head of sales. They keep customers happy and suppliers and overheads paid, and complete an average of 15 hours of government paperwork...[Read More]
Global leaders to attend Pope Francis’s funeral
23 April
LEADERS WHO SAY THEY ARE ATTENDING POPE FRANCIS’S FUNERAL ARGENTINA – President Javier Milei BELGIUM – King Philippe and Queen Mathilde BRITAIN – Prime Minister Keir Starmer BRAZIL – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and first lady Janja...[Read More]
Voters turn out in droves as pre-polling proves popular
23 April
More than half a million Australians have cast their vote early on the first day of pre-polling while parties scramble to lock in last-minute preference calls. Around 542,000 voters made their decision across Australia on Tuesday, 70 per cent up on...[Read More]
‘Strongest evidence yet’ of alien life beyond earth
23 April
British researchers have found the “strongest evidence yet” of alien life beyond our planet. While studying exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away, the team found signs of chemicals that are produced on earth by simple organisms such as...[Read More]
Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection
23 April
As extreme weather events ramp up across the nation, climate change is also having a devastating impact on the very thing needed to help treat victims. An Australian world-first study into the effect of global warming on blood donations and supply...[Read More]
Budget-conscious millennials opting for autumn escapes
23 April
Television producer Sarah Ben-m’rad loves travelling overseas but the rising cost-of-living meant she sought out a holiday destination a little closer to home this year. The 28-year-old and her boyfriend opted for a getaway to Port Stevens, north...[Read More]
