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Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas
Victoria will ban new datacentres in residential areas, near schools and near childcare centres. The state government also wants a 150-metre gap between any new
No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New York
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke at the opening of Climate Week at the United Nations in New York on Monday. He said Australians know the damage of global
More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016
New government figures show Tasmanian salmon farms have used more than 150,000 underwater explosives to scare seals away since 2016. Almost 1,800 were set off i
A job that changed me: I cried nearly every day working in aged care, then realised I could bring joy instead
In a first-person piece for the Guardian, Carolyn Mullen describes taking a reception job at an aged care home in her 40s. She had worked as an actor, an improv
Discovery of new Australian stick insect species reveals case of mistaken identity
Researchers have identified two new species of large stick insect in far north Queensland. Both are described in a study published in the journal Austral Entomo
Health, wealth and housing: here’s what forecasters think Australia will look like in 2066
The government's Intergenerational Report looks ahead to 2066. It says Australia's population will reach about 40 million. People will live longer and have fewe
Hastie ‘open minded’ on return of baby bonus to counter ageing population concerns – as it happened
Shadow industry minister Andrew Hastie says he is "open minded" about bringing back a baby bonus. He spoke on the ABC's Afternoon Briefing on Monday, after the
Who is Siobhan McKenna? The ‘irreplaceable’ former Murdoch aide given a top diplomatic posting
Siobhan McKenna will be Australia's next consul general in New York. She is a former News Corp executive and a close adviser to Lachlan Murdoch. She is due to s
More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth
Australia's seventh Intergenerational Report says deaths will outnumber births by the 2060s. It is the first time this has been projected for the country.
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Does Australia need another baby bonus as it faces a birth rate struggle?
Experts say Australia must choose between more migration and more babies to support an ageing population. They were reacting to the government's latest Intergen
🌍 World (20)
Trump’s approval rating hits record low amid Iran war, economy fallout
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll says President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 32 percent. That is the lowest number of his political career. The four-day
‘Licence to kill:’ French protests decry police use-of-force bill
Thousands of protesters across France rallied against a new law they say gives police a “licence to kill”. The bill says any officer who uses force is assumed t
Airplane makes ‘miracle’ landing as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
Typhoon Dujuan hit eastern Japan, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain. A plane landing in Tokyo had such a rough arrival that one passenger called it “a miracl
Jerusalem Daily: Ben-Gvir demands death penalty for Palestinian who killed
A Palestinian gunman shot and killed an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank. Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the death penalty for t
How is Europe dealing with ‘hybrid war’?
European leaders say they are facing “hybrid war”, meaning attacks that are not a normal shooting war. They point to explosive drones, sabotage, cyber attacks a
China expels two top ‘disloyal’ military leaders from Communist Party
China has expelled two top generals from the Communist Party. State media said Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were removed over corruption and other serious miscon
State of world getting worse as UN Security Council paralysed: Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the state of the world “is getting worse”. In a final interview with Al Jazeera, he warned that the Security Council
Antonio Guterres: Can the UN still meet today’s global crises?
Al Jazeera's James Bays sat down with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for an episode of On the Record. The 26-minute interview came just before Guterres g
Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war
The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban
Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he heads to New York for the UN summit.
Merz vows to keep coalition together for Germany's 'democratic future'
The chancellor has come under increasing pressure after resounding state election defeats, but says the results "go far beyond my own person"
First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.
Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
The country's meteorological agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life," but this has now been downgraded in most areas.
Russia's elections had few surprises - but how the Kremlin uses the results will be crucial
Vladimir Putin will likely use the result to claim most Russians back the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
Cambodia showcases cyber fraud crackdown ahead of international conference to combat online scam
As Cambodia prepares to host the International Conference on Combating Online Scams (ICCOS-2026), authorities led a delegation of journalists to a former scam c
National Assembly approves four draft laws
The National Assembly unanimously passed four draft laws covering amendments to the ASEAN Charter, privileges and immunities for the Conference on Interaction a
Russia’s State Duma election sees digital voting, youth participation
Russia’s three-day State Duma election offered voters traditional paper ballots and remote electronic voting, while observers and voters highlighted accessibili
French producer sees growing global role for Cambodian cinema (VIDEO)
Cambodian cinema is entering a period of creative diversity and international recognition, but access to funding, international partnerships and experienced pro
Cambodian films head to American Film Market 2026
Cambodian films are set to reach the American Film Market 2026 (AFM 2026) in Los Angeles for the first time, opening opportunities to promote Khmer cinema, cult
NA elects Sok Pheng as Takeo lawmaker
The National Assembly (NA) has elected Sok Pheng as a lawmaker for Takeo province during a plenary session, attended by 104 members.
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🤖 AI & Tech (14)
Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
TechCrunch is promoting its Disrupt 2026 event, which runs October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Tickets are on sale with up to $200 off until Sept
Meta's Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
New data from market tracker Apptopia suggests Meta's AI app, Muse, is growing faster on mobile than ChatGPT did at launch. In its first 12 days, Muse had 1.8 m
Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google
Nuclear startup Kairos Power has picked engineering firm Samsung C&T to help build a 50-megawatt test reactor for Google. The goal is to have it running by 2030
Meta's AI agent has been blocked from using Amazon.com
Amazon has blocked Meta's AI assistant, Muse, from buying things on its site. Users started seeing an error message on Sunday night.
The message said an “unaut
X will now tell users when governments have forced it to limit their posts
X says it will now tell users when their posts are shown to fewer people because of local laws. The change expands a tool called Under the Hood, which already s
Oura's $2.2B IPO is mostly a payday for existing shareholders
Smart ring maker Oura wants to raise up to $2.2 billion in its upcoming IPO. The company and its shareholders are offering 50 million shares at $40 to $44 each.
With Tabby, a former accountant is using AI to make accountants obsolete
A former accountant named Ahad Ali has built an AI bookkeeping product called Tabby. It handles clients' paperwork in real time and shows them up-to-date profit
GM can’t ‘bring back’ Apple CarPlay because it never left
General Motors showed a new software screen for its upcoming Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks last week. It includes a redesigned version of Apple CarPlay
Paramount settles lawsuit blocking $110 billion Warner Bros. merger
Paramount has settled with California and 11 other states that sued to block its $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal removes a major obsta
Bungie says it’s ‘not done with Destiny’ and will bring back vaulted content
Bungie says it is bringing back Destiny 2 content that it removed years ago. The company says it is "not done with Destiny".
Six years ago Bungie created the D
Grab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80
Newegg is selling an Xbox wireless controller together with a $50 Xbox gift card for $80. The controller on its own usually costs about $50 to $60.
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Can John Ternus find Apple’s next big thing?
The Verge's Decoder podcast spoke with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman about Apple's new chief executive, John Ternus. Apple's recent iPhone event was Ternus's first bi
iPhone owners can now submit claims in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI settlement
iPhone owners can now claim money from Apple's $250 million Siri settlement. Apple is settling claims that it failed to deliver an AI-powered Siri.
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Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo
Vivo has launched three new flagship phones in China: the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max. The Pro Max is a new top tier for the brand.
The Pro Max is the firs
🎮 Gaming (7)
Wait, how did Lego beat Minecraft to making a city builder?
PC Gamer published a piece asking how Lego managed to release a city builder before Minecraft did. A city builder is a game where you plan roads, homes and serv
Bungie un-cancels Destiny: Vaulted content is coming back as new leadership promises 'Destiny is foundational to our future'
Bungie says it will bring back Destiny content that had been “vaulted”, meaning removed from the game and made unplayable. PC Gamer reported the reversal.
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GTA 5 has true air travel now thanks to the mod I just installed, but they won't let me give me my pals piggybacks onto the plane
A PC Gamer writer installed a mod that adds true air travel to GTA 5. Mods are fan-made changes that alter how a game works.
The mod makes planes fly to proper
Oh good, the pervert's back
PC Gamer ran a short opinion piece headlined “Oh good, the pervert's back”. The title is sarcastic, which signals the writer is not happy about a character retu
Touch grass? Not when AMD has whittled down ray tracing memory usage by 98% for these hardware-sapping bushes and trees
AMD has cut the memory needed for ray-traced grass, bushes and trees by 98 percent, according to PC Gamer. Ray tracing makes light and shadows look real, but it
Alright WoW: Forever gamers, are we team HD models or team old school models?
PC Gamer asked World of Warcraft: Forever players which they prefer: updated high-definition character models, or the old low-polygon ones.
The question came a
WoW: Forever has rendered me a min-maxing hypocrite, and here's how you can join me
A PC Gamer writer admits that WoW: Forever made them do something they used to mock: min-maxing. Min-maxing means playing to squeeze out the best possible numbe
🎬 Entertainment (6)
Paramount-WBD Settlement Sets Up Editorial Independence Board For CNN And CBS News
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery settlement sets up an editorial independence board for CNN and CBS News. It is part of the consent decree that ends the sta
Presley Gerber Death Being Investigated As "Possible Overdose", Cause Deferred Pending Additional Tests
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died at a rehab facility in Santa Monica on Sunday. He was 27.
Santa Monica police said on Monday t
David Ellison Hopes To Close Paramount-WBD Deal "In Approximately Two Weeks" As He Hails Legal Settlement In Company Memo
Paramount chief executive David Ellison told staff the company's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery should close "in approximately two weeks". He wrote the note
Paramount-Warner Bros Penalty If Merger Fails To Release 30 Pics A Year: Divest Miramax
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery settlement includes a penalty if the merged company misses its film targets. It must release 30 or more films a year.
If i
WGA Gets No Writer Layoffs At CBS News, $17.5M For Health Fund As Guild Confirms Settlement Of Lawsuit Against Paramount-WBD Merger
The Writers Guild of America has settled its lawsuit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The guild said it could not keep fighting alone once t
Roel Reiné To Direct ‘Lunar Colony’; Billed As Sci-Fi Thriller Meets Space Age ‘Romeo & Juliet'
Director Roel Reine will make a science-fiction thriller called Lunar Colony. The film is being described as a space-age take on Romeo and Juliet.
The story is
▶️ Video (10)
DeepSeek V4 AI Beats Billion Dollar Systems…For Free
DeepSeek V4 has arrived and it's outperforming systems that cost billions to build — for free. This video breaks down how the open-source model achieves compara
OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.5 Instant: The Good, The Bad And The Insane
A deep dive into OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.5 Instant — the good improvements, the bad trade-offs, and the insane capabilities that nobody saw coming. The video tests r
DeepMind's Insane AI Breakthroughs With CEO Demis Hassabis
An exclusive look at DeepMind's latest AI breakthroughs, featuring a conversation with CEO Demis Hassabis. The video covers new developments in protein folding,
NVIDIA's New AI Turns One Photo Into A World That Never Breaks
NVIDIA's latest AI can take a single photograph and generate an entire explorable 3D world that maintains consistency from every angle. The technology represent
Google's AI endgame is here… everything you missed at I/O 2026
Google I/O 2026 had massive AI announcements that reshape the entire Google ecosystem. This video cuts through the noise and highlights the key reveals — from G
Claude just got another superpower...
Anthropic just dropped a major new capability for Claude. Fireship breaks down what changed, how it works under the hood, and why this makes Claude even more us
A single PR just hijacked the NPM registry...
A single pull request caused chaos in the JavaScript ecosystem by compromising the NPM registry. This video explains the vulnerability, how it was exploited, an
"The Biggest Android Update Ever"
MKBHD breaks down what Google claims is the biggest Android update ever. From generative AI integration at the OS level to radical UI changes and privacy featur
Why New Smartphone Cameras Feel Worse
Despite better hardware specs, smartphone photos increasingly look worse than older models. MKBHD investigates the trend toward computational photography over-p
Claude Code on your Phone is OFFICIAL (it changes everything)
Anthropic officially released Claude Code on mobile, bringing AI-powered coding to your phone. NetworkChuck demonstrates setting up a forever terminal, coding f
📌 Other (12)
RBA Holds Interest Rate Steady at 4.10% in May Decision
Reserve Bank keeps cash rate unchanged as inflation remains within target band.
Big Four Banks Raise Variable Mortgage Rates Following RBA
CBA, Westpac, NAB and ANZ pass on rate changes to variable mortgage customers.
ASX 200 Hits New All-Time High on Mining and Energy Rally
Australian shares reach record levels driven by resources sector strength.
Australian Dollar Falls to Multi-Year Low Against US Dollar
AUD slides past $0.65 USD as commodity prices soften and rate differential widens.
Superannuation Balances Grow 12% Annually on Strong Investment Returns
Australian retirement savings pushed higher by robust equity and property market performance.
Property Market Shows Signs of Cooling as Auction Clearance Rates Drop
Sydney and Melbourne auction markets soften as affordability constraints bite.
Paramount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner merger
Paramount has settled with 12 US states that sued to block its $81bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery. California's attorney general announced the deal on Mond
Airlines urge action after UK flights delayed and cancelled again
A technical fault at the UK's air traffic control centre in Prestwick, Scotland, disrupted flights on Monday. Airports in Scotland, Northern Ireland and norther
Air traffic control failure ‘fixed’ after flight disruption in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England – as it happened
The Guardian ran a live blog covering Monday's air traffic control failure and the day's market news. Oil prices fell, with Brent crude down about 3 percent to
Converse apologizes and pulls ad that critics said evoked racist imagery
Converse removed an Instagram ad after critics said it reminded them of the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The photo showed K-pop singer Karina in a skirt holding a
Trump presses Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian refineries
The Financial Times reported that President Donald Trump has pressed Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop attacking Russian oil refineries. The story
Top Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of midterms
The Financial Times reported that top Republicans have asked President Donald Trump to ban US diesel exports before the November midterms.
Only the headline wa