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UK urged to rethink socials ban after Australia scheme ‘fell apart in two weeks’

The Billion Dollar Brick: AUKUS and the Illusion of Sovereign Capability

U534 U-Boat submarine on display, by Dave Verwer, on Flickr "U534 U-Boat" by Dave Verwer (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) A few months ago, I wrote about the growing graveyard of “smart” home devices — expensive bit…

Keir Starmer confirms social media ban for all children under 16

World Cup stadiums charging £14 for a can of Stella

Predator of the Day: Pedo Wins State Award

Somehow, the police check allegedly missed the decade-plus of convictions.

26-year-old woman revealed her ‘f**k it’ list as she plans to pass away by ‘assisted dying’

Downfall (2004) - Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray Hardbox - Imprint Collection #632

Man killed by 15 ft shark while on fishing trip with his family

Sleepwalking Off a Digital Cliff: Australia's Surveillance Infrastructure, Layer by Layer

In 2020, journalists asked Australian police forces whether they were using Clearview AI — the American company that scraped three billion social media photos without consent to build a facial recogni…

A dance teacher swung a dead kitten by its tail at a wharf and threw it into the ocean, then her mum said she was having a mental health crisis

Unicorns Build Monocultures

Every few months, Australia’s business press discovers a new emergency. Right now it’s the capital gains tax. According to the usual commentators — founders, VCs, and their aligned media — Labor’s mov…

Episode 120: The 2026 Eurovangie Awards

A finish line on a fault line

Inside the return of the Tour of Azerbaijan – and the uneasy politics surrounding cycling’s newest comeback race.

“An industry we cannot escape”

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Episode 119: Eurovision Recap 2026

Eyes Wide Shut

A few days ago I was listening to an episode of It Could Happen Here — Cooper Quintin and Colonel Panic from the EFF walking through the American surveillance state. Flock cameras on every corner. Cel…

Fortnite Returns to the App Store Worldwide as Epic Signals 'Final Battle' With Apple

A father of two was spearfishing off Perth’s paradise island, then a 13ft great white attacked him just as he reached the boat

How Melbourne’s AI and Data Center Flywheel Is Accelerating Research Innovation

Scott Hastings death at just 61 a ‘huge loss for Scottish rugby’

I thought I had a cold but it turned out to be a deadly cancer

Outrage after FBI director Kash Patel snorkels at Pearl Harbor shipwreck

Scientist holed up in Antarctic lab ‘pulls 11inch homemade knife on colleague’

Dogs In Space - Aus film 1986 -

Spain Looks to Ban Social Media for Under-16s, Joining Others in Europe

Speaking on Tuesday at a summit in the United Arab Emirates, Sánchez criticized technology companies for allowing harmful content like child abuse and deepfake images.