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Screens really are turning kids into zombies – it’s a medical fact

Screen time rewires children’s brains so they talk less and end up with a decreased IQ, a major international medical study has found. And it’s toddlers who are at greatest risk.

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Australia to get ‘cheapest EV ever’

Chinese automotive juggernaut BYD has hit Australia with another bombshell cut-price electric model, that’s sure to give motorists and competitors plenty to think about.

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Annoying safety features Aussies switch off

Cutting-edge tech designed to save lives could in fact be doing the opposite as Aussies turn away from it in droves.

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Two months after losing her husband in a shark attack at Dee Why, Maria Psillakis has spoken publicly about her grief and her mission to make the ocean safer for others.

Widow’s emotional plea after shark attack

Two months after a devastating shark attack claimed her husband’s life, Maria Psillakis is campaigning for stronger ocean safety measures.

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Trump’s latest nuclear act stuns the world

As the world reacts to US President Donald Trump’s huge nuclear weapons call, this is what an arms race could really mean for the future of humanity.

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Fury as 300 ostriches ‘massacred’ by snipers

A year-long saga has come to a grim end after “professional marksmen” opened fire on 330 ostriches, in what opponents of the cull branded a “massacre”.

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Warning ahead of new e-bike rules

The NSW government is warning of massive fines for non-compliant e-bikes and other mobility devices.

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Labor hits out at social media ban claim

Claims of a rushed timeline for Labor’s new social media laws have been dismissed, with Anika Wells highlighting a key detail in its enforcement.

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E-bikes banned as Aus state cracks down

A common e-bike act has been banned in this Australia state as authorities move to clamp down on a series of worrying incidents.

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Millions are in the firing line for a wild week of rain and thunderstorms as a cold front settles over the east and west coast

City’s coldest November day in 80 years

If you thought it was unusually chilly in one Australian city on Saturday, you’d be right. In fact, it was the coldest November day since 1945.

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Libs make last-ditch net-zero effort

Two Liberal moderates have publicly supported an energy policy that includes net zero as the embattled party’s final decision on the target looms.

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China’s ‘perverse dumping’ in Aus ‘ignored’

The Aussie government is being accused of ignoring potential national security and environment risks posed by China’s ‘perverse dumping’ Down Under.

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Australia’s social media age ban: How it will work

From December 10, Australia will enforce one of the world’s toughest social media bans for teens under 16. Here’s everything you need to know and how they’ll be enforced.

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New road ‘rule’ sparks nationwide confusion

A new road ‘rule’ has sparked nationwide confusion among Aussie drivers with experts rushing to explain what it all means.

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