The Editorial Team

Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Tennis

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: Marc Polmans of Australia celebrates after winning match point during his Men's Singles first round match against Ugo Humbert of France on day three of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros on September 29, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Tennis rocked as Aussie hits umpire in face

Cult Aussie tennis player Marc Polmans has been sensationally disqualified right as he was on the verge of a major breakthrough.

updatedNews Life

Charlotte Sena, nine, is suspected of having been abducted following her disappearance from Moreau Lake State Park early Saturday evening. Picture: Facebook

‘Abducted’ girl found, suspect in custody

A young girl who vanished while camping has been found alive. A suspect allegedly involved in her disappearance is in custody.

Social Media

X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk leaves a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Elon Musk slapped with huge lawsuit

The world’s richest man Elon Musk has been hit with a major lawsuit after he allegedly defamed a US college graduate.

Innovation

Meta announced new AI technology at Meta Connect. Picture: Supplied

Billions impacted as AI goes mainstream

Powerful new technology is being introduced that will impact mainstream apps used by a huge proportion of the world’s population.

Gadgets

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Mark Zuckerberg announces major news

Mark Zuckerberg has announced two major tech products and huge changes to apps used by billions of people.

Military

This grab taken from a handout footage released by the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry on September 19, 2023 show an explosion in mountainous terrain, that Baku claims to be Azerbaijani forces

120k people flee after crushing defeat

About 120,000 Armenians are expected to flee the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan defeated separatist forces.

Mobile Phones

iPhone review. Picture: Andrew Backhouse

‘Ridiculously good’ new iPhone feature

The world’s biggest company has released the most sought-after phone in Australia — this is my take on the new iPhone 15.

Gadgets

Amazon has released new tech today. Picture: Supplied

‘Superhuman’: New Amazon tech released

Amazon has announced a suit of new technology products — including an artificial intelligence supercharged Alexa.

Space

3d rendering. Photorealistic globe with lots of details. (3D terrain and clouds, city lights, reflective oceans...) Source maps are courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory Blue Marble project, for geographical boundaries: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73776 Credit: Reto Stöckli, NASA Earth Observatory http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=79765 Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73934 Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=57747 Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds).

Exact date asteroid could smash Earth

The world will be watching closely as a spacecraft returns to Earth after an epic journey to a potentially dangerous asteroid.

Leaders

Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican

‘Totally embarrassing bimbo’: Groping blasted

A prominent US politician who caused a huge scene while on a date at a musical has been blasted by her fellow conservatives.

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