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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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Environment

Shocking footage shows ‘eye of fire’

A large fire has erupted in the Gulf of Mexico, with footage showing the strange sight that has been dubbed the “eye of fire”.

Sports Life

Nikhil Kamath admitted to cheating during the chess match.

Youngest billionaire in ‘cheating’ drama

India’s youngest billionaire has apologised for using computer assistance during a charity chess match against a five-time world champion.

UPDATEDEnvironment

Composite image of the snow guage at Perisher on Thursday morning (left) and Wednesday afternoon (right).

Wild image shows just how much snow fell

Snow has blanketed parts of Australia east in a “rare, remarkable” weather event which one image has revealed was up to half a metre deep.

Australian Coronavirus

Vic Business Owners Protest at Flinders St Station. The protest was overtaken by seperate individuals who were looking to cause trouble. Picture Rebecca Michael.

Anti-lockdown protestors arrested

A single covid case from a highly infectious strain has triggered a massive response in Victoria – and landed hundreds of people in isolation.

ReviewMobile Phones

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Best features on ‘dazzling’ cheap phone

New mobile phones are getting ridiculously cheap these days, putting real pressure on companies like Apple and Samsung.

Investing

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows gold plated souvenir Bitcoin coins arranged for a photograph in London. - Bitcoin plunged below 39,000 USD for the first time in more than three months on May 19, 2021 after China said cryptocurrencies would not be allowed in transactions and warned investors against speculative trading in them, despite the country powering most of the world's mining. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

$387 billion surge after crypto bloodbath

The crypto market has rebounded after a brutal week in which comments by Elon Musk and Chinese regulators spooked investors.

Television

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: TV personality Ellen DeGeneres accepts Favorite Daytime TV Host award onstage during the People's Choice Awards 2016 at Microsoft Theater on January 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Show that will replace Ellen’s revealed

Ellen is ending her talk show next year, and now NBC has announced which show will be given the comedian’s timeslot.

Investing

(FILES) In this file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks to media as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant Tesla, on September 3, 2020 in Gruenheide near Berlin. - Whether the topic is transforming the automobile or conquering the next frontier of space, Elon Musk has shown a knack for captivating an audience beyond investors and science geeks. The brash Tesla CEO, now the world's wealthiest person following the electric automaker's meteoric rise, was the quintessential Silicon Valley disruptor -- except he no longer lives in California.On January 7, 2021, Musk surpassed Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos as the world's wealthiest person. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Elon Musk pumps dogecoin with ‘CEO’ tweet

Enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s remarks have a big impact on crypto markets — and the market closely watches his statements.

Investing

Beijing, China - December 29, 2017: Two months after the closure of Chinese exchanges, Bitcoin price broke $11000 in December 2, 2017, and some new forks of Bitcoin were launched: Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Btcoin Gold (BTG), Bitcoin Diamond (BCD). Photos of cryptocyrrencies Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, dogecoin with trditional money, new currency system, full depth of focus istock image

Crypto plunges in two-hour bloodbath

The price of bitcoin has taken a hit after China announced a renewed crackdown. Now other cryptos are also dropping fast.

Internet

Twitch reacts to hot tub drama

Twitch has responded to the firestorm around ‘hot tub” live streams — and announced the creation of a special new category.

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