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E-scooters could be banned for good in some Aussie cities as doctors raise the alarm over the terrible injuries they are seeing from crashes - with one warning of “lasting, lifelong effects”.

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Major city’s call on ‘dangerous’ e-scooters

E-scooters could be banned for good in some Aussie cities as doctors raise the alarm over the terrible injuries they are seeing from crashes – with one warning of “lasting, lifelong effects”.

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Suicide pod doctor’s sudden death shocks

A Swiss euthanasia advocate has died months after he was accused of strangling the first person to use a controversial 3D-printed “suicide capsule”.

Female programmer is giving an interactive training session, focusing on hands-on learning in digital classroom environment. Software developer, artificial intelligence and programming concept.

State’s $28m AI plan revealed

Company workers aren’t the only ones facing an AI tidal wave, with one state announcing a new $28m drive to embed the tech revolution into its public sector.

AI could have a huge impact on Aussie workers.

‘Every 15yo just lost their job’: Horror future

A video showing an Aussie fast-food restaurant using an AI drive-through revealed entry-level jobs – typically taken up by Aussie teens – could be on the chopping block.

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Japan warns the world has “entered a new era of crisis”. And it has reached out to Australia for help in standing against its aggressive neighbours – including China.

Sign world has ‘entered a new era of crisis’

One of Australia’s neighbours and key allies has issued a chilling warning as tensions within the region explode to alarming new levels.

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The South China Sea is at boiling point, with the United States threatening to intervene after an armed Chinese ship rammed and damaged a Philippine Coast Guard cutter.

‘Boiling point’: New conflict explodes

A new “firestorm” has erupted between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, sending shockwaves across the world.

(FILES) A photo taken on October 4, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a smartphone and a laptop displaying the logos of the artificial intelligence OpenAI research laboratory and ChatGPT robot. OpenAI on March 13, 2024 announced partnerships with French daily Le Monde and Spanish conglomerate Prisa Media, saying it intends to develop news-related uses of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool. OpenAI will be able to use content from Le Monde and Prisa Media publications including El Pais, Cinco Dias, and El Huffpost to train the models powering its artificial intelligence, the San Francisco-based company said in an online post. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)

‘Guardrails’: Looming crackdown on AI

Australia is mulling over options that would impose mandatory guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.

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Billionaire set to do first civilian space walk

Billionaire set to do first civilian space walk

Billionaire blasting off on five-day space mission, set to become first private citizen to complete a space walk

Two Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler jets fly in formation with two United States Air Force B-2 Bomber aircraft. Picture: FSGT Christopher Dickson

Scary reason $3b US war machines are in Aus

A grim sight appeared “out of nowhere” over Australian skies recently – and it reveals a chilling, “rapidly deteriorating” situation.

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One word super-powered AI won’t say

Almost two years into the artificial intelligence explosion, one Microsoft executive says there’s still a major flaw that is holding everything back.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos. August 19 2024. Commuters ride a metro train on the opening day of the Sydney Metro. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Sydney instantly falls in love with Metro

As Sydney’s beloved new Metro enters its first weekend, ridership numbers have just passed an epic milestone.

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The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) prepares to moor at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Picture: US Navy Photo, Petty Officer 1st Class Victoria Mejicanos

Major milestone in nuke subs dream

A major milestone has just been hit in Australia’s ambition to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

RED SEA (Jan. 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) conducts a vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) while the ships operate in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) in the Red Sea, Jan. 8. Led by Combined Task Force 153 of Combined Maritime Forces, OPG represents a focused, international effort to address maritime security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security. More than 20 countries are taking part in the operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Krucke)

Australia’s big move to stop rebel attacks

Australia will lead a taskforce defending a pivotal global trade route against Houthi insurgents.

This picture taken on November 18, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 19, 2022 shows the test-firing of the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

South Korea toys with the unthinkable

Amid worrying times, South Korea is considering building nuclear weapons of its own in what could create a “balance of terror”.

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