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The Tesla Takedown has gone too far.

Tesla abuse officially out of control

A Tesla user has spoken out after her car was attacked as the backlash against Elon Musk’s car brand gets even wilder.

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American philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gestures during an event in New Delhi on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Gates: ‘AI will replace two major professions’

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said breakthroughs in AI have exceeded his expectations as he made a huge call on work.

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A string of cutting-edge maritime innovations out of China have sounded alarms for defence analysts across the globe, with fears growing the new technologies could be used in a potential invasion of Taiwan.

Eerie satellite picture sparks invasion fears

An image taken near the home of China’s South Sea Fleet has prompted dire predictions from defence analysts who believe it could be a precursor to war.

25 FEBRUARY 2025. The Defence Department has released more pictures of the Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, which have now moved back into Australia's EEZ and are roughly 300 kilometres east of Hobart. Peopleâs Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang. *** Local Caption *** As part of Australiaâs whole-of-government maritime border protection efforts, Defence routinely monitors all maritime traffic in our Exclusive Economic Zone and maritime approaches. Australia respects the right of all states under international law to exercise freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace, just as we expect others to respect our right to do the same. Picture: Australian Defence Force

Fresh warning as China sparks arms race

A massive arms race is sweeping the Asia-Pacific region as countries like Australia grow alarmed over the China threat.

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Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual II with Software Upgrade (SWUP) is launched from the USS Preble (DDG 88) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii as part of Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-32 (FTM-32), held March 28, 2024. During FTM-32, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted an intercept of an advanced Medium Range Ballistic Missile (courtesy photo/released)

Australia backs ‘powerful’ US missile test

In a show of military force across the region, Australia and the US have conducted missile tests off the coast of Hawaii.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 27: Workers continue to investigate and search for victims at the scene after the cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge yesterday causing it to collapse, on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Two survivors were pulled from the Patapsco River and six missing people are presumed dead after the Coast Guard called off rescue efforts. A work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30am on Tuesday morning. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bridge collapse exposes ticking time bomb

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed by a cargo ship and the disaster has exposed a monstrous problem.

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Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell gives evidence at the Royal Commission today. MUST CREDIT - Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

‘Stand up’: Defence boss’ final vow

Australia’s Defence chief has used his final remarks at the Royal Commission to make a moving vow about the military’s suicide crisis.

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Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell gives evidence at the Royal Commission today. MUST CREDIT - Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

‘Stand up’: Defence boss’ final vow

Australia’s Defence chief has used his final remarks at the Royal Commission to make a moving vow about the military’s suicide crisis.

This handout screegrab courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board taken on March 26, 2028, shows part of the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sitting on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. A major bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors, after a heavily laden cargo ship lost power and smashed into a support column despite desperate attempts to stop in time. Six people -- all members of a nighttime construction crew repairing potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge -- were missing and feared dead, according to officials and media reports. (Photo by National Transportation Safety Board / Youtube / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Grim discovery in ute after bridge collapse

Specialist divers combing the ice-cold waters of the Baltimore harbour have made a grim discovery inside a red pick-up truck after the bridge disaster.

New off-road sub-brand for popular car maker

A leading brand is adding some off-road cred to its SUV range to tempt more adventurous buyers.

‘Silence is the enemy’: Inside bridge hell

‘Silence is the enemy’: Inside bridge hell

The 22 crew of the container ship MV Dali had just 251 seconds to avert disaster before the 100,000-tonne vessel slammed into the US city of Baltimore’s main bridge.

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Furious crossbench fires up at government

Furious crossbench fires up at government

The government’s contentious new migration legislation has upset the crossbench, which delayed the start of question time.

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This grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on March 12, 2024 reportedly shows a destroyed military vehicle of the Ukrainian troops in the border area between Russia and Ukraine in the Belgorod region. According to the ministry statement, sabotage and reconnaissance groups of Ukrainian forces were destroyed at the Nekhoteyevka border crossing. Pro-Ukrainian militias staged a brazen cross-border raid on Tuesday, claiming to take control of a Russian village, as Kyiv launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war. Groups of pro-Kyiv volunteer fighters, made up of Russians who oppose the Kremlin, said that they had broken into the Kursk and Belgorod regions, while Moscow said it had fired rockets and artillery to foil the attempted incursion. (Photo by Handout / Russian Defence Ministry / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘We are next’: War fears engulf Europe

A chorus of alarm is sounding out across the continent as a re-energised Russia looks set to accelerate its war with Ukraine.

VANDALIA, OHIO - MARCH 16: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024 in Vandalia, Ohio. The rally was hosted by the Buckeye Values PAC. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘Dangerous’: Australia’s Trump challenge

A fresh array of problems are in store for Anthony Albanese if Republican candidate Donald Trump assumes power in November.

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