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Beloved croc ‘Big John’ found decapitated. Picture: Instagram

Beloved croc ‘Big John’ found decapitated

A five-metre saltwater crocodile, revered as a local “icon”, has been found in a disturbing state.

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Insidious new influencer trend taking over

An unlikely new brand of “influencers” are popping up on social media – and there’s a dark truth about why Aussies can’t get enough of them.

Two women, identified as TikTokers Dasha Vladimirovna, 21, and Karina Evgenyevna, 19, alongside an unidentified male, have been arrested after filming a social media video earlier today in front of a burning oil depot in Adler, Southwestern Russia, which was targeted last night in a large-scale drone attack by Ukraine. Influencers arrested after posting TikTok video posing in front of flaming Russian plant after Ukrainian strike, TikTokers Dasha Vladimirovna, 21, and Karina Evgenyevna, 19, were filmed rapping in front of the burning facility., Picture: TikTok

WATCH: TikTokers pose in a war zone

Two influencers have been arrested after posing in front of a burning oil refinery amidst a raging war. Watch the video.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Musk threat to leave Tesla, gets $42 billion

Tesla’s board has approved a massive deal to keep Elon Musk but there is a catch.

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Cyclone Alfred is a category 2 cyclone as of Tuesday morning. Picture: Windy.com.

Intensifying cyclone’s path ‘highly uncertain’

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is tipped to strengthen through the week, with a risk it could move back towards Queensland’s coast within days.

American podcaster Joe Rogan. Picture: YouTube

‘Eerily human’: Storm over Rogan’s AI post

Joe Rogan has claimed a humanoid robot took an “aggressive” lunge at a person in China. But keen-eyed commenters say he’s overblown the footage.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has today announced a new set of telco rules to better protect victims of domestic, family and sexual violence.

‘Critical’ new rules to help abuse victims

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has announced a new set of rules to better protect victims of domestic, family and sexual violence.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos - JULY 25 2023: People are seen on their mobile phones during lunch time in the Sydney CBD. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Aussies promised big change for calls, texts

Aussies would be able to make calls and texts from wherever they can see the sky or during natural disasters in less than three years.

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New Zealand’s defence minister has warned a flotilla of Chinese warships conducting military drills off the coast of Australia are packing “extremely capable” weapons - with a range of up to 1000km.

‘1000km missiles’: Scary new warship detail

A scary new detail on the “extremely capable” firepower of Chinese warships that conducted live fire testing off the coast of Australia has emerged.

The DJI Flip drone can be flown from and caught easily on the palm of your hand, thanks to its propeller guards.

Flying camera launches from the palm of your hand

Critics have dubbed it the Flop, but we reckon this drone is one of the best gadgets we’ve reviewed in years. SEE THE PICS, VIDEOS

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A tropical cyclone developing off the coast of Queensland may be upgraded to a category three tropical cyclone by the middle of the week. The Bureau of Meteorology declared the tropical cyclone, which began developing in the northern Coral Sea, as category one 5pm Sunday afternoon, approximately 910km east northeast of Cairns and moving in an easterly direction. Despite bringing strong winds and lashings of rain, the bureau said the tropical cyclone is currently moving slowly eastwards and is “well offshore of the north Queensland coast”.

When tropical cyclone could hit coast

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has formed and is expected to quickly intensify, with new predictions revealing when it could hit Australia’s coast.

‘Abhorrent’: Popular app fined nearly $1m

The service has been issued the major fine after being slow out of the blocks to answer key questions from Australia’s online regulator.

(FILES) Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. A team from Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to visit the command center of the US federal aviation regulator on February 17, 2025, with a brief for suggesting safety improvements in the wake of a deadly crash in Washington last month. The visit, announced on Sunday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has raised some eyebrows given the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has investigated and fined SpaceX on numerous occasions -â sometimes over safety issues. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

‘Corrupt’: Musk called out over dodgy move

Tensions in the US have erupted after Elon Musk made sweeping cuts to a government department in which he has a huge conflict of interest.

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North Korea has been accused of a huge hack.

$2b stolen in biggest crypto heist in history

North Korean cyber criminals are feared to have carried out the “worst hack in history” after a $2 billion crypto heist was uncovered.

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