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The federal government’s decision to include YouTube in its controversial under-16s social media ban could cause “more risk, not less” to young Australians.

‘Ironic’ flaw in Albo’s ‘blunt’ YouTube ban

The Albanese government’s shock decision to include YouTube in its controversial social media ban for young Aussies could end up backfiring – here’s why.

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The first ever Australian-built rocket ship has been launched from Australian soil before crashing back to earth. Picture: Gilmour Space

Rocket crashes 14 seconds after launch

It wasn’t in the air for long, but an Australian-built rocket has been launched from home soil for the first time.

2025 LDV Terron 9. Picture: Supplied

Another Chinese ute to spark Aus price war

Australia’s busy ute market is about to get busier thanks to a new arrival from China that could force leading brands into a price war.

As the massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake rattled Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, a team of surgeons were put on their toes as their operating room shook under the might of the planet’s biggest tremor in 14 years.

Quick-thinking surgeons save patient’s life

Gripping footage has shown how a team of quick-thinking surgeons reacted to the world’s biggest earthquake in 14 years.

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NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace for deep impact.

Odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid strike increase

American space agency NASA will train a powerful telescope on a potentially dangerous asteroid to assess the threat level.

2025 Mazda BT-50. Picture: Supplied

Car giant’s radical change as ute war heats up

One of Australia’s most loved utes has undergone a massive change as iconic brands fight for survival.

Sam Altman Rejects Musk’s Bid on OpenAI: ‘The Company Is Not For Sale’

Sam Altman Rejects Musk’s Bid on OpenAI: ‘The Company Is Not For Sale’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rebuffed a $97.4 billion unsolicited bid for OpenAI from a group of investors, led by Elon Musk.

GWM Cannon Alpha Ultra PHEV. Photo: Supplied

China attacks iconic Aussie utes in new move

Australia’s most popular utes were already under assault from a Chinese rival and the war is about to get a whole lot worse.

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Elon Musk attends the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. (Photo by KEVIN LAMARQUE / POOL / AFP)

Elon Musk’s bombshell $100 billion gambit

Billionaire Elon Musk is known for pushing forward with outlandish takeover bids. He just made his next move.

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The Bureau of Meterology confirmed a large tropical cyclone is set to form “earlier than expected” and smash the West Australian coastline by early Wednesday morning. The storm is currently located to the northwest of Broome and is expected to intensify over the next two days while potentially crossing the east Pilbara or west Kimberly coast as a severe tropical cyclone. Picture: BOM

State braces for days of cyclonic weather

Western Australian residents have been warned a cyclone is expected to hit as the country’s torrent of wild weather shows no sign of slowing down.

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Almost 200 unexploded bombs have been found under a children's playground in the UK. Picture: Supplied

200 bombs found under children’s playground

Parents have been left horrified after discovering something very sinister underneath their local children’s playground.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - DECEMBER 23 2024; Korean couple on their honeymoon Selugi Kim and Kyeongwon Lee pose for a photo at the Opera House forecourt with a view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background as new tourism data for NSW is released. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

Australia’s top singles suburbs revealed

Are you a single lady looking for love? Or a fellow ready to grow up from the bachelor life? Here’s where you need to go to be hit with Cupid’s arrow.

Shopper confronted for leaving dog in car. Picture: TikTok

Shopper confronted, dog allegedly left in car

Footage has captured the fiery moment a woman confronted a shopper for allegedly leaving her dog locked in her car for 20 minutes on a 36 degree day.

A Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla store in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. The first Cybertruck customers will receive the vehicles during a launch event at Tesla's Austin headquarters this week. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Most dangerous car ‘killing its passengers’

A damning new analysis has revealed horrifying details about the most deadly vehicle that’s currently on the road.

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