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Musk helps patient write name for first time

Telepathic communication is finally here

A quadriplegic patient has made history controlling a computer with her thoughts after receiving Elon Musk’s revolutionary brain implant.

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The Australian Weather Calendar 2021, Front of Parliament House after hail storm. File number 20200046. 46th Parliament. Parliament House Canberra. 20 January 2020. Image David Foote - AUSPIC/DPS

‘Bigger, more frequent’ hail for Aus cities

Younger Aussies are being warned to expect bigger and more frequent hail into the future, with a new study revealing which cities are most at risk.

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A viral TikTok shows someone dousing water on chalk-marked tyres. Picture: wxirua/TikTok

‘25 years jail’: warning over parking hack

Aussie drivers are being warned against a common parking trick that could land drivers in prison.

This undated handout image released on March 1, 2022 by Marinha Portuguesa (Portuguese Navy) shows the merchant ship Felicity Ace adrift after a fire broke out on board on February 16 off the Portuguese coast. - A freighter carrying thousands of luxury vehicles which caught fire almost two weeks ago off the Azores archipelago, got shipwrecked on March 1, 2022, the Portuguese Navy announced. (Photo by Handout / Portuguese Navy / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

EVs banned after ship fires

A major player in American shipping has issued a ban on electric vehicles following devastating fires at sea.

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Residents in northern Western Australia have been warned of a tropical cyclone forming on the Kimberley coast, bringing intense ranfall and gale-force winds as soon as Monday.The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a tropical cyclone watch for residents between Cockatoo Island to Bidyadanga, including Broome, which began developing near the north of the Kimberley coast and is 425 kilometres north northeast of Broome.

Cyclone threat for Aussie tourist town

Residents have been warned to stay inside and secure their belongings as a tropical cyclone threatens to develop and smash the coast in the next 24-48 hours.

A Great White Shark has been sited this morning at Haunted Bay, Maria Island. PIC: SUPPLIED - GENERIC.

Reason for Aussie shark attack spike

The number of shark attacks has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, with scientists putting it down to a number of factors, including climate change.

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Jo has $0, no bank account and no bills

Jo Nemeth quit her corporate job ten years ago and has managed to live without a single cent to her name since. But one issue is threatening to disrupt her way of life.

Legrand Excel Life Kitchen. Picture: Supplied

‘Game changer’: $300 item we all need

It doesn’t look like much, but according to one Aussie mum, if you’re going to make one change to your home this year, it should be this.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. FEBRUARY 23, 2024: Managing Director of ABC, David Anderson appears before a Public Hearing of The Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

ABC’s apology to former Aussie soldier

An independent review of ABC war crime reporting that sparked criticism for editing gunshot footage has found the broadcaster failed in its duty to its audience.

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Astronomers raise likelihood of asteroid strike

‘One in 43’ chance asteroid strikes Earth

Astronomers have raised the likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth to a brow-sweating 2.3 per cent.

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National flags of the USA, Australia and Great Britain are seen in front of the USS Asheville, a Los Angeles-class nuclear powered fast attack submarine, at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Picture: NCA NewsWire / pool / Richard Wainwright

Marles’ high stakes AUKUS meeting

Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles is heading to Washington DC to talk AUKUS with his new counterpart in Donald Trump’s administration.

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BATHURST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Sheldon van der Linde driver of the #32 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 during the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama on February 02, 2025 in Bathurst, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

The ‘huge thing’ driving car sales

Turbocharged performance on the track has helped put car makers in the fast lane.

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More than 100 snakes were found in a western Sydney backyard. Picture: Facebook/Reptile Relocation Sydney.

Man told to move after horror yard find

Many people say they would have to move house after seeing the disturbing video.

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The car colours that costs more to insure

It turns out that if Aussies pick these coloured cars, it’ll cost you more in insurance – and the reason will shock you.

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