In a pioneering new Australian study, Perth researchers will analyse rates of early preterm birth across the country following reports of drops of up to 90 per cent in other countries during lockdown.
Angela Pownall
Aged care providers will be able to keep using facial recognition technology that can identify pain until June next year, thanks to additional funding.
Sarah Ison
More Sydneysiders are buying up luxury cars in suburbs where some might least expect — and it reveals a changing picture of NSW. SEE THE LIST
Richard Blackburn
It’s no surprise Melburnians like Ferraris and Bentleys in Toorak or those in Kew love Lamborghinis. But new stats reveal a changing picture of the state. SEE THE LIST
Richard Blackburn, Olivia Jenkins
It’s no surprise that Gold Coast drivers love fast supercars, but new data reveals the cars Queenslanders are driving more of as their taste for luxury grows. SEE THE LIST
Dom Tripolone
It’s no surprise Holden is still popular right across South Australia, but there are pockets where car owners are buying up other luxury cars. SEE THE LIST
David McCowen
It’s no surprise that Territorians love Toyota, but new data reveals the cars they are driving more of as their taste for luxury grows. SEE THE LIST
A commercial rocket launched from Australia has reached the edge of space for the first time.
Tiffanie Turnbull
A Perth researcher has secured a $1 million grant from Neale Daniher’s FightMND campaign to develop a pioneering new genetic technology to treat deadly motor neurone disease.
TikTok downloads in the United States will be blocked from Sunday as the Trump administration pushes ahead with plans to ban it from app stores, according to reports.
It is the whistleblower doco every parent — and child — should watch. The Social Dilemma confirms everything we suspected — that technology companies wield far too much power and put profits over morality — and reveals the sheer scale of how they have turned teens into addicts.
Duncan Lay and Ben Pike
The study of a knife made of human excrement and insect researchers with a fear of spiders are among the scientific studies honoured in 2020's Ig Nobel Prizes.
Mark Pratt
The new US company that TikTok’s owner Bytedance plans to form with Oracle intends to hold an initial public offering in about a year, sources say.
Nick Wadhams, Saleha Mohsin and Jennifer Jacobs
The Toyota HiLux is Australia’s best selling ute, the Ford Ranger is the most critically acclaimed, but a new arrival is set to challenge both. See which comes out on top.
Toby Hagon
The cloud computing company’s initial public offering isn’t just creating new fortunes, it’s adding to the wallets of some of the tech world’s biggest names.
Tom Maloney
Fraudsters are using sophisticated scams that mimic government messages to dud Australians out of millions of dollars. Here’s what to watch out for and the plan to stop them.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
A Perth entrepreneur is rattling the tin for $500,00 to launch a ride-sharing app for pets.
Kate Purnell
The sun has begun a new 25-year cycle including more sunspots and eruptions but scientists expect the period to be as calm as the last.
Unsuspecting Australians are being dudded out of millions of dollars online. Here’s what you need to watch out for.
David Aidone
Apple has unveiled its new products and changes to its software to improve your devices. This is how it affects you.
A teacher has been stood down after allegedly allowing high school kids to watch a video of a violent suicide in her classroom — one day after schools had been warned about the sickening footage.
Bethany Hiatt
A space industry company has suffered a setback with its first rocket failing to launch from its South Australian west coast facility.
Tim Dornin
WA mums and dads are being helped to shield their kids from online dangers and predators with an Australian-first app produced by local researchers.
Sarah Brookes
A rocket is about to be launched from the South Australian outback to the edge of space, in a historic first for the state’s space sector.
Claire Bickers
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