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A conference has been told that hackers are becoming more audacious in attacks on Australian firms. (Rounak Amini/AAP PHOTOS)

SecurityPremium'Dumb, rich and insured': hackers target Aussie firms

Australian businesses are growing targets for online criminal gangs and an executive whose company was attacked warns it is hard to avoid.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Bradley Pang with Elena.

WA NewsCommentsHow an old laptop, an audio clip and AI gave Elena a voice

A Perth speech pathologist has taken out a top honour at this year’s WA Disability Support Awards for helping a client with motor neurone disease find her voice using breakthrough AI technology.

Harriet Flinn

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TECHNOLOGYPremiumMajor data breach rocks Aussie schools, unis

A major cybersecurity breach has compromised the personal data of tens of thousands of Australian students across schools and universities – leaving institutions scrambling.

David Hannant

Comet (C/2025 R3) off the coast at the moment. Is not a naked eye object, but it can be seen with binoculars. Pictured is an image taken by an automated telescope with a 9 minute exposure time. Supplied

SpaceCommentsRare comet to pass through WA skies this week

West Australians have an opportunity to witness a piece of space history this week when an ancient comet passes through. Here’s how to see it.

Tegwen Bescoby

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NewsPremiumFirm fined after scam costs customers $45k

A telco firm has been sanctioned after failing to stop a scam which saw customers lose out on more than $45,000.

David Hannant

Australian comedian Alex Williamson (right) has received widespread backlash after he posted a ‘sickening’ TikTok video, making fun of Kumanjayi Little Baby’s abduction in the Northern Territory last month.

Social mediaComedian slammed for ‘vile’ joke about Kumanjayi Little Baby

An Australian comedian has been stood down from his football club and received widespread backlash after he posted a ‘sickening’ TikTok video, making fun of Kumanjayi Little Baby’s disappearance.

Katherine Kraayvanger

CDC chief executive Greg Boorer said the contract win is a “massive tick of approval for Australia as a global hub for intelligence generation”.

ContractingCommentsPremiumInfratil soars as CDC signs monster Aussie data centre deal

CDC Data Centres is forecasting a surge in earnings over the next three years after agreeing Australia’s largest data centre contract, stoking the value of its largest holder Infratil.

Tracy Withers

Canva founders Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams.

BusinessCommentsPremiumCanva slapped with $792,000 fine for missed reports

Graphic design giant Canva has been slapped with $792,000 in penalties after the corporate regulator alleged four companies within the group failed to lodge financial reports on time.

Ryan Johnson

Meta has announced a new suite of AI-based tools to help crack down on teens skirting the social media ban. Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

NEWSPremiumNew AI tools for teen social media crackdown

Kids who think they can skirt Australia’s world-first social media ban have been put on notice after this move by a global tech giant.

Jack Nivison

A report by the McKell Institute found EV registrations soared by 119 per cent per year since 2021 in western Sydney. NewsWire / David Crosling

NewsPremiumRoad tax proposal could end ‘bad’ fuel excise

Motorists on the fringes of Australia’s biggest cities are driving uptake in EVs, with a bold proposal aiming to save road users thousands.

Nathan Schmidt

Has anyone imagined what Alice in Wonderland would be like as a rom-com?

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Twist on classics a nice change from rush to AI apocalypse

When an AI platform recently announced it was allowing users to rewrite more than 20 classic novels, essentially using literature for LOLs, it unsurprisingly generated significant outrage. 

Ben O'Shea

Ben O'Shea

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NewsPremiumMassive quake rocks holiday island near Bali

Indonesia has been rocked by a massive earthquake located east of Bali.

Blake Antrobus

The power banks have been recalled over lithium battery worries.

TechnologyComments‘STOP USING IMMEDIATELY’: Popular power bank recalled

Aussies have been urged to stop using a popular portable charger immediately over concerns it could catch on fire. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Australia is being urged to look at an alternative submarine plan to AUKUS. NewsWire / Pool / Richard Wainwright

POLITICSPremiumWong quashes AUKUS backup plan

The Albanese government is being urged to look at Japanese submarines as a backup plan amid fresh doubt over AUKUS.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Novespace Airbus A310 Zero G

SpaceCommentsWA scientists to go Zero-G for space research mission

WA scientists are preparing to experience zero gravity for a landmark mission testing research that could one day support life on Mars.

Caitlin Vinci

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NewsPremiumTeen faces seven charges after e-bike chase

A Sydney teenager faces seven charges after allegedly leading police on an e-bike chase amid a crackdown on illegal and dangerous use of electric bikes.

Samina Rakhshani

A GoFund me page has been set up to support 24yo Kalamunda Cougars Football player Josh Davis' battle with cancer.

Public HealthCommentsYoung footballer’s cancer battle sparks skin check plea

The father of a young footballer diagnosed with stage four melanoma after a routine scan has urged the sporting community to be vigilant over skin checks.

Glen Quartermain

J Craig Venter bet he could use a different technique to speed up decoding the human genome. (AP PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumScientist who won race to sequence human genome dies

Pioneering scientist and entrepreneur J Craig Venter, who beat a massive government effort to map the human genome, has died at 79.

Adithi Ramakrishnan

World leading technology is coming to a WA University in a bid to develop revolutionary tools for illicit substance testing and forensic research, to be used to streamline our justice system. Inset: Dr Raychelle Burks.

TechnologyVideoCommentsPremiumWorld-leading tech to boost WA illicit substance testing

World leading technology is coming to a WA University in a bid to develop revolutionary tools for illicit substance testing and forensic research, to be used to streamline our justice system.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Showers are forecast for Melbourne over the weekend. NewsWire/Ian Currie

WEATHERPremiumMillions of Aussies brace for cold front

Millions of Aussies are bracing for a cold front over the country’s southeast this weekend, after weeks of unseasonable autumn warmth.

Ike Morris

Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Atlassian.

BusinessCommentsPremiumInside Atlassian’s ‘kick-ass’ quarter

Atlassian’s stock price has soared after the Australian software giant smashed analyst expectations in its third quarter results, defying fears AI would erode demand for its workplace software.

Ryan Johnson

A poliovirus strain has been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, triggering a surge in testing for the potentially debilitating disease. Image: Supplied

HealthPremium‘Significant’: Poliovirus detected in Australia

Wastewater testing has detected poliovirus for the first time in one Aussie state, prompting authorities to ramp up testing.

Emma Kirk

Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges OpenAI ditched its mission to build AI for the public good. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsPremiumMusk says he missed 'fine print' about OpenAI

Elon Musk has sparred with a lawyer for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in a trial over the firm's pivot away from its non-profit status.

Staff Writers

ViaSat satellite launched by SpaceX rocket

BusinessPremiumNew satellite to boost internet across regional WA

Regional and remote Australians could see more reliable satellite internet from later this year after Viasat successfully launched a new satellite over the Asia-Pacific region.

Ryan Johnson