Free phones for some in Samsung triple-zero ‘debacle’
Some Samsung mobile phone users will get free handsets after being stung by triple-zero issues, but telcos and the electronics giant have stopped short of offering blanket replacements. Testing undertaken…
Class action filed over rates of sexual violence in ADF
Women who allege widespread and systemic sexual abuse, harassment, discrimination and victimisation during their employment within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are taking part in a class action in an…
Young Australians told not to fret lower super balances
Australians are retiring with more in their superannuation accounts than ever before, though most – and particularly women – are falling short of recommended retirement standards. However, younger people should…
Asia shares gain on US-China trade hopes, oil eases
Asian shares rallied on Friday as Wall Street earnings and signs of a thaw in US-China relations boosted investor sentiment, while oil prices eased following fresh US sanctions on Russian…
‘Clearly not too busy’: Rebel lashed in film lawsuit
Aussie A-lister Rebel Wilson’s honesty has been called into question over an expected delay in providing material for a defamation lawsuit brought by an up-and-coming actor. Charlotte MacInnes is the…
St Vincent’s crisis triage: heart doctor Macdonald back on the wards after witchhunt
After nearly seven weeks, senior cardiologist Professor Peter Macdonald is back working at St Vincent’s Hospital today. Wendy Bacon reports. When three doctors from the Alliance of Antisemitism in Health…
Seal deaths raise fears about nasty strain of bird flu
Signs of a highly contagious and deadly strain of bird flu have been observed on a remote Australian sub-Antarctic island for the first time. Scientists say the presence of H5…
The AI avatars driving claims of a “migrant invasion”
A wave of similar AI-generated avatar videos is spreading online claiming a “migrant invasion” and that a “civil riot” is coming from “hard-working Australians. Rachel Jackson from AAP FactCheck investigates.…
Trump pardons Binance crypto platform founder Zhao
US President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Zhao created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform…
China to focus on industrial system, tech self-reliance
China’s Communist Party elite have vowed to build a modern industrial system and make more efforts to achieve technology self-reliance, moves it sees as key to bolstering its position in…