PNG calls for ‘buffer zone’ with Indonesia amid concerns over West Papua conflict
Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started holding annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation, while PNG proposes building a 10km-wide demilitarised “buffer zone” along its border with Indonesia. ⌘ Read more

Victorian music festival cancelled at last minute due to fire safety, permit problems
A festival that has been running for 30 years has been cancelled just days before it was due to begin. ⌘ Read more

Swiss Illegal Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Shut Down
Longtime Slashdot reader krouic shares a report from Europol: From November 24-28, 2025, Europol supported an action week conducted by law enforcement authorities from Switzerland and Germany in Zurich, Switzerland. The operation focused on taking down the illegal cryptocurrency mixing service Cryptomixer, which is suspected of facilitating cybercrime and money laundering. … ⌘ Read more

E-bike rider killed in Sydney crash as premier announces 250-watt limit
The rider, a man aged in his 30s, was treated by paramedics but could not be saved. ⌘ Read more

Perth Bears confirm first two signings for inaugural NRL season
The NRL’s Perth expansion team secures the signature of former Bulldogs halfback Toby Sexton and England international Harry Newman for their inaugural season in 2027. ⌘ Read more

Steam On Linux Use Easily Hits An All-Time High In November
The Steam Survey results are out for November 2025 and continue to be very positive for the growing adoption of Linux gaming thanks to the success of the Steam Deck, the underlying Steam Play (Proton) software, and now further excitement thanks to the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame… ⌘ Read more

Sea snake deaths at WA heritage site baffle authorities
Locals and marine life experts have raised concern over an increased amount of reptiles washing up on WA’s north-west shores, with reports of stranded sea snakes and turtles. ⌘ Read more

FreeBSD 15.0 Now Officially Available With Many Software Updates, Reproducible Builds
FreeBSD 15.0 is officially released as the newest major update to this leading BSD operating system… ⌘ Read more

Smartphones At Age 12 Linked To Worse Health
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania finds that preteens who own smartphones by age 12 have significantly higher odds of depression, obesity, and poor sleep compared to their peers. Axios reports: Kids who owned a smartphone at age 12 were found to have about 31% higher odds of depression, 40% higher odds of obesity and 62% higher odds of insufficient sleep than their peers … ⌘ Read more

Right to repair reforms to be expanded to farm machinery
After years of depending on dealership networks for essential repairs, farmers will have the right to fix their own equipment. ⌘ Read more

Apple AI Chief Retiring After Siri Failure
Apple’s longtime AI chief John Giannandrea is retiring, with former Microsoft and Google AI leader Amar Subramanya stepping in to take over. MacRumors notes the retirement comes after the company’s repeated delays in delivering its revamped Siri and internal turmoil that led to an AI team exodus. From the report: Giannandrea will serve as an advisor between now and 2026, with former Micro … ⌘ Read more

Father and son accused of illegally sinking fishing vessel
Two Ulladulla fishermen have been charged under federal sea-dumping laws over the alleged deliberate sinking of an unseaworthy trawler. ⌘ Read more

Red Bull expresses ‘regret’ as engineer’s call leads to Antonelli abuse
Red Bull retracts suggestions made by its engineer that Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli deliberately let Lando Norris overtake him at the Qatar Grand Prix. ⌘ Read more

Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers To Build Its Surveillance AI
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Flock, the automatic license plate reader and AI-powered camera company, uses overseas workers from Upwork to train its machine learning algorithms, with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the United States, according to material … ⌘ Read more

Bulldogs’ top AFLW draft pick wants to join Kangaroos
The Kangaroos’ domination of the AFLW is set to be given another boost, with a former number one draft pick confirming she wants to head to North. ⌘ Read more

Man sentenced to 17 years in jail for murder of Melbourne doctor
Ashley Gordon grew up in the Victorian coal mining town of Morwell and went on to become a doctor before he was murdered. ⌘ Read more

Former prince Andrew stripped of remaining royal titles
Andrew has been under renewed pressure in recent weeks over his relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has been summoned to appear before a US congressional panel investigating Epstein. ⌘ Read more

Shark scare, Ashes ambitions and sub tour star in WA’s November photo picks
Our photographers take you inside a nuclear-powered submarine, one of the biggest sporting events in Perth, and a near-miss with one of the ocean’s most brutal predators. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Person in potentially life-threatening condition after wall collapses
Paramedics received reports a wall collapsed at an industrial site in Brisbane’s West End at about 8:30am. ⌘ Read more

Man thought he was ‘attacking the devil’ during fatal Broome stabbing
Ian Ralph Brooke has been found unfit to stand trial for murder, with a special proceedings hearing underway. ⌘ Read more

Austria’s Rebel Nuns Refuse To Give Up Instagram To Stay In Their Convent
Three Austrian nuns in their 80s who escaped a care home and reclaimed their old convent are refusing the church’s offer to stay because it requires them to quit Instagram, stop speaking to the press, and avoid legal counsel – conditions they call a gag order. Their standoff with church authorities has now escalated to the Vatic … ⌘ Read more

Greek astronomy is ancient; this Wiradjuri knowledge is far older
All 88 internationally recognised constellations have European origins. But First Nations astronomy tells older, beautiful stories that contain invaluable lessons and knowledge. ⌘ Read more

Matildas coach calls out Australian football’s ‘inferiority complex’
Joe Montemurro echoes the words of former Matildas boss Alen Stajcic in offering a frank review of the culture surrounding the world game in Australia. ⌘ Read more

Princess’s popularity spurs calls to ditch male-only succession in Japan
Historically, Japan has had numerous women monarchs. But current laws prevent the emperor’s daughter from succeeding him — and politicians, including the prime minister, support the status quo. ⌘ Read more

Zipcar To End UK Operations
“The car-sharing company, first launched in the U.S. in 2000, has been active in the UK since 2010 and has just under half a million members,” writes Slashdot reader guesstral. “‘I’m writing to let you know that we are proposing to cease the UK operations of Zipcar,’ wrote Zipcar UK’s general manager, James Taylor, in an email to members today. He went on to say that Zipcar will temporarily suspend new bookings after D … ⌘ Read more

Five women accuse father-son Bowen therapists of sexual misconduct
Five women allege sexual misconduct against a Ballarat Bowen therapy business run by a father-son duo. ⌘ Read more

Government appointments often ‘look like nepotism’, long-awaited review finds
A report into government appointments to boards has savaged the system, which it found too often allowed governments to award friends or pick candidates for political purposes, eroding trust with the public. ⌘ Read more

Insider speaks out after major charity rocked by mass resignations
A Lions Club member who ordered an investigation into how Need for Feed subsidised volunteer drivers is speaking out after recommendations to improve transparency were not implemented. ⌘ Read more

Korea’s Coupang Says Data Breach Exposed Nearly 34 Million Customers’ Personal Information
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang over the weekend said nearly 34 million Korean customers’ personal information had been leaked in a data breach that had been ongoing for more than five months. The company said it first detected the unaut … ⌘ Read more

Live: Wall Street wobbles as Bitcoin continues to dive
Cryptocurrency prices continue to come under pressure, while global stocks fell and bond yields rose overnight. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ Read more

Egg shortage becomes egg oversupply with farmers unable to sell product
The industry was plagued by bird flu 12 months ago, but some producers are now struggling to sell their product due to a faster-than-expected recovery. ⌘ Read more

NT announces childcare compliance ‘crackdown’ after toddler’s death
The Northern Territory government has announced a “crackdown” on compliance at childcare centres across the territory, following the death of a toddler at a rural Darwin centre in 2023. ⌘ Read more

New York Now Requires Retailers To Tell You When AI Sets Your Price
New York has become the first state in the nation to enact a law requiring retailers to disclose when AI and personal data are being used to set individualized prices [non-paywalled source] – a measure that lawyers say will make algorithmic pricing “the next big battleground in A.I. regulation.”

The law, enacted through the state budget, … ⌘ Read more

Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal. ⌘ Read more

‘Everything’s gone’: Man who lost home in Geraldton fires grateful for support
A home owner who lost his house and his cat to a bushfire in Geraldton, in WA’s Mid West, says “karma” is looking for anyone who may have deliberately lit the blazes. ⌘ Read more

Filmmaker breaks silence on Aboriginal clan leader’s alleged murder by police
Acclaimed filmmaker George Gittoes has revealed a former NT police officer told him he witnessed his colleagues taking a Yolŋu clan leader out to shoot him and dump his body in Darwin Harbour in 1934. ⌘ Read more

Btrfs In Linux 6.19 Adds Experimental Features, Continues Preparations For FSCRYPT
SUSE engineer David Sterba submitted the Btrfs pull request for Linux 6.19 on Friday, ahead of the Linux 6.18 stable kernel release that took place on Sunday. This copy-on-write file-system continues seeing some enticing feature work and other improvements for this next version of the Linux kernel… ⌘ Read more

Premier’s Bendigo East electorate flagged as ‘target seat’ for Nationals
Nationals favourite Andrew Lethlean is tight-lipped on whether he will challenge Premier Jacinta Allan in Bendigo East next year. ⌘ Read more

Singapore Extends Secondary School Smartphone Ban To Cover Entire School Day
Singapore’s Ministry of Education has announced that secondary school students will be banned from using smartphones and smartwatches throughout the entire school day starting January 2026, extending current restrictions beyond regular lesson time to cover recess, co-curricular activities, and supplementary lessons. Under … ⌘ Read more

Live: Government to establish landmark probe into ADF sexual violence
A landmark inquiry into sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force will be announced today. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

A Windows Update Broke Login Button, and Microsoft’s Advice is To Click Where It Used To Be
Microsoft has acknowledged that a recent Windows preview update, KB5064081, contains a bug that renders the password icon invisible on the lock screen, leaving users to click on what appears to be empty space to enter their credentials.

The issue affects Windows Insider channel users who instal … ⌘ Read more

What would Russia’s inability to launch crewed missions mean for ISS?
Russia’s only launch site capable of sending humans to orbit has suffered serious damage that may take two years to fix. Will NASA keep supporting the ISS without Russian involvement, or is this the end for the space station? ⌘ Read more

Coral reefs have fuelled severe global warming in Earth’s past
Over the past 250 million years, periods when coral reef growth has peaked have coincided with big rises in sea temperatures ⌘ Read more

We now have a greater understanding of how exercise slows cancer
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow ⌘ Read more

Schools desperate for solutions as teacher shortage nears ‘crisis point’
As staff shortages “near crisis point”, these Queensland schools are going to extraordinary lengths to put teachers in classrooms — and keep them there. ⌘ Read more

Polstoročie televízneho vysielania v Novom Sade
Dátum 29. november už pol storočia rezonuje v mediálnych dejinách Vojvodiny. Práve tento deň, s ktorým sa spájajú rozhlasové začiatky Rádia Nový Sad, si súčasný verejno-právny servis Rádio-televízia Vojvodiny zvolil za svoj deň. So socialistickým sviatkom Dňa republiky – 29. novembrom v roku 1949 sa spája zrod Rádia Nový Sad. O dvadsaťšesť rokov neskôr, 26. novembra 1975, sa z novej modernej budovy na Mišeluku spustilo aj … ⌘ Read more

Secret audit reveals how big travel companies can overcharge clients
The document, prepared for the Queensland government, has been exclusively obtained by the ABC. ⌘ Read more

Uber driver says rideshare app tells workers to flout road rules
The NSW government introduces legislation that would require employers to ensure their algorithms and automation practises do not risk a worker’s health and safety. ⌘ Read more

Waymo Has A Charging Problem
The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously voted to order Waymo to halt overnight charging operations at two outdoor depots near Broadway and 14th Street after months of resident complaints about constant beeping from reverse sensors, noise from charging equipment, traffic congestion and flashing lights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. As many as 56 autonomous vehicles charge at the two sites. It’s unclear whether Waymo … ⌘ Read more

Two teenage boys charged over fire that extensively damaged NSW high school
The 15- and 16-year-olds are released on conditional bail and will front court next week. ⌘ Read more