French prisoners escape jail using saw and bedsheets
The fugitives broke out of the prison in the eastern city of Dijon in the early hours of Thrusday, local time, and 100 police officers are on their trail. ⌘ Read more

One Of Intel’s Xe Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Maintainers Is Departing
It’s been two months since there were any notable Intel Linux engineering departures to note following various layoffs and voluntary departures this year that have unfortunately impacted their Linux/open-source talent. Sadly this US Thanksgiving is a new departure to note: one of Intel’s maintainers for the Xe open-source Linux kernel graphics driver is leaving the company. This is for the modern Xe driver used by default since Lunar … ⌘ Read more

Victorian opposition leader targets domestic violence in first policy
Jess Wilson has announced her first policy as leader of the Liberal Party, promising to introduce legislation criminalising coercive control in Victoria. ⌘ Read more

Epic’s Sweeney Says Platforms Should Stop Tagging Games Made With AI
The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has argued that platforms like Steam should not label games that are made using AI. From a report: Responding to a post on Twitter from a user who suggested that storefronts drop this tag, the industry exec said that it “makes no sense” to flag such content. Sweeney added that soon AI will be a part of … ⌘ Read more

Conditions put on Monash IVF in Victoria after embryo bungles
Monash IVF has been ordered to be more rigorous when checking the biological origin of embryos to avoid more mix-ups, in order to stay registered in Victoria. ⌘ Read more

Politics and property — why the regulator was forced to act on investor loans
It’s been called a bubble for more than 15 years but the great Aussie housing price boom has barely skipped a beat, as regulators eye the threat of risky loans. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong fires prompt anger, questions about construction safety
Just months ago, Hong Kong leaders were dismissing calls for a total ban on bamboo scaffolding on construction sites. Now they are facing one of the region’s worst building-fire catastrophes, and anger is growing. ⌘ Read more

Discovery of near century-old scrapbooks reveals seaweed secrets
The State Library of WA is running an appeal to save a set of seaweed scrapbooks made nearly 100 years ago by a renowned Kalgoorlie-born naturalist. ⌘ Read more

Everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 AFLW grand final
Wondering what time the AFLW grand final starts and how you can watch it live? We’ve got you covered. ⌘ Read more

Social Media Giants Liable For Financial Scams Under New EU Law
Platforms including Meta and TikTok will be held liable for financial fraud for the first time under new rules agreed by EU lawmakers in the early hours of Thursday. From a report: The Parliament and Council agreed on the package of rules after eight hours of negotiations to strengthen safeguards against payment fraud. The deal adds another layer o … ⌘ Read more

Regional pharmacist wins award for dedication to patients and community
A north-west Victorian pharmacist is being celebrated for his contribution to his local community after winning an award for going the “extra mile”. ⌘ Read more

Why you could be paying more for your Christmas prawns this year
Wild-caught Aussie prawn fishers are reporting a tough catch season. Here’s what you need to know. ⌘ Read more

NSW Police officer guilty over death of Indigenous teen’s death in custody
Benedict Bryant had pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving occasioning death over the crash in inner Sydney in February 2022, which killed Jai Wright. ⌘ Read more

Common antidepressant could help reduce domestic violence, study shows
The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women’s advocates and politicians. ⌘ Read more

Boatie who went missing twice died from ‘exposure to the sea’
A coroner has found Anthony Higgins, who went missing in 2020 sparking the largest and most expensive marine search in South Australian waters, died two weeks later when he went missing again. ⌘ Read more

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France to reintroduce voluntary military service amid growing threat of war with Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron is reintroducing voluntary military service almost three decades after it was scrapped. ⌘ Read more

Court to test claims mining exploration fast-tracked at expense of native title
Traditional owners in WA’s north launch legal action against the state government claiming it is fast-tracking mining and exploration projects using “expedited procedure” approvals at cultural expense. ⌘ Read more

Fuzzy Zoeller, who beat Greg Norman to win 1984 US Open playoff, dies
Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf’s most gregarious characters whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died aged 74. ⌘ Read more

Victorian exhibition raises awareness about gender-based violence
A new exhibition in the Victorian city of Ballarat aims to raise awareness about gender-based violence through works contributed by victim-survivors. ⌘ Read more

ABC’s Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett win Gold Walkley for childcare investigation
The pair’s investigation had an immediate impact on Australia’s childcare industry, resulting in the suspension of one centre and a raft of government policy changes and safety reforms. ⌘ Read more

What Amy and Estella want you to know about living with disability
Nineteen-year-old Estella Jones lives with a disability in her hometown of Tennant Creek, where she loves baking brownies, singing karaoke and spending time with good friends. ⌘ Read more

‘I had the uniform cut off me and it was the last time I ever wore it’
More than two years on from a serious crash that saw him medically retired, a former police officer says he can still hear the screech of tyres before the deafening bang of a car slamming into his police wagon. ⌘ Read more

United States to review all asylum cases approved under Biden
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says it has begun “a full-scale, rigorous re-examination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern”. ⌘ Read more

Broken down on the Birdsville Track in search of a cattle-carrying boat
The ABC’s Landline crew discovers extreme kindness with a can-do attitude after a mechanical breakdown in South Australia’s outback. ⌘ Read more

Will this $2.6 billion theme park succeed where others have failed?
A mega theme park and entertainment precinct has been proposed for a rural township between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. But will this one happen? ⌘ Read more

Australia Spent $62 Million To Update Its Weather Web Site and Made It Worse
quonset writes: Australia last updated their weather site a decade ago. In October, during one of the hottest days of the year, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) revealed its new web site and was immediately castigated for doing so. Complaints ranged from a confusing layout to not being able to find information. Farmers were parti … ⌘ Read more

Legal Aid NT rejected ‘exception for children’ in service cuts, memo shows
A leaked internal memo shows the board of the NT’s main legal aid service voted down a proposal to exempt children accused of crimes from sweeping service cuts. ⌘ Read more

Aussie cricket captain snubbed in lucrative WPL auction
All-rounder Deepti Sharma fetched the highest price at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction, while Australia captain Alyssa Healy, one of the marquee players up for grabs, went unsold. ⌘ Read more

Cherry season ‘weeks’ behind schedule as cold blasts put crops on ice
The latest casualty of a year with delayed crops has been the cherry, with cold weather in some growing regions setting the festive favourite ‘weeks’ behind schedule. ⌘ Read more

More arrests over protest violence as police prepare for another Melbourne rally
Two men have been charged with assaulting police at a rally in Melbourne’s CBD in October. The arrests come as police prepare for another demonstration in the city on Sunday. ⌘ Read more

Scientist drills into dunes to collect storm surge data at renowned wetland
Infrastructure to monitor the impact of rising sea levels and storm surges on the Coorong in South Australia has been installed along the thin strip of coastline between Goolwa Beach and the lagoons of the Ramsar-listed wetland. ⌘ Read more

Face Transplants Promised Hope. Patients Were Put Through the Unthinkable
Twenty years after surgeons in France performed the world’s first face transplant, the experimental field that procedure launched is now confronting a troubling record of patient deaths, buried negative data and a healthcare system that leaves recipients financially devastated and medically vulnerable.

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Piastri says helping Norris win F1 title was discussed and dismissed
Oscar Piastri says McLaren raised the prospect of the Australian helping his teammate Lando Norris win the Formula 1 world championship, but it was rejected. ⌘ Read more

GCC 16 Switches To Using C++20 Standard By Default
Following up on the discussion from earlier this month among GCC developers over switching to C++20 by default for the GCC compiler as the default C++ standard when not otherwise set, that change has indeed happened. Merged now is the change defaulting to C++20 (well, the GNU++20 dialect) rather than C++17/GNU++17 when not otherwise specified when compiling C++ code… ⌘ Read more

More than 50 coercive control charges laid in six months since criminalisation
The standalone legislation — named in memory of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke, who was murdered alongside her three children by her estranged husband in 2020 — came into effect in May. ⌘ Read more

Global network of shark attack survivors connects after latest incident
Shark attack survivors rally after a bull shark kills a woman and injures a man on the NSW mid north coast, warning of a nasty online backlash. ⌘ Read more

When Sydney’s popular swimming spots will reopen as weather heats up
From ‘Pondi’ to Sydney Harbour, here’s when your popular spots will reopen. ⌘ Read more

Hot air balloon rides nearly 10 times riskier as helicopter or plane
Hot air balloon rides are nearly 10 times riskier than a joy flight in a light plane or a helicopter, a new report by the national transport safety investigator has found. ⌘ Read more

Greens out-step flat-footed Liberals on crucial deal
The environmental deal is a major win for a government whose critics on the left are calling for it to be more reformist. ⌘ Read more

With each passing hour, a major Hong Kong fire only became more deadly
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades tore through a group of high-rise residential towers in a densely packed housing estate, causing major issues for firefighters. This is how the catastrophe unfolded. ⌘ Read more

‘Constant threat’: DV victim-survivors recount temp accommodation ordeals
Two women who fled their violent partners say their efforts to stay in emergency accommodation via state government housing offices left them “deeply traumatised”. ⌘ Read more

Video appears to show Israeli soldiers ‘executing’ two Palestinians in West Bank
Video has emerged appearing to show two Palestinians being executed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, with the Israeli military saying it has launched an investigation into the incident. ⌘ Read more

Scorchers survive collapse to deny Renegades share of WBBL ladder lead
Perth have survived a dramatic collapse to beat the Melbourne Renegades by four wickets, denying the Renegades a share of top spot on the WBBL ladder. ⌘ Read more

Victorian free travel scheme sparks confusion as commuters report mixed messages
A promised month of free travel on the Gippsland Line in Victoria’s east prompts complaints from some passengers, with even a V/Line staff member unsure of how the system works. ⌘ Read more

Double storm destruction sees town wonder ‘what has it done to the world’
A storm that hit a tiny rural NSW town, damaging one in 10 homes, is psychologically draining for residents. ⌘ Read more

Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis
Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier ⌘ Read more

Ministers must answer for inaction on alcohol laws, anti-DV advocates say
A major review into preventing violence against women and children called for changes to immediate alcohol home delivery ⌘ Read more

How decades of flashpoints could see Trump soon attack this nation
Tensions between Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros have been escalating after months of launching lethal air strikes on vessels accused of shipping deadly drugs north to the US. ⌘ Read more

Social media ban implementation will ‘vary’ across platforms, regulator warns
Not all Australians aged under 16 will “magically disappear overnight” from social media, the nation’s online safety regulator says, amid a legal challenge to pause the start of the federal government’s ban. ⌘ Read more