Man arrested after van pursuit in Melbourne
A man has been arrested after police pursued a minivan in Truganina, Melbourne. ⌘ Read more
Prime Minister pledges Gough Whitlam statue
Anthony Albanese has announced 50 years after the dismissal of then prime minister Gough Whitlam, a statue will be built to honour the Labor statesman. ⌘ Read more
Two people on the run after car crashes into Sydney home
Police are hunting two people over a high-speed chase overnight that ended with a car crashing into the front yard of a Sydney home. ⌘ Read more
Police hunt hooded man over Melbourne break-in
Police are on the hunt for an intruder accused of assaulting a 69-year-old man after breaking into his home in Melbourne earlier this year. ⌘ Read more
Solution to Melton train line crush a ‘top priority’ as population surges
Plans to extend the Metro network to Melton should be accelerated, the state’s infrastructure adviser says, but the state government has said it will wait until after 2030. ⌘ Read more
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away. ⌘ Read more
1500 homes, towers up to 39 storeys: Plans for northern Sydney shopping centre site revealed
Turning Brookvale into a retail and housing hub is on the agenda for Northern Beaches Council. ⌘ Read more
Paleo Pete sells retreat, home to ‘bitcoin and wellness’ gatherings
The former My Kitchen Rules host turned MAGA enthusiast is said to have sold his property near Byron Bay. ⌘ Read more
I went to a rental inspection. There was a surprise
When does a “studio apartment” come with extras? Like a person in his underwear? ⌘ Read more
‘Beyond end-of-life’: $8b rebuild urged for Melbourne hospitals
They provide some of the most specialised healthcare in the state. But three of Victoria’s busiest hospitals have been waiting for major infrastructure refreshes for close to a decade. ⌘ Read more
Why giving up on goals is good for you, and how to know which to ditch
We admire grit and perseverance, but surprising research suggests that giving up on ambitions in the right way can actually improve our physical and mental health ⌘ Read more
Ultrasound may boost survival after a stroke by clearing brain debris
The damage of strokes caused by brain bleeds can be mitigated by removing dead blood cells. Scientists have now found a way of doing this non-invasively, with promising results in mice ⌘ Read more
Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden
Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states ⌘ Read more
AI may blunt our thinking skills – here’s what you can do about it
There is growing evidence that our reliance on generative AI tools is reducing our ability to think clearly and critically, but it doesn’t have to be that way ⌘ Read more
Superquiz, Tuesday, November 11
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more
Victoria ranked as worst state for doing business – again
High taxes and red tape have contributed to the state’s lowly position in the Business Council of Australia rankings, but one tech entrepreneur has leapt to Victoria’s defence. ⌘ Read more
WA knife laws under scrutiny after machete attack
WA knife laws are under scrutiny after teenagers were caught up in a machete attack in Perth’s northern suburbs. ⌘ Read more
Fire rips through Chinese restaurant after gas stove left on
Fire has ripped through a well-loved Chinese restaurant in Perth after a gas stove was left on in the kitchen. ⌘ Read more
When rift lakes dry up it can cause earthquakes and eruptions
Lake Turkana in Kenya, known as the cradle of humanity, has shrunk in recent millennia – and the loss of water has led to increased seismic activity, which could have impacted our ancient ancestors ⌘ Read more
AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero
Several large tech firms that are active in AI have set goals to hit net zero by 2030, but a new forecast of the energy and water required to run large data centres shows they’re unlikely to meet those targets ⌘ Read more
One of Australia’s worst pests is on the march to the Pilbara. But we have a ‘unique’ chance to stop them
A new study predicts that without containment efforts, cane toads will infest up to 75 per cent of the Pilbara within three decades. ⌘ Read more
Whitlam’s revenge?
A rear-ending on the back page. ⌘ Read more
‘We are geese’: Inside the Brisbane school creating global creatives
Lockers don’t lock at this seven-storey state school, where 80 per cent of students are female – and around every corner hides a goose. ⌘ Read more
The avowed Nazi who signed protest application letter to police commissioner
Jack Eltis’ history of public antisemitism and racism raises questions about why the protest outside NSW parliament was never flagged with senior police or politicians. ⌘ Read more
Mysterious holes in Andean mountain may be an Inca spreadsheet
Thousands of holes arranged in a snake-like pattern on Monte Sierpe in Peru could have been a monumental accounting device for trade and tax ⌘ Read more
Allowing 16-year-olds in may be the toughest part of social media ban
Face scans aren’t accurate enough to tell 14 from 17, and most 16-year-olds don’t have government-issued photo ID. ⌘ Read more
From Wooden Ducks to Digital Flags: My First v1t CTF OSINT Challenge ⌘ Read more
**How I Used AI to Become Someone Else (And Why Your Face Is No Longer Your Password) **
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Capture: A TryHackMe CTF writeup ⌘ Read more
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**The Authorization Circus: Where Security Was the Main Clown **
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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Leads to Broken Authentication | Critical Finding ⌘ Read more
Account Takeover via IDOR: From UserID to Full Access ⌘ Read more
AI/ LLM Hacking — Part 6 — Excessive Agency | Insecure Plugin ⌘ Read more
HTB Starting Point: Mongod ⌘ Read more
Apple’s VR headset has had a serious upgrade – but hasn’t solved its biggest problem
More than a year after Apple’s Vision Pro headset was released in Australia, it’s still exceedingly rare to meet someone who owns one. ⌘ Read more
Apple’s Vision Pro headset has had an upgrade, but is it any better?
Some interesting software updates and a much more powerful chip later, the headset is still expensive and let down by one big weakness. ⌘ Read more
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, has died aged 97
As one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, James Watson pioneered the field of genetics and left behind a complicated legacy ⌘ Read more
Enceladus’s ocean may be even better for life than we realised
The buried ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems to be stable across extremely long periods of time, making it an even more promising place to hunt for life ⌘ Read more
Having children plays a complicated role in the rate we age
The effort of reproducing may divert energy away from repairing DNA or fighting illness, which could drive ageing, but a new study suggests that is only the case when environmental conditions are tough ⌘ Read more
We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect
The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous Australians and Hitler. ⌘ Read more
A distant galaxy is being strangled by the cosmic web
A dwarf galaxy 100 million light years away is being stripped of its crucial star-forming gas, and it seems that the cosmic web is siphoning off this gas as the galaxy passes through ⌘ Read more
We may never figure out where interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from
The surface of comet 3I/ATLAS may have been so radically altered by cosmic rays that deducing its home star system would be impossible ⌘ Read more
The Australian company racing Elon Musk to put chips in our brains
The Australian government has joined tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in backing a company that started life in Melbourne and has found its way back home again. ⌘ Read more
A three-legged lion has learned to hunt in a completely unexpected way
Jacob, an 11-year-old lion, has defied expectations by surviving for years after losing a leg – now we know his success is down to an innovative hunting strategy ⌘ Read more
Digital map lets you explore the Roman Empire’s vast road network
Archaeologists have compiled the most detailed map yet of roads throughout the Roman Empire in AD 150, totalling almost 300,000 kilometres in length ⌘ Read more
Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants
Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties ⌘ Read more
Skeleton with brutal injuries identified as duke assassinated in 1272
The identity of a skeleton buried under a Budapest convent has been confirmed as Béla of Macsó, a Hungarian royal murdered in a 13th-century power struggle, and archaeologists have pieced together how the attack unfolded ⌘ Read more
Apple to use Aussie solar to power your Apple device usage
Technology giant Apple is looking to ensure the Australian power grid contains enough green energy to offset the usage of every single Apple Product used by Aussies. ⌘ Read more