**Team GB athletes given AI-based online abuse help **
Team GB Olympic and Paralympic athletes are to be offered a new form of artificial intelligence-based protection from online abuse. ⌘ Read more

Energy grid investment of £28bn to push up household bills
Ofgem says the investment will help lower reliance on imported gas and make wholesale energy cheaper. ⌘ Read more

Ex-surf coach jailed for sexually abusing children
Connor John Christopher Lyons will be eligible for parole in six months after pleading guilty to 31 child sex offences. ⌘ Read more

Energy grid investment to push up household bills
Ofgem says the investment will help lower reliance on imported gas and make wholesale energy cheaper. ⌘ Read more

International student’s killer sentenced to life behind bars
A Tiwi Islands man who murdered a 23-year-old Bangladeshi student during a Darwin home invasion in 2023 has been sentenced to life behind bars. ⌘ Read more

Jewish leaders attend Melbourne synagogue for anniversary of firebombing
Leaders of international Jewish communities have walked through the debris of an Melbourne synagogue a year after it was firebombed as two accused men faced court. ⌘ Read more

Energy investment of £28bn approved by regulator
Ofgem says the investment will help lower reliance on imported gas and make wholesale energy cheaper. ⌘ Read more

Major incident causes Perth traffic chaos ahead of AC/DC concert
A serious crash on one of Perth’s major freeway’s brings train services to a halt and is causing traffic chaos in the city’s south. ⌘ Read more

Russian Astronaut Kicked Out of the US For Stealing Proprietary SpaceX Designs
Slashdot readers jmurtari and schwit1 shares news that a Russian astronaut slated for the next Dragon mission to the ISS has been removed after being caught photographing proprietary SpaceX hardware. UNITED24 reports: Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been removed from the prime crew of SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission to the Int … ⌘ Read more

Calls to reinstate organ donation driver’s licence scheme
As the Victorian government moves to bring back the driver’s licence donor registration scheme, DonateLife wants it to be nationwide, saying there is clear evidence it leads to an increase in organ donors. ⌘ Read more

Investigation into pre-Budget leaks is under way, MPs told
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given her “full support” to a review of security processes around the lead-up to the Budget. ⌘ Read more

Residents’ 6-day mobile outage leaves them without essential services
Porongurup businesses are frustrated by what they describe as a lack of communications and urgency surrounding a 6-day mobile outage. ⌘ Read more

Bruce Lehrmann sentenced for using car without consent
Bruce Lehrmann has changed his plea to guilty and been sentenced for one count of using a vehicle without the consent of the owner. ⌘ Read more

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Arthur Higgins, broadcaster who covered Moon landing and 9/11, dies aged 85
A sports aficionado whose baritone voice earned him the nickname “Big Daddy”, Higgins read the news on Channel Nine, the ABC and a slew of Australian radio stations over the course of his 57 years in the media. ⌘ Read more

Marles ‘going through’ Trump AUKUS review
Richard Marles says the government has received the Pentagon’s much-anticipated review into the $368 billion AUKUS submarine pact, declaring Washington is “fully supportive” of the deal. ⌘ Read more

Cartooning exhibition captures ‘fast-moving’ year of political drama
The annual showcase of the year’s top political cartoons has opened at Old Parliament House in Canberra, depicting the biggest national and global events with satire and wit. ⌘ Read more

Could the super-rich be cloning themselves? And why would they?
Nearly three decades since the remarkable cloning of Dolly the sheep, it has all gone quiet on the human cloning front. Michael Le Page wonders what’s happening behind the scenes ⌘ Read more

School taught me about bank accounts but not breast exams
Resources will be made available in schools on women’s health topics to reduce the gender health gap. ⌘ Read more

New mayoral elections to be delayed in four areas of England
The new mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will now be contested in 2028. ⌘ Read more

Tasmanian minister censured for ‘vindictive’ withdrawal of footy club’s funding
Tasmanian parliamentarians have censured a minister for breaking his word to a local football club after it attended an election campaign media event with the opposition. ⌘ Read more

University undergraduates being used to bolster teacher numbers
Nationally there is a teacher shortage and one of the measures used to fill the gap is using undergraduates but that too can have long lasting impacts. ⌘ Read more

China ends 33-year tax exemption on condoms to boost birth rate
China is ending a decades-long tax exemption on contraceptives to push up its birth rate. Experts say the change could leave women and young people more vulnerable. ⌘ Read more

Why we chose to get married in front of two strangers we found through Reddit
Harmony Elmy and Seán Mauremootoo eloped hundreds of miles to Cardiff for their unconventional wedding. ⌘ Read more

School taught me about bank accounts but not breast exams
Resources will be made available in schools on women’s health topics to reduce the gender health gap. ⌘ Read more

Five people and a puppy saved from ocean after boat sinks
A rescue helicopter has winched five people and a blue heeler puppy to safety after their boat filled with water off the north Queensland coast. ⌘ Read more

Children interviewed about ex-principal’s school camp photos
Parents at a South Australian school say they have been left in the dark about photos taken by a principal during a school camp. ⌘ Read more

Earthquake shakes homes in north-west England
Lancashire residents say the 3.3-magnitude tremor felt like “an underground explosion”, but there are no reports of damage. ⌘ Read more

The Papers: ‘Face ID in every town’ and ‘Kate’s great herr do’
Many of Thursday’s front pages carrying photos of the state banquet for the German President at Windsor, alongside a range of other stories. ⌘ Read more

How to respond to sexual harassment or assault at a work party
Managers can send strong signals that harassment or assault at the work party will be treated as seriously as in the workplace. ⌘ Read more

**Second Test begins with four overs of chaos **
How England slumped to 5-2 - and could have been even worse off - in four overs of chaos at the hands of Mitchell Starc. ⌘ Read more

New mayoral elections to be delayed in two areas of England
Sources say votes in Essex and the combined counties of Norfolk and Suffolk will now take place at a later date. ⌘ Read more

Canberra man sentenced to 10 years in jail for manslaughter of partner
A Canberra man is sentenced to 10 years in jail for manslaughter, after the ACT Court of Appeal overturned his murder conviction for the death of his partner. ⌘ Read more

Stolen drugs, a long list of enemies and the death that sparked a war
Mejid Hamzy’s murder sparked Sydney’s deadliest gangland war in a generation. For two years what led to his demise has been a secret. ⌘ Read more

Tigers seem to be bouncing back in remote Sumatran jungle
Camera traps in an area of the Leuser rainforest patrolled by NGOs spotted 17 tigers in 2023 and 18 Sumatran tigers in 2024, while surveys elsewhere on the island averaged seven ⌘ Read more

Cost of living still a sore point for voters as politicians go on holiday
A mammoth year in politics ended with a focus on what is worrying most Australians ahead of Christmas: the cost of living. ⌘ Read more

Missing Woogenellup farmer described as ‘irreplaceable’ by family
Great Southern man Mark Adams went on a short fishing trip on Monday afternoon and never returned. His family are devastated by the likely loss of their loved one. ⌘ Read more

Wong will not say if further Islamic State family members on track to return
The Coalition seizes on meeting notes from June to claim the government is working to return Australian children and partners of Islamic State fighters. ⌘ Read more

Lyon out of home Test for first time since 2012
Nathan Lyon is left out of an Australia side for the first time in a home Test since 2012, while the hosts were also still without captain Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

McIlroy starts slowly at Australian Open but proves he is the headline act
Rory McIlroy knows there is room for improvement after his first round at the Australian Open, as the five-time major champion brings spectators flocking to Royal Melbourne. ⌘ Read more

Childcare centre closed indefinitely due to rodents and mould
Parents have been left scrambling for childcare weeks out from Christmas due to health and safety breaches at a facility on the Central Coast. ⌘ Read more

Put baby bonus back on agenda, urges Costello, as birth rate slides
With Australia’s fertility rate at new lows and concerns about the economic impact for the future, the former treasurer behind the early 2000s baby boom says all options should be examined to encourage people to have more children. ⌘ Read more

**Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis **
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS. ⌘ Read more

Police offer $500k reward for help solving mystery of toddler’s fatal overdose
NSW police are urging anyone with information about toddler Jordan Thompson’s 2005 death to come forward as they increase the reward on offer. ⌘ Read more

Harsher penalties for e-rideable offences needed, WA inquiry finds
The WA government is urged to toughen penalties for e-rideable offences and punish retailers who help people modify e-rideables to break the rules. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Residents urged to evacuate amid bushfire warning near Hobart
An emergency bushfire warning is issued for Glenlusk, north-west of Hobart, with people being urged to evacuate now. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Motorists stranded for hours in Sydney tunnel over roof fears
Drivers have been stuck in Sydney’s M4 tunnel for several hours over fears part of its concrete roofing could tumble onto traffic. ⌘ Read more

Live: Questions surround Australian XI before day one of second Ashes Test
After taking a 1-0 lead in the Ashes in Perth, Australia arrives at the Gabba with decisions to make over who will play in the day-night fixture in Brisbane. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Valve Reveals Its the Architect Behind a Push To Bring Windows Games To Arm
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge’s Sean Hollister If you wrote off the Steam Frame as yet another VR headset few will want to wear, I guarantee you’re not alone. But the Steam Frame isn’t just a headset; it’s a Trojan horse that contains the tech gamers need to play Steam games on the next Samsung Galaxy, … ⌘ Read more

Volunteer firefighter sentenced for intentionally starting SA bushfire
An 18-year-old who had been a cadet captain in the Country Fire Service admits deliberately lighting a bushfire near Naracoorte, but mental health conditions lower the sentence he might otherwise have been given. ⌘ Read more