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The debut of the government’s AusAlert has gone catastrophically wrong after the incorrect text was accidentally sent to the entire country.
After years of development and calibration, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said AusAlert will pioneer the future of distracting new phone buzzes.
But upon testing day, instead of the prepared ...
Fears about the amount of water being used by AI data centres may be unfounded, after a new study found that people aged between 14-29 actually consume more.
The study found that while a data centre can use millions of litres of water a day to cool its servers, this figure is dwarfed by the volume apparently required to keep a 23-year-old marketing coordinator “fully h...
The child sensation behind the viral hit song “Eastern Rosellas” has hit a creative slump, after the deadly H5 aviation flu strain wiped out many of the birds that inspire his songs.
7-year-old Miles Phillips was due to return to the studio this week to record a follow-up single about the giant petrel, but his plans for another catchy, upbeat chart-topper were thrown i...
A woman fleeing domestic violence has thanked Pauline Hanson for her practical advice this week, saying she now realised she had been approaching the problem all wrong.
“I was thinking far too locally,” she explained from beside an infinity pool overlooking the Mediterranean. “Pauline made me realise that if you’re experiencing domestic violence, the obvious solution i...
Australia’s domestic violence crisis has been instantaneously solved after Pauline Hanson gave her sage advice to the 27 women allegedly killed by their partners in 2026 alone.
Speaking on Brisbane radio, Hanson said she empathised with victims and gave them the reassurance they needed to hear: “Don’t put up with it.”
With these five words of wisdo...