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New Zealand drugs regulator approves use of MDMA to treat severe PTSD
New Zealand decision follows Australian approval in 2023 of psychedelics to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant…
Coles cuts ties with controversial CIA-linked data giant Palantir
The 2024 deal handed the Peter Thiel-founded company 10 billion rows of data covering every store, shift and o…
Off-grid UK-Australian couple describe ‘anguish’ at removal of children by Italian court
After judge allows partial access rights, Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion say the enforced separati…
Australian staff caught up in Uber’s global cull of 3300 jobs
The company is cutting 3300 roles globally while promising to spend more than $US10 billion on driverless cars…
Geely Emgrand L EM-i PHEV sedan locked in for Australia alongside two new SUVs
Geely has locked in a new plug-in hybrid sedan slightly smaller than the Toyota Camry for 2027, alongside two …
Volkswagen to press on with German plant closures – report
Despite significant pushback from workers and politicians, Volkswagen still wants to close four factories in G…
Why the new Mitsubishi Pajero uses a ute platform
Mitsubishi's new Pajero is a ladder-frame vehicle with ute underpinnings, a move it believes will make it more…
Telstra’s only timing experts were on a required break before network fell over
The pair had replaced a faulty power supply in Melbourne in the early hours of July 8 but were at home on mand…
My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep
Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the re…
McLeod’s Daughters star Simmone Jade Mackinnon’s missing sister found dead at Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
The Australian actress had issued an emotional public plea following the disappearance of her 51-year-old sist…
Australians warned innocent Facebook Marketplace photos could lead criminals straight into their homes
Sellers on platforms like Facebook Marketplace could be unknowingly exposing far more than they realise.
2027 BYD Sealion 8 review
Bigger, bolder and more luxurious than any BYD sold here before, the Sealion 8 Premium is a family SUV to get …
Millennial club culture trend takes over social media as Gen Z learns how wild and cringe nights out were
Millennials are sharing unhinged habits, and Gen Z would probably think they were completely feral.
‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’: Sydney shark attack survivor recalls left hook that helped save her life
Leah Stewart, who was bitten while swimming at Coogee beach, says she asked herself ‘which limb am I willing t…
McLeod’s Daughters actress Simmone Jade Mackinnon’s sister missing in Queensland
The star posted a public plea for help in finding her family member who was last seen in Queensland.
2027 Kia PV7: Large electric commercial van teased
Kia's PV7 has been teased as the second electric van in the PBV lineup, just months after the PV5 came to mark…
Powerful NASA telescope will ‘kick the door down’ to the universe as it blasts off to scan the cosmos
NASA has launched its latest space telescope to probe dark matter and search for exoplanets beyond the solar s…
Volkswagen Golf and T-Roc Hybrid details revealed
Volkswagen has finally spilled the beans on the specifications and economy of its new hybrid drivetrain for th…
Experts explain why medical conspiracy theories are born and their appeal to certain communities
All of these theories do share one important thing — they have all been conclusively debunked.
Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenage…
The Issue podcast: Top artificial intelligence expert’s blunt message to tech giants
He says the government should crack down harder on the companies.
Second-hand ticket marketplace Tixel confirms customer information stolen in data breach
Hackers are believed to have used AI to steal the personal details of customers.
‘Doomjobbing’: The job hunt trend hurting Aussie careers
Employers and recruiters say it is not worth it and ‘certainly can harm an applicant’s chance of landing a job…
Australia Post flags fewer letter deliveries as mail volumes plunge and parcels boom
The postal giant has unveiled a major shift in how Australians will receive their mail, while warning rising c…
2026 GWM Tank 500 price and specs
The GWM Tank 500 has gained a new diesel engine to allow it to directly take on the hot-selling Toyota Prado a…
2027 Nissan Patrol Y63 vs Toyota LandCruiser 300: How they compare
Order books are open for the first new Nissan Patrol in well over a decade, so should you hold off placing you…
JAC Hunter PHEV’s Australian suspension tune goes global
An Australian chassis tune developed by a former Holden engineer will be adopted for the JAC Hunter PHEV in ot…
Chevrolet Silverado V8 probe expands to almost a million vehicles
A recall to fix V8 engine failures in GM models such as the Chevrolet Silverado hasn’t prevented further failu…
Victoria launches searchable stolen vehicle database, two years after Queensland
Victoria has introduced a new online tool that allows you to search by a car's registration number, make or mo…
Influencer Samantha Strable who made headlines for taking baby wombat pleads guilty to hunting charges
The woman pleaded guilty to hunting without a guide, while other alleged violations were dropped.
Inside Canva’s hardest year: AI bills, a markdown and no float
The Australian design giant was once the safest bet in the country’s start-up scene. Now AI is eating its marg…
Australia safe from Volkswagen's global model cull – for now
Volkswagen may be looking to cut models globally to reduce complexity, but its Australian arm says there's no …
Guns, drugs and romance: GTA 6 explodes onto Netflix with a 27-minute trailer
Anticipation for the blockbuster game is at fever pitch as fans get their first in-depth look ahead of the Nov…
Ford Mustang recalled
A defect may see the windscreen wipers in almost 5000 Ford Mustangs only work at their highest speed setting.
Top Gear to return, comedian Jimmy Carr rumoured – report
The biggest car show in the world is coming back, and UK comedian and TV host Jimmy Carr is said to be in talk…
BYD Mako: Brand's first car-based ute revealed in Brazil to slot under Shark
A new car-based plug-in hybrid ute will join the BYD range in Latin America, but its availability elsewhere ha…
Racy Lexus RX prototype spied, may be brand’s next Morizo RR model
Lexus looks to be turning up the heat on its popular RX, with a prototype previewing a hot new hybrid that cou…
Why Volkswagen's new performance model is a diesel
Volkswagen has stuck with diesel power for its latest Walkinshaw collaboration, citing the balance between per…
Fresh push to tighten Australia’s teen social media restrictions
Australia’s landmark under-16s social media ban could be set for another major expansion.
The luxury supercars turning heads on Sydney’s waterways
‘It’s a little bit surreal.’