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‘I think we should be very concerned’: A cybercrime expert on this week’s hack and what needs to happen next.
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This week, a 'sophisticated state actor' hacked the big Australian political parties. In today's episode, an expert on crime and technology says 'it's a given' that some will try to disrupt elections.
Woolworths is pushing up the price of milk. It’s normally no way to help farmers.
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Even the world’s best available training – used to train police, border control agents and other security personnel – does not compensate for natural talent in face recognition.
Some computers are extremely powerful and can do things better than humans.
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Originally designed to display service times or bible quotations, church signs are becoming a site of political commentary, tackling everything from pill testing to refugee rights.
Prime Minister Morrison said there was no evidence of electoral interference linked to a hack of the Australian Parliament House computer network.
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Shooting stars are not stars at all. They are tiny space adventurers who accidentally wander into our sky and get sucked toward us by Earth's gravity. Here's the story of a shooting star's journey.
The use of drug dogs leads to riskier drug-taking at festivals.
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For as little as $4 a day Indian workers process dangerous, toxic waste by hand. This unregulated, highly polluting industry is hidden away from police eyes.
Australia’s two financial watchdogs have been criticised for their cuddly relationship with banks.
A study or more than 500,000 surveys shows university students demonstrate bias against women teachers, and particularly women from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Most of the economists polled think better regulation can make banks put customers first. The rest think it will need more.
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Don't pursue happiness as a goal, instead make sure what you do from day to day provides a sense of meaning in life.
Australia could be breaching its international legal obligations if it is not fairly assessing asylum seekers who apply for protection at customs.
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Australia's immigration department doesn't keep a record of the number of people applying for asylum at airports. This means there is no oversight over the treatment of those seeking protection.
Combustible cladding on the Neo200 building facade allowed the fire to spread quickly from floor to floor.
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The risks of combustible cladding on high-rise buildings have long been known. And audits have identified hundreds of Australian buildings with this cladding. Delay in replacing it is inexcusable.
Shark Bay was hit by a brutal marine heatwave in 2011.
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Everyone knows the Great Barrier Reef is in peril. But a continent away, Western Australia's Shark Bay is also threatened by marine heatwaves that could alter this World Heritage ecosystem forever.
Philip Lowe tells the Press Club on Wednesday there’s now an even-money chance rates will be cut.
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