Over a thousand trucks and farm vehicles have set up shop in Perth’s CBD, blaring their horns in unison as part of a large-scale protest against the planned cessation of the live sheep export trade. Traffic has ground to a near standstill on several of Perth’s main roads as theContinue Reading
Gen Z’s addiction to their phones is killing the art of clubbing, with experts stating modern tech is destroying the beloved Millennial “rite of passage”. The number of Australian nightclubs reduced from 482 to 355 in recent years, according to IBISWorld. While the pandemic contributed in the decline of nightclubContinue Reading
Guardrails for Labor’s landmark industry policy will be announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday — a day after the investment vehicle provided fresh equity to a Silicon Valley-based tech start-up. In April, the Albanese government launched its Future Made in Australia plan, joining the roster of countries that hadContinue Reading
The European Union will forge ahead with the development of small modular nuclear reactors with a view to deploying them by the early 2030s, its energy commissioner has stated, as the Albanese government shuns the uptake of the technology. While not explicitly weighing in on the proposal to develop nuclearContinue Reading
When Jasmine* was suddenly struck down with a severe health issue that could’ve taken her life, the young woman’s first thoughts weren’t about family or friends. It was all about work and how quickly she could get back to the office, even though she was in the intensive care wardContinue Reading
Aussies have reacted to a driver’s “sickening” photo of a “vape wall” alongside a busy Melbourne freeway. The disturbing photo was shared to Reddit on Friday, showing dozens of discarded plastic vapes strewn across a roadside barrier on West Gate Freeway after being tossed out of car windows. “Anyone elseContinue Reading
The Ford Ranger may have been Australia’s favourite car last year but at one point the company “almost pulled out” of the country altogether, the American carmaker’s boss has revealed. The comments by Ford chief executive Jim Farley at the 2024 Wolfe Conference in New York earlier this month haveContinue Reading
Australia’s war on gas guzzling utes in the name of reducing emissions may be putting another species on the endangered list — the grey nomad. The great Australian tradition of caravanning, whether taking in the Great Australian Bight along the Nullarbor Plain or through the red centre to Uluru, willContinue Reading
A new report has detailed the federal government’s plans to tackle the unprecedented risks posed by artificial intelligence. Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic on Wednesday released an interim response to a national inquiry into the safe and responsible use of generative AI. The 25-page document revealed plans to adoptContinue Reading
A popular Australian YouTuber has decided to leave the country over a government ban on vapes, launching a fundraiser to help cover the cost of the move. Samuel Parsons, better known online as the Vaping Bogan, posted a video to his 185,000 subscribers yesterday announcing his imminent departure. “Things downContinue Reading