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Bigger payoutPremiumTelstra CEO rings out with parting gift for shareholders

Telstra will lift its payout to shareholders for the first time in seven years despite booking a near-5 per cent fall in profit for the last financial year to $1.8 billion.

Daniel Newell

InternetPremiumFirst dividend hike for Telstra since 2015

Telstra has raised its dividend for the first time in seven years following what its CEO is calling a successful transformation of the telco.

Derek Rose

SciencePremiumConcrete made from tyres well on track

Melbourne engineers say they've discovered a way to replace 100 per cent of conventional aggregates in concrete with rubber from used tyres.

Cassandra Morgan

politicsPremiumSurprise new detail on deadly disease

Officials have revealed when they first learnt about the arrival of a highly infectious disease from “informal sources”.

Courtney Gould

WeatherPremiumWild weather to hammer two states

Urgent flood warnings have been issued with heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms and snow dumps set to smash two states.

Duncan Murray

HealthPremiumBizarre symptom before cancer diagnosis

Parents who tragically discovered their toddler had cancer have opened up about their child’s symptoms prior to diagnosis.

Daniela Pizzirani

TechnologyAmazon’s next big move in Australia

Global tech giant Amazon has made a big business move that will affect customers in two major Australian cities.

Daniela Pizzirani

UpdatedVegan activist’s racy lingerie pics

A radical vegan activist known for covering herself in blood has shared the big life change that led her to start an OnlyFans account.

Madeleine Achenza

Chatbot bugsCommentsTrump won election, Zuckerberg ‘creepy’, says Meta’s chat AI

Only days after being launched to the public, Facebook owner Meta’s new AI chatbot has been claiming that Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election, and is repeating anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

Charlie Hancock

politicsSassy response to anti-vaxxer’s question

A zinger from Bill Shorten has left an anti-vax senator frustrated over the government’s “refusal” to answer his questions.

Courtney Gould

ElectronicsWild scenes as e-bike explodes inside home

An electric bike has triggered chaos inside a suburban home in Adelaide after its battery erupted into flames and then exploded.

Daniela Pizzirani

InternetPremiumTelco pays $300k for anti-scam failures

A digital telco will need to pay nearly $300,000 after exposing consumers to identity fraud when it failed to follow customer identity check rules.

Maeve Bannister

TechnologyPremiumScientists bringing dark matter to the pub

Researchers from Australia's major universities are on a 7000 kilometre road trip to deliver dark matter and quantum physics to regional communities.

Stephanie Gardiner

Cash boost CommentsMercuria invests $2.1m in Perth tech startup Rise-X

Switzerland-based commodity and energy trader Mercuria has injected $US1.5 million ($2.1m) into Perth startup Rise-X, which aims to help businesses boost transparency using blockchain and cloud technology. 

Caitlin Paroczai

TikTok dareVideoPremiumBattersbee family calls for law change after Archie’s death

The family of Archie Battersbee are calling for changes to the law after weeks of legal wrangling before his death while taking part in a social media ‘blackout challenge’.

Neil Sears

TechnologyPremiumNew rules needed as space gets crowded

A Flinders University report says new regulations are needed as the number of satellites in low earth orbits continues to explode.

Tim Dornin

SportPremiumDetails emerge about grandstand collapse

Fans have suffered broken bones and concussions after a safety rail gave way during a match, sending many plummeting to the ground.

Daniela Pizzirani

Global approachCommentsWhy a top executive was drawn to a Perth startup

Perth’s status as the most isolated city in the world is no longer a barrier to attracting top executives, with COVID encouraging WA companies to pitch globally for talent.

Caitlin Paroczai

Rental market‘Big Brother’ landlord’s creepy move

Eight students living in a Brisbane sharehouse were horrified to discover their landlord had taken this extraordinary step inside their home.

Madeleine Achenza

SecuritySpyware sales 'explosion' powers attacks

The number of remote access Trojan products has increased tenfold, and authorities face a mammoth task tracking down the criminals behind them.

Cassandra Morgan

TECHNOLOGYPremiumTelstra slapped with major court order

Telstra must deregister over 150 radiocommunications sites after it was accused by the corruption watchdog of “hindering” a rival company’s 5G rollout.

Blake Antrobus

Huge reshapeMajor defence overhaul amid rising threat of China

With the risk of state-on-state conflict escalating, a major overhaul of Australia’s defence force will be carried out by a former chief and minister.

Ellen Ransley

Key playersPremiumThe Perth startup revolutionising the cloud gaming world

Modern gaming has come a long way since the release of the original Nintendo and gamers around the world will be after even smoother gameplay with the rapid rollout of 5G mobile technology.

Cheyanne Enciso

TechnologyAust tropics could be hotspot for ants

Hundreds of new ant species have been discovered in northern Australia, with scientists saying there could be thousands more.

Aaron Bunch