Disaster payments unlocked as NSW battles another day of bushfires

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expects New South Wales to face “quite a difficult” fire season this summer, as destructive bushfires continue to burn across the state.”This summer, of course, like all summers... Read more »

Dynamic Business: One NZ’s AI agents cut calls, energy use and cyber fraud at telco

The journey began with robotic process automation (RPA), the software that handles repetitive tasks that would otherwise require human attention. The impact was immediate and quantifiable. “If we didn’t have RPAs in... Read more »

Strong winds whip up fire south of Newcastle as firefighters battle to contain blazes on NSW Central Coast

A 48-hectare bushfire in Redhead in Lake Macquarie, has flared up after a southerly wind change swept further up the NSW coast overnight. Firefighters are working along Redhead Road and Oakdale Road... Read more »

Central Coast fires: 12 homes lost as 20 blazes still burning

Photos have revealed the destruction wrought by horror bushfires along the NSW Central Coast, with officials warning there won’t be a break for exhausted firefighters until Wednesday. Nearly 20 homes have been... Read more »

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Sonos Era 100 | $320 Though tech giants once dominated the space, the Era 100 is the best smart speaker you can get. It sounds great, easily streams from any platform over... Read more »

Brisbane’s best shopping centres for food

Shopping malls might be much better for dining these days, but not all are equal. We rank Brisbane’s largest from one to five. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved... Read more »

Housing squeeze hits first responders looking for homes in Noosa region

Police, paramedics and firefighters posted to Noosa during the busy summer season are being forced to live well outside the region, due to a lack of long-term rental accommodation in the tourist... Read more »

Republicans just won an election in Tennessee but it’s still bad news for Trump

When Mark Green announced his retirement from politics, it seemed to his Republican colleagues that refilling the seat would be an easy feat. Tennessee, and its newly vacant 7th congressional district, were... Read more »

India caps airfares as IndiGo flight cancellations leave hundreds stranded for fifth day

India has capped airfares as hundreds of passengers gathered outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports after IndiGo cancelled 385 flights on the fifth day of a crisis at the country’s biggest airline which... Read more »

‘Everyone will miss the socialising – but it’s also a relief’: five young teens on Australia’s social media ban | Social media ban

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s will begin in just a few days. Malaysia, Denmark and Norway are to follow suit and the European Union last week passed a resolution to... Read more »