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March 30th 2026

Still image of Jack Karlson being forced into a police car while shouting.

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

The archive, which also includes The Babadook and a whole trove of materials related to Mad Max, is now much more complete.

Crime Mike Pearl Mar 30

January 21st 2026

Incredible Hand Stencil With Claw-Like Fingers Could Be Oldest Known Cave Art

A newly dated Indonesian cave painting may be 1,100 years older than the world’s oldest known rock art, but not everyone is convinced by the evidence.

Human History Margherita Bassi Jan 21

December 12th 2025

A person looking at Reddit on their phone

Reddit Sues Australia Over Teen Social Media Ban as Other Nations Consider Similar Laws

The company says the law violates teens’ political speech rights as other countries consider similar restrictions.

Politics Bruce Gil Dec 12

December 8th 2025

Social media smartphone icons against an Australian flag

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Coming on Wednesday. Here’s What That Means

Several European countries are already working on their own versions.

Social Media Ece Yildirim Dec 8

November 5th 2025

r/Im14andthisisbanned: Australia Adds Reddit to No-Go List for Kids

The country will also prevent under-16s from using Kick.

Social Media Mike Pearl Nov 5

July 31st 2025

Horrifyingly Huge New Stick Insect Discovered Exactly Where You Think

Wildlife experts in Australia have discovered a new giant stick insect, and it’s the largest, heaviest insect ever found in the region.

Biology Gayoung Lee Jul 31

April 2nd 2025

Donald Trump holds a tariffs poster during a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Trump’s Tariffs Are Here to Jack Up the Price of Your Switch 2 (and Everything Else)

The 10% baseline tariffs will hit April 5, with the larger tariffs coming into effect April 9.

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 2

March 13th 2025

This High School Rock Is Teeming With Dinosaur Footprints—but No One Noticed for Decades

A slab of rock at an Australian high school, a boulder in a parking lot, and a bookend in a private collection feature 200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints.

Biology Margherita Bassi Mar 13

March 6th 2025

The crater is in Western Australia's Pilbara.

Huge Impact Crater in Australia Breaks Record for World’s Oldest by Over a Billion Years

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago.

Earth Science Isaac Schultz Mar 6

January 16th 2025

Yikes! World’s Deadliest Spider Is Actually 3 Different Species

Obviously from Australia, the largest of the three funnel-web spiders is nicknamed "Big Boy."

Biology Margherita Bassi Jan 16

November 25th 2024

A distinctive mark cut into the Earth by twister.

Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Strange Scar in Australian Outback

Something tore up the ground across the Nullarbor Plain, leaving a distinctive mark on the landscape. Scientists finally figured it out.

Earth Science Isaac Schultz Nov 25

March 21st 2022

More Rumors About the Future of Legendary’s Monsterverse

Plus, more casting rumors for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Mar 21

January 13th 2021

Google Is Experimenting With Removing Some News Sites From Search

In a disturbing move, Google is apparently experimenting with hiding links to some news sites from search results in Australia. The change was initially reported by the Australian Financial Review, and was confirmed by Google to AFR as well as The Guardian. Some of the affected outlets include the Guardian Australia, the Australian, and the…

Tech News Victoria Song Jan 13

December 11th 2020

Australia Scraps Homegrown Covid-19 Vaccine After Trial Participants Get ‘False Positive’ Test Results For HIV

The Australian government canceled its homegrown covid-19 vaccine development plans with the University of Queensland on Friday after vaccine trial participants showed “false positives” in tests for HIV. The Australian vaccine was developed using a protein fragment of HIV called Gp41 that’s used to stabilize the inoculation. The Australian vaccine was still in Phase 1…

Health Matt Novak Dec 11

December 3rd 2020

Australia Scraps Plan to Ban Cash For Large Purchases But Idea Isn’t Going Away

Australia’s Senate has scrapped a plan that would have banned cash transactions on all purchases over $10,000. The cash ban proposal was set in motion back in 2017 after a government report suggested the idea as a way to crack down on organized crime and tax cheats. Businesses faced heavy fines and up to two…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 3

November 23rd 2020

Food Delivery Worker Dies in Australia, Becoming Fifth Gig Economy Death Since September

Another Uber Eats delivery worker in Sydney died on Monday evening, local time, after his bike was hit by a truck, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The unnamed man is the fifth death of an app-based delivery worker in Australia over the past two months, prompting questions about the safety of gig economy workers…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 23

November 9th 2020

Dentist Gets Two Months in Jail for Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine in Australia

A dentist in Perth, Australia has received two months in jail for treating 41 patients while she was supposed to be in two weeks of mandatory self-quarantine to prevent the spread of covid-19. The judge’s sentence is the harshest covid-related punishment passed down in Australia since the pandemic began earlier this year, with most people…

Health Matt Novak Nov 9

November 5th 2020

U.S. Breaks Record With Over 100,000 New Covid-19 Cases in Single Day

The U.S. recorded over 100,000 new cases of covid-19 on Wednesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The shockingly high daily case count is a grim milestone that public health experts warn may be surpassed in the coming days and weeks. The country tallied 103,087 new cases of coronavirus and 1,116 deaths from the disease…

Health Matt Novak Nov 5

October 12th 2020

Covid-19 Can Live on Smartphone Screens for Up to 28 Days, Researchers Find

Back in March, as the covid-19 pandemic took over the planet, Apple finally told users that it’s okay to use some disinfecting wipes on their iPhones. At the time, transmission risks were opaque and it was better to be safe than sorry. In the meantime, we’ve learned that saliva droplets in the air pose the…

Health Rhett Jones Oct 12

October 9th 2020

Watching My Home Country Fall Apart From Lockdown on the Other Side of the World

A few years ago, I read Michel Faber’s novel The Book of Strange New Things. It’s a sci-fi story about a priest who leaves his wife on Earth to travel as a missionary to the distant planet of Oasis. As the novel progresses, the protagonist’s wife sends him a series of dispatches that relate the…

Health Sophie Weiner Oct 9

australia

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Incredible Hand Stencil With Claw-Like Fingers Could Be Oldest Known Cave Art

Reddit Sues Australia Over Teen Social Media Ban as Other Nations Consider Similar Laws

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Coming on Wednesday. Here’s What That Means

r/Im14andthisisbanned: Australia Adds Reddit to No-Go List for Kids

Horrifyingly Huge New Stick Insect Discovered Exactly Where You Think

Trump’s Tariffs Are Here to Jack Up the Price of Your Switch 2 (and Everything Else)

This High School Rock Is Teeming With Dinosaur Footprints—but No One Noticed for Decades

Huge Impact Crater in Australia Breaks Record for World’s Oldest by Over a Billion Years

Yikes! World’s Deadliest Spider Is Actually 3 Different Species

Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Strange Scar in Australian Outback

More Rumors About the Future of Legendary’s Monsterverse

Google Is Experimenting With Removing Some News Sites From Search

Australia Scraps Homegrown Covid-19 Vaccine After Trial Participants Get ‘False Positive’ Test Results For HIV

Australia Scraps Plan to Ban Cash For Large Purchases But Idea Isn’t Going Away

Food Delivery Worker Dies in Australia, Becoming Fifth Gig Economy Death Since September

Dentist Gets Two Months in Jail for Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine in Australia

U.S. Breaks Record With Over 100,000 New Covid-19 Cases in Single Day

Covid-19 Can Live on Smartphone Screens for Up to 28 Days, Researchers Find

Watching My Home Country Fall Apart From Lockdown on the Other Side of the World

Picture Perfect: Artemis 2 Returns Home After a Stellar 10 Days in Space

Artemis 2 Day 10: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

It Sure Looks Like This Is the End for the Current Era of ‘Star Trek’

Before ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Blew Up, Disney Scrapped a Pixar Movie With a Similar Vibe

‘Doomsday’ Asteroids Could Have Kickstarted Life on Our Planet

LEVOIT Air Purifier Now at All-Time Low in a Limited Allergy Season Deal, Filtering Out 99.97% of Dust, Pollen, and Dander for Less

What on Earth Is Happening With ‘Doctor Who’?

France to Ditch Microsoft Windows as Europe’s War on American Tech Rages On

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

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Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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