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Telstra has made a series of pledges after it was found to have ripped off remote customers.
Second hint of fifth force
For years scientists have operated on the assumption that the universe is works under four fundamental forces ...
Westpac faces huge fines
Westpac is facing big fines over ‘serious and systemic’ anti-money laundering breaches, according to AUSTRAC.
Earth's magnetic notes revealed
New recordings show the Earth singing a strange song when the Sun is having bad weather.
Federal cyber efforts slow
A new report shows federal government cyber resilience is almost unchanged in the last three years.
Holograms honed by sound
Sci-fi-style holograms are one step closer, with exciting developments from Japanese researchers.
Media heads push press freedom
Media bosses have met to discuss press freedom laws with the Morrison government in Canberra.
New home for fusion giant
A building that will house the world's largest tokamak fusion reactor is now complete.
New scheme for uni interference
New rules hope to shine a spotlight on foreign interference at universities.
DFAT staffer in activist probe
A senior DFAT worker is being investigated for her links to animal activist groups.
Ultrafast star spotted
Astronomers have spotted an ultrafast star travelling at 6 million km/h for the last five million years.
ACMA hits gambling sites
The communications watchdog wants to block a string of illegal gambling websites.
AI ethics framework released
A new artificial intelligence (AI) program has gone public, while the Federal Government releases new AI guidelines.
ASIO breach uncovered
ASIO has been found to have broken the law in a foreign-intelligence operation early last year.
Solar stems developed
Researchers in the US have developed a material that bends and moves to face the light, just like sunflowers.
Telstra sorry for poor phone deals
Telstra has apologised for selling “phones to customers who ultimately could not afford them” in Indigenous communities.
Open DNA database launched
A new, open-source genetic database has been developed by Australian and North American researchers.