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Can smart kitchen devices with a Wi-Fi chip make me a better cook?
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (801+ words) June 21, 2026 " 1: 00pm I am a competent barbecuer and a reluctant everything-else. I can feed my family, but I wouldn't call most of it cooking, and I definitely wouldn't call it fun, even with a glass of red wine in one hand....
A suburban backyard and a $4 million lifeline: How WA's endangered residents are being resurrected
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (995+ words) At 85 years old, this western swamp tortoise, dubbed "C12, is one of the oldest of Perth Zoos residents " and one of the most important for West Australian conservation efforts. The species was believed to be extinct until a young boy uncovered…...
Absolute disrespect: Bulldozers at the gate as fight over river steps up
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (906+ words) June 20, 2026 " 7: 30pm Uncle Vince Kirby's ancestors are buried in a sacred cultural space not far from where we stand. They left behind their fish traps, ceremonial grounds, cultural trees and shell middens, which are scattered around Nyah-Vinifera Park, a protected river…...
We're part of a food chain': What to do if you see a shark in the water
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1010+ words) June 20, 2026 " 1: 00pm For the past 20 years, Kent Stannard has tracked the movement and behaviours of white sharks along the Victorian coastline. He has learnt they are fearsome predators, but do not particularly like being watched themselves. A spate of serious and…...
Warmest June night to duck's delight: Dreary Melbourne weather here to stay
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (372+ words) June 20, 2026 " 10: 16am It's umbrellas at the ready once more Melbourne: cold and dreary winter days are back after an unseasonably warm week. With a thick band of rain clouds hanging over the CBD on Saturday morning, Melbourne stalled at a temperature…...
Enough is enough: Brother of Sydney shark attack victim calls for lethal response
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1036+ words) June 19, 2026 " 5: 00am Mike Psillakis's twin brother, much-loved and experienced surfer Mercury, died in a white shark attack off Long Reef in September last year. After last weekend's attack at Coogee Beach, and summer's spate of bull shark bites, his attention has…...
Critical strengthens technology case with battery scale-up milestone
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (529+ words) June 18, 2026 " 4: 14pm Critical Resources has scaled up its solid-state lithium-ion battery evaluation program, moving from laboratory coin cells to full-format, larger-scale pouch cells. The milestone is a major validation of the company's proprietary dry-spray deposition cathode, with electrochemical testing and cell…...
Long-standing faults put Qld student, staff information at risk, report finds
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (482+ words) June 18, 2026 " 4: 04pm Students and staff members" personal information is vulnerable to a hack because of a long-running failure to respond to cybersecurity threats at Queensland universities, an audit has found. The latest report from the Queensland Audit Office warned cybersecurity issues…...
Charity shaping AI copyright rules funded by Anthropic-linked donors
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (735+ words) June 18, 2026 " 4: 01pm A charity helping shape Australia's approach to artificial intelligence and copyright has received more than $1 million from philanthropic funds with personal and financial ties to Anthropic, an AI giant that would benefit directly from the organisation's proposal. Good Ancestors,…...
Melbourne breaks weather record with warmest June night " but winter is returning
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (395+ words) June 18, 2026 " 11: 53am Melburnians could be forgiven for forgetting it's the first month of winter after "record-breaking warmth" across the city this week. Temperatures hovered just below 20 degrees well after midnight early on Thursday morning, with an overnight low of 16. 4 degrees recorded…...