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House explosion in northern Virginia was caused by man igniting gasoline, authorities say

Authorities say a man who died in a house explosion six months ago outside the nation’s capital deliberately detonated gasoline canisters in his basement that caused the blast

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

Australia urged to bump up cyber defences

Australia has been warned to invest in stronger cyber defences as part of a national push to fight crippling ransomware and other online attacks.

AAP · Aug 23, 2022

Wall St gains despite 'yield inversion' recession warning, Telstra CEO steps down

Australian shares have risen the day after the federal budget, however analysts say the cash splash wasn't "market-moving" and the benchmark more likely followed Wall Street's optimism about the war in Ukraine easing.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022

Worst could be yet to come for flood-hit areas – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Dropping seeds by drone, Telstra starts carbon farming to offset its emissions

Telecommunications giant Telstra is starting its own carbon farm, growing trees to reduce its emissions.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Telstra defends NSW flood response, saying lengthy outages unavoidable

Chief executive says if infrastructure is damaged by floods ‘there’s nothing that we can do about that in the short term’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022

Calls for crypto regulation, education

Telstra's CEO has called for better education and more regulation around cryptocurrencies with more than three million Australians owning some form of crypto.

AAP · Mar 1, 2022