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Faulty batteries could cause fatalities this Christmas

Safety experts have called on Christmas shoppers to choose e-bikes and e-scooters carefully after a growing number of lithium-ion battery fires.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

British wind can unlock Australia's 'superpower' future

Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

Rural Australians dying earlier, from avoidable illness

A national snapshot has highlighted dire health outcomes for country Australians, including high levels of hospitalisation due to domestic violence.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

Sydney Sweeney shares terrifying video of huntsman spider biting her in Australia: ‘I’m gonna die!’

Frightening footage showed the ‘Euphoria’ star screaming as she is targeted by an arachnid while filming romcom ‘Anyone But You’ in Australia

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Aussie Woman Disappointed After People Can’t Pronounce Baby’s Name, Raoul, Correctly

"Australians are so annoying with names that are like, the tiniest bit foreign." The post Aussie Woman Disappointed After People Can’t Pronounce Baby’s Name, Raoul, Correctly first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Dec 15, 2023

Sam Thompson reacts to Nigel Farage’s record I’m a Celebrity salary

Thompson, 31, was crowned King of the Jungle after three weeks of Bushtucker-filled fun in the Australian wilderness

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Australians may get more cost-of-living relief in the next budget, Jim Chalmers says

Exclusive: Treasurer says government working on measures to ease the squeeze as well as policies to accelerate transition to net-zero emissions

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

‘Even the smallest town has electricity’: how to plan an outback Australian road trip in an EV

With some forward planning – and a portable charger and extension cord – you can take your electric vehicle off the beaten track

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

Labor’s ‘policy shift’ on Gaza may have been inelegant, frayed and contested, but was in no way incoherent

As adversity increases and polarisation reasserts itself as the national default, everything gets harder for the incumbents

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

What are engineered stone bench tops and why is Australia banning them?

Breathing in large amounts of silica dust from manufacturing and fitting them can be extremely damaging

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023