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InfrastructureCommentsPremiumThe AI boom is coming to the streets of Maddington

A huge tech company backed by Australia’s sovereign wealth fund is planning a $415 million data centre in Maddington to chase the  AI boom.

Matt Mckenzie

Little Grove Primary School Year 6 student Josie Barras said making the video was “challenging, but in a good way”.

NEXT ATTENBOROUGHPremiumYoung filmmaker extolled in country’s leading science awards

An 11-year-old filmmaker is the current pride of Little Grove Primary School, after her short film detailing the effects of climate change on coral spawning was honoured in Australia’s leading science awards.

Melissa Sheil

The passwords of hundreds of staff and students at a Perth university have been compromised by a data breach.

TECHNOLOGYPremiumEmbarrassing uni data breach detail

Staff and students at a major Aussie university have been left locked out of their accounts after hundreds of passwords were compromised in a data breach.

Blake Antrobus

There are 206 JB Hi-Fi stores in Australia. This year, two have opened and one has closed. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

UPDATEDPremiumSurprise reaction to JB Hi-Fi’s big profits

One of Australia’s biggest retailers has posted bigger profits and payouts for shareholders, but investors are doing one thing.

Blair Jackson

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NEWSPremiumHorror moment boy, 9, attacked by shark

A young boy has relived the moment he was attacked by a shark while surfing, leaving him screaming for help in the water when his board was smashed to pieces.

Blake Antrobus

There is rain off the NSW coast. Bureau of Meteorology

NEWSPremiumMore grim news after city cops drenching

Sydneysiders hoping for a break from the rain which smashed the city this weekend will have to keep waiting, forecasts suggest.

Blair Jackson

Many finfluencers became licensed or authorised representatives of a licensee, along with being more diligent about what they were posting online.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumDiamond or dud?: Your essential finfluencer vetting toolkit

Images of flashy sports cars. Lavish lifestyle shots. These are just some of the red flags consumers should watch out for when they turn to social media for financial advice. Here’s what to ask yourself.

Dimitrios Salampasis

Guestpix founder Carla Groves.

InfluencersComments‘Digital fatigue’: The rise of the micro-social networks

As influencers and advertisers clog up social media feeds and Australians grapple with growing privacy concerns, a shift is taking place as more people seek a private way of connecting.

Rhianna Mitchell

Residents across Victoria have reported meteors lighting up the night sky before crashing in the state’s west.

NewsPremiumHuge meteor lights up major city’s skies

Residents reported seeing a large orange flame light up the skies before it crashed to the ground, creating a thunderous bang.

Alexandra Feiam

The University of Western Australia campus

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Uni cyber attack: Perth students hit in data breach

Thousands of students at a prestigious Perth university have been told to act urgently amid a data breach.

Ben Harvey

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NEWSPremiumRunners’ rude shock after city drenched

Participants in the City2Surf race were left freezing and frustrated after copping a brutal downpour of rain, as Sydney recorded its wettest August in almost a decade.

Blair Jackson, Alexandra Feiam

Professor Shirley Jansen and Associate Professor Juliana Hamzah, have been on a 10-year journey culminating in developing a world-first drug targeted towards curing atherosclerosis. Riley Churchman

HealthCommentsPremiumLocal breakthrough that could cure cardiovascular disease

Two Perth researchers are leading the world in the fight to cure vascular disease after discovering a way to dissolve the plaque that clogs arteries.

Hannah Cross

How to succeed under pressure according to science

BooksCommentsPremiumHow to succeed under pressure according to science

Has anyone ever told you to ‘think positively’ or ‘develop a winner’s mentality’? It doesn’t tend to work, does it? Nerves of Steel author Ger Post reveals what it really takes to succeed under pressure.

Katie Hampson

Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner addresses the National Press Club of Australia.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumOnline safety boss slams tech giants over child protection

Google and Apple are among tech giants putting profits before child protection when it came to combating the explosion of deepfakes and other sexual abuse material, Australia’s eSafety boss says.

John Flint

Cyber safety expert Paul Litherland was brought in by Methodist Ladies College to explain how to identify AI images, like the two pictured left.

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The AI tech creating fear and confusion in Perth schools

Perth teachers have described AI and the rise of deepfakes as an urgent issue confronting today’s teenagers, amid an explosion in the creation of digitally altered intimate images.

Rhianna Mitchell

Porn and “AI-powered manipulation” will still be able to reach children’s inboxes in Australia’s under 16s social media ban.

Federal PoliticsCommentsExperts decry ‘whack-a-mole’ approach to social media ban

Porn and ‘AI-powered manipulation’ will still be able to reach children’s inboxes in Australia’s under 16s social media ban, as experts warn parents still need to teach digital literacy. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

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NEWSPremium‘Fun police’: Council move slammed

A local council has taken drastic action to stop a beloved pastime – which has been around for generations – amid complaints of ratepayers footing the bill for damages.

Emma Kirk

Professor of Internet Studies Tama Leaver at Curtin University’s campus in Bentley, Perth.

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Social media ban puts kids’ digital literacy at crossroads

Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s could be a chance to make young people the most online savvy cohort yet or a disaster if it amounts to ‘hitting the pause button’.

Kate Emery

A leading British nuclear scientist said there would be consequences if Australia chose to reject the use of nuclear energy in its grid. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman

newsPremium‘Consequences’: Australia’s nuclear warning

One of Britain’s leading nuclear scientists says Australia will face consequences if it continues to reject nuclear energy.

Jessica Wang

ChatGPT-5 has seen ‘huge improvement’.

TechnologyComments‘Huge improvement’: AI evolves with release of ChatGPT-5

As Artificial Intelligence continues to develop at a rapid pace, OpenAI has released a ‘significant’ upgrade with the newest GPT-5 model. 

Fraser Williams

Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Atlassian.

TechnologyCommentsAtlassian chief’s upbeat view on AI ‘at odds’ with market

Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes says he is determined to stick around at the software giant while sharing an upbeat view of artificial intelligence, which one analyst said was at odds with the market.

Danielle Le Messurier

Optus failed to take reasonable steps to protect users' data, breaching the telco's obligations. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

InternetPremiumPrivacy commissioner sues Optus over data breach

Australia's information commissioner is suing Optus over a 2022 data breach that impacted millions and resulted in private data being published on the dark web.

Adrian Black

Optus is being sued over a 2022 data breach which saw the data of 9.5 million customers exposed. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

UPDATEDPremiumOptus sued over massive data breach

Optus is being sued over the 2022 data breach that exposed the personal data of 9.5 million people.

Blair Jackson

Parents at Jolimont Primary School are hoping to delay their kids getting mobile phones.

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Thousands of WA parents commit to smartphone free kids

Thousands of WA parents have vowed to delay giving their children smartphones until at least high school, as a grass roots movement gathers momentum across the country.

Rhianna Mitchell

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