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Melbourne's Water Storage Falls 11% in a Year as City Drinks Through Reserves
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Melbourne's Water Storage Falls 11% in a Year as City Drinks Through Reserves

Storages sit at 69.6%, down more than 200 billion litres from last year. Conditions mirror the Millennium Drought. Restrictions could return by next summer.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago
Taylor Swift's Australian Return Signals the End of the Touring Drought
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Taylor Swift's Australian Return Signals the End of the Touring Drought

Three Melbourne shows, two in Sydney, one in Brisbane. What the announcement reveals about Australia's live entertainment recovery.
Editor 5 min read 14 days ago
OpenAI Ships GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano: The Architecture of Cheap Intelligence
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OpenAI Ships GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano: The Architecture of Cheap Intelligence

Two new models bring computer use and coding performance at a fraction of the cost. The real story is the system architecture they enable.
Editor 7 min read 14 days ago
Apple's iPhone 17e Brings A19 Chip to Budget Buyers Starting at A$999
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Apple's iPhone 17e Brings A19 Chip to Budget Buyers Starting at A$999

The budget iPhone gets flagship silicon, MagSafe, and full Apple Intelligence support. Pre-orders opened March 5 with availability from March 11.
Editor 6 min read 14 days ago
Nvidia Confirms One Million GPU Sale to AWS by 2027
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Nvidia Confirms One Million GPU Sale to AWS by 2027

The deal runs through 2027 and includes far more than graphics cards. It's a window into how the hyperscalers are building their AI futures.
Editor 8 min read 14 days ago
Australians Are Giving Up on Home Ownership and Starting Businesses Instead
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Australians Are Giving Up on Home Ownership and Starting Businesses Instead

New data shows 41% of Australians now see starting a business as their top wealth-building strategy, ahead of saving or seeking a promotion.
Editor 9 min read 14 days ago
Meta abandons end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs, citing low uptake
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Meta abandons end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs, citing low uptake

The company will remove the privacy feature from Instagram on May 8, opening user messages to potential scanning and third-party access.
Editor 7 min read 14 days ago
Bank of England holds rates as Iran war threatens inflation target
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Bank of England holds rates as Iran war threatens inflation target

First unanimous MPC vote in four years signals shift from cuts to possible hikes
Editor 9 min read 15 days ago
Should tobacconists even exist? Minister poses radical question as illegal sales soar
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Should tobacconists even exist? Minister poses radical question as illegal sales soar

Assistant minister Julian Hill questions the viability of standalone tobacco shops as organised crime dominates the market and firebombings escalate.
Editor 10 min read 16 days ago
Cross River Rail boss tells inquiry CFMEU 'purposefully' disrupted $19 billion project
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Cross River Rail boss tells inquiry CFMEU 'purposefully' disrupted $19 billion project

Delivery authority chief Graeme Newton alleges union targeted critical works to maximise delays and cost blowouts on Queensland's largest infrastructure project
Editor 8 min read 16 days ago
Chalmers vows reform budget on May 12 as inflation hits 4.8 per cent
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Chalmers vows reform budget on May 12 as inflation hits 4.8 per cent

Treasurer promises tax reform, spending cuts and productivity push despite Middle East turmoil pushing oil to $100 per barrel
Editor 8 min read 16 days ago
Australia races to solve fuel crisis as Iran blockade threatens supply chains
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Australia races to solve fuel crisis as Iran blockade threatens supply chains

National Cabinet meets tomorrow as government scrambles to coordinate response to global oil shock. Asian refineries hold the key.
Editor 13 min read 16 days ago
Fire ants march on Brisbane: $593M eradication war reaches World Heritage rainforest
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Fire ants march on Brisbane: $593M eradication war reaches World Heritage rainforest

Biosecurity zones now expand monthly as the invasive super-pest breaches Lamington National Park, threatening a 2032 deadline that experts say is slipping away.
Editor 7 min read 17 days ago
Three Weeks, 7,600 Jobs: Australian Tech's AI Reckoning Has Arrived
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Three Weeks, 7,600 Jobs: Australian Tech's AI Reckoning Has Arrived

Atlassian, WiseTech, and Block have collectively cut thousands of positions since late February. Each company cited artificial intelligence. Markets rewarded them.
Editor 6 min read 17 days ago
How Much Super Do You Actually Need at 60? The Real Numbers for 2026
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How Much Super Do You Actually Need at 60? The Real Numbers for 2026

ASFA says you need $690,000 for a comfortable retirement. The average Australian has $252,000. Here's what that gap actually means.
Editor 6 min read 18 days ago
The Conveyancing Squeeze: What Vertical Integration Means for Property Settlement
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The Conveyancing Squeeze: What Vertical Integration Means for Property Settlement

When real estate platforms start buying conveyancing firms, the independent practitioner's position gets harder. Here's what the LocalAgentFinder-Dott & Crossitt deal tells us about where the industry is heading.
Editor 5 min read 18 days ago
Cyclone Narelle tracking toward Queensland coast
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Cyclone Narelle tracking toward Queensland coast

The Bureau of Meteorology issued its first track map on Tuesday. The system is expected to intensify before crossing the coast.
Editor 5 min read 18 days ago

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