Electricity distributor Jemena has been replacing 7-metre wooden power poles with 15-metre industrial poles rated to carry up to 66,000 volts, but there's been one consistent complaint among the residents where this is happening.

Young Australians say strangulation has become so normalised in sexual culture it is no longer considered a kink but simply part of the sexual "playbook".

Some observers believe China's increasing presence in Antarctica is a geopolitical motive, while others say military fears are exaggerated. 

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Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.

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Thailand’s capital city Bangkok has been smashed by floods, leaving parts of the city underwater.

Titans of artificial intelligence could be hauled before a Senate inquiry to answer for rogue bots that breached the Medicare website.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Wild winds have blown native Bogong moths off their migration path, causing them to swarm properties from Melbourne to Sydney.

Thailand’s capital city Bangkok has been smashed by floods, leaving parts of the city underwater.

Titans of artificial intelligence could be hauled before a Senate inquiry to answer for rogue bots that breached the Medicare website.

Dangerous sharks swimming up and down the NSW coast could soon be detected using artificial intelligence.

A rookie police officer who chased his alleged attacker after being stabbed twice is being hailed a hero.

Locals have been evacuated after a “major incident” was declared near a Royal Air Force base used by US forces in south-west England.

US President Donald Trump has declared Iran only came forward with a deal that would have quickly opened the Strait of Hormuz because it's "losing" badly.

A Moscow firm is using an ever-expanding network of shell companies to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions, documents show.

As 130 armed conflicts rage around the world, United Nations agencies are saving millions of lives, even as UN workers risk their own.

New PM Andy Burnham may well promise a second referendum on EU membership to save Labour seats – and the Union itself.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.