The future is nearly here with driverless cars - and it's bright

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In Pittsburgh on Thursday, Uber and Volvo announced a $US300 million partnership which will see, in a matter of weeks, people in that city able to order up a driverless car to take them where they want to go. Stunning, yes?

Will Pence trump The Donald for presidency?

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The New York Times ran an editorial this week calling on Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence to convince Trump to stand down

AC/DC: you have to go out with a bang in Sydney

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You blokes started in Sydney, four decades ago. So finish in Sydney. One last concert. At the SCG, before Chrissie.

My breakfast with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

The most touching thing at the well-organised Centenary Pozieres, which TFF attended, was the enduring bond between the Australians and the French who attended.

Donald Trump isn't America's saviour

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"In this this election, there is only one candidate who will uphold the constitution," Newt Gingrich argues. Well, maybe not.

The battle that made Gallipoli look like a picnic

This week will see the centenary of two horrific battles on the Western Front engaged in by Australian soldiers.

It's a video game, only different

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Pokemon Go? No clue. The whole Pokemon thing confused me when my boys got into it nigh on a couple of decades ago, and it still confuses me now, but, as explained to me by my eldest, it's something like this.

Why Cory Bernardi's backward plan is doomed to fail

What a week! It started with an election night without end, and finishes with the Coalition, seemingly, limping over the line, missing a lot of skin and no few of its members

The most appalling night in Australian history

It was still broad daylight when it started and it carried on for 14 hours.