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The mass extinction event going unnoticed
THE world has lost nearly 60 per cent of its animal species since 1970 and the latest research shows the trend is only getting worse.
Snake ‘surfs’ up on to Queensland beach
‘The problem with Apple’s logic’
Podcasts you should be listening to
Man changes name to ‘iPhone 7’
The start-up capital of Australia
The weapon so awful it should be a war crime
Five awesome tech products to buy
Freakish snake ‘killer of killers’
Extreme weather across the country
What your Facebook posts reveal
Smartphones being wired to save lives
The death of the home computer
‘This will never be a Commodore’
Footage to worry Toyota drivers
Aussie blood donors in data breach
‘Play as an Anzac soldier at Gallipoli’
Residents are ordering crates of feral cats
New MacBook Pro’s ‘wow’ moment
‘You can’t imagine it, we’re so far behind’
Aussie mozzie plague is coming
Smartphones being wired to save lives
The 10 best Vines on the internet
ISPs fight back in online piracy war
Melania vows to teach Twitter trolls
Twitter slashes staff, kills Vine
Men ‘are turning to Siri for sex’
Apple’s MacBook Pro gets touch up
How you can watch Sherlock season four
Bad news for online pirates
Compare the Market mainly compares insurance offered by its parent company
SEVEN of the 10 car insurance brands on Compare the Market are from its parent company. Meanwhile, insurers are sneakily slugging customers with double-whammies.
Mortgage customers are being warned of fixed-rate deals
HOME loan customers lured into signing up to fixed rate deals are being warned they could be getting ‘screwed’ without even realising.
Halloween reveller says he was cut down by dodgy sandwich, not drugs
IT WAS an unhappy Halloween for dance party revellers in Sydney as arrests and three drug overdoses forced early shutdown of massive party.
Professor who tweeted against PC culture booted from New York University
A UNI professor who used an anonymous Twitter account to slam political correctness and “safe spaces” has been sacked. These are his “offensive” tweets.
RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today
NEW research has revealed the population most likely to be targeted by sniffer dogs. In these areas, a person may be 6.5 times more likely to be searched than average.
Dreamworld hires disaster recovery specialist
THE theme park’s troubled owner Ardent has appointed a retired police inspector who worked in counter-terrorism to advise on “community healing”.
Young boy among five people injured in Queensland boat fire
BREAKING: A young boy is among five people rushed to hospital with burns, following a boat fire on Queensland’s South Stradbroke Island.
Lightning strikes on Eyre Peninsula, house fire at Murray Bridge
LIGHTNING has started several fires on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, and a pet dog is missing after fire destroyed a house in Murray Bridge.
Three rushed to hospital from Halloween party
A PARTY with a ‘very glamorous guest list’ was shut down after revellers were taken to hospital following suspected drug overdoses.
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to lead after long deadlock
SPAIN’S Parliament has voted to allow acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s bid to form a new minority government, ending a 10-month political deadlock.
Kate Hudson’s Halloween party sees Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom dress as Bill and Hillary Clinton
KATE Hudson has thrown an epic Halloween party and one couple were almost unrecognisable as Bill and Hillary Clinton.
UFC champ Anthony Pettis targeted by arsonist in Milwaukee
A FORMER UFC champion was targeted by arsonists who set three cars alight in his driveway while he and his family were asleep.
Tennis coach Roger Rasheed demands review of gender rule that keeps his daughter from playing with her friends
INTERNATIONAL tennis coach Roger Rasheed is demanding a review of a rule that is threatening to force his young daughter to quit the game because of her gender.
Missing convicted murderer Tara Kehoe found dead in Adelaide’s south
A CONVICTED murderer who disappeared from a prerelease program at Adelaide Women’s Prison has been found dead in the city’s south.
Australian theme parks to undergo ‘safety blitz’
INSPECTORS will carry out a safety blitz of amusement rides at Queensland theme parks including Wet’n’Wild, Sea World and Movie World.
Billiris Halloween house
The Billiris family have gone all out decorating their house for Halloween. Pictures by Katrina Bridgeford
Lake Eyre at its magical best
Lake Eyre, the world’s largest salt lake, has become a magical oasis teeming with life and attracting thousands of visitors. These stunning images convey the state of its rare form.