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Plant recognition apps face many hurdles, including the lack of an Australian equivalent.

South Australia could reduce its reliance on the National Electricity Market through major infrastructure investment, according to a policy expert, as it looks to overcome a privatised market that has proved unreliable.

Residents in the outback South Australian town of Leigh Creek say problems with phone and internet coverage are not just inconvenient, but putting locals at risk.

An award-winning student has shown that sheep intended to control fireweed by grazing are instead, spreading it via their manure.

Grab your binoculars! After a quiet start to the year, Australian sky watchers will be treated to a close encounter with a green comet and a rare winking star this weekend.

The technological world may be on the cusp of a revolution, the extent of which is predicted to mimic the take-up of the smartphone in the late 2000s, but some experts call for caution.

The SA Government has suggested "complete nationalisation" of the electricity system and a new gas-fired power station as two options to secure power supply.

An Environment Department investigation confirms the contamination near Linc Energy's underground coal gasification plant is much more widespread than previously thought.

China's Government is proposing a ban on children under 18 playing video games between midnight and 8:00am.

A Queensland scientist plays a vital role in the world-first discovery of a "middleweight" black hole in space, after spending 40 years searching the universe to find it.

Western Australia could go from one lithium mine to seven over the next 18 months, opening up hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.

West Australian consumers could face huge power price hikes in the coming years unless the State Government starts to factor in the exponential growth of renewable energy, a new study finds.

North Queensland scientists join a global conversation to combat the invisibility of modern scientists.

Scientists discover a supermassive black hole that has taken a record-breaking decade to devour a star twice the size of the Sun — and it is still chewing away.

Small business owner Nick Waterman says he is "really rapt" police have charged a man after an ABC story revealed a credit card refund scam had left his company more than $1,000 out of pocket.

Is Trump's tech company backlash really a big deal?

NASA releases video showing an astronaut on the International Space Station throwing a football in honour of Sunday's Super Bowl in the United States.

Vodafone says Telstra should stop getting subsidies for fixed line services.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has reversed its decision to make 40 channel UHF radios illegal from June.

NBN chief executive Bill Morrow says the $49 billion project is rolling out on time and on budget, despite having to secure a special loan from the Federal Government late last year.

The Greens' Nick McKim says Federal Government support for new generation coal-fired power will hit renewables investment in Tasmania.

A West Australian petroleum company will use a NASA humanoid robot to explore how the technology could be used to improve safety, reliability and efficiency in high-risk and remote environments.

Investors pile into Facebook shares, helping lift the stock 2.2 per cent, as the world's largest social media network's revenue jumps 51 per cent, on an advertising boost.

Imagine your smartphone being able to negotiate the best price of a new car for you — that's one of the potential implications of artificial intelligence beating humans in poker for the first time, experts say.

The Royal Randwick racecourse in Sydney will host the richest turf race in the world after Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club announced the launch of the $10-million "The Everest".