Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
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Australia wants AI to handle divorces — here's why
An online app called Amica is now using artificial intelligence to help separating couples make parenting arrangements and ...
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New algorithm can identify misogyny on Twitter
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia have developed an algorithm that detects tweets ...
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Australians could’ve saved $716,320,000 in fuel if CO2 legislation had come 3 years earlier
When it comes to road transport, Australia is at risk of becoming a climate villain as we lag behind international best practices ...
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Clean, green machines: the truth about electric vehicle emissions
Despite the overwhelming evidence that electric vehicle technology can deliver significant economic, environmental, and health ...
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There’s no workplace equity for women in STEM – and COVID-19 made it worse
The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach, and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, ...
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Australia to start paying EV owners for transferring electricity back to the national grid
Electric vehicles can help keep the air clean in our cities – as we’ve seen recently with the reduction of traffic through ...
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Everything you need to know about facial recognition in Australia
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being trialled and deployed around Australia. Queensland and Western Australia ...
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The importance of the space industry in a post-pandemic world
With all of the immense challenges we face on Earth this year, space can feel like an afterthought. Before the COVID-19 ...
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Google to finally pay select publishers for 'high quality' news content
Google has agreed to pay select news publishers for distributing their content, finally bowing to pressure from antitrust ...
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Lime e-scooters busted for antipodean bad brake crash cover-up
E-scooter mobility provider Lime attempted to cover up a number of non-fatal crashes which left its scooter riders with broken ...
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Australia hit by cyber attacks from 'state actor' — experts suspect it's China
Australia has been targeted by ongoing "sophisticated" cyber attacks from a "state-based actor," Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...
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After France, Australia wants Google and Facebook to pay for news
Earlier this month, France's competition authority ordered Google to pay news outlets for using snippets of their content ...
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Google Duplex arrives in Australia, Canada, and the UK
Google Duplex, an AI phone assistant, is now available in Australia, Canada, and the UK, according to the company's support ...
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Moonday Mornings: $4B OneCoin cryptocurrency scam to be made into TV drama
Welcome to Moonday Mornings fellow Hard Forkers. You know the drill, let's take a look at this weekend's top cryptocurrency ...
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EU central banks team up to explore digital currency use cases
A raft of central banks are banding together to gauge whether they should launch their own digital currencies, Reuters reports. The ...
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Australian bushfires didn’t just destroy specific species, but entire ecosystems
The sheer scale and intensity of the Australian bushfire crisis have led to apocalyptic scenes making the front pages of ...
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Animals use some wild tricks to survive bushfires
Have you ever wondered how our native wildlife manage to stay alive when an inferno is ripping through their homes, and afterwards ...
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Filipino billionaire denies endorsing Bitcoin 'scam'
The Philippines' richest man has denied his involvement in a purported Bitcoin trading scam that's known for allegedly using ...
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Moonday Mornings: Ethereum dev released on $1M bail over North Korea case
Hello Hard Forkers, welcome to another Moonday Morning where we wrap-up the weekend's hot cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. ...
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Australian scientists need your help keeping track of exotic bees (please)
Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world ...
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Drugs hidden in child’s toy lead police to massive $1M cryptocurrency stash
Australian police have reportedly seized a record amount of cryptocurrency after intercepting a drug delivery from the UK. ...
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Australia's new AI system will catch drivers using their phones
We've been told a million times that texting (or tweeting) while driving is dangerous. However, a lot of folks still do it; ...
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Cops to dream up ways of ending Bitcoin crime at major Australian conference
More than 200 legal professionals are gathering in Australia this week to put their heads together and find ways of ending ...
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Moonday Mornings: New York condo sells for $15M in Bitcoin
Welcome to another Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Take a ...
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Aussie 'E-Crime Squad' arrests crypto exchange owner, seizing his Bitcoin ATM
Australian detectives have arrested a 38-year-old man as part of an investigation into unregistered cryptocurrency exchange. ...
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Australia reportedly wants to grill Facebook about its 'cryptocurrency' plans
Facebook may have to divulge further details about its plans after failing to lessen regulatory concerns in Australia.
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Australia wants to use facial recognition to verify people watching online porn
Australia's Department of Home Affairs proposed to start scanning porn viewers’ faces and match them up with government ...
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Hundreds charged after takedown of child exploitation site which made $730K in Bitcoin
US prosecutors say the online marketplace was operated by Jong Woo Son, who is currently serving an 18-month jail sentence ...
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New Ethereum token is backed by gold reserves guaranteed by Australian government
This is apparently the first digital gold token deployed on a public blockchain that's guaranteed by government reserves. ...
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Watch this Bitcoin scammer get called out directly over Skype
Dutch journalist and TV presenter, Jort Kelder, called out a Bitcoin scammer over Skype following the illicit use his face. ...
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Watch: Sledgehammer-wielding goons jack $300k in goods from two Apple Stores
Six people broke into two Australian Apple Stores early this morning, making off with nearly $300,000 worth of products. ...
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Australia's plan to block sites hosting extremist content during crisis events seems flawed
Australia is taking the first step of cutting off access to any internet domain that hosts terrorist material during a crisis ...
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Cryptocurrency scammers conned Australians out of $14.8M in just 7 months
Cryptocurrency investment scams in Australia cost victims a record $14.76 million between January and July this year.
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5 charged in connection with $2.7M Australian cryptocurrency scam
Australian police have charged five people in connection with a protracted cold call cryptocurrency investment scam that ...
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Facebook, stop trying to make Libra happen
Data protection bosses from all over the world are concerned about Facebook Libra's potential privacy issues.
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Australian retirees lose their $900,000 pension fund in cryptocurrency scam
A retired couple in Australia have reportedly lost $900,000 to an elaborate cryptocurrency scam.
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Instagram is hiding likes in 6 more countries so you can post like no one’s watching
In an effort to remove the pressure of posting more often, Instagram doubling down on its experiment to hide likes and views ...
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Bitcoin scammers texted victims informing them they’d been conned out of $30,000
After putting over $30,000 into fake Bitcoin investments, a pair of amateur investors received a WhatsApp message telling ...
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Australia: Cryptocurrency unlikely for retail payments, Facebook or not
Australia's reserve bank reckons Bitcoin purists will have a tough time stomaching Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency, and ...
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Flexer charged with trafficking Bitcoin-purchased drugs in Australia
A man who frequently flaunted his wealth on social media has been found guilty of importing and trafficking drugs purchased ...
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Australia's taxman is clamping down on cryptocurrency traders
The country’s tax office is collecting bulk records from Australian cryptocurrency service providers as part of a data ...
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Big tech’s ‘ethical guidelines’ are no substitute for real regulation
Data ethics is now a cause célèbre. “Digital ethics and privacy” shot into research and advisory company Gartner’s ...
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UK to regulate social networks to curb the spread of harmful content
The UK is proposing a move to regulate social media platforms, and hold them accountable for the spread of like misinformation, ...
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Australian celebs targeted in long-running Bitcoin scam on Facebook
Bitcoin fraudsters are still using celebrities to promote their scams on Facebook and dupe investors out of money.
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Emoji license plates show technology has simplified our language. But is that really a bad thing?
We’ve reached a new level of descent into the world of emoji-based interactions. Starting March 1 of this year, drivers ...
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Binance will let you buy Bitcoin with cash from 1,300 stores in Australia
Binance Lite is said to allow Australians the option of purchasing Bitcoin with cash (for a 5-percent fee and only after ...
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‘Drug-dealing’ football coach set to join suit against Bitcoin trader over $14M loss
An Australian Bitcoin trader is accused of defrauding $14 million from a series of high-profile clients, including $709,000 ...
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Australia’s new blockchain strategy is $71K and a non-existent roadmap
Australia says its ready to create a new blockchain strategy, but it's simply a promise of a roadmap and a travel stipend. ...
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Australian police seizes 30KG in drugs and $2M from cryptocurrency crime ring
Australian police have arrested two men connected to a cryptocurrency-fused drug syndicate, seizing cash, cryptocurrency, ...
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How this Australian bank tracked 17,000 kilos of almonds with the blockchain
Last year the Commonwealth Bank of Australia put a shipment of 17,000 kilos of almonds on the blockchain. But how exactly ...
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Australian BitConnect boss hit with asset freeze and travel ban
Authorities have frozen the assets of BitConnect promoter John Bigatton, as investigations into the world's biggest cryptocurrency ...
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Australia's horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene
Australians are getting a lump of coal from the government for Christmas this year thanks to a new encryption law that could ...
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Moonday Morning: Israel is cracking down on cryptocurrency tax evaders
It's been another weekend of hodling and watching the markets, here's a wrap-up of the weekend's top cyptocurrency and blockchain ...
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This Day in Deals: 37% off a sous-vide in honor of a fast train
This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. ...
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This cheap bracelet could decrease your risk of developing skin cancer
Vipul Bansal didn't believe he was getting enough vitamin D. He's not alone. Although figures vary wildly, somewhere between ...
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This underwater death machine has one mission: Destroy the starfish
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is dying. Decades of human intervention have left the UNESCO World Heritage site reeling from ...
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World Bank kicks off its $73M blockchain bond experiment next week
The world's first bond managed entirely via blockchain has been priced and is awaiting settlement, starting a $73M test of ...
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Big banks want to issue new blockchain bond on Ethereum, but there’s a catch
Even the World Bank isn’t immune to the hype: it wants a bank in Australia to issue the first bond managed completely via ...
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Experts throw shade on Australia's $750M investment in IBM blockchain tech
The Australian government has awarded IBM with a lucrative $750 million contract to develop blockchain and other related ...
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Who are the biggest consumers of online porn?
We teamed up with SimilarWeb to explore who are the biggest consumers of online porn by country. The results may surprise ...
