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EV charging network struggling to keep up

By Kai Li Lim and Scott Dwyer Electric vehicles (EVs) seem to be popping up everywhere. In the first half of 2026, sales of battery-powered EVs nearly tripled, and

China preparing Moon mission to find ancient ice

By Richard de Grijs How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space program will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration

Tobacco tax push ‘unlikely to stop illicit cigarette trade’

By Becky Freeman, Christina Watts and Sam Egger One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75 percent cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation

Weather becoming a big factor in travel plans

By Kerstin Zander and Stephen Garnett Before booking a holiday, it pays to check the weather. Rain can turn a joyful trip into a glum stretch of days. Soaring

Oral exams return to crack down on cheating

Analysis – Nicole Brownlie Universities are increasingly turning to oral exams to stop students using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat. Some unis say it

Ban on card surcharges may have big rent impacts

By Fengfei Li From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms by the

Negative home equity a low risk in the long run

By Steven Rowley For most people who buy a home, a mortgage represents the single largest debt they will take on in their lives. But what happens if the market value of

European Union mandates AI labels to combat deep fakes

As the world is increasingly flooded with deepfakes, the European Union is taking action to help people distinguish what is real and what is not. It recently started

US-Iran war stuck in a dangerous loop

If you feel a sense of déjà vu with the state of the US–Iran war, you’re not alone. In recent days, Iran has again demanded the Trump administration lift sanctions

New laws force tech companies to pay for news

By Caroline Fisher and Sora Park The government has finally tabled its News Bargaining Incentive legislation to make big tech companies pay for the Australian journalism

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