Reform Promised, Red Tape Delivered: Australia's Research Grant Crisis Deepens
Scientists are furious after reforms meant to cut research grant wait times produced the opposite result, with approval blowouts now stretching into 2027.
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BHP Turns Its Back on Queensland as Royalties Row Reaches Breaking Point
BHP has frozen new investment in Queensland, blasting the state's coal royalty regime as the long-running dispute between the mining giant and Brisbane intensifies.
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Storm Left With $250,000 Bill as Lomax Saga Ends in Court Settlement
Melbourne Storm will pay $250,000 in legal costs to Parramatta after an out-of-court settlement blocks Zac Lomax's NRL return until at least 2028.
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Scream 7: Why Neve Campbell Says Fear Can Never Be Faked
Neve Campbell and director Kevin Williamson discuss why genuine fear is non-negotiable on screen as Scream 7 hits cinemas worldwide.
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From Nuclear Standoff to All-Out War: How the Middle East Arrived at This Moment
The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader and a de facto halt to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz marks the most dangerous escalation in the Middle East in decades.
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A Gaming Relic Destroyed at the Border: The Floppy Disk That Made the World Angry
A collector's $16,000 floppy disk, one of just 50 ever made, was allegedly destroyed by U.S. Customs inspectors, raising urgent questions about accountability and cultural heritage protection.
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Resident Evil Requiem's Black Blobs Are Killing the Horror for Japanese Players
Japanese players of Resident Evil Requiem say Capcom's black-shader censorship is more immersion-breaking than ever, even as the game sets Steam records globally.
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Canberra Newborn Left at Fire Station Thriving, But His Story Needs Filling In
A newborn left at a Canberra fire station in November is doing well in foster care, but authorities urgently need family and medical details to shape his future.
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Seoul's Tax Triumph Turns to Farce After Crypto Key Exposed in Press Photo
A South Korean tax crackdown became an embarrassing security failure after officials published photos that included a crypto wallet seed phrase, allowing thieves to drain $4.8 million in tokens.
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Bulldogs Playmaker Has NFL Scouts Watching in Las Vegas
NRL star Matt Burton has caught the eye of NFL scouts in Las Vegas, with Super Bowl champion Michael Dickson backing the Bulldogs playmaker to make it as a punter.
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Missiles Over Dubai: Australians Caught in Middle East's Worst Crisis in Decades
Iranian missile and drone attacks have hit Dubai International Airport and landmarks across the UAE, leaving thousands of Australians stranded as the Middle East descends into its most serious conflict in decades.
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Khamenei Killed, Tehran Burns: What the Iran Strike Means for Australia
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead after a joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran. Australia backs the operation as oil markets brace for severe disruption.
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The Ex-Convict and the $10 Billion AI Bet Shaking Australian Markets
Oliver Curtis served time for insider trading. Now he co-leads a $6 billion AI infrastructure company with a $10 billion debt deal. Not everyone is convinced.
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The Great Australian Dream Is Fading, and Policy Built the Wall
Australia's love affair with home ownership stretches back 170 years. Now, economists and historians say the policy settings that once made it possible are the very ones tearing it apart.
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Destiny 2's Next Major Update Delayed Three Months and Rebranded
Bungie has pushed Destiny 2's Shadow and Order update to June 9, scrapping the original March 3 release date and announcing the update will be renamed entirely.
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From Disaster to Redemption: The Bazaar's Long Road Back
The Bazaar torched its own community at launch, but a year of painful course-correction has produced something remarkable. PC Gamer says it's finally worth your time.
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Teardown Finally Gets Multiplayer, and It's Arriving on March 12
Teardown's long-awaited multiplayer update drops on Steam on March 12, letting up to 12 players blow things up together for the first time.
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The Shipping Error That Became a Symbol of PC Gaming's Memory Crisis
A Reddit user ordered one $300 DDR5 RAM kit and received ten. Their plan to sell the extras at old prices tells you everything about the state of the memory market.
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The Wi-Fi Safety Net Has a Hole in It — and It's Been There All Along
Researchers have found that Wi-Fi client isolation, a feature millions rely on for protection, can be bypassed on nearly every tested router — including enterprise-grade WPA3 networks.
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Eighteen Years, 95 Times Faster: Intel's Laptop Chip Revolution in Numbers
A Phoronix study testing 15 Intel laptop chips from 2008 to 2026 found the latest Panther Lake processor up to 95 times faster than its Penryn predecessor, with a geometric mean uplift of 21.5 times.
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