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Google, TikTok, and Meta could be taxed by Australia to fund its newsrooms (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Australian News Media Tax Kit → | tags: google, tiktok, meta

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Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-28 | by Kate Park | get Australian News Media Licensing Kit → | tags: meta, google, tiktok

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Majority of Australian Teens Say Social Media Ban Not Working (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Parental Control App → | tags: australian teens, social media ban, australia

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Microsoft expands AI footprint in Australia with $18 billion investment (cnbc.com)

2026-04-23 | by Matthew Chin | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: microsoft, azure, satya nadella

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This clever new carry-on is designed to open like a trunk (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-21 | get Travelpro Maxlite Carry-On → | tags: july capsule, carry-on luggage, clamshell design

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Australian Design Startup Canva Avoiding Tech-Sector Layoffs (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-16 | get Canva Pro Subscription → | tags: canva, design software, australian startup

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Heat Waves Are Getting So Brutal That They Just Kill You, Full Stop (futurism.com)

2026-04-12 | by Joe Wilkins | get Portable Air Conditioner → | tags: climate change, heatwaves, wet bulb temperature

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The Australian government has announced gambling advertising reforms (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | tags: australian government, gambling advertising, ad reforms

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iPad art from emerging Australian creators lights up the Sydney Opera House sails (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-25 | by Zac Hall | get Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) → | tags: apple pencil, ipad, sydney opera house

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‘Unaffordable’ visa price hike threatens Australia’s researcher pipeline (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-20 | by Nordling | get Australian Visa Guidebook → | tags: australian visa, department of home affairs, subclass 485

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Australian GPS-Alternative Unicorn Raises $110 Million for Expansion (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-03-18 | get Garmin GPS Navigator → | tags: australian startup, gps dead zones, silicon valley

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The bureaucracy blocking the chance at a cure (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-15 | by Ruxandra Teslo | get Medical Research Funding Book → | tags: mrna vaccine, paul conyngham, rosie dog

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How to Watch the F1 Australian GP 2026 Live Stream for Free (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-07 | get F1 Live Streaming → | tags: f1 australian gp, openai, rust

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In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-08 | get Nuclear Detectors → | tags: australian, australian outback, listening

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How the Australian Open became a tech incubator (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-24 | get Smartwatch → | tags: australia, australia built, australia ceo

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Who will be next to implement an Australia-style under-16s social media ban? (cnbc.com)

2026-01-18 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Facebook → | tags: australian, children, governments

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Australia banned social media for under 16s a month ago — here's how it's going (cnbc.com)

2026-01-15 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Social media → | tags: australia, australian, media

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Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts (cnbc.com)

2026-01-12 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Facebook → | tags: apps, australian, government

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Meta shuts down over 500,000 accounts under Australia's under-16 ban, urges the government to end it (techspot.com)

2026-01-12 | get Facebook → | tags: accounts, accounts identified, ages

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Meta shuts down half a million accounts under Australia's under-16 ban and urges the government to end it (techspot.com)

2026-01-12 | get Facebook → | tags: accounts, accounts identified, ages

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Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs (slashdot.org)

2025-12-22 | by Posted | get Restaurant Technology → | tags: australian, automatic, bills

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Reddit challenges Australia's age-verification law, says it's not social media (techspot.com)

2025-12-15 | get Facebook → | tags: accounts, accounts identified, ages

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China Leads Research in 90% of Crucial Technologies - a Dramatic Shift this Century (slashdot.org)

2025-12-12 | by Posted | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: according technology, aspi, aspi independent

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Australia's under-16 social media ban triggers confusion, workarounds, and privacy fears (techspot.com)

2025-12-11 | get Facebook → | tags: accounts, accounts identified, age read

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Australia’s social media ban goes into effect Wednesday (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-09 | get Facebook → | tags: accounts, accounts vanished, australian

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Reddit Cranks Up Safety Rules to Meet — and Beat — Australia's Law (cnet.com)

2025-12-09 | by See Full Bio | get SafetyNet → | tags: australian, reddit, statement

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Australia's Streaming Quotas Become Law (slashdot.org)

2025-11-28 | by Posted | get Streaming Quotas → | tags: australia, australian, countries

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Microsoft apologizes for upselling Copilot bundles, offers refunds to millions of users (techspot.com)

2025-11-07 | get Copilot → | tags: affordable, affordable options, apologetic

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Australia Introduces 'Landmark' Streaming Content Quotas (slashdot.org)

2025-11-04 | by Posted | get Streaming Content Quotas → | tags: australia, australian, global

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Australia will offer households three hours of free solar power a day, no panels needed (techspot.com)

2025-11-04 | get Solar Power → | tags: announced, announced climate, australian