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North Korea tests cluster bombs, anti-aircraft missiles
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (398+ words) North Korea has conducted tests of various military technologies this week including the cluster-bomb warhead of a tactical ballistic missile and an "electromagnetic weapon system, state media KCNA reports. The country's Academy "of Defence Science and the Missile Administration conducted…...
Affordable electric SUV confirmed for Oz
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (279+ words) GWM Australia has officially confirmed a larger version of its Ora will land in Australia this year, with a first showing at the Melbourne Motor Show this weekend. The 2026 GWM Ora 5, an SUV version of the electric car that hasn't…...
Stephen Colbert struggling to let go of The Late Show
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (300+ words) Stephen Colbert is keeping a "white-knuckle grip" on The Late Show until it's officially over. The 61-year-old talk show host's program will end with the current season on May 21, but the TV star insisted he's not quite ready to let…...
'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced over Perry drug death
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (367+ words) A Los "Angeles drug dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen" is scheduled to be sentenced for illegally supplying the "dose of the prescription anaesthetic that led to the drowning death of Friends actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha's sentencing on Wednesday…...
Biggest reason to buy a new car revealed
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (365+ words) Fuel type and engine set-up are becoming increasingly important factors in people's new car buying thinking, exclusive data reveals, with rising fuel prices making buyers even more vigilant. Diversity of engine set-up choices have increased substantially in the past few…...
More than a flower shop: Celebrating the traditions of Greek Easter
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (255+ words) Greek Easter is the busiest time of the year at Louloudi Designs at Kyeemagh. Anastasia Kakaris, describes her business as a neighborhood flower shop inspired by Greek heritage. But at Greek Easter the business blossoms into much more than a…...
Key tech to help mass EV adoption
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (264+ words) Plug-in hybrids are here to stay." That's the opinion of Skoda Australia director Lucie Kuhn, who believes that while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) may be a so-called 'bridging technology' towards fully-electric cars, the 'bridge' could last at least a decade. Under…...
China's new RAV4 smasher's secret weapon
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (371+ words) GWM's first Aussie-focused cars have arrived. The updated Haval H6 has landed in local dealerships, and while there hasn't been any change to standard inclusions or engines there is a big change you can't see. The upgraded H6 is the first of…...
Bravery of Cronulla riots police officer formally recognised 20 years later
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (516+ words) The bravery of a police officer who took on an angry mob and saved two young men in a train carriage during the Cronulla riots has been formally recognised 20 years later. Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon presented retired Senior Constable Craig…...
Electric BYD rival gets a sharper price
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (322+ words) Chery Australia has introduced a sharp drive-away deal for its E5 electric compact SUV, while discontinuing the previous entry level variant. The E5 will now start from $37, 990 (drive-away), coming in a single variant called the Ultimate, which used to top the range,…...