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'The dream': ANU engineers have just brought us closer to bendable phones

'The dream': ANU engineers have just brought us closer to bendable phones

Scientists have developed a new bendable semiconductor - the part of your phone that does all the computing. It's so small it can't be seen with the naked eye.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon

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Geocon's controversial Wova development gets green light

Geocon's controversial Wova development gets green light

The $400 million development will have four buildings and about 800 apartments.

  • by Han Nguyen
Gold-plated monopoly: Airline group lashes Canberra airport

Gold-plated monopoly: Airline group lashes Canberra airport

The Airlines for Australia and New Zealand chairman has hit out at Canberra Airport.

  • by Finbar O'Mallon
Assistant treasurer bills taxpayers $2000 a month for data at home
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Assistant treasurer bills taxpayers $2000 a month for data at home

Stuart Robert - who ran an IT services firm before entering parliament - blamed "connectivity issues" in his electorate for his consistently high data bills.

  • by Nigel Gladstone
'PC world gone mad': Meghan and Harry unveil Aussie itinerary

'PC world gone mad': Meghan and Harry unveil Aussie itinerary

The British press were horrified to learn the royal newlyweds would be prevented from doing one thing at Taronga Zoo.

  • by Nick Miller
We are sleepwalking into an era of unprecedented danger
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We are sleepwalking into an era of unprecedented danger

Few Australians remember the last existential threat to our sovereignty. But its preconditions exist again today.

  • by Catherine McGregor
'The most notable part of this report is what's not in it'

'The most notable part of this report is what's not in it'

The completion of the FBI probe has started the clock for a final Senate vote on Kavanaugh's position this weekend.

  • by Jennifer Haberkorn & Sarah D. Wire and Chris Megerian
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ABC: For the same price as a fighter jet, we get good value

The ABC is protecting our democracy from within.

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    Parking woes not pretty after visiting Floriade

    No doubt this year’s visitors won’t bother coming again next year.

    Letters to the Editor

      How big firms break wanna-be lawyers before they've even started

      The gruelling process of getting a job in a top law firm takes a terrible toll and can't continue, a law student writes.

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        The top 5 regions where women outnumber men

        The top 5 regions where women outnumber men

        If you’re having little luck with the ladies, making a move – literally – could improve your odds.

        • by Kate Burke
        Renters penalised, forced offline, under tough rules to get connected

        Renters penalised, forced offline, under tough rules to get connected

        Thousands of Australians are paying exorbitant fees and facing long waiting times to get connected.

        • by Tawar Razaghi

        Business

        Wesfarmers requests trading halt pending Coles announcement

        Wesfarmers requests trading halt pending Coles announcement

        Conglomerate Wesfarmers has requested a trading halt pending an announcement in relation to its proposed demerger of Coles Group.

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        Kim Kardashian's bodyguard sued for $8.6 million over Paris robbery

        Kim Kardashian's bodyguard sued for $8.6 million over Paris robbery

        Insurer AIG has brought the suit against Pascal Duvier and his company Protect Security.

        • by Robert Moran
        Amy Schumer among hundreds arrested protesting Kavanaugh

        Amy Schumer among hundreds arrested protesting Kavanaugh

        Capitol Police arrested hundreds of people protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's pending confirmation in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday.

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        Surgeon gives Tapine all clear for Kiwis' Kangaroos Test

        Surgeon gives Tapine all clear for Kiwis' Kangaroos Test

        The surgeon has given Joe Tapine the all clear, now he has to convince Kiwis coach Michael Maguire he's ready.

        • by David Polkinghorne
        Meg Lanning still chasing Australia's perfect game

        Meg Lanning still chasing Australia's perfect game

        Meg Lanning wants a series whitewash before they set their sights on a record fourth World Twenty20 crown.

        • by Caden Helmers

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