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Firefighters monitoring Hervey Range bushfire near Townsville

Firefighters will continue to monitor a bushfire that has been burning near Townsville in north Queensland. Fourteen crews were called to a large bushfire at Hervey Range yesterday morning after it broke containment lines. Queensland Fire and Emergency ... >> view original

Solar energy trial to see Toowoomba, Townsville homes store solar generated ...

Homes in Toowoomba and Townsville will take part in a trial of new technology allowing for the storage of solar generated electricity. Solar panels and storage batteries will be installed in 33 homes as part of the year-long trial led by Ergon Energy. >> view original

PNG Hunters igat wankaen mak olsem Townsville Blackhawks

Ol PNG Hunters ibin no lus long 14 pela gem long Queensland Cup na i nau stap long wan kaen mak olsem Townsville Blackhawks long 37 points long lada. PNG Hunters Team Photo. Courtesy of PNG Rugby League. Ol PNG Hunters (Credit: ABC Licensed). >> view original

LG joins Google, Samsung in pushing monthly security updates for major Android bug

New Delhi: A week ago it was discovered that Google's Android is vulnerable to a major security bug and smartphone manufacturers started undertaking concrete steps to issue patches and monthly security updates. After Google and Samsung, LG is the ... >> view original

Peter Brock's first car for sale

THE first ever Holden Commodore built by the late racing legend Peter Brock is going under the hammer in Sydney on Monday night. It is likely to fetch $85,000 to $95,000 at a specialist car auction organised by Shannons, even though the vehicle it's ... >> view original

Major Firefox vulnerability lets hackers steal your files using dodgy web ads

If you needed another reason to install an ad-blocker on your web browser, read on. Mozilla Firefox users are this week being urged to update to the latest version after an exploit was found being used in the wild which allowed the scooping up of files ... >> view original

Virgin to resume flights to and from Bali as volcanic ash cloud clears

Virgin Australia will resume flights between Australia and Bali this afternoon as a volcanic ash cloud continues to clear. The ash has forced the airline to cancel a string of flights, including some this morning, as Mount Raung's volcanic ash cloud ... >> view original

Is that you, Migaloo? White whale sighted off Gold Coast

This photo of a rare white humpback whale spotted in Cook Strait on July 5 2015 was thought to be 'Migaloo', a white humpback usually seen off Australia. Photo / DoC. Is that you, Migaloo? A white whale has been spotted just north of the Gold Coast ... >> view original

Australian researchers catch and tag world's most elusive bird

An Australian Night Parrot, regarded as the world's most mysterious bird, has been captured and held for the first time after an 18-month hunt in the outback. The ground-dwelling bird, once thought to be extinct and only ever seen by a handful of ... >> view original

Ransomware is holding many Aussies hostage, but can we protect ourselves ...

The possibility of losing all of your files and photos on your computer is a frightening prospect for most people. So much so, that large numbers of users are choosing to pay the criminals holding them to ransom rather than lose their data. In ... >> view original