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Netflix's decline and why stricter regulation could strengthen the tech giants

Netflix dominates online TV streaming, but for how long? Also, Cory Doctorow on how more government regulation could inadvertently make the tech giants even stronger.







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Human cannonball Warren Brophy is a circus performer keeping his family dream alive

A tiny number of performers worldwide stuff their adult frames into cannons, to be shot across an arena at 60 kilometres per hour. Queenslander Warren Brophy is one of them.





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Top physicists, who analyse the Higgs boson while working out 'the truth', to meet in Adelaide

Scientists are "anti-politicians" who look for evidence to break theories rather than data to support an individual's politics, a particle physicist says ahead of a conference in Adelaide involving the world's top scientists.









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Why WA farmers feel they are being forgotten in the drought

While the focus and support has been on the drought in Australia's east, farmers in WA have been hesitant to rock the boat over their own struggles.




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Gold prices are trading near record highs, so why are Australia's mineral explorers crying poor?

Global uncertainty has sent gold prices soaring, resulting in a boom for miners. But it has also had the effect of drying up traditional markets where exploration companies raise cash to explore for rich new discoveries.




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Why this former drug cop turned to the black market to get help for his war-veteran son's PTSD

Max Hill spent his police career hunting cannabis suppliers. Now he's seeking drug dealers out again, but this time as a customer — to help his son David ease his post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.




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COVID-19: Why have we done so well?

Joining Raf is Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMilan, discussing Australia's success in handling the coronavirus pandemic and how we can maintain progress in the future.




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'This guy clearly doesn't look Aussie': James Lin was accosted by four men, but here's why he didn't bother complaining

The new coronavirus has brought an increase in racism towards Australia's Asian community, but experts feel the current laws are not strong enough to deter offenders.




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Coronavirus restrictions are still in place so why does it look like life is returning to normal?

If you thought there were a lot more people around lately, you're not wrong. More and more people are out on the streets in Melbourne, anticipating an easing of coronavirus restrictions once the State of Emergency ends on May 11.




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'Everybody needs to use this stuff': Why Billy tells Darwin patrons to lather up

He's worn many hats in his days, including that of world barefoot mud crab tying champion and Top End buffalo shooter. But Billy Lowery really just wishes he'd worn more hats more often.




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'Rain guilt': When outback rain becomes a touchy subject

Sex, politics, and religion are traditionally avoided as dinner conversation, but in Queensland there's the emergence of 'rain guilt' — where you got some but your neighbours missed out.





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'I thought, geez, that's unusual': Rain brings fishy phenomenon to outback town

Fish have been found on the streets of Yowah, in outback Queensland, after record rainfall.




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To get over her crippling shyness, Kaley started inviting complete strangers to lunch

Kaley Chu knew she needed to do something to change her life — her shyness was holding her back at work, and she felt like the world's most boring person. She decided to attack the problem head on.




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Why isn't she laying eggs? How do I thwart Mr Fox? A newbie chook owner's guide

Live chicken sales are skyrocketing as people seek to rely on a more sustainable backyard to supply their pantries in lockdown. If you're embarking on life as chook owner, we have your big questions answered.




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Old leather and petrichor: Why do old books smell so good and familiar?

Why do old books smell like chocolate, vanilla, grass clippings and old socks? There's a scientific explanation.





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Whyalla Jetty on fire

The wooden jetty and Whyalla catches fire, sending black smoke into the sky.




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Port Pirie couple charged with criminal neglect fails to explain why baby boy was 'close to death'

A couple charged with the criminal neglect of their baby boy fails to explain what happened to the child who was taken to hospital "close to death", a court hears.



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Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre received a call to close and these documents dispute the reason why

One phone call closed a popular waterfront camp that has hosted thousands of children over 75 years but documents obtained by the ABC show that a NSW Government office went against the advice of experts.




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Federal election 2019: Why living in a big electorate can be a disadvantage

The NSW regional electorate of Cowper has the largest number of voters in the country, the latest Australian Electoral Commission elector count reveals.





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Why Wolfe Creek Crater attracts scientists, Indigenous traditional owners and horror movie fans

Rare audio recordings reveal Aboriginal people may have worked out how Wolfe Creek Crater was formed, years before scientists arrived and it become a destination for fans of the eponymous horror movie.




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'Crisis level' means healthy puppies, kittens in the Kimberley could be killed if no-one lends a hand

A shortage of volunteers and funding has triggered serious concerns for animal welfare in far-north Western Australia, with cats, dogs, puppies and kittens "very much at risk" of being euthanased.






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Photography exhibition has blokes talking about their feelings

Single dad becomes unsung hero of a photographic exhibition championing men's health that is making a difference



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Eyre Peninsula's Murphy's Haystacks are among the oldest rocks in Australia but they're slowly eroding away

An 'island-rock' formation in South Australian is believed to have formed billions of years ago and while it is eroding, experts say it is not likely to disappear anytime soon.




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Worker forced to jump into the ocean from Whyalla jetty after it catches on fire

A police officer helps save a worker who jumped into the ocean for his own safety when the Whyalla jetty caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.





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Why no-dog zones could be the wake-up call pet owners need

We're so bad at controlling our dogs that researchers are calling for no-dog zones to replace on-leash areas in close proximity to native animals.





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Tanya Day: All eyes on coroner as painful questions swirl over why the Yorta Yorta woman died

As the distressing CCTV footage of Tanya Day's death in police custody is released, all eyes turn to the coroner who will provide a determination on some of the key questions surrounding the Yorta Yorta woman's death.




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Resident left struggling to breathe and physically sick from Hazelwood coal mine fire, court hears

Resident Michelle Gatt says the smoke and falling ash from the 45-day fire in the Hazelwood coal mine left her constantly coughing and without a voice.




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Biodegradable HyO-Cups are dried gourds grown inside 3D printed molds

Jun Aizaki, the founder of New York-based design studio Crème Design, and his team created HyO, a completely organic, biodegradable cup made from a gourd grown inside a 3D printed mould to take their functional shape.



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Thyssenkrupp to launch Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore

German conglomerate thyssenkrupp will build an Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore in 2019.



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