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Watch a crisis response exercise as it happens in Ballarat

In Ballarat on Saturday, firefighters from across the area will receive calls to reports of a chemical smell on a V/Line train which starts to affect hundreds of passengers on board. It's all part of a counterterrorism exercise organised by the CFA to ... >> view original

Troposhere is warming up; researchers confirm using publicly available data

The upper levels of the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, the troposphere, are warming up proving that temperatures have actually gone up during to global warming and these increased temperatures have started affecting layers of the atmosphere. >> view original

Lomborg's think tank looking for a home

Bjorn Lomborg says he is confident the Australia Consensus Centre will go ahead. Ben Rushton. by Tim Dodd. Who would have thought there would $4 million up for grabs for an Australian university? Education Minister Christopher Pyne has put that amount ... >> view original

UPDATED: PSN Is Down And Lizard Squad Is Claiming Credit

Is Lizard Squad at it again? They're at least claiming they are. If you're looking to get some Destiny in to get ready for the upcoming House of Wolves expansion, you may have a bit of trouble if you're trying to play on either Sony's Sony's PS3 or PS4. Fans are ... >> view original

Books are out of this world - don't miss out

BLAST OFF: The Voyager craft travels through space in this 3D image. Grab your free 3D glasses from your local participating newsagent to bring this picture to life. Related Items. Get stuck on DEX space cards. Local Real Estate. Search for local real estate ... >> view original

Google's 'buy buttons' will soon let you shop right from the search results page ...

New Delhi: Google is planning to bring the online shopping experience closer to you with a new feature that will let you buy items right from the search results page on your mobile device. As the marketers worldwide are leveraging the potential our handheld ... >> view original

Microsoft Lumia 640 Smartphone Comes to Cricket Wireless

The $130 Lumia 640 4G LTE smartphone includes a 5-inch HD display, a quad-core processor, Windows 8.1 and much more at a very low price. Cricket Wireless is now offering the Microsoft Lumia 640 smartphone to its no-contract wireless customers, ... >> view original

Porsche reveals new 911 GT3 R Racecar with 500 horsepower heart, $500k ...

Porsche has a rich motorsports heritage, and its 911 GT3 race car has amassed a ridiculous amount of wins over the years. Now, Porsche has revealed the latest iteration of the GT3 R for racing in global GT3 events. Enhancing the 2015 911 GT3 RS's ... >> view original

Lightning Ridge opal miner says having dinosaur named after him will 'make him ...

Opal miner Bob Foster is none too pleased at the prospect of having a new species of dinosaur bear his name 30 years after he discovered its fossilised remains. Back in 1985, Bob Foster had no interest in dinosaurs — his only concern was striking it lucky in ... >> view original

Get ready for Destiny's next add-on with Xur's doozy of a weekend sale

Every Friday is a holiday when you're a Destiny fan. That's when Xur, Agent of the Nine, appears in a random part of the game's Tower social hub to peddle his rare weapons and armor. As long as you have enough Strange Coins, a rare currency that can be ... >> view original