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Mining company Fortescue is looking to reduce its carbon footprint with an electric "Infinity Train" that can fully recharge by rolling down the mountain.

Science & Energy

Ingenious Electric Train Fully Charges Itself by Rolling Downhill With Heavy Load

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Zadravic, a real estate agent in New South Wales, landed in court after he forgot to add an apostrophe to a post criticizing his former workplace.

Man Sued for Bad Grammar in His Facebook Post

By Tony Ho Tran

A raven in Canberra, Australia, decided it had enough of a local business sending coffee to a customer in the area via a Google delivery drone.

Watch a Raven Attack a Google Coffee Delivery Drone

By Victor Tangermann

As the technology behind sex dolls is rapidly advancing, legal experts are beginning to wonder how exactly they should be regulated (if at all).

Law Experts Ponder Whether Sex Robots Should Be Legal

By Tony Ho Tran

A giant octopus attacked a 34-year-old geologist in Dunsborough, Australia on March 18 — and video of their confrontation has gone viral.

Science & Energy

Giant Octopus Attacks Australian Geologist

By Tony Ho Tran

Australia just got its own mysterious metal monolith — and this time it features some cryptic coordinates engraved on its surface.

Robots and Machines

The Latest Mysterious Monolith Is Engraved With Coordinates

By Victor Tangermann

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed in Australia produced false positive test results for HIV in some trial participants, The New York Times reports.

Experimental COVID Vaccine Was Giving False Positives For HIV

By Victor Tangermann

Australia is converting a tourist island destination known for housing some of the world's only quokkas into a quarantine zone for cruise ship passengers.

Australia is Turning a Tourist Island Into a Quarantine Zone

By Victor Tangermann

Australia Wants to Help NASA Build Space Station Using Robots

By Victor Tangermann

Australia now has five confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV, meaning the virus has officially spread from China to a fourth continent.

Reports of Coronavirus Outbreak Hit Every Inhabited Continent

By Dan Robitzski

The wildfires raging in Australia could release a billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere by the end of the fire season, says Stanford scientist.

Renewable Energy

Australian Wildfires Could Release a Billion Tons of Carbon

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers confirmed that climate change is indeed making wildfires worse after analyzing 57 peer-reviewed papers published since 2013.

Research: Climate Change Is Indeed Making Wildfires Worse

By Victor Tangermann

On Wednesday, the Australian government began its plan to shoot down 10,000 wild camels that were threatening local communities in their hunt for water.

Australian Snipers Are Shooting 10,000 Camels From Helicopters

By Dan Robitzski

Australia's New South Wales police force has charged 24 arsonists for deliberately starting bushfires contributing to the nation's ongoing emergency.

Science & Energy

Australia Arrests Dozens for Starting Bushfires on Purpose

By Kristin Houser

Images of the Australian wildfires taken from space show the full extent of the devastation, putting the ongoing catastrophe in terrifying context.

The Australian Wildfires Are So Bad You Can See Them From Space

By Kristin Houser

Australia's New South Wales is rolling out a system of AI cameras designed to catch drivers using their mobile phones illegally.

Artificial Intelligence

On Your Phone While Driving? These AI Cameras Will Snitch on You.

By Kristin Houser

If the Department of Home Affairs gets its way in Australia, a face scan will be used to verify the ages of people visiting porn websites.

Artificial Intelligence

Australians May Be Forced to Scan Their Faces to Watch Porn

By Kristin Houser

Eastern Australia is approaching Day Zero. Some towns have already run out of water, and several more probably will before the year's end.

Australia Is Running out of Drinking Water

By Dan Robitzski

Sydney became the first major Australian city to declare a state of emergency to prevent the worst effects of climate change on Monday.

Sydney Is in a State of Emergency to Fight Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Australia has proposed a new bill that would punish social media companies that don't do enough to prevent the weaponization of their platforms.

Australia Proposes Bill to Stop “Weaponization” of Social Media

By Kristin Houser

Researchers predict winter won't exist in Australia by 2050. Instead, Australians will experience three seasons: autumn, spring, and "new summer."

By 2050, Winter Will No Longer Exist in Australia, Say Researchers

By Kristin Houser

As of March 1, drivers in Queensland, Australia will be able to include one of five emoji in their license plates — a startling break from tradition.

Advanced Transport

Australian License Plates Can Now Include Emoji

By Victor Tangermann

The Australian government is gearing up to plant a billion new trees, as part of a vast campaign aimed to meet the climate targets.

Australia Is Planting a Billion Trees to Fight Climate Change

By Jon Christian

Australian homeowners say someone is using a drone to leer in their windows, according to the Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun.

Someone Is Terrorizing People By Peering In Windows With a Drone

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

By Victor Tangermann

Australia Wants to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt User Messages

Australia Wants to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt User Messages

By Kristin Houser

An Australian company was legally allowed to fire a worker who refused to use a fingerprint scanner to clock in and out of work.

Australian Companies Can Fire Workers Who Refuse Biometric Scans

By Kristin Houser

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

By Dan Robitzski

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

By Claudia Geib

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer

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The Seabin Will Start Cleaning Australian Waterways in March

Tesla's new solar project

Australia’s Electricity Costs Will Plummet, Thanks to a New Tesla Solar Project

Australia Could Double Its Solar Capacity by the End of 2018

Australia Could Double Its Solar Capacity by the End of 2018

By Claudia Geib

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Renewable Energy

Two New Renewable Energy Projects Will Join Tesla’s Mega Battery in Australia

By Patrick Caughill

Tesla's Australian battery

Tesla’s Australian Battery Shows It Can Also Make Huge Profits

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Tesla May Be Building an Even Bigger Battery in Australia

A Battery-Powered Electric Plane Just Had Its First Test Flight in Australia

Advanced Transport

A Battery-Powered Electric Plane Just Had Its First Test Flight in Australia

Tesla Is Building Another Massive Battery in Australia

Tesla Is Building Another Massive Battery in Australia

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Fulfilled His Promise to Make a Megabattery for Australia in 100 Days

Elon Musk Fulfilled His Promise to Make a Megabattery for Australia in 100 Days

By Chelsea Gohd

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Elon Musk Says We Must Switch to Renewables or Plunge Into “the Dark Ages”

An Australian City Saved $1.5 Million by Installing a Tesla Powerpack

An Australian City Saved $1.5 Million by Installing a Tesla Powerpack

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Australia Is Finally Getting Its Own Space Agency

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Renewable Energy

Australia Produces Enough Renewable Energy to Power 70% of Homes

Tesla Just Made A Futuristic Tiny House

Tesla Just Made A Futuristic Tiny House

Australia Plans to Set the Record for Electric Vehicle Highways

Electric Vehicles

Australia Plans to Set the Record for Electric Vehicle Highways

By Patrick Caughill

A State in Australia Just Committed $146 Million to Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

A State in Australia Just Committed $146 Million to Renewable Energy

Tesla Just Landed a Deal to Build the World’s Most Powerful Battery

Tesla Just Landed a Deal to Build the World’s Most Powerful Battery

Tesla Wins Contract With Transgrid to Bring More Sustainable Power to Australia

Tesla Wins Contract With Transgrid to Bring More Sustainable Power to Australia

World Leaders Are Asking Elon Musk to Solve Their Energy Crises

World Leaders Are Asking Elon Musk to Solve Their Energy Crises

By Christianna Reedy

The Price of Solar Has Dropped 58% in the Last 5 Years

The Price of Solar Has Dropped 58% in the Last 5 Years

By June Javelosa

Australia Is Replacing Passports With Facial Recognition Tech

Australia Is Replacing Passports With Facial Recognition Tech

By June Javelosa

The Hyperloop Could Make Even More Massive Megacities

The Hyperloop Could Make Even More Massive Megacities

By Jelor Gallego

Australia Will Now Prosecute Nurses Spreading Anti-Vaccination Messages

Science & Energy

Australia Will Now Prosecute Nurses Spreading Anti-Vaccination Messages

By Science Alert

Australia Moves to Update Location; Shifted 1.5 Meters in Just 22 Years

Science & Energy

Australia Moves to Update Location; Shifted 1.5 Meters in Just 22 Years

By Cecille De Jesus

This New High-Speed Rail Is Set to Transform How We Travel

Robots and Machines

This New High-Speed Rail Is Set to Transform How We Travel

By Jelor Gallego

The Australian Rat Just Became The First Mammal To Go Extinct Because of Climate Change

The Australian Rat Just Became The First Mammal To Go Extinct Because of Climate Change

By Jelor Gallego

Saving Phone Addicts: Ground Traffic Lights Installed for People Texting

Saving Phone Addicts: Ground Traffic Lights Installed for People Texting

By Jelor Gallego

Australia to Field Test “Rancher Robot” that Monitors Animal Health and Well-Being

Artificial Intelligence

Australia to Field Test “Rancher Robot” that Monitors Animal Health and Well-Being

By Jelor Gallego

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs

Science & Energy

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs

By Universe Today

Leading In Quantum Computing: Australia Opens New Lab in Sydney

Quantum Computing

Leading In Quantum Computing: Australia Opens New Lab in Sydney

The Rise of the Robot Farmer: Australia Set to Have Fully Automated Vegetable Farms by 2025

Artificial Intelligence

The Rise of the Robot Farmer: Australia Set to Have Fully Automated Vegetable Farms by 2025

By Joseph Libunao

Death Adders: Meet Australia’s Deadly Snakes

Science & Energy

Death Adders: Meet Australia’s Deadly Snakes

By Jolene Creighton