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The Venus flytrap’s ability to snap shut without using muscles, has perplexed scientists for more than a century. When the jaw-like leaves of the plant detect an insect, they swing closed in about a tenth of a second, trapping prey inside. But it’s still not clear exactly how the leaves can close so fast. A…
(Getty Images) Hello and good morning to you wild Aussies awake at this time in the morning and g’day if you’re logging on from anywhere else around the world. Football fans rejoice! It is finally here! After months of political uncertainty, days of visa worries and a small fortune’s worth of ticket resales, the FIFA…
Donald Trump has said the US will hit Iran “very hard” today as he threatened to take over the key oil hub of Kharg Island in the “not too distant future”. Indirect talks between the two sides have intensified, Iranian sources and Western officials have said, despite a worsening of hostilities in the Gulf. Follow…
The US meteorological agency has declared an El Niño has now formed in the Pacific Ocean and warned it could reach record-breaking intensity in coming months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially confirmed the existence of the El Niño, which is a warming of the Pacific near the equator that affects weather patterns…
Six Australian acts who have shone over decades-long careers have joined ARIA’s Hall of Fame as it celebrates 40 years of music. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of a person who has died. Australian music greats are reflecting on their journey to the top of the…
Defence Minister Richard Marles’s visit to the United Kingdom has been thrown into chaos, after his British counterpart resigned hours before they were due to hold a significant media event together. Mr Marles, who is also Australia’s deputy prime minister, is visiting the UK for a series of annual bilateral meetings, known as AUKMIN. He…
Kaylee McKeown has flagged she is fed up with waiting to break her backstroke records after another sterling meet at the Australian Swimming Trials. Despite dominating the field in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, McKeown was not impressed by her performances as she struggled with illness. The 24-year-old said she was feeling about 86…
A man charged with allegedly harassing a Bondi royal commission witness was found in possession of Neo-Nazi material and leaflets for a now proscribed hate group. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested 59-year-old Gavin Begbie at Woodburn in northern NSW on Thursday over three alleged offensive emails to a witness appearing before the Royal Commission…
Children incarcerated at two south-east Queensland youth detention facilities were allegedly locked down for an entire weekend due to staff shortages that have prompted dozens of workers across the state to walk off the job. Brisbane, Cleveland and West Moreton Youth Detention Centres, and the Wacol Youth Remand Centre, have been subject to ongoing staffing…
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has addressed One Nation’s surge in popularity saying Pauline Hanson’s party is capitalising on Australians feeling disconnected due to economic pressure. “The pace of change in our economy and in our society is accelerating and the global pressures are intensifying and I think people have got legitimate concerns about where they…