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Idris Elba sends the internet into a frenzy with a cryptic tweet about becoming the next James Bond.

Gillian Triggs says Australia's gender gap has regressed in world rankings over the past six or eight years.

Alex Johnson's return was the feel good story of the AFL season, but it lasted less than five quarters.

Dozens of Australian women experienced serious health problems with the Essure contraceptive device.

Kathleen Folbigg, convicted of killing her four children, is Australia's worst female serial killer.

A chance encounter in the 1950s with a severely injured dolphin formed a lasting friendship with local fishermen.

Cheap breast implants were marketed to women on welfare under a model described as a 'boob factory'.

And why Iran should worry. 

A rare Alaskan shorebird was seen in Australia for the first time last summer. Will it return this year?

Forget a human versus machine dichotomy. Our relationship with technology is far more complicated.

People will say there's only one right way to say GIF. But they're wrong, writes Tiger Webb.

When you fall in love, it feels like you never want to spend a moment away from your special someone. How fun for everyone else you spend time with. More »

With Sky News and Twitter stumbling, Facebook was for once not the worst guy in media last week. It probably won't last.

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Students who believe intelligence can be developed may weather anxiety better than those who think it is a fixed trait, according to US research.

They were launched into the stratosphere in some of the biggest movies of all time-"Star Wars," "Superman," "Blade Runner" and "The Shining"-yet each woman ended up destroyed by drugs, devastated by depression, killed off by bipolar disorder or just hopelessly trapped in cycles of loneliness, heartache,...

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 9 on Thursday with the same price tag as the iPhone X. But that four-figured price tag might be slightly more justifiable on the Galaxy Note 9.

How the warm-up game was played out at Cardiff Arms Park

While many of us say we're willing to make some sacrifices to prepare for the unexpected, that's not usually how things play out in reality.

Age readers discuss the ramifications of Australia's growing population.

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.

Unai Emery and Pep Guardiola go head-to-head on Sunday as the Premier League opening fixtures continue in north London

The country is home to a $1 billion tech scene.

David Axe

Security, Middle East

And why Iran should worry. 

But for a country such as Israel with fewer launching platforms, a very fast and hard-to-intercept ballistic weapon — however modest its explosive power — might be just what it needs to hold at risk certain kinds of distant targets.

Two Israeli companies together have tested a new, supersonic air-launched ballistic missile with a conventional warhead that could allow fighters to strike heavily-defended targets at long range. Читать дальше...

We should remember that the rest of the world is surviving by expending natural capital.