Our girl Turtle turned 20 today! ⌘ Read more
Mother accused of being responsible for sons’ drowning deaths gets bail
Earlier this week Leeanne Eatts successfully overturned her convictions in the Court of Appeal and was awarded a new trial. ⌘ Read more
Scratchie scam offering $US240,000 prize ‘too good to be true’
Consumer Protection WA warns of an escalation in scratchie scams with 110 reports over the past year and five West Australians falling victim to $30,550 in losses. ⌘ Read more
A black eye and online barbs: How the Musk-Trump relationship turned ugly
A relationship that started when one man was shot on live TV ends with a black eye and online insults — here’s how the Trump-Musk partnership reached its ugliest turn. ⌘ Read more
Australian Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison
The UN says there is evidence the Australian engineer was tortured as he spent more than four years in an Iraqi jail. ⌘ Read more
Breaking: Chris Dawson loses appeal over unlawful sexual activity with student conviction
The former Sydney teacher has lost his appeal against a conviction for unlawful sexual activity with a student in the 1980s. ⌘ Read more
No-confidence motion passed on Premier Rockliff. What happens next?
If you’ve missed the past few days, Tasmania could be headed for a fourth election in just seven years, after a successful no-confidence motion in Premier Jeremy Rockliff passed on Thursday. ⌘ Read more
I’ll love you forever, Tom. ⌘ Read more
Perth Bears appoint rugby league Immortal Meninga as foundation coach
Mal Meninga is named as the Perth Bears foundation coach in the lead-up to their debut NRL season in 2027. ⌘ Read more
Business fined for providing farm workers without labour hire licence
A regional Victorian horticulture company and two individuals have been fined $255k for breaching labour laws. ⌘ Read more
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman buy Australian sailing team
Hollywood co-stars and close friends Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are new co-owners of Australia’s SailGP team. ⌘ Read more
Rare black iceberg spotted off Labrador coast could be 100,000 years old, prof says ⌘ Read more
Neighbor-Source Heat Pump
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Live: Verdict in Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy criminal case
The verdict is being handed down in the criminal case related to the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy that killed six Tasmanian schoolchildren in 2021. ⌘ Read more
Sale of small-town IGA sparks fears of duopoly and grocery price hikes
Corporate records show there are now connections between all three of Esperance’s small supermarkets, and residents are worried the price of groceries will rise. ⌘ Read more
Police allege murdered Queensland teen’s body was moved multiple times
James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, are both facing one count each of murder, and two counts each of interfering with a corpse. ⌘ Read more
JMP: Mitigating MITMs in XMPP
In October 2023, Jabber.ru, “the largest Russian XMPP messaging service”, discovered that both Hetzner and Linode had been targeting them with Machine-In-The-Middle (MITM) attacks for up to 6 months. MITM attacks are when an unauthorised third party intercepts traffic intended for someone else. At the point of interception, the attacker can inspect and even modify that traffic. TLS was created to mitigate this; all communication between the two parties is encrypted, so the third party sees … ⌘ Read more
Australia could bargain over partial US beef ban in Trump tariff talks
A government source says beef is being positioned as a bargaining chip to help reset trade ties after the US imposed harsh tariffs on Australian exports. ⌘ Read more
Five quick hits: Behich puts Australia closer to World Cup qualification
Tony Popovic chooses substance over sparkle, Socceroos lack imagination in attack, and Aziz Behich provides an improbable wonder goal. These are five quick hits from Australia’s dramatic 1-0 defeat of Japan. ⌘ Read more
Having fun with Shigure Ui & Subaru [holo /Indie] ⌘ Read more
Busselton set for new social housing, despite backlash
The WA Planning Commission signs off on a proposed social housing development in Busselton, overruling local backlash. ⌘ Read more
Meet the historians making sure video games get their facts right
A new study has found that players who engage in historic games like Assassin’s Creed or Age of Empires are driven to keep learning after they put down the controller. So historians are stepping up. ⌘ Read more
Japanese spacecraft goes down during attempted Moon landing
Japanese company ispace says it has not been able to contact its uncrewed Moon lander Resilience since its lunar touchdown attempt. ⌘ Read more
More Canadians plan to travel this summer, but not to the US: poll ⌘ Read more
After stripping forest, feral deer eat $100k worth of farm greens
Feral deer eat their way through almost an entire crop of greens at a fledgling vegetable-growing business north of Melbourne. ⌘ Read more
More private guards flagged as NT’s bulging prison network grows
The NT’s corrections minister has flagged more private guards may be contracted to manage a under-pressure prison network, but has shut down union concerns the system will be privatised in its entirety. ⌘ Read more
Elves in heat [OC] ⌘ Read more
[$] Zero-copy for FUSE
In a combined storage and filesystem session at the 2025 Linux Storage,
Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF), Keith Busch led
a discussion about zero-copy operations for the Filesystem\
in Userspace (FUSE) subsystem. The session was proposed
by his colleague, David Wei, who could not make it to the summit, so Busch
filled in, though he noted that “I do … ⌘ Read more
Emotional Support Box ⌘ Read more
Japan wants to reintroduce wolves to tackle marauding monkeys, deer damage ⌘ Read more
Trauma surgeon describes ‘enormous’ daily e-scooter toll in hospital
Royal Perth Hospital’s head of trauma services says preventable e-scooter injuries are having lifelong effects on a huge number of patients, as the friend of a man who died after being hit by an e-scooter says his death was avoidable. ⌘ Read more
Handelserleichterungen für Ukraine ausgelaufen ⌘ Read more
Unsicherheit in betroffenen Ländern
Das Einreiseverbot gegen zwölf Länder, das US-Präsident Donald Trump am Donnerstag unterzeichnet hat, hat in den betroffenen Staaten teils für Unsicherheit und Furcht gesorgt. Viele dieser Länder sind von Konflikten bis hin zu Bürgerkriegen bzw. von autoritären Regimen geprägt. Vor allem für politisch Verfolgte etwa in Afghanistan, Myanmar und Venezuela ist das Dekret ein schwerer Schlag, sie können nicht mehr auf eine Flucht in die USA hoffen. Trump argumentierte das Einreiseverbot mit der nationale … ⌘ Read more
USA verhängen Sanktionen gegen vier IStGH-Richterinnen ⌘ Read more
Non-DEI Fork of Xorg by Most Active Xorg Developer
The XLibre fork of the ubiquitous open source X11 implementation, Xorg, plans first release with “about 3,000 commits” and no “DEI”. ⌘ Read more
Trump buckles and calls Xi for meeting ⌘ Read more
the square of negative numbers are NOT imaginary! they’re very real😆 ⌘ Read more
Live: Government reviews US beef policy in bid to secure tariff compromise
The federal government is reviewing strict biosecurity laws to allow US-slaughtered beef into Australia in an effort to secure the removal of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
My cat Gorgeous just passed away ⌘ Read more
JPs ‘keep the world ticking’ but are clocking off in larger numbers
Authorised to certify documents such as birth certificates, statutory declarations and wills, justices of the peace provide an important service free of charge. But Victoria does not have enough. ⌘ Read more
Gauff ends Boisson’s dream run to reach French Open final
Coco Gauff ends Lois Boisson’s dream run at the French Open, advancing to the final where she will play world number one Aryna Sabalenka. ⌘ Read more
‘My body was for God’: Being queer in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community
Sara Glass’ life was controlled by her husband and her rabbi. She had to fight her way out before she could embrace her sexuality. ⌘ Read more
JMP: Mitigating MITMs in XMPP
In October 2023, Jabber.ru, “the largest Russian XMPP messaging service”, discovered that both Hetzner and Linode had been targeting them with Machine-In-The-Middle (MITM) attacks for up to 6 months. MITM attacks are when an unauthorised third party intercepts traffic intended for someone else. At the point of interception, the attacker can inspect and even modify that traffic. TLS was created to mitigate this; all communication between the two parties is encrypted, so the third party sees … ⌘ Read more
Concern missing middle housing proposal could see ‘hodgepodge’ development
The ACT government architect insists proposed changes to planning rules allowing denser development in Canberra’s suburbs will help “mums and dads” as much as big property developers. ⌘ Read more
Japan had torn the Socceroos apart, but one magic moment changed the narrative
Nobody will confuse the Socceroos’ victory over Japan as anything other than the most desperate of smash-and-grab victories. But in the end, in the vibe-fuelled world of international football, does that even matter? ⌘ Read more
Neue Ed-Sheeran-Single: Inspiriert von Indien ⌘ Read more
Musk Says SpaceX to Decommission Dragon Spacecraft Immediately ⌘ Read more
Facefucking Arisa ⌘ Read more
This man needs an Instagram to pay rent ⌘ Read more
The curious case of South Australia’s law and order budget
Despite saying South Australia doesn’t have a law and order problem, the Malinauskas government has delivered a budget which spruiks funding for law and order, including a $172 million spend to increase the state’s police force. ⌘ Read more
Victoria’s ski season kicks off amid tough conditions in the mountains
Businesses tied to Victoria’s alpine attractions say they need a good snow season after successive tough years. ⌘ Read more
Temporary tips needed as record floods leave behind mountains of waste
NSW councils rush to clean up an “enormous” volume of waste left behind by floods that devastated the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter. ⌘ Read more
Naughty girl having fun ⌘ Read more
Greyhounds die from injuries before Queensland track officially opens
The new track was spruiked as having animal welfare at its core, but several dogs have died as a result of injuries at the venue during pre-opening trials. ⌘ Read more
Tom Felton kehrt als Draco Malfoy auf Broadway zurück ⌘ Read more
Magistrate to hand down Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy decision today
The magistrate’s decision may end one chapter of the Hillcrest tragedy, but the case will remain before the courts, with a coronial inquest and civil lawsuit still to play out. ⌘ Read more
„Verwunderlicher“ Kampf um Deutungshoheit
Nach der ÖVP hat nun auch Kärntens Landeshauptmann Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) am Mittwoch mit dem Vorstoß einer „Weiterentwicklung“ die Debatte über eine Änderung der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention (EMRK) weiter befeuert. Der Politologe Peter Filzmaier sieht darin im Gespräch mit ORF.at einen Kampf um Deutungshoheit, die Politologin Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle spricht von Symbolpolitik. Rechtsexperte Ralph Janik ortet das eigentliche Problem unterdessen ganz woanders. ⌘ Read more
CodeEdit Might be the Best Free Code Editor for Mac
CodeEdit is an increasingly popular, free, open source native code editor for Mac that offers a super lightweight and speedy alternative to other code editors for Mac like Xcode, Zed, Visual Studio Pro, and other similar apps and IDEs. CodeEdit offers a fast experience that feels like it was built for MacOS, with many of … Read More ⌘ Read more
Is This Really The Best Way to Protect the United States? ⌘ Read more
LITTLE UPDATE THE THREE ARE ALIVE AND ILLEGALLY CUTE ⌘ Read more
Polar invasion to bring long weekend of wind, rain and snow
South-east Australia will collectively shiver this long weekend as a mass of polar air from sub-Antarctic waters brings several days of showers, highland snow and well below average temperatures. ⌘ Read more
Netanjahu: Lokale Clans im Kampf gegen Hamas aktiviert ⌘ Read more
Israel ruft zu Evakuierungen im Libanon auf ⌘ Read more
Combs-Prozess: Richter droht Rapper mit Rausschmiss ⌘ Read more
Patterson responds to prosecution accusations in mushroom murder trial
Health issues “planted” and mushrooms weighed to determine fatal doses. Here’s how accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson responded to a number of accusations the prosecutions put forward during cross-examination. ⌘ Read more
Terrier-sized ‘woolly’ rat caught on camera for first time
A species of giant rat, the size of a small terrier, has been documented in New Guinea’s highlands for the first time. ⌘ Read more
‘No solar, no problem’: Trial allows trading between solar homes and those without
For all Australia’s success in adopting rooftop solar, millions of people are missing out. Now a new trial is aiming to overcome that divide through trading. ⌘ Read more
Difficult to Choose ⌘ Read more
[$] Open source and the Cyber Resilience Act
The European Union’s
Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has caused a stir in the
software-development world. Thanks to advocacy by the Eclipse Foundation, Open
Source Initiative, Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and others, open-source software
projects generally have minimal requirements under the CRA
— but nothing to do with law is ever quite
so simple. Marta Rybczyńska spoke at Linaro Connect 2025 about the impact of the
CRA on the open-source eco … ⌘ Read more
Salzburger Landeshauptmann Haslauer zu Reformen ⌘ Read more
/e/OS 3.0 released
Version\
3.0 of the privacy-centric, open-source mobile operating system
has been released. Notable changes in this release include improved
privacy tools, a “find my device” feature, and more. LWN looked at /e/OS in
March. ⌘ Read more
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser: UGG baut keine neuen Gemeinden mehr aus
UGG hat offenbar sein gesamtes Expansionsteam für neue Glasfasergebiete entlassen. Joint Venture-Partner Allianz beklagt den Überbau als Ursache. Die Telefonica Group schweigt. ( Glasfaser, Telefónica)
Haushaltsstreit: Trump ist “sehr enttäuscht” von Elon Musk
Auf der Pressekonferenz mit Kanzler Merz beklagt sich Trump über Musks Kritik an seinem Haushaltsgesetz. Der Tesla-Chef widerspricht umgehend. ( Elon Musk, Politik)
‘Deadline is in my brain’ — Trump dismisses timeline to impose Russian sanctions ⌘ Read more
Miku getting it deep ⌘ Read more
she thinks she’s a carpet ⌘ Read more
Musk auf X: „Ohne mich hätte Trump die Wahl verloren“ ⌘ Read more
Trump ‘disappointed’ in Musk as feud over ‘big, beautiful bill’ escalates
The US president accused the Tesla boss of criticising his sweeping tax and spending legislation as it proposes cutting consumer tax credits for electric vehicles. ⌘ Read more
Trump „Schlüsselfigur“ in Ukraine-Krieg
Deutschlands Kanzler Friedrich Merz hat US-Präsident Donald Trump als „Schlüsselfigur“ für eine Friedenslösung in der Ukraine bezeichnet. Zugleich rief Merz den US-Präsidenten am Donnerstag bei seinem Antrittsbesuch im Weißen Haus auf, „mehr Druck“ auf Russland auszuüben. Trump sagte auf die Frage nach neuen US-Sanktionen gegen Russland, er werde „sehr sehr hart“ zu Russland wie zur Ukraine sein, wenn die Kämpfe nicht aufhörten. ⌘ Read more
May’s new inventory method (Greatm8) ⌘ Read more
Fall „Maddie“: Neue Suchaktion vorerst beendet ⌘ Read more
Weinstein-Prozess: Geschworene beraten über Urteil ⌘ Read more
They created a mess ⌘ Read more
Trump and Xi hold long-awaited call, ‘focused almost entirely on trade’
The US president posted on Truth Social that a phone call with his Chinese counterpart lasted an hour and a half and “focused almost entirely on trade”. ⌘ Read more
Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’ ⌘ Read more
Geld erst nach vier Stunden Flugverspätung
Fluggäste sollen nach dem Willen der EU-Staaten künftig erst nach vier Stunden Verspätung entschädigt werden. Eine Mehrheit der EU-Verkehrsminister und -ministerinnen habe sich bei einem Treffen in Luxemburg für die Änderung ausgesprochen, sagten EU-Diplomaten am Donnerstag. Das Europaparlament kann noch Änderungen an den neuen Regeln vornehmen. Bisher gibt es Entschädigungen ab drei Stunden Verspätung. ⌘ Read more
Gaza: GHF-Verteilerzentren wieder geöffnet ⌘ Read more
Pornhub und Youporn: Gerichte bestätigen Netzsperren gegen Pornoseiten
Anbieter von Pornoseiten wehren sich weiter gegen eine echte Altersverifikation. Die angeordneten Netzsperren werden einfach ausgehebelt. ( pornhub, Jugendschutz)
Neue Handelsgespräche angekündigt
Der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping und US-Präsident Donald Trump haben kurz vor der mit Spannung erwarteten Visite des deutschen Kanzlers Friedrich Merz im Weißen Haus miteinander telefoniert. „Das Gespräch drehte sich fast ausschließlich um Handel. Russland/Ukraine oder Iran wurden nicht besprochen“, schrieb Trump in seinem Kurznachrichtendienst Truth Social am Donnerstag. Trump kündigte außerdem an, dass sich Handelsdelegationen beider Länder in Kürze treffen würden. ⌘ Read more