Warning: this story contains details readers may find distressing. Laura Crozier can’t believe the conversations she used to have in high school about sex. Specifically, sexual strangulation, commonly referred to as choking. “I would talk with my friends and be like, oh yeah, he put his hands up my neck, and it was really cool,” she said. “It was just …

Gina Rinehart has backed Elon Musk with a massive investment in SpaceX, describing the tech entrepreneur as a “truly exceptional person”. Australia’s richest person made a “significant investment” in SpaceX, as the aerospace company raised $75 billion through a record-breaking initial public offering. The stake in the company, purchased through Hancock Prospecting, is reported to be worth as much as $1.4 …

Dumped cabinet minister Ed Husic says his decision to speak out on the conflict in Gaza was partly to blame for him being dropped from the frontbench, while making an extraordinary accusation that the deputy prime minister acted as a “factional assassin” out of naked ambition for his branch. Mr Husic told Insiders his experience in cabinet was that Labor …

City of Canterbury Bankstown is developing its first ever social justice charter and wants to hear from the community what issues matter most to them. Those who live, work or study in Canterbury-Bankstown are invited to help shape the CBCity Social Justice Charter, by having their say online by Thursday 26 September. A social justice charter is a new set …

Artificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse”. But how realistic are these predictions? And what is model collapse anyway? Discussed in 2023, but popularised more recently, “model collapse” refers to a hypothetical scenario where future AI systems get progressively dumber due to the increase of AI-generated data on the internet. …

The Australian Maronite Community Network (AMCN)التجمع الماروني الاسترالي held its Annual General Meeting on Monday evening, 8 April 2024….. The meeting was an opportunity to present and discuss matters relevant to our Australian Maronite Community…… As AMCN enters its 9th year since it was formally registered with Fair Trading NSW, it was appropriate to review and evaluate the excellent performance …

Parramatta is set to become an even more active City with plans for three pedestrian and cyclist projects – Bennelong Parkway Bridge and Paths, Toongabbie to Westmead Corridor, and Wilderline to Duck River Paths – going on public exhibition next week. These plans set a vision to transform Parramatta into a safer community with proposals for new footpaths and bike paths, …

Thirty years ago, a young Max Yusuf planted these trees to green and add life to a Campsie laneway. Now, the Council landscape construction worker of 36 years, has returned to the same laneway to help out in a joint beautification project with CBCity’s Clean City Dumping Prevention team. Dwarfed by the 10-metre tall jacaranda and flame trees he nurtured …

One of the world’s most recognised and innovative materials scientists and an engineer and inventor has been announced as this year’s City of Parramatta Australia Day Ambassador. 2022 NSW Australian of the Year and UNSW Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla,is a highly awarded researcher at the forefront of recycling science, who launched the world’s first e-waste microfactory. The professor’s work has led to …

Just before the cameras and journalists jammed into the Oval Office were bustled out of the meeting between the US president and Australian prime minister, Joe Biden offered an unprompted observation. “I was asked by Xi Jinping a couple of years ago why I was working so hard with your country,” Biden noted. “I said we’re a Pacific nation. He …