Chatbot therapy: can generative AI treat loneliness?
Researchers are creating artificially intelligent companions to help people get through challenges but that does not necessarily cut humans out of the picture.
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Dozens of communities have been urged to leave or take shelter as an out-of-control bushfire was fuelled further by gusty winds on a day of extreme conditions.
An award-winning pioneer of virtual reality films invites travellers to experience the Kimberley region, with Luke Hemsworth at your side as a personal guide.
Victoria could be a big player in deciding the next federal election result, according to a new Newspoll analysis.
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Retailers buoyed as shoppers swarm Boxing Day sales
Aussies are expected to splurge on homewares and beauty products, with bargain hunters set to spend more than $1.3 billion on Boxing Day sales.
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Drugged, disqualified and armed on Christmas Day
A 35-year-old disqualified and drugged motorcyclist has been charged with driving and weapons offences after taking off from an RBT and failing to stop for police on Christmas Day.
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Evacuation order as bushfire threat looms for two towns
Residents in Moyston and Pomonal have been told to leave as a bushfire threat is imminent with fires set to burn in multiple states from Christmas onwards.
Survivors gathered at the shoreline in Darwin at dawn to remember the moment 50 years earlier when Cyclone Tracy made landfall, claiming 66 lives.
Australia is not moving fast enough on vehicle charging and is holding back apartment dwellers, one of the country's biggest energy firms says.
A 28-year-old man is accused of attacking his partner, strangling her and forcing her to the ground as well as kicking and hitting her several times at a home in Denman Prospect last week.
A 75-year-old woman is the eleventh person to die on ACT roads this year following a single-vehicle collision in Kambah.
Improved economic growth has been forecast in a check-up of Australia's economic health, but there are risks inflation and interest rates could yet rise.
As the government tries to ensure the safety of captured Australian Oscar Jenkins, the self-styled 'Aussie Cossack' has been touted as a potential ticket home.
Holiday travellers are being warned to keep up to date with the latest fire conditions as several states face growing bushfire risks from Boxing Day.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have released their Christmas messages to Australians.
Sydney's world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead after a union and government paused their enterprise agreement fight for the holidays.
Shoppers are increasingly targeting discounts to snare a bargain as retailers hold out hope for a February rate cut to boost spending outside of sales season.
Letter writer KARINA MORRIS, of Weetangera, shares her distressing experience with the emergency process at the North Canberra Hospital Emergency Department.
The sister of a woman allegedly chased down and shot at by two men has issued a heartfelt plea, leading tributes for the 23-year-old victim.
