Top Stories: Thursday, 4 February 2016
‘We love to cause mayhem’: hacker group targets schools
Days after lodging fake bomb threats in Paris and Britain, group says terrorising Australian schoolchildren and teachers ‘is funny’ Read more
How Google users help the internet giant bank billions in profit
Google is now the world’s largest company, surging past Apple. You may be shocked to learn just how far into your life it exists Read more
The adverts are raunchy, but how do Carl’s Jr burgers taste?
We sent an intrepid reporter on a road trip to regional NSW to see how the newly arrived US burger chain compares to the classics Read more
Offshore detention is ‘government-sanctioned cruelty’
The High Court may have deemed Australia’s policies legal but barrister Greg Barns writes that it doesn’t mean it’s right Read more
The winners and losers in the big supermarkets’ chicken price war
Many customers are licking their lips at the plummeting cost of a cooked chook, but free range buyers are still paying top dollar Read more
The most intriguing characters you’ll find on reality TV in Australia
Introducing a Liberal politician looking for love, an Ethiopian orphan who’s a child prodigy and a cute couple with a 25-year age gap Read more
‘Where’s Usman?’: Aussie cricket fans react savagely to ODI loss
With a World Cup under their belts and a successful home summer, our cricketers were on a high. Then this happened… Read more
How to beat the renovation rip-off: what you should be paying
Costs in some cities have fallen, while others have skyrocketed. Check your city’s trends to find out if you’re being overcharged Read more
Stockmarket hits new 2016 low, $34 billion wiped from ASX
Australian bourse records its worst day since September last year with blue chip companies like NAB and BHP punished by investors Read more