The time has come for the continent downunder to set up its own dedicated space agency, to coordinate efforts to tap this burgeoning industry, whether for clearing space debris, launching satellites or colonising Mars.

Hackers are exploiting an old version of the very popular open source website software WordPress. An update to rectify the issue is available, but 2 million pages are affected.

Young Australian leaders of the future rewarded for their innovative solutions to real-world problems. From music made wearing a hoody to cleaning up oil slicks, winners capitalised on a variety of STEM disciplines.

Young Australian leaders of the future rewarded for their innovative solutions to real-world problems. From music made wearing a hoody to cleaning up oil slicks, winners capitalised on a variety of STEM disciplines.

Hackers are exploiting an old version of the very popular open source website software WordPress. An update to rectify the issue is available, but 2 million pages are affected.

Our weekly news round-up: Japanese drones to pollinate crops in place of bees; Possible hidden chambers investigated at Tutankhamen's tomb; NASA study outlines lander mission to look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa; Cassini's final months at Saturn show ring system in unprecedented detail; Oz government legislates to force organisations to publicly disclose if they've been hacked; Twitter's viability questioned due to diminishing uptake.

The time has come for the continent downunder to set up its own dedicated space agency, to coordinate efforts to tap this burgeoning industry, whether for clearing space debris, launching satellites or colonising Mars.

Curated by a team of qualified medical experts, health condition cards make getting preliminary health information easier and safer online.

Our weekly news round-up: Doomsday clock advances to two and a half minutes to midnight due to enhanced risk of nuclear and climate driven Armageddon; New enhanced Raspberry Pi compute modules released; ANU device creates highest quality holographic images ever; Time crystals confirmed as a completely new phase of matter; Chinese factory jobs continue to fall to robots; Google Maps will include car parking availability; Allo messaging app slides into obscurity; Twitter bots flood the internet manipulating news, creating fake interest in businesses and misleading the non-bot herd.

Netgear's new 4GX gigabit class mobile router will provide up to 1Gbps downloads and 150 Mbps uploads. Available from late February in Australia.