Cyber security 'health checks' for big business and other top stories.

• Cyber security 'health checks' for big business

  

  The Turnbull government's cyber security strategy will focus on closer collaboration of government and business. Photo: Fairfax Media The federal government will foot the bill for cyber security 'health checks' at some of Australia's biggest companies.The top 100 ASX-listed companies will be given the opportunity to get their voluntary check under the government's new $230 million cyber security package. The government has declined to say how much it will sp..

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• Dyson Supersonic dryer quietly blows your hair (and cash)

  

  Around The Home Dyson Supersonic dryer quietly blows your hair (and cash) Scott Collie April 27, 2016 James Dyson has turned his hand to hair dryers, applying the lessons learned in Dyson's vacuum cleaners, fans and hand dryers to create a faster, more balanced dryer that stops your luscious locks losing their sheen. The first difference between the Supersonic and your average hotel hair dr..

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• Tasmanian driver records blood-alcohol level seven times legal limit, police say

  

  Tasmanian driver records blood-alcohol level seven times legal limit, police say Updated April 27, 2016 18:43:22 A Tasmanian man has allegedly recorded a blood-alcohol reading almost seven times the legal limit after damaging his car in the state's north-west.Police were called to the crash on Black Hills Road, Whitemore, about 2:00pm.The man was uninjured after his vehicle drifted off the road and lightly grazed a power pole.Sergeant Tony Roughan said the man was unabl..

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• Labor vows to install NBN on Tasmania's west coast

  

  Labor vows to install NBN on Tasmania's west coast By Sallese Gibson Posted April 27, 2016 17:23:02 A fibre-optic network to deliver the NBN to Tasmania's west coast communities is the latest promise from the Federal Opposition ahead of the election. Key points:Labor says its plan to rollout a fibre connection will create jobsWest Coast Mayor wants both major parties to back the planLiberal MP Brett Whiteley labels the proposal "a hoax" Last year NBN Co announ..

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• Tinder just launched a 'group dating' feature

  

  Post-date briefings with your pals just got a whole lot easier thanks to a new Tinder feature that launched in Australia this week. Tinder Social is a new platform that allows users to create group chats with your friends, and then use your group to connect and match with other groups looking for a night out. Tinder Social users will be able to swipe through groups of friends just like they would individuals, with another feature to look at each person in the group one by one. Once matched, gro..

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