Australia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds and other top stories.

• Australia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds

  

  AFP on April 8, 2016, 5:07 pm Australia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds Sydney (AFP) - They are the international travellers who come to Australia each year to rest and feast, but migratory birds face a perilous journey, officials said Friday as they launched a plan to help protect them.Feathered tourists such as the grey plover, red knot and common sandpiper commonly spend several months each year Down Under after their breeding season in the northern hemisphere, travelling thous..

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• Humans an invasive species: study

  

  Humans an invasive species: studyRob JordanThe AustralianApril 8, 2016 4:45PMSavePrint Human populations have not always grown unchecked. A new study of South America’s colonisation finds that for much of human history on the continent, human populations grew like an invasive species, which is regulated by the environment as it spreads into new places.Populations grew exponentially when people first colonised South America. But then they crashed, recovered slightly, and plateaued for thousand..

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• The PS4's new update sneaks in 4TB drive support and more

  

  Yes, yes, you can now play your PS4 on your PC or Mac. (We'll be doing it on our break.) but the latest update also resurrects old features, adds new ones, and does plenty more if you have no remote (!) interest on depending on your internet connection to play PlayStation at work. First up, your newest PlayStation will now support up to 4TB of storage, if you're in it for the long haul -- or really like your own gameplay videos. The update also marks the return of USB music playba..

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• Telstra 'free data guy' to test drive 1Gbps modem despite admitting illegal downloads

  

  John Szaszvari guzzled almost a terabyte of mobile data in a single day. Photo: Reddit: DrRodneyMcKay Telstra has offered a customer who admitted to downloading about 400GB of pirated content during the telco's 'free data day', to test its upcoming super fast 1Gbps modem before the general public sees it.Telstra was offering free mobile data to all its mobile customers on Sunday as an apology for a network outage. Telstra said..

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• iPad Pros are work-ready but I still prefer PC plus phone

  

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• Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching 'concerning' govt, week after mine approval

  

  Bleaching of coral on the Great Barrier Reef has been called a "climate change wake-up call" by the Queensland Environment Minister. Photo: Eddie Jim Queensland's Environment Minister has warned of the need to "reduce as many pressures" on the Great Barrier Reef as possible, and the danger climate change presented to the World Heritage-listed site, less than a week after Queensland approved mining leases for the nation's largest coal mine.Steven Miles said th..

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