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Julian Fell
Julian Fell is a Brisbane-based journalist and developer at ABC News Story Lab. He's a Clarion Award winner, and was a Young Walkleys Finalist in 2023.
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Latest by Julian Fell
'Line in the sand': Australian industry lauds conviction of second global cryptocurrency kingpin
By Julian Fell
The founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleads guilty to money laundering charges and stepped down as CEO.
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Military warships use sonar for tracking underwater targets. But how dangerous is it to humans?
By Julian Fell and Tom Williams
Australian naval personnel have sustained minor injuries to their ears after being subjected to sonar pulses from a Chinese warship. Here's what you need to know about the technology.
Port operator hit by cyber attack had 'critical' vulnerability in IT systems
By Julian Fell
DP World, the port operator hit by a recent cyber attack, was vulnerable to an exploit that has been causing global havoc since July, according to multiple cybersecurity analysts.
Scratch the surface of the Voice results, and a more complicated picture emerges
Scratch the surface of the Voice referendum results, and a more complicated picture emerges.
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Netflix shutters the remnants of the largest publicly accessible film library in history
By Julian Fell
Netflix has shuttered its DVD delivery service, triggering co-founder Marc Randolph to revisit the near misses that characterised the company's early days of experimentation and risk-taking.
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Why the FBI calls this Gold Coast man when it finds a trove of stolen data
He's just "a dude on the web", but Troy Hunt has ended up playing an oddly central role in global cybersecurity.
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How a drought, a heatwave and a hurricane created Hawaii's deadliest wildfires ever
By Julian Fell, and wires
Experts say a combination of factors have led to wildfires in Hawaii claiming 93 lives, putting it in the top five deadliest fires in the 21st century globally and the worst in the island's history.
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TikTok respond to data security concerns with massive recruitment drive
By Julian Fell
TikTok is starting a massive recruitment drive for tech workers in Sydney in a move one expert says is linked to concerns over its links with China.
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Why has this skyscraper in Moscow been hit by two drone strikes in three days?
By Julian Fell, and wires
The IQ Complex in Moscow's west has been the target of successive drone strikes in what Russia has called an attempted "terrorist attack".
Canberra dish on lookout for lost Voyager 2 spacecraft
By Julian Fell, Tahlia Roy and wires
NASA's giant dish antenna in Canberra is on the lookout for signals from the Voyager 2 spacecraft, after flight controllers accidentally severed communications more than a week ago.
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Find out what data is available about you online — but be warned, it might feel a little creepy
Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Here's your chance to find out.
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This square is the average Australian salary – see how it compares to the size of planned tax cuts
The stage 3 tax cuts are too big to fit on a single screen. We had to get creative to put them into perspective.
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A visual history of data breaches in Australia reveals a problem of staggering scale
New revelations show the scale of data breaches in Australia — though even this isn't the full picture.
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There is a decision being made about you in this box
As algorithms make decisions about more and more parts of our lives, there are creative ways to seize back some control.
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Calculate your personal cost of living — and see how your lifestyle affects it
Your lifestyle could be limiting the impacts of inflation, or subjecting you to the worst of it. Take our quiz to find out.
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The true power of the royals is in the faces of the crowd
Royal rituals are carefully stage-managed and steeped in history, but their real source of meaning and power is hiding in plain sight.
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The census is big data — we've turned it into 100 dots to sift out the good stuff
Australia is a diverse and complex country, but if we use census data to turn it into 100 dots, it can tell us a lot about who we are and how we're changing.
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These two dots looked like anomalies — they were an election warning sign
Some of the key voting trends in 2022 were already brewing in 2019.
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