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theguardian.comNine sells radio stations including 2GB and 3AW to Sydney pub baron Arthur LaundyMedia company also buys digital advertising billboard company QMS for $850m

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Alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith is on a redemption tour and we have some questions about the questions. New episode of We Used To Be Journos is out now. Watch on Apple and YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

crikey.com.auAustralians' biometric data could be handed to Palantir under still-vague deal with USThe government continues to resist attempts to find out what personal information about Australians it is willing to hand over so that we remain part of the US Visa Waiver Program.

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Australians' biometric data is being handed to the United States in a vague and opaque deal. Our politics editor reveals this could include giving that data to tech giant Palantir. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/28/p...

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Comment under article: Home Affairs won't rule out Palantir accessing our biometric data, but says the goal is to store it "securely". Apparently the lock matters more than who gets the key. Such touching devotion to privacy: the government fiercely protect its negotiations about surrendering ours.

theguardian.comGreens push for human override in aged care assessment after ombudsman’s scathing report into algorithm toolInvestigation recommends government changes legislation so staff assessing people for home support packages can correct the outcome

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The Greens leader, David Shoebridge, has used a scathing report from the commonwealth ombudsman to press the government to use the last two sitting weeks of parliament to restore human override to its “unfair” aged care assessment tool. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comCoalition MP calls for rethink of pre-poll voting amid heightened security concerns in wake of Haines incidentQueensland MP Garth Hamilton says he has ‘witnessed three interactions between cars and people at pre-poll, two accidental’

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Bright spark. A Coalition MP has called for a rethink of pre-poll voting at federal elections, including potentially shortening the amount of time booths are open, amid threats to voters and volunteers. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theaimn.netAustralia picks up world’s biggest diesel tab: $9bnClimate Council Media Release Australia has been hit with the world’s biggest extra diesel bill during the Iran conflict, paying around $9 billion between March and August – more than twice as much as...

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Australia has been hit with the world’s biggest extra diesel bill during the Iran conflict, paying around $9 billion between March and August – more than twice as much as any other country, a new Climate Council report finds. theaimn.net/australia-pi...

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youtube.comGreens Plan To CUT TAX On Work And Put Money In YOUR PocketYouTube video by Australian Greens

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Trying to get a home of your own? Quilpie might give you a start but you might have to buy a kit home and build it yourself. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

abc.net.auAlbanese faces stark choice if Trump escalates Iran warEveryone grows up, grows older and learns in Canberra that the politics of passion give way to the business of governing and pragmatism.

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Captured PM. Anthony Albanese was among 41 MPs to publicly oppose the Iraq war. Now he's PM, he isn't so keen to break with the US over Iran. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Australia Post CEO reveals 'mind-blowing' bonus Australia Post's chief executive Paul Graham has told an estimates hearing he received a $1.2 million executive bonus on top of his $1.64 million base salary. ABC

abc.net.auFlávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil 'on plane to US' after election lossBrazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has fled the country for the US after his passports were cancelled and he refused to accept his election defeat, local media and sources say.

Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil 'on plane to US' after losing election The senator lost a presidential election earlier this week to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and was later ordered to hand in his passport to authorities in relation to a money laundering probe. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auOne Nation colouring book intended for kids depicts Bluey being robbedBluey and Robert Irwin being robbed, and Chris Bowen as a cyborg, are among the depictions in a book given to children at a regional show.

One Nation Colouring Book for kids, depicts Bluey being robbed. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auLive: No clear winner in Israel election as opposition bloc stares down NetanyahuIsraelis have cast their vote for the nation's next prime minister overnight, but we won't know who the country's next leader will be for weeks. Join our experts for a live explanation of why.

Israel's PM Netanyahu likely to win most seats, exit polls show www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

Our government at work. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

theguardian.comGuardian Essential poll: One Nation’s primary vote climbs again as Coalition’s sinks to lowest level yetMore than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25%

"More than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25%" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It's a worry. Who knows who we're passing in the street these days.

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Voice of Rabbis If you're Jewish or non-Jewish, please, let the world know: Video from Monroe New York, The message was unmistakable: “We oppose and have no part in Zionism and State of israel” Not fringe. Not small.

Thanks Inko.

themonthly.com.auTech, truth and the decline in democracyIn his Thea Astley Address at the Byron Writers Festival, the celebrated journalist used the occasion to reflect on the perfect storm that is destroying our politics

Totally agree.

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Kerry O’Brien:What’s left of the democracy we thought we had? In the eyes of many Australians, government is a hollowed-out husk of what it once was, with limited will and capacity to plan for, let alone exercise, a measure of sovereign control over technology.. www.themonthly.com.au/october-2026...

theguardian.comGuardian Essential poll: One Nation and Labor’s primary vote on par as discontent with Albanese risesThe prime minister’s disapproval rating increases to 56%, the equal highest in Essential polls since he took the job in 2022

Is that all? The prime minister’s disapproval rating increases to 56%, the equal highest in Essential polls since he took the job in 2022 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theklaxon.com.auRacist One Nation stickers attacking Lidia Thorpe - The KlaxonOne Nation has been selling racist stickers attacking Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe, depicting her as disheveled and on her hands and knees, along with the words “you stole my land”.

What is it that attracts Australians to this?? One Nation has been selling racist stickers attacking Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe, including depicting her as disheveled on all fours, yelling “you stole my land”. theklaxon.com.au/racist-one-n...

Hate peddlers.

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theklaxon.com.auHate funder Rinehart silent on violence - cites herself - The KlaxonThe biggest funder of both One Nation and far-right lobby group Advance is refusing to say whether the political entities should tone down their hateful rhetoric.

crikey.com.auRead the f***ing room, data centre companies: you offer nothing but dislocationFor many voters, AI and the data centres it requires look like the ultimate neoliberal reform: disruption and higher costs while the benefits flow to the elite.

Opposition to data centres is surging while investor scepticism is mounting. It’s a rare combination, one reflecting the failure of the data centre industry to demonstrate benefit. Indeed, for many Australians, AI is a classic “economic reform” that offers dislocation while corporations profit.

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nb.australiainstitute.org.au✍️ PETITION: Protect abortion access in Australia

I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Protect abortion access in Australia! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/abortion

Two men abducted by US servicement from a US military installation in Scotland. Tell me again about why we need the US to take over our military installations in Australia?

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We condemn the political threats made by Opposition Leader Jess Wilson on Sunday and reject her misleading connection between protest of Israel’s genocide and the horrific Bondi attack. Protesting a livestreamed genocide is not antisemitic. Our release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/10/jewi...

greens.scotGreens call for expulsion of US troops following abductionGreens call for expulsion of US troops following abduction - Scotland must stand against lawless White House.

Who's happy about having Americans running our military bases? greens.scot/news/greens-...

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Taps sign. See?

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Almost 150,000 Australians are being hit with Centrelink repayment debts that had been paused for years and calculated using the unlawful "income apportionment" method. It was a similar method to that used in Robodebt, and tallied up $4.4 billion in debts over two decades.

au.finance.yahoo.comCentrelink 'hounding' Australians to pay back billions in debt calculated by 'unlawful' methodAlmost 150,000 Australians are being hit with Centrelink repayment debts that had been paused for years and calculated using the unlawful "income apportionment" method.

On Albo's post about the Kmart wishing tree - he's getting flattened. We pay our taxes to cover the needs of all Australians. But it's now going to the American war machine, Israeli weapons manufacturers and fossil fuel multinationals.

Clare O'Neill : "These platforms are profiting off people treating each other with disrespect, anger, aggression and abuse, then they play dumb at the devastating social effects that are happening across the country."

From The Greens. Tomorrow, Senator David Shoebridge will deliver a major address to the National Press Club, live on ABC TV and iView from 12:30 pm AEDT, setting out our vision for Australia's future.

Soo much power... Anthropic listing | Anthropic has filed for a public listing on the US stock market with the projected valuation of more than $1.5tn expected to make it one of the largest in market history.

Then compare with Albanese. Social media can work in reverse, as well.

Criticise the Qld Govt, and no matter how useful you are for however many decades, you will lose your funding. YOU WILL OBEY! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...