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Deputy editor, Guardian Australia
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Prof Jenny Hocking
23 days ago
Prof Julianne Schultz's powerful reflection on the horrific Bondi attack and its fraught political aftermath: 'a targeted killing of Jewish Australians and an attack on the very idea of the nation as an inclusive society of fairness and tolerance'
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At the Bondi vigil, Pauline and Barnaby turned tragedy into opportunism. It is inexcusable | Julianne Schultz
Hanson has done more than any other politician to foster division in Australia. Her words to mourners after the horrific attack ring hollow
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/17/bondi-attack-vigil-pauline-hanson-barnaby-joyce-turned-tragedy-into-opportunism-ntwnfb
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about 1 month ago
cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to have stumbled upon the Paris building shared by metal music fans and the union for metal workers, what a delight
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Phil Lewis
about 2 months ago
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
https://www.whatimreading.net/p/viola-ford-fletcher-tulsa-dead
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Adam Morton
about 2 months ago
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm - by
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/19/two-out-of-three-corals-in-world-heritage-listed-ningaloo-reef-are-dead
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Nick Miller
about 2 months ago
OMG they're doing it again. I get that these stories generate hate clicks but wtaf why actively try to make your readers feel bad about their life choices?!?
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Tim Onion
5 months ago
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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Great novel - a well deserved win!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin award for Ghost Cities, ‘a genuine landmark in Australian literature’
Author, who takes home $60,000, says finding out he won Australia’s most esteemed literary prize left him ‘in such shock that I lost all feeling in my hands and legs’
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/24/siang-lu-miles-franklin-literary-award-2025-winner?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Part of the reason that China has been able to dominate global supplies of rare earths at competitive prices is because, as well as being rich in natural resources, it has also been willing to let poor, rural people bear the brunt of the toxic, dirty work, writes Amy Hawkins
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The world wants China’s rare earth elements – what is life like in the city that produces them?
More than 80% of China’s rare earth reserves are located in Baotou, an industrial hub of 2.7 million people that abuts the Gobi desert
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-rare-earths-baotou-life-metallic-elements
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When I die, bury me between a council carpark and a retaining wall ...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
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Sometimes the headlines on the ABC news front are either circa 2010 BuzzFeed-esque, or just weird or plainly wrong. Article level is usually fine.
7 months ago
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We are looking for a general news reporter to come and work at Guardian Australia - please share with anyone who might be interested:
workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/736
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The Guardian :: Reporter
https://workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/736
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Tim Lyons
8 months ago
This is very good from (ANU History Prof) Frank.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Interesting how far down on the NYT’s front the Australian election result is - I know there’s a lot going on there but still …
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Bolt: Am I out of touch? No, it's the Australian electorate who are wrong
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion...
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The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically
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The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically
Anthony Albanese has delivered steady, gradual reform – but a minority government might force Labor to push through bolder solutions
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/the-guardian-view-australian-federal-election-2025#comments
8 months ago
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Exclusive: Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
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Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/trump-campaign-chief-lacivita-liberal-party-australia-ntwnfb-election-claims
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Lenore Taylor
9 months ago
I don't usually post about things because, like opinion polls, they can go up and down, but this result for
@australia.theguardian.com
is pretty amazing. Fourth most reads news site in the country. Such a credit to the entire team. Thank you to our readers and supporters. 👏
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🎮 Dr. Gremlin 😈 (they/she/any)
9 months ago
so they're mycoblogging
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Enough Of That Now
9 months ago
Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire
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Miles P Herbert
9 months ago
The climate has been conspicuously absent from the conversations dominating our politics.
@nourhaydar.bsky.social
,
@adammorton.bsky.social
, and
@patrickkeneally.bsky.social
jumped on the microphones this week and tried to change that:
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Newsroom edition: the climate crisis has disappeared from the election agenda - podcast
Nour Haydar talks with deputy editor Patrick Keneally and climate and environment editor Adam Morton about the consequences of climate action fading from the election campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/apr/11/newsroom-edition-the-climate-crisis-has-disappeared-from-the-election-agenda-full-story-podcast
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It’s 2075 and somewhere deep in the forests of kangaroo island an elite band of dachshund hunters are at last closing in on their target
9 months ago
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The Onion
10 months ago
Democrats Huddle To Decide How Best To Let Massive Republican Fuck-Up Slip Through Fingers
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Matthew Gertz
10 months ago
The NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER added the EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC to a PRINCIPALS COMMITTEE TEXT CHAIN set up for the DEFENSE SECRETARY about PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES. Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
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Frank Sauer
10 months ago
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Andy Boyle
10 months ago
please don’t text me war plans, because I’m actually at capacity right now and I don’t think I can hold appropriate space for you. do you have someone else you could reach out to?
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Defcon 1 for democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/22/trump-administration-authoritarianism
10 months ago
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The firm reportedly agreed to disavow the use of diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in its hiring and promotion decisions and to dedicate the equivalent of $40m in free legal services to support Trump administration policies.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services
US president reverses threat to suspend security clearances and cancel federal contracts after meeting with chair of Paul, Weiss
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/trump-rescinds-executive-order-paul-weiss?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Stephen Collins
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Jane Lytvynenko
10 months ago
JD Vance's cousin is fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. "We are the useful idiots of Vladimir Putin," he told Le Figaro about Trump and Vance's position.
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
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«Nous sommes les idiots utiles de Vladimir Poutine» : Nate, cousin germain de JD Vance et combattant volontaire en Ukraine
EXCLUSIF - Le Texan a passé trois ans en Ukraine, dont deux et demi à se battre sur les fronts les plus sanglants. Il désespère de la position de son cousin et de Donald Trump.
https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/nous-sommes-les-idiots-utiles-de-vladimir-poutine-nate-cousin-germain-de-jd-vance-et-combattant-volontaire-en-ukraine-20250309
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I know it's still a long time until Christmas but I already know what I want
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Great piece from Ben Doherty on Aukus and why the Virginia class subs may never be delivered to Australia:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?
The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an increasingly unreliable ally, doubts are rising above the waves
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/07/surface-tension-could-the-promised-aukus-nuclear-submarines-simply-never-be-handed-over-to-australia
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Dare Obasanjo
10 months ago
Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped. American voters:
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Adam Morton
11 months ago
A thought - when someone says 'you can't run an economy the size of Australia on renewable energy' they could be asked to back that up, given it has become a point of political debate and there are people/government agencies who have done a lot of work in the area who disagree.
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Hannah McCann
11 months ago
As per usual things are totally normal and fine in Australia
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Man finds 102 red-bellied black snakes in a single mulch pile in western Sydney – video
During summer it can be common for some females to congregate and share the same birthing site
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2025/feb/06/man-finds-102-red-bellied-black-snakes-in-a-single-mulch-pile-in-western-sydney-video
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Tom Phillips
11 months ago
I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI
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Lenore Taylor
about 1 year ago
and we are also seeking an Economics correspondent
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Economics correspondent
We are seeking an Economics correspondent to join The Guardian’s Editorial team to generate news stories, including exclusives and investigations, multimedia and analysis on Australian economic matter...
https://fa-euxy-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/582
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Lenore Taylor
about 1 year ago
Two great jobs to be had at
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Chief political correspondent
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Chief political correspondent
We are seeking a Chief political correspondent to join The Guardian’s Editorial team to produce timely, accurate and insightful coverage of political developments, breaking original, agenda-setting st...
https://fa-euxy-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/583
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Sam Biddle
12 months ago
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
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Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/09/facebook-instagram-meta-hate-speech-content-moderation/
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William Shakespeare
about 1 year ago
Were such things here as we do speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?
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Kevin Bonham
about 1 year ago
Once upon a time the Coalition had a "Dutton problem" in Victoria, and lost the Aston by-election there. Now in aggregated state level federal polling (such as such is) the 2PP swing against Labor there is more than double any other mainland state.
www.pollbludger.net/2025/01/07/b...
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The Australia Institute
about 1 year ago
Australia has a big car problem. The majority of new vehicles sold in 2024 were SUVs, with sales increasing from 2023
#auspol
Australia's tax system, "encourages the purchase of these behemoths to the detriment of our roads, our safety & the
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Albo saying that people claiming spots on beaches with cabanas is "unAustralian" but I reckon landing on a beach and staking territory that isn't yours is the most Australian thing I've heard of
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Tony Abbott blames the "leftist establishment" for "thwarting" his government and that of fellow conservatives around the Anglosphere but the truth is the only one to blame for his government's downfall was Abbott himself
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Sorry Tony, but the only person you have to blame for being booted out of office is yourself | Malcolm Farr
Politicians blaming other elements of government for their own failures is wrong – and bad for democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/jan/06/sorry-tony-but-the-only-person-you-have-to-blame-for-being-booted-out-of-office-is-yourself
about 1 year ago
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Maladroithe
about 1 year ago
Eggless egg custard tart what could go wrong
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Phil Lewis
about 1 year ago
A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
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Sandy Horne
about 1 year ago
Almost invisible. Can you see the koala? This is how well they can blend in with the environment. At Sleaford Bay, Eyre Peninsula.
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Coalition ‘not serious’ about nuclear policy and Dutton’s plan is ‘political fix’, Matt Canavan says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Coalition ‘not serious’ about nuclear policy and Dutton’s plan is ‘political fix’, Matt Canavan says
Nationals senator questions his own party’s policy, saying ‘all sides of politics are deciding their energy based on focus group’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/20/matt-canavan-national-coalition-peter-dutton-nuclear-power-policy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Simon Katterl
about 1 year ago
Chefs kiss times infinity on this one.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Nationals senator claims Coalition introduced nuclear as a political fix
Nationals senator Matthew Canavan has said in an interview that his party introduced a nuclear policy as a political fix, in a video that emerges amid his colleague Keith Pitt announcing he will quit ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-20/canavan-coalition-not-serious-nuclear-keith-pitt-quits/104749828
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