Off to the Hague with that

You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could you didn't stop to think if you should - Jurassic Park quote Dr Malcolm

www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’, chief executive says, after US$150m deal with Meta Chief executive Robert Thomson says he often speaks to both OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg

What a cheery way of thinking about journalism. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

I’m going to get the NACC onto who is stacking the dishwasher incorrectly. I reckon it’s a case they can crack by the end of 2027

I think of this long history every time 26 January rolls around #invasionday #notadatetocelebrate

#Newspoll 55-45 to ALP

Most other weeks it's ... I have a defined benefit pension of $500k a year, plus $3m in super. Will I have enough to retire?

Should I buy a Lambo with my inheritance?

Sometimes I think the SMH money section is just trolling me

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

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' #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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

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.

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

‘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’

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
- by @readfearn.bsky.social

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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?!?

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

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’

Great novel - a well deserved win!

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

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

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

Where is my bronze bas-relief goddamit?!

A concept image of a proposal for memorial walls at Waverley Cemetery

When I die, bury me between a council carpark and a retaining wall ... www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

ABC front headline: How the timber industry shutdown has endangered mountain forests

Quote from article: Devastating fires, not logging as some claim, are to blame

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.

Can be either Sydney or Melbourne based for the right candidate!

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

This is very good from (ANU History Prof) Frank.

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 …

No, the voters aren't always right. This time they were wrong.

Bolt: Am I out of touch? No, it's the Australian electorate who are wrong

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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

The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically

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...

Exclusive: Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign

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. 👏

Headline that says mushrooms may talk to one another with up to 50 words

so they're mycoblogging

Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire