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Most of Australia agreed to limit data centre water use. Queensland said no

Aug 19, 2026

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Most of Australia agreed to limit data centre water use. Queensland said no

A deal with the other outlier, the Northern Territory, is said to be close.

Northern Territory News

Archie Milligan

Grifter economy: How influencers profit by radicalising broke young men

Aug 18, 2026

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Grifter economy: How influencers profit by radicalising broke young men

When all hope is lost, a new breed of snake oil salesman emerges ...

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Archie Milligan

The hijacking of Ansett Australia Flight 232

The story of Australia's second plane hijacking.

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Newsletter: To the tribunal

What is it like to go to the tenancy tribunal?

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How a flight from Adelaide to Alice Springs was taken over.

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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

Tomago was going to close when its coal electricity contract expired in 2028. The new deal will see the plant powered by wind and solar at a guaranteed price.

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Why power companies build new powerlines instead of paying you for your battery

Aussies who share their battery with the grid earn as little as $100 a year. In Britain, the same deal pays four to five times as much.

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

In NSW, half the money went to the top 6 percent of clubs, pulling in more than $20 million from the machines.

New South Wales News

Australia's first political assassination: The death of John Newman

The man who was convicted for the hit says he didn't do it, and the evidence that put him away is murkier than most people know.

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Most of Australia agreed to limit data centre water use. Queensland said no

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Most of Australia agreed to limit data centre water use. Queensland said no

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The hijacking of Ansett Australia Flight 232

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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

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Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

Australia's first political assassination: The death of John Newman

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