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

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

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

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Archie Milligan
Archie Milligan
Pliberseck: Dads can save their sons from the manosphere

Jul 31, 2026

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Pliberseck: Dads can save their sons from the manosphere

Tanya Pliberseck says men "need to talk about the complexity of their lives, in their own words."

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Archie Milligan
Archie Milligan

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Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

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.

New South Wales News

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Aug 13, 2026

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2 min read

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.

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

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

+5

Aug 12, 2026

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1 min read

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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Aug 12, 2026

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Newsletter: Hit job

Plus: Why aren't we making the most of our batteries?

Energy

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

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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+1

Newsletter: Hit job

Newsletter: Hit job

Plus: Why aren't we making the most of our batteries?

Energy

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Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

Only 1.3% of public schools are funded to the government's own standard. For private schools, it's 98%.

Education

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Newsletter: Write off

Newsletter: Write off

The $1.4 billion given to the pokies.

Analysis

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Is this Australia's deadliest hospital?

Is this Australia's deadliest hospital?

The disturbing story of Chelmsford and the "therapy" that killed

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Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

In Byron Bay, one in six properties is listed on Airbnb. The maths of short-term rentals means landlords have little reason to change.

New South Wales News

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Newsletter: Deep sleep

Newsletter: Deep sleep

Plus: Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

housing

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The solar discount households have had since 2011 is about to open up to big business

The solar discount households have had since 2011 is about to open up to big business

Businesses have installed only a quarter of the rooftop solar that homes have. That's about to change.

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