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Australia has nuclear waste but nowhere to put it permanently

Sep 18, 2026

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Australia has nuclear waste but nowhere to put it permanently

We've asked the government – what's the plan?

Archie Milligan

Unpacking the suspicious collapse of Australia's possible CIA bank

Sep 18, 2026

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Unpacking the suspicious collapse of Australia's possible CIA bank

One of the Nugan Hand Bank founders fled the country wearing a fake moustache.

Archie Milligan

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Sep 18, 2026

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Unpacking the suspicious collapse of Australia's possible CIA bank

One of the Nugan Hand Bank founders fled the country wearing a fake moustache.

Sep 18, 2026

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Australia has nuclear waste but nowhere to put it permanently

We've asked the government – what's the plan?

Sep 18, 2026

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Newsletter: Digital disrespect?

Plus: The Battle of Broken Hill.

Sep 17, 2026

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This game let's you fight on the beaches of Gallipoli. Is it disrespectful?

The RSL said it encouraged thoughtful and respectful engagement with the content.

Sep 17, 2026

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QLD Premier says data centres will cut power costs, but an energy expert says government could do it anyway

Questions and scepticism remain on how Crisfulli plans to stop bills from skyrocketing.

QLD Premier says data centres will cut power costs, but an energy expert says government could do it anyway

Questions and scepticism remain on how Crisfulli plans to stop bills from skyrocketing.

Newsletter: Was this Aussie bank a CIA front?

Plus: Meme warfare.

How memes can be weaponised against you

Could Australia be influenced like the United States?

Newsletter: Plastic figures

The Australian Army's little known hobby.

Defence

Unpacking the Coogee Bay Hotel poo ice cream scandal

On NRL grand final night 2008, a Sydney family claimed they were served human faeces in their complimentary ice cream at the Coogee Bay Hotel. How did this happen?

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The Australian Army's obsession with these little plastic figurines

There's been an official Defence War Gaming Association since 2011 and it's raised $150,000 for veterans.

Defence

Politicians keep promising pools and golf clubs to win votes, but there's no real evidence it works

A Victorian council is banking on its marginal electorate status to land a $47 million pool it doesn't have the money for.

The Pyjama Girl: Australia's Strangest Cold Case

The Pyjama Girl Mystery: did police correctly identify the body of a a woman who was dumped in a culvert in Albury NSW in 1934?

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