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Unpacking the Coogee Bay Hotel poo ice cream scandal

Sep 11, 2026

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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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Archie Milligan
Archie Milligan
Newsletter: Plastic figures

Sep 11, 2026

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1 min read

Newsletter: Plastic figures

The Australian Army's little known hobby.

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Archie Milligan
Archie Milligan

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Sep 15, 2026

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How memes can be weaponised against you

Could Australia be influenced like the United States?

Sep 11, 2026

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1 min read

Newsletter: Plastic figures

The Australian Army's little known hobby.

Defence

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Sep 11, 2026

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1 min read

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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Sep 10, 2026

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1 min read

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

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Sep 10, 2026

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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.

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

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: 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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How I ended up arguing about nuclear waste with Barnaby Joyce at 7:30am

How I ended up arguing about nuclear waste with Barnaby Joyce at 7:30am

Joyce wouldn’t say if he’d store waste in his electorate of New England.

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Newsletter: Pyjamas and pork

Newsletter: Pyjamas and pork

Plus: How a property developer goes broke.

How a housing shortage can bankrupt the people building the houses

How a housing shortage can bankrupt the people building the houses

It turns out making money from building houses might not be as straight forward as it seems, with one major developer owing billi.

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State leaders will show who they meet with. Why won't the Prime Minister?

State leaders will show who they meet with. Why won't the Prime Minister?

Multiple states regularly release the diaries of Premiers and Ministers, while federal pollies get to keep them a secret.

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Newsletter: My morning with Barnaby

Newsletter: My morning with Barnaby

How I ended up talking about nuclear waste at 7:30am on a Monday.

New South Wales News

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Newsletter: Human glove

Newsletter: Human glove

Plus: One Nation's nukes and secret diaries

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