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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

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Aug 26, 2026

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Has the Prime Minister skipped the NewsCorp Bush Summit for the first time?

Can the Dubbo event top Gina Rinehart and her bulldozer noises?

Aug 24, 2026

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These indie game devs helped build a $600 million goldmine

Hollow Knight, Unpacking, Cult of the Lamb and Untitled Goose Game all sprouted from the minds of creative Australians. How did we get here?

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Aug 24, 2026

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Newsletter: Russian spies Down Under

Plus: How to avoid endless hours in the ED waiting room

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Aug 20, 2026

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How virtual EDs are giving ambos more time to attend serious calls

The system delivers care to about 1,000 patients a day in Victoria.

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Aug 19, 2026

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Newsletter: A beach, a body and a Webb of intrigue

Plus: Queensland says no (again).

Newsletter: A beach, a body and a Webb of intrigue

Plus: Queensland says no (again).

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

When my rental situation got wobbly, I went to a tribunal. How did it go?

There is a midway point between doing nothing and going to court, and it only cost $60.

housing

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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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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Newsletter: Hijacking your brain

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.

New South Wales News

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

Grifter economy: How influencers profit by radicalising broke young men

THE LATEST

Has the Prime Minister skipped the NewsCorp Bush Summit for the first time?