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

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.

Archie Milligan
Archie Milligan
Newsletter: Was this Aussie bank a CIA front?

Sep 16, 2026

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Newsletter: Was this Aussie bank a CIA front?

Plus: Meme warfare.

Archie Milligan
Archie Milligan

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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.

Sep 16, 2026

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1 min read

Newsletter: Was this Aussie bank a CIA front?

Plus: Meme warfare.

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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Newsletter: Plastic figures

The Australian Army's little known hobby.

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Newsletter: Plastic figures

Newsletter: Plastic figures

The Australian Army's little known hobby.

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Unpacking the Coogee Bay Hotel poo ice cream scandal

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

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.

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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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