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These indie game devs helped build a $600 million goldmine

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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⚫️ Russian spies Down Under

⚫️ Russian spies Down Under

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

Newsletter

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

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

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Grifter economy: How influencers profit by radicalising broke young men

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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Newsletter: To the tribunal

Newsletter: To the tribunal

What is it like to go to the tenancy tribunal?

housing

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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

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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Newsletter: Hit job

Newsletter: Hit job

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

Energy

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Newsletter: Write off

Newsletter: Write off

The $1.4 billion given to the pokies.

Analysis

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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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Newsletter: Diggin for gold

Newsletter: Diggin for gold

Plus: The Mosman collar bomb incident

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Pliberseck: Dads can save their sons from the manosphere

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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Some politicians want a shark cull – researchers say that misses the point

Some politicians want a shark cull – researchers say that misses the point

Tony Abbot and Bob Katter are among those calling for the mass killings of sharks, experts say it could lead to beaches being more dangerous.

News

Pro-nuclear group runs “affordable energy” campaign through domain registered to National Party think tank

Pro-nuclear group runs “affordable energy” campaign through domain registered to National Party think tank

Affordable Energy Australia's website was originally registered to the Page Research Centre, before being sold on to the Coalition for Conservation.

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Who is behind One News Australia?

Who is behind One News Australia?

What do a Facebook page, an apartment in Mascot and something called “Dragon’s blood” resin have in common?

Who owns this?

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Are big tech and data centres about to drive your power bills up?

Are big tech and data centres about to drive your power bills up?

Data centres are popping up all over Australia, but there's a plan to stop everyday Aussies from covering the power bill.

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Labor members want to tax gas giants. The government doesn't have to listen.

Labor members want to tax gas giants. The government doesn't have to listen.

Two proposals worth billions are on the table at this week's Labor conference, but even if members vote yes, nothing has to change.

Politics

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Will the government make data centres pay for renewable power?

Will the government make data centres pay for renewable power?

The PM says big tech will have to pay for its own power. The type of power, another question.

Energy

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The senator who took on the fossil fuel misinformation machine

The senator who took on the fossil fuel misinformation machine

The retiring Greens Senator says the biggest blocker to global climate action isn't politics, it's disinformation, and the industry funding it knows exactly what it's doing.

Tasmania News

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Newsletter: Going the distance

Newsletter: Going the distance

Plus: losing 100k

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Newsletter: Losing $100,000

Newsletter: Losing $100,000

Plus: How can renters get cheaper bills from solar?

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Fed up with fronting the cost of extreme weather, Australian councils say fossil fuel companies should pay

Fed up with fronting the cost of extreme weather, Australian councils say fossil fuel companies should pay

Councillors say they are tired of ratepayers footing the bill for climate disasters, while our biggest polluters pay nothing.

Analysis

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The comedian Karl Stefanovic followed, then blocked

The comedian Karl Stefanovic followed, then blocked

Henry Bretz said all he needs to do is "laugh loudly, feign some sort of outrage, and drop the most ham-fisted references to Australian culture."

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Newsletter: Kopying Karl

Newsletter: Kopying Karl

Plus: David Pocock talks to the National Account.

Education

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Fossil fuel companies are running more than 260 programs targeting Australian school students

Fossil fuel companies are running more than 260 programs targeting Australian school students

Senator David Pocock said the lack of action is due to corporate capture of the major political parties.

Education

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