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Newsletter: Plastic figures

Newsletter: Plastic figures

The Australian Army's little known hobby.

Defence

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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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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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The conservative think tank alumni behind this Victorian ad campaign

The conservative think tank alumni behind this Victorian ad campaign

Fix Victoria formed in June and the people running it have deep ties to the Liberal Party and the Institute of Public Affairs.

Victoria News

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Newsletter: Australia's most controversial game

Newsletter: Australia's most controversial game

Plus: Who's behind this Victorian campaign?

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How one unbuilt power line will decide what Victorians pay for electricity

How one unbuilt power line will decide what Victorians pay for electricity

Ahead of the November state election, the Opposition has said it will scrap VNI West and replace it with gas.

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Newsletter: How did they die?

Newsletter: How did they die?

Plus: Who should host Top Gear?

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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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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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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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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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Newsletter: Fact check

Newsletter: Fact check

Plus: GTA ban

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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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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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Why are the richest Australian suburbs barely building any new housing?

Why are the richest Australian suburbs barely building any new housing?

The Sydney council that's trying to dodge housing targets, despite barely building any homes.

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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: Having the guts

Newsletter: Having the guts

Will the government's gambling reform work?

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What is the real goal of Australia's newest political party?

What is the real goal of Australia's newest political party?

Former Independent MPs now have their eyes on the senate.

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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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"Monoculture" is the new word of the week: What does it actually mean?

"Monoculture" is the new word of the week: What does it actually mean?

The word went from nowhere to national headlines in a matter of days. But most people searching it have no idea what's really being said.

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The 15 biggest mining companies get a $2.2 billion rebate from the government for using diesel each year. Should we change that?

The 15 biggest mining companies get a $2.2 billion rebate from the government for using diesel each year. Should we change that?

A $50 million cap on the fuel tax refund could free up billions, without hurting farmers or small businesses.

Western Australia News

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Newsletter: Toad invasion?

Newsletter: Toad invasion?

Plus: How the country could save $2.2bn a year

New South Wales News

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Australia’s new environment cop can’t put anyone behind bars, but it can fine them more than $800 million

Australia’s new environment cop can’t put anyone behind bars, but it can fine them more than $800 million

With just three weeks until the launch of the National Environmental Protection Agency, what can it actually do?

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