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The Texas oil man planning to frack the Kimberley

<p>Under one of the most remarkable landscapes in Australia is one of the world&rsquo;s largest undeveloped reservoirs of onshore gas &ndash; and a Texas oil man wants to get it …

Apr 05, 2026 · 17m

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How pro-wrestling shaped Trump

<p>In 2007, future United States president Donald Trump stepped into the wrestling ring for a showdown with Vince McMahon, then head of World Wrestling Entertainment and Trump&rsquo;s close friend.</p> <p>Trump …

Apr 04, 2026 · 15m

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It’s a tough time to be Jim Chalmers

<p>For months, Jim Chalmers has been trying to write a budget about the future &ndash; productivity, reform, repair.</p> <p>But events have a way of dragging budgets back into the present. …

Apr 03, 2026 · 17m

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Kathy Lette on the AI book scandal

<p>Readers and writers have been left reeling after a horror novel became the first book to be cancelled over AI claims.</p> <p>The New York Times has reported that an AI …

Apr 02, 2026 · 12m

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‘Cuba’s next’: Can anything stop Trump?

<p>Donald Trump says Cuba's next.</p> <p>For decades, the United States has tried to isolate the country, but now the language is getting stronger, and a tightening of the oil blockade …

Apr 01, 2026 · 16m

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Artemis and the new China-US Space Race

<p>Jeffrey Hoffman grew up on Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. He was still a boy when the space age began &ndash; Sputnik, the first American astronauts, then Apollo. From early …

Mar 31, 2026 · 17m

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Will Trump invade Iran?

<p>It&rsquo;s now one month since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran &ndash; and it looks like it may be entering a more dangerous phase.</p> <p>Washington is sending …

Mar 30, 2026 · 17m

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What Louis Theroux’s Manosphere doco missed

<p>Louis Theroux has spent years making television out of the people polite society prefers not to think about.</p> <p>In his new documentary on the Manosphere, he turns that gaze on …

Mar 29, 2026 · 15m

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How Australia is taking advantage of one neighbour’s climate crisis

<p>In late 2023, Australia signed a landmark treaty with Tuvalu &ndash; a low-lying Pacific nation threatened by climate change &ndash; promising a special visa pathway, disaster support and closer security …

Mar 28, 2026 · 16m

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Waleed Aly on the shifting political order

<p>Last weekend&rsquo;s South Australian election wasn&rsquo;t just a wipeout for the Liberals and triumph for Labor, it was a sign that political discontent is beginning to find a new home …

Mar 27, 2026 · 18m

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The Holy Warrior leading Trump’s War

<p>When Pete Hegseth faced the Senate to become Donald Trump&rsquo;s defense secretary, he was grilled on everything from his lack of experience and his drinking to past controversial remarks &ndash; …

Mar 26, 2026 · 17m

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Chris Bowen on the fuel crisis, a gas tax, and backing the Iran war

<p>It&rsquo;s been a rollercoaster ride on the global oil market, with wild swings in petrol prices at the bowser.</p> <p>The war against Iran has caused panic buying in Australia and …

Mar 25, 2026 · 17m

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Should tobacco shops exist? The new weapon in the tobacco wars

<p>Australia&rsquo;s tobacco wars are fuelling violence, with fire bombings and arson attacks spanning across the east coast.</p> <p>Now the federal government wants to treat these organised crime syndicates like &lsquo;drug …

Mar 24, 2026 · 15m

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Covid-level crisis? How Australia ignored fuel warnings

<p>John Blackburn spent four decades in the Air Force, rising to Deputy Chief.</p> <p>For more than decade he&rsquo;s been warning that Australia is too reliant on imported fuel, too light …

Mar 23, 2026 · 16m

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Disinformation Wars and a ‘Post Truth’ World

<p>Like so many stories about misinformation, this one starts with a social media post.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>&ldquo;Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman&rsquo;s Soccer team to …

Mar 22, 2026 · 17m

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The giant cuttlefish and the deadly algal bloom

<p>It&rsquo;s been one year since dead fish began washing up on South Australian beaches, as the largest algal bloom in Australia&rsquo;s history spread along the coast.</p> <p>Marine ecologist Dr Scott …

Mar 21, 2026 · 14m

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Will SA be hit by One Nation’s ‘orange wave’?

<p>South Australia does not usually wake up on election day at the centre of the national mood. But this morning, a contest that looks settled on paper is carrying a …

Mar 20, 2026 · 15m

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The other war front: Lebanon on the brink

<p>While the world focuses on the war underway in Iran, Israel and the Gulf, there is another war front developing &ndash; Lebanon.</p> <p>Lebanon&rsquo;s Iranian-backed Shia group, Hezbollah dragged the country …

Mar 19, 2026 · 16m

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“Grown men reduced to tears”: the laws pushing farmers to the brink

<p>Brett Hosking is a fifth-generation grain and livestock farmer, and has seen his fair share of heartache and hard times.</p> <p>But this time, it&rsquo;s not a natural disaster or a …

Mar 18, 2026 · 13m

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“A real smack in the face”: Did the RBA get it wrong?

<p>Australians are in for a world of pain, with mortgages and rents set to rise after our second interest rate hike in as many months.</p> <p>It was a line-ball decision …

Mar 17, 2026 · 15m

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“Prices could double”: how the fuel crisis will hit your hip pocket

<p>The war in the Middle East has sent Australia&rsquo;s fuel prices soaring.</p> <p>And people are worried that if the battle between the US-Israel and Iran continues for another month &ndash; …

Mar 16, 2026 · 16m

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Kyle and Jackie O's $200m break up and the end of the shock-jock era

<p>This month, one of the biggest shows in Australian radio was suddenly pulled off air.</p> <p>For years, Kyle and Jackie O have been treated as untouchable &ndash; a breakfast radio …

Mar 15, 2026 · 17m

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The Australian teachers quitting over Andrew Tate

<p>For some time now, an alarming number of Australian boys have been engaging with, and looking up to, the misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate.</p> <p>This week, the conversation about misogyny and …

Mar 14, 2026 · 16m

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Robodebt Revelations, Royal Commission Chaos and the New Nats

<p>In Canberra, accountability is often promised in moments of crisis. Much harder is what comes after. Matt Canavan has taken over the Nationals leadership, sharpening his party&rsquo;s ability to confront …

Mar 13, 2026 · 14m

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John Bolton thinks bombing Iran is the answer

<p>John Bolton has spent years arguing that bombing Iran isn&rsquo;t just justified but necessary.&nbsp;</p> <p>For decades he has argued that American military force can solve the problem of hostile regimes …

Mar 12, 2026 · 17m

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Inside the Powerful Elite Forces Running Iran

<p>This week Iran announced a new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.</p> <p>But who&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>really </em>running the country now? We look into the heavily …

Mar 11, 2026 · 13m

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Craig Foster and the rescue mission to save Iran's soccer stars

<p>On Sunday night, after Iran&rsquo;s final game of the Women&rsquo;s Asian Cup on the Gold Coast, protesters surrounded the team bus, banging on the windows and shouting &ldquo;let them go&rdquo;.</p> …

Mar 10, 2026 · 15m

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Big Tobacco, Big Coal, Big Banks: The Lobbyists Charming our Leaders

<p>Independent MP Monique Ryan can remember a time in Australian politics when small breaches could cost a career.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now she says we&rsquo;ve been gradually conditioned to tolerate corruption and the …

Mar 09, 2026 · 15m

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Killer Robots and AI on the Battlefield: the Pentagon vs Anthropic

<p>Who should hold the power to decide how AI is used on our battlefields? That&rsquo;s the question being debated after a face-off between the Pentagon and one of the world&rsquo;s …

Mar 08, 2026 · 16m

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Giving birth to a stranger’s baby: the cost of IVF mistakes

<p>It&rsquo;s been revealed this week that Monash IVF has paid millions of dollars in secret settlements, after two nightmare mixups saw women implanted with the wrong embryos &ndash; one of …

Mar 07, 2026 · 14m

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