The Guardian
Coalition Floats Super Early Access Idea, Banks See Stress Signals; NAB Profits Rise Anyway
Coalition may let you raid your super early, NAB profits from your stress, and politicians say housing is the real retirement plan.
2026-08-17
The Guardian
2026-07-22
The Guardian
NSW Premier Warns Labor Must 'Fight for Votes' as One Nation Surges; Also, Phone Alert Test May Reveal Your Secret Phone
Australia to test emergency alerts, advises vulnerable people to hide their phones; NSW Premier admits One Nation is a threat but says not all supporters are racist; TAB's marketing compliance has 'serious weaknesses.'
2026-07-21
The Guardian
Monique Ryan Says Hanson's Trump Deportation Love Makes Her Sick, Which Seems Fair
Monique Ryan calls Pauline Hanson's Trump deportation admiration 'sick,' while Australia also deals with Qantas delays, Pine Gap protests, and a housing fund that's built 1,432 of 40,000 promised homes.
2026-07-20
The Guardian
Australia to Impose ‘Tough Rules’ on Government AI Use, Because We All Trust Bureaucratic Algorithms Implicitly
Australia drafts rules for AI in government to ensure fairness and transparency, while politicians continue to prove that human decision-making is just as flawed.
2026-06-17
The Guardian
Australia Today: IS-Linked Woman Denied Bail, Two Children Killed in Sydney, and Pauline Hanson Remains Pauline Hanson
A roundup of the day's Australian news: IS-linked woman denied bail, two children killed in Sydney car crash, Pauline Hanson attacked by all sides, shark attack fundraiser nears $400k, and the High Court delivers mixed justice.
2026-06-16
The Guardian
Australia Post Pleads: Please Contain Your 'Good Boy' Before He Mauls Our Staff
From dog attacks to greenwashing burgers and leadership spills that fizzle, Australia's news cycle is a delightful mess of predictable chaos and political theater.
2026-06-14
The Guardian
Australia Talks Climate Seriously While Its Politicians Apparently Get Their News From a TikTok Truther Pipeline
Australia's climate minister pushes for global electrification while One Nation denies warming exists and News Corp papers tell him to quit. Just another Tuesday.
2026-05-15
The Guardian
Pauline Hanson Bills Taxpayers $16,000 for Charters After Claiming Flood Tour Was 'No Cost to Taxpayer'
Pauline Hanson claimed her flood tour was free for taxpayers - until expense reports showed $16,000 in charter flights billed to the public.
2026-05-10
BBC World
One Nation Finally Wins a Lower-House Seat, Because of Course That Happened
One Nation wins its first federal lower-house seat, proving that if you wait long enough and the major parties implode, anything is possible.
2026-05-05
The Guardian
Jewish Woman Tells Royal Commission That ‘They Came to Kill Us’ as Australia’s Bondi Attack Haunts Daily Life
A Jewish woman tells a royal commission that the Bondi attack has left her family terrified, Westpac warns of recession, Pauline Hanson eyes a lower-house run, and Japan’s PM trades AC/DC records for melons with Albanese.
2026-04-26
The Guardian
Matt Canavan Says Australia Has 'Too Much Talk of Diversity' at Anti-Immigration Rally, Which Is Definitely One Way to Unify People
Matt Canavan tells anti-immigration rally Australia has too much diversity chat; also, a man survives a night adrift, Washington DC can't tell flags apart, and the government's debt agency is one expert away from a crisis.
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