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Of course, widows with investment properties elicit more media sympathy than widows who rent

Rachel Withers — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:10:48 +0000

How much sympathy are we to have for 'widows with a negatively geared investment property'? A lot, it seems, as the media demands Labor move faster on the so-called 'widow’s tax'.

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Keeping it in the family: Australia’s modern media dynasties

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:52:50 +0000

There's no shortage of family connections in Australian media. But just how common is it for journalists to follow the family trade? And do claims of nepotism hold up?

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The Snoop: Aunty Gina gets her flowers, internal docs reveal Adelaide Uni drama, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:37:21 +0000

Plus: do you know who the governor-general is?

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Immigration is a huge opportunity for Australia, but there are obstacles to overcome

Bernard Keane — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:42:58 +0000

The policy problem of migration is a significant chance for us to secure prosperity in the coming decades.

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Can One Nation pivot to a party of government, or will their voters get in the way?

Christopher Warren — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:41:30 +0000

Pauline Hanson is at a junction with One Nation. But leaders of the global right could prove a useful lesson.

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Jim Chalmers pledges fix to negative gearing reform’s ‘widow’ issue

Anton Nilsson — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:26:06 +0000

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has moved to fix an unintended consequence of Labor's negative gearing reforms dubbed by critics as the 'widow's tax'. Meanwhile, the ICAC is probing allegations of secret donations within the state's Liberal Party.

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I was allowed into, and quickly pushed out of, One Nation’s ‘Meet The Candidates’ event

Alex Zucco — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:49:36 +0000

Pauline Hanson barred reporters from multiple publications from her Melbourne event. Not me, but that didn’t prevent me from having one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had in journalism.

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As giant AI-obsessed hyperscalers go, Google is top of the charts

Ketan Joshi — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:34:45 +0000

Google has been using its Earth program as a major component in its greenwashing tactics for some time now. Was adding an AI tool part of that project?

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The Snoop: Daily Telegraph faces Sun-style boycott, Labor is all silence on gambling, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:23:14 +0000

Plus: Boy George did what?

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In the fantasyland of AUKUS, even the good news shows how badly things are going

Bernard Keane — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:00:25 +0000

The Pentagon is spending tens of billions buying new Virginia-class submarines. It sounds like good news, but it actually points to why AUKUS is unviable.

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