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DFAT’s ‘Mr Inside’ in Washington has billed Australia $170,000 — and declared only three lobbying activities

Anton Nilsson — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:26:26 +0000

One of the activities the veteran DC lobbyist reported was attending a dinner at the exclusive Alfalfa Club, which was founded in honour of a Confederate general.

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ANU and other universities using ‘custom-made’ accounting systems that can obscure financial health

Jack Callil — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:12:10 +0000

An accounting method means students, staff, citizens or even parliaments are lacking a clear financial picture of Australian universities. In the case of ANU, this approach falsely justified wide-scale job cuts.

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Sydney Swans chairman suggests gambling stock to players, Derryn Hinch’s ‘not great’ scran, and AFR’s AI woes continue

Jack Callil — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:46:01 +0000

Plus News Corp fails to pay its staff, the Tele gamifies its crime series, and when is it time for Julian Assange's dad to get a new set of wheels?

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‘Judgment dressed up as journalism’: Media’s obsession with childless women misses the point on birth rates

Alisha Rouse — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:09:33 +0000

The SMH and The Age published a series of maps showing Australia's 'tombstone suburbs' suffering a 'demographic winter'. As so often happens, these maps are intensely political.

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Exemptions the biggest feature of Canberra’s new business KPMG ban

Alex Cameron — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:38:51 +0000

The Big Four firm’s financial reporting models have slipped the noose as government agencies scramble to meet their EOFY obligations.

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Interest rates likely to hold amid economic chaos

Rich James — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:25:22 +0000

The RBA is expected to keep interest rates unchanged despite signs inflation is easing, as governments and banks world-over attempt to respond to the Iran war. Meanwhile, the government's proposed changes to CGT and negative gearing face scrutiny.

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Why is Tony Burke buying into xenophobic nonsense on housing supply?

Alisha Rouse — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:35:31 +0000

Labor doesn’t seem to have learned from the Coalition’s experience: you can’t out-One Nation One Nation.

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The Iran-US war, told in 21 ‘imminent’ ceasefire deals

Charlie Lewis — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:11:14 +0000

A ceasefire deal between the US and Iran was agreed to this morning. It arrives in the wake of Donald Trump's many, many promises that such a deal was just around the corner.

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In photos: Hijinks, protests and pissed (off) millionaires at a One Nation fundraiser

Alisha Rouse — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:55:13 +0000

It was a big weekend for Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce in Victoria, as the pair held a fundraiser besieged by a last minute venue change, a neo-Nazi stunt and two protests.

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SpaceX soars. Get out while you can, folks!

Alisha Rouse — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:52:28 +0000

Much has been made of Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire following SpaceX's trading debut. But how will he handle bringing the secretive company into the glaring light?

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