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Our FOI system is broken — just the way government likes it

Jack Callil — Fri, 22 May 2026 02:07:58 +0000

A scathing report proves our freedom of information system is not working under the Albanese government, but nor has it worked under any government in living memory.

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The man who would be King (of the North)

Alisha Rouse — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:47:23 +0000

This summer, the UK could welcome a new prime minister unlike any who has led the country since 2010: Andy Burnham.

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Is James Murdoch the ‘good billionaire’ we’ve been waiting for?

Jack Callil — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:32:41 +0000

With his US$300 million splash into Vox, the younger Murdoch brother is pitting new media against his family's old.

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The literary uncanny valley will not last, and publishing knows it

Jack Callil — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:27:14 +0000

The future of how we grapple with AI in writing is Friction and Non-Friction.

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Apocalypse Tau: Ryan Gosling and the overly optimistic nature of end-of-the-world movies

Bernard Keane — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:26:13 +0000

Movies that portray cooperation in the face of existential threats are positive, but not realistic. More likely, we'd go to pieces very quickly — and few films show that.

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Donald Trump’s taxes, a $1.7 billion slush fund and a smashed Overton window

Bill Wyman — Thu, 21 May 2026 23:57:00 +0000

This week saw one of Trump's most brazenly audacious schemes come to fruition — the permanent sealing of his family's tax returns.

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Albanese open to changes on trusts — but not on capital gains plan

Anton Nilsson — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:14:22 +0000

The prime minister has expressed a willingness to tinker with some aspects of Labor's new tax proposals. Meanwhile, the US and Iran continue to negotiate a possible end to the three-month conflict.

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Our new US ambassador’s confirmation hearing was a goofy affair — and an insight into AUKUS

Anton Nilsson — Thu, 21 May 2026 02:33:11 +0000

David Brat, incoming US ambassador to Australia, is a fan of 'sports diplomacy' and AUKUS, but will agree to disagree with Canberra on supporting Ukraine.

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Geriatric media searches for young investors to prop up boomer privilege

Bernard Keane — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:37:15 +0000

The media's campaign against the government's tax changes relies heavily on anecdotes. And there's no better source of anecdotes than young investors whingeing about change.

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Hanson’s office pleads for help, the ADF pleads for noodles, and Cochon pleads to see Milton Dick’s $485 tie

Cochon Truffier — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:02:04 +0000

Plus a Santos head fails to throw shade over looming gas reservation policy.

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