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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 3mo ago
AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split By Dan Jervis-Bardy and Josh Butler Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/12/ai-australia-will-labor-water-down-copyright-laws-datacentres #AIartificialintelligence #Australianews #Datacentres #Australianlaw #Australianpolitics #DavidPocock #AnthonyAlbanese #Laborparty #Technology #Technologysector #DanJervisBardy #JoshButler
AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split
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AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split

Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives

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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 2mo ago
Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia By Tom McIlroy Political editor Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with and feel proud of the very civic underpinnings of our democracy’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/31/governor-general-warns-of-growing-catastrophe-that-threatens-to-undermine-democracy-in-australia-ntwnfb #Australianpolitics #Australianews #TheGuardian #TomMcIlroyPoliticaleditor
Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia
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Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia

Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with’ civic underpinnings of our democracy

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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 3w ago
Australians will no longer be hit with card surcharges from 1 October. What will the ban mean for you? By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter Fees on Visa, Mastercard, and Eftpos payments will be banned – but what does it mean for retailers, rewards programs and consumers? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/21/australians-will-no-longer-be-hit-with-card-surcharges-from-1-october-what-will-the-ban-mean-for-you #Business #Creditcardfees #Banking #Bankcharges #Australianeconomy #Australianews #ReserveBankofAustralia #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter
Australians will no longer be hit with card surcharges from 1 October. What will the ban mean for you?
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Australians will no longer be hit with card surcharges from 1 October. What will the ban mean for you?

Fees on Visa, Mastercard, and Eftpos payments will be banned – but what does it mean for retailers, rewards programs and consumers?

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 1mo ago
Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/16/anthropic-lands-31bn-datacentre-deal-in-western-queensland #AI(artificialintelligence) #RuralandregionalAustralia #Datacentres-Australia #Queenslandpolitics #DavidCrisafulli #Australianews #Queensland #Technology #Anthropic #Computing #Business #Business #Energy
Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says
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Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Archibald prize 2026: portrait of Jewish leader after Bondi terror attack wins people’s choice award https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jul/30/archibald-prize-2026-portrait-of-jewish-leader-after-bondi-terror-attack-wins-peoples-choice-award #Archibaldprize2026 #Archibaldprize #Australianews #Artanddesign #Painting #Culture #Art
Archibald prize 2026: portrait of Jewish leader after Bondi terror attack wins people’s choice award
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Archibald prize 2026: portrait of Jewish leader after Bondi terror attack wins people’s choice award

Artist Michael Zavros says he was inspired by a deep respect for Alex Ryvchin’s leadership, as well as an uncanny likeness between the two men

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/anthony-faucis-diaries-take-aim-at-news-corp-journalist-sharri-marksons-nonsense-covid-19-investigation #Infectiousdiseases #NewsCorporation #Australianmedia #Medicalresearch #Australianews #AnthonyFauci #Coronavirus #Science #Media #China
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation
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Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation

US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’

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br00t4c @br00t4c@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
Family of Indigenous man who died in custody launch legal action over decision not to charge police #AustraliaNews #IndigenousRights #LegalAction #JusticeForKumanjayiWhite #PoliceAccountability https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/family-of-indigenous-man-who-died-in-custody-launch-legal-action-over-decision-not-to-charge-police-ntwnfb
Family of Indigenous man who died in custody launch legal action over decision not to charge police
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Family of Indigenous man who died in custody launch legal action over decision not to charge police

Kumanjayi White died after being restrained by plain-clothes police in the lolly aisle of an Alice Springs supermarket

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 2mo ago
Protesters launch high court challenge to Queensland ban on ‘from the river to the sea’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/protesters-launch-high-court-challenge-to-queensland-ban-on-from-the-river-to-the-sea-ntwnfb #Queenslandpolitics #Australianlaw #Australianews #Antisemitism #Queensland
Protesters launch high court challenge to Queensland ban on ‘from the river to the sea’
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Protesters launch high court challenge to Queensland ban on ‘from the river to the sea’

Lawsuit filed on behalf of seven protesters alleges ban amounts to ‘a direct, content-based restriction’ on speech, effectively targeting pro-Palestine movement

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World news | The Guardian @theguardian_world_news@halo.nu
· 2mo ago
British YouTuber Yung Filly fronts Australian court over rape allegations https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/yung-filly-australia-court-youtuber-rape-allegations-ntwnfb #CrimeAustralia #WesternAustralia #AustraliaNews
British YouTuber Yung Filly appears in Australian court over rape allegations
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British YouTuber Yung Filly appears in Australian court over rape allegations

Rapper pleads not guilty to six counts of sexually penetrating a 20-year-old woman without consent after a gig in Perth

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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 2mo ago
WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy By Ima Caldwell Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/western-australia-police-real-time-facial-recognition-trial-privacy-ntwnfb #Australianpoliceandpolicing #WesternAustralia #Australianews #Privacy #Surveillance #TheGuardian #ImaCaldwell
WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy
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WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy

Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’

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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 2mo ago
Australian and NZ safety assurances about asbestos in play sand were based on supplier’s own assessment By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter ACCC updates some recall notices to say products ‘may cause risk to health’, contrary to previous claims https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/play-sand-asbestos-safety-assurances-australia-nz-based-on-supplier-assessment #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommissionACCC #Health #Asbestos #Consumeraffairs #Children #Australianews #NewZealand #Toys #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter
Parents were told asbestos in play sand was low risk unless ‘pulverised’. But regulators hadn’t tested it
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Parents were told asbestos in play sand was low risk unless ‘pulverised’. But regulators hadn’t tested it

Exclusive: Some ACCC recall notices updated after testing finds 90% of samples release asbestos fibres, contrary to previous claims

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World news | The Guardian @theguardian_world_news@halo.nu
· 3mo ago
‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/18/the-impossible-choices-of-a-deadly-wildfire-season #Wildfires #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #Firefighters #AirPollution #Spain #France #Canada #AustraliaNews #Indonesia #WorldNews #UkNews #Europe #Environment
‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices
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‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices

As the climate crisis fuels more intense blazes, pushing them to new parts of the world, those tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which to fight

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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 3mo ago
Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco By Melissa Davey Medical editor Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/17/smoking-rate-australia-historic-low-illicit-tobacco #Health #Smoking #Australianews #Tobaccoindustry #TheGuardian #MelissaDaveyMedicaleditor
Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco
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Smoking rates fall to historic low across Australia despite the rise of illicit tobacco

Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago

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Opinion | The Guardian US @theguardian_us_opinion@halo.nu
· 3mo ago
As an Australian Jew who publicly supports Palestinian freedom, I’m targeted by my own community – and neo-Nazis | Sarah Schwartz https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/url-royal-commission-antisemitism-jewish-australian-supporting-palestinian-freedom-sarah-schwartz-ntwnfb #RoyalCommissionOnAntisemitismAndSocialCohesion #Antisemitism #AustraliaNews #Judaism #Holocaust #Israel #IsraelgazaWar #Religion #HumanRights
As an Australian Jew who publicly supports Palestinian freedom, I’m targeted by my own community – and neo-Nazis | Sarah Schwartz
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As an Australian Jew who publicly supports Palestinian freedom, I’m targeted by my own community – and neo-Nazis | Sarah Schwartz

Jews should be able to criticise the actions of Israel without risking exclusion from communal life

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/01/like-being-stabbed-in-the-back-abuse-survivors-left-without-trials-after-christian-brothers-unprecedented-legal-tactic-ntwnfb #Australianews #Australianlaw #Christianity #Catholicism
Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic
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Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic

Order wants to set up its own scheme outside of court to pay survivors, who have been told they will not get what they are owed in full

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 4mo ago
Pauline Hanson makes clear what a One Nation government would be like – it’s an ugly picture https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/17/pauline-hanson-press-club-speech-one-nation-government-ugly-picture-ntwnfb #Australianpolitics #PaulineHanson #Australianews #OneNation
Pauline Hanson makes clear what a One Nation government would be like – it’s an ugly picture
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Pauline Hanson makes clear what a One Nation government would be like – it’s an ugly picture

The One Nation leader offered a series of inflammatory statements at the National Press Club that may play well with her supporters but will alarm many others

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