5 h. ago How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics

When news broke that Taylor Swift was engaged, Charlie Kirk took to TikTok: “Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge,” he said in a video viewed 7.5 million times. It shows how Kirk harnessed the attention economy to build a political empire that has shattered the left’s grip on young voters.

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9 h. ago ‘She’s making big trouble’: Why Jacinta Price is losing favour in her family’s hometown

For the second part of our series on Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, we travel to the tiny outback town of Yuendumu, where the senator has strong family ties but is deeply unpopular.

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9 h. ago ‘She’s making big trouble’: Why Jacinta Price is losing favour in her family’s home town

For the second part of our series on Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, we travel to the tiny outback town of Yuendumu, where the senator has strong family ties but is deeply unpopular.

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19 h. ago Australia in dire Davis Cup spot after Demon shocked in Sydney

Tennis officials have been branded “barbaric” as Australia slumped to a shock 2-0 deficit in a dramatic start to their second-round Davis Cup qualifying tie against Belgium in Sydney.

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29 h. ago The AFL is its own beast. That’ll make finding Goyder’s replacement fascinating

The process of choosing a new AFL Commission chairman is as complex as the plot of the Oscar-nominated movie, Conclave.

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44 h. ago Collapsed Aussie fashion giant unable to pay $25 million court fine

Although liquidators have uncovered potential insolvent trading and breaches of director duties, the claims have gone unpursued in the absence of funding.

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48 h. ago Jacinta Price met with WA Indian community ahead of Liberal fundraiser

At the event, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price revealed she had met with ISWA members ahead of the event to talk through her comments.

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69 h. ago Carmela came here looking for adventure. First, she had to ‘marry’ her brother

The story of Italian women in postwar Australia is one of joy, heartache and rigid social norms.

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2 d. ago Grant funding to be tied to social cohesion as multicultural body replaced

The Multicultural Commission is considered no longer fit for purpose with social harmony being challenged by COVID, rising cost of living and overseas conflicts.

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2 d. ago Hewitt engages lawyers regarding appeal of ban for pushing official

Lleyton Hewitt will captain the match in Sydney this weekend despite being fined and suspended for “offensive conduct”.

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3 d. ago Jacinta Price still on the bill for Liberal fundraiser at Perth Indian community centre

The event at the Indian Society of WA’s Indian Community Centre in Willeton will feature Price alongside outspoken conservative WA Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran and is billed as hearing from “two MPs who are never afraid to say what needs to be said”.

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3 d. ago Brisbane Festival review: The Platypus takes a marriage breakdown through the multiverse

Francis Greenslade’s witty play is a Brisbane-set domestic drama, with walk-ons by Cary Grant and Lady Bracknell.

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3 d. ago ‘Charlie Kirk is dead’: Prominent MAGA activist assassinated in university shooting

A “person of interest” is in custody following a manhunt after the conservative political activist and fundraiser for the US president was shot dead while speaking at a university in Utah.

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3 d. ago ‘Charlie Kirk is dead’: Trump confirms prominent MAGA activist assassinated in university shooting

The conservative political activist and fundraiser for the US president has been shot dead while speaking at a university in Utah.

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3 d. ago Prominent MAGA activist Charlie Kirk shot while speaking at Utah university

Video circulating on social media appeared to show Kirk being hit in the neck while speaking to a large audience from an outdoor tent. He has been taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

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3 d. ago DJ Albo is in da house – but orchestra left worrying about funding

Anthony Albanese has backed the Australian World Orchestra in writing – but the group has to survive without any valuable government funding.

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3 d. ago Gamers used to phone a friend. Has the internet spoilt the fun?

Reddit and ChatGPT have replaced computer clubs and gaming guides, making it easier (and lonelier) to crack the code.

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3 d. ago Staff gone, kids kept home, funding paused: Inside a northside kindy’s crisis

A bitter dispute among staff and parents at a much-loved Brisbane community kindergarten has thrown the centre into chaos.

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3 d. ago ‘Getting the chop after 40 years’: The Reddit threads of disgruntled ANZ staffers

Social media posts from ANZ Bank staff have provided an unfiltered view of how Nuno Matos’ change agenda is being received in parts of the bank.

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3 d. ago ‘Getting the chop after 40 years’: The Reddit threads of disgruntled ANZ staff

Social media posts from ANZ Bank staff have provided an unfiltered view of how chief executive Nuno Matos’ change agenda is being received in parts of the bank.

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