The Fin - of all the unlikely papers!

Arms industry infiltrates National Press Club More than a quarter of the National Press Club’s sponsors are part of the global arms industry or working on its behalf

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Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm, and cite scientific articles that the supposed publisher says don’t exist, a Guardian Australia investigation has found. Two US-based academics and experts said Rainforest Reserves Australia’s (RRA) claims in submissions about their work were “100% misleading” and “absurd”. Continue reading...

Queensland anti-renewables group cited nonexistent papers in inquiry submissions using AI, publisher says

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Whitlam dismissal secrets unearthed from the archives of the Canadian governor-general This newly uncovered material, exclusively published by Crikey, is the first indication from Sir John Kerr himself that Queen Elizabeth II approved of the position he had taken during his dismissal of...

Time for full disclosure on the dismissal of Gough Whitlam and the collusion of the decrepit, corrupt British monarchy. Maintaining the rage here, @albomp.bsky.social . Democracy demands transparency & accountability. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/27/w... #auspol

Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...

That was fine when we had a dozen BuzzFeeds, each employing a dozen writers with their own special perspectives. But the financial ruin of the industry has put everyone out on their own, and as @anamariecox.bsky.social writes, it's very difficult to perform your brand consistently for years on end.

Get your kids to dress up as a wealth tax this Halloween to really scare the rich people in your neighbourhood

Make sure you write to the abc and tell them, Chris suggested it so I did it. If David Marr thought he was discrediting Chris in that interview, then he fucked up as he is the one who looks like a new idea journalist. What a shame. I use to like him

Why was David Marr so obsessed that Chris Hedges' tour was being organised by an anti-genocide advocacy group, but not at all concerned that the National Press Club is sponsored by the wealthiest, most complicit genocide enabling weapons manufacturers in the entire world? 🤷‍♂️

Israeli soldiers were filmed dragging and forcing two young Palestinian children to the ground, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

A row of trees with masses of mauve flowers - or jacaranda blue is what that colour is called by many. The trees have no leaves, just flowers. The trees are in a lush green golf course setting.

Jacaranda season has begun.

Stephen Stockwell 1975: The Ballads of the Whitlam Dismissal The 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam Government on 11 November 1975 should prompt all Australians to ponder the strength of our democracy.

'Democracy is incompatible w notions of foreign interference, privileged individuals & secrets kept from citizens.. the role of the “crown” or the Queen’s Aust representative in Whitlam's dismissal suggests we cannot be democratic until we become a republic' #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Seriously 🤮 who wants to hear from this misogynist fossil. Surely Sally Sara can find someone more relevant to interview on this topic.

Where in qld? Will I see you on this trip? 😀

Imagine kicking the former national rugby captain out of your sports club instead of the gambling lobby.

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, who'd want to belong to a club that would accept Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its sponsors?

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

“No children are dying on my watch.” - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

"Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar." apnews.com/article/myan...

Just saw that! 👍

Huge crowd in Amsterdam protesting genocide in Gaza.

See Amsterdam- huge protests there too.

Haha a bird visits us every morning and calls out 'wordle wordle wordle' !

A bird visits every morning & calls out "wordle wordle wordle !". Mostly it seems like a friendly reminder but if it's been a tough wordle day it seems like a bit of a taunt.

Larissa Waters says the govt must call on the Israel ambassador to “let those 6 Australians” who’ve been illegally detained by Israel from a flotilla “be free and come home” & that if the ambassador is not prepared to do that, he should be expelled.💥 #Abcinsiders

Can we do a go fund me for billboards to get this message out there ? !!!

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New Australia Institute analysis shows the ANU had a $90 million profit in 2024 and INCREASED the value of its net assets...

All while the ANU was claiming a budget crisis to justify staff cuts!

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

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It's v good.

Don't believe the spin. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art. The ABC’s report that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA

Today, the ABC reports that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA govt misrepresented his team’s key finding.

“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"

Int. law expert Chris Sidoti says after ICJ ordered nations to act to prevent Israel’s genocide, govt should’ve conducted review to identify anything that could be aiding Israel
“There should have been a review…If it exists, make it public. If it doesn’t exist, do it!”💥 #NPC

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary

"Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire

A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary"

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