Australian renters need over $112,000 in household income to afford market rents without stress. State governments are implementing reforms, but the real issue demands a harder conversation.
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Western Australian Premier Roger Cook is moving from his Wellard home to West Perth to reduce his daily commute on one of Australia's most congested roads.
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California's new age verification law requires all operating systems to collect age data from users, but the mandate creates practical problems for Linux developers and raises legitimate privacy concerns.
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The National Audit Office warns that HM Treasury's lack of formal commitment to the Matrix shared services project could slash expected savings from £185 million to £109 million, raising serious questions about fiscal prudence.
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Queensland Labor voted against the state government's hate speech legislation this week, citing rushed parliamentary procedure and inadequate consultation despite initially signalling support.
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The US Federal Communications Commission has opened a consultation on international satellite market access, signalling potential retaliation against EU regulatory proposals that Washington sees as discriminatory.
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A magistrate's education-focused punishment for ex-Neighbours actor Damien Richardson's Nazi salute is now under legal challenge from prosecutors, raising broader questions about criminal sentencing philosophy.
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Netflix has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup, in a move that prioritises creative control over labour replacement. The deal highlights a growing consensus that technology should serve artists, not substitute them.
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A video game clip depicting a fictional naval battle fooled millions online and was even shared by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. It reveals a deeper problem with how we consume information in wartime.
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An ice cream machine owned by North Metro TAFE is one of hundreds of taxpayer-funded portable assets that have disappeared from government records across five Western Australian agencies, raising questions about financial accountability and control.
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The actor behind Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem has seen the internet's thirst trap content and finds it "funny as hell." A reminder that video game fame is a genuinely strange thing.
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Vinyl sales are booming and turntable guides are multiplying. But most of what you read about buying your first record player gets the fundamentals wrong.
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The Brisbane Street Art Festival has been cancelled for 2026 after organisers failed to attract sufficient government or corporate funding, in a blow to one of Australia's biggest public art events.
Riley Fitzgerald A review of Australia's 2022 data-sharing law finds it has produced just one dataset in three years, as agencies quietly bypass it in favour of their own systems.
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is pushing mandatory work-from-home rights for all businesses, inviting a potential High Court challenge before the November 2026 state election.
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Nick Apostolides, voice of Leon Kennedy, argues AI can't replicate human performance — and that studios selling millions of copies can afford not to try.
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Australia's most lucrative radio partnership is over. Jackie Henderson has quit KIIS FM and Kyle Sandilands faces termination after an on-air blow-up on 20 February.
Riley Fitzgerald Australia pushed a generation toward degrees and away from trades. The Skills Priority List is the bill coming due.
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NSW Premier Chris Minns called mosque mourning services for Ayatollah Khamenei 'atrocious', but critics question whether politicians should dictate who communities grieve.
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Seven tenders for Australia's most expensive infrastructure project have been opened, as the government commits $659.6 million to the development phase of the Sydney-Newcastle high-speed rail link.
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