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From Civil War era approaches to a secret nuclear missile silo hidden beneath the ice: the wild history of US meddling in Greenland.
Secret missile silos, millions in gold, and missing nukes: A history of American meddling in Greenland
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January 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
From Civil War era approaches to a secret nuclear missile silo hidden beneath the ice: the wild history of US meddling in Greenland.
Those hoping for a bit of movement to restrain the scourge of gambling advertising in Australia any time soon look set to be disappointed.
A billion here, a billion there: Why Sportswashing Inc needs your losing bets
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January 9, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Those hoping for a bit of movement to restrain the scourge of gambling advertising in Australia any time soon look set to be disappointed.
Under Anthony Albanese's government, it’s harder right now for kids to get on TikTok than it is for them to access a deepfake abuse machine.
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk's deepfake porn factory, X
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January 9, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Under Anthony Albanese's government, it’s harder right now for kids to get on TikTok than it is for them to access a deepfake abuse machine.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot is churning out non-consensual sexual deepfakes every minute. Meanwhile the Australian government continues to pay the company millions, writes Cam Wilson.
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk's deepfake porn factory, X
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January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Elon Musk's AI chatbot is churning out non-consensual sexual deepfakes every minute. Meanwhile the Australian government continues to pay the company millions, writes Cam Wilson.
Scott Morrison was the last Australian politician to use the term in parliament, curiously using it to mention countries... all in the *Eastern* Hemisphere.
Trump's talk of the 'Western Hemisphere' has rubbed off on Australian media
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January 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Scott Morrison was the last Australian politician to use the term in parliament, curiously using it to mention countries... all in the *Eastern* Hemisphere.
From Civil War era approaches to a secret nuclear missile silo hidden beneath the ice: the wild history of US meddling in Greenland.
Secret missile silos, millions in gold, and missing nukes: A history of American meddling in Greenland
As with so much of the Trump presidency, the rhetoric and tone is new, but the ideas are very, very old.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
From Civil War era approaches to a secret nuclear missile silo hidden beneath the ice: the wild history of US meddling in Greenland.
Those hoping for a bit of movement to restrain the scourge of gambling advertising in Australia any time soon look set to be disappointed.
A billion here, a billion there: Why Sportswashing Inc needs your losing bets
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January 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Those hoping for a bit of movement to restrain the scourge of gambling advertising in Australia any time soon look set to be disappointed.
Anthony Albanese has confirmed a royal commission will be held after weeks of pressure following the Bondi terror attack. And in the US, protesters have taken to the streets following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer.
Bondi royal commission to go ahead
Anthony Albanese has confirmed a royal commission will be held into antisemitism and social cohesion after weeks of pressure following the Bondi terror attack. And in the US, protesters have taken to the streets following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Anthony Albanese has confirmed a royal commission will be held after weeks of pressure following the Bondi terror attack. And in the US, protesters have taken to the streets following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer.
Data centres are an energy black hole, sucking in time and energy from everything around them. If we want to be a renewables superpower, we can't give them all our green energy.
Data centres are coming for what’s left of Australia’s green export superpower dream
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January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Data centres are an energy black hole, sucking in time and energy from everything around them. If we want to be a renewables superpower, we can't give them all our green energy.
The United States is very good at winning wars. Winning peace? Not so much. Will Trump's excursions in Venezuela be any different?
Venezuela: A very American precedent of Victory Without Aftercare
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January 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
The United States is very good at winning wars. Winning peace? Not so much. Will Trump's excursions in Venezuela be any different?
Winning a war requires force. Winning the peace requires legitimacy, patience, cultural fluency, institutional restraint and a tolerance for ambiguity that the US political system has never particularly enjoyed.
Venezuela: A very American precedent of Victory Without Aftercare
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January 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Winning a war requires force. Winning the peace requires legitimacy, patience, cultural fluency, institutional restraint and a tolerance for ambiguity that the US political system has never particularly enjoyed.
The ABC’s Parliament House bureau has been dealing with a deluge of endangered bogong moths who can’t escape.
The ABC's Parliament House bureau has a bug problem
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January 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The ABC’s Parliament House bureau has been dealing with a deluge of endangered bogong moths who can’t escape.
In light of Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela, perhaps it's time for Australia to adopt an approach to the US closer to the one we take with China.
In the face of a Trump administration launching extraordinary attacks (see: Venezuela), Australia needs to change
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January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
In light of Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela, perhaps it's time for Australia to adopt an approach to the US closer to the one we take with China.
If renewable energy projects once earmarked for turning Australia into a renewable energy superpower are instead diverted to feed data centres, there will be no real climate benefit.
Data centres are coming for what’s left of Australia’s green export superpower dream
Welcome to a little something I like to call 'the data centre black hole effect'.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
If renewable energy projects once earmarked for turning Australia into a renewable energy superpower are instead diverted to feed data centres, there will be no real climate benefit.
Anthony Albanese is reportedly preparing to backflip on a royal commission into the Bondi attacks. Meanwhile Donald Trump continues to do... well, pretty much whatever he wants.
Will Albo U-turn on Bondi RC?
Anthony Albanese is reportedly preparing to backflip on a royal commission into the Bondi attacks. Meanwhile Donald Trump continues to do... well, pretty much whatever he wants.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Anthony Albanese is reportedly preparing to backflip on a royal commission into the Bondi attacks. Meanwhile Donald Trump continues to do... well, pretty much whatever he wants.
Crikey Re-read | "People are increasingly claiming to speak with God or angels through ChatGPT. One woman shared her concern that her partner believed he had become a 'superior human' after AI chats."
How AI is reshaping religion and mental health
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January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Crikey Re-read | "People are increasingly claiming to speak with God or angels through ChatGPT. One woman shared her concern that her partner believed he had become a 'superior human' after AI chats."
Crikey Re-read | "Goodall is one of the figures both lucky and unlucky enough to know how soon the end was, and to leave behind a message."
Jane Goodall and what we leave behind
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January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Crikey Re-read | "Goodall is one of the figures both lucky and unlucky enough to know how soon the end was, and to leave behind a message."
Crikey Re-read | "My guess is AI will be like 3D movies, overused for a few years and distorting the TV and movie industries into making some shocking failures."
Netflix's new AI play and the sloppification of film and television
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January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Crikey Re-read | "My guess is AI will be like 3D movies, overused for a few years and distorting the TV and movie industries into making some shocking failures."
Crikey Re-read | "Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species —man — acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world."
'New in the experience of the Earth': 12 voices on climate change explain how we got here
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January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Crikey Re-read | "Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species —man — acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world."
Crikey Re-read | "It’s better for journalists to be transparent about how we are positioned to tell a story, and to treat each topic as fairly as we can rather than abide by a list of pre-determined 'no-nos'."
Balancing act: The ABC’s struggle between impartiality and diversity
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January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Crikey Re-read | "It’s better for journalists to be transparent about how we are positioned to tell a story, and to treat each topic as fairly as we can rather than abide by a list of pre-determined 'no-nos'."
Crikey Re-read | "You’d call the tone fawning if it wasn’t so sincere: here, in this room, the cult of Tony Abbott is very much alive."
The enduring cult of Tony Abbott
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January 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Crikey Re-read | "You’d call the tone fawning if it wasn’t so sincere: here, in this room, the cult of Tony Abbott is very much alive."
Crikey Re-read | "Australia is fighting the wrong battle on disinformation as we fix the content not the system that breeds it."
We're fighting disinformation in all the wrong ways
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January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Crikey Re-read | "Australia is fighting the wrong battle on disinformation as we fix the content not the system that breeds it."
Crikey Re-read | "Hundreds of words have met the same fate as wokeness. So can woke shed its negative connotations and return to its original intent?"
To be woke is the worst: Will the word ever recover?
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January 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Crikey Re-read | "Hundreds of words have met the same fate as wokeness. So can woke shed its negative connotations and return to its original intent?"
Crikey Re-read | "'There have been other parties in Australian political history.' Fraser believed there could and should be yet more change in the future."
'Fit for purpose': How a Labor veteran helped create Fraser's vision of a new political party
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January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Crikey Re-read | "'There have been other parties in Australian political history.' Fraser believed there could and should be yet more change in the future."
Crikey Re-read | "You can map so much of Australia’s history via the figures Paul and Eslanda Robeson brush up against over their journey."
Paul Robeson, the 'Last Tour' and Australia's lost history
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January 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Crikey Re-read | "You can map so much of Australia’s history via the figures Paul and Eslanda Robeson brush up against over their journey."