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Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads

The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.

www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Bit late sharing, but the fact someone can win an election this way is both blood boiling and chilling.

Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.

And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
'There are still people recovering from the trauma': The Goldstein campaign was worse than we thought
While the 2025 federal election inquiry has shown there was a clear rise in hostility at election booths around the country, Tim Wilson's electorate of Goldstein seems to have reached another level.
www.crikey.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Trump reposted content from 16 accounts last night that turned out to be from foreign-based ‘MAGA’ users. meidasnews.com/news/trump-r...
Trump Reposted a Slew of Foreign-Based Accounts Monday Night
Trump shared 25 posts from 16 accounts labeled by X as based in other countries or possibly using a proxy to change location data
meidasnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Fiji faces major HIV outbreak.
From The Lancet (paywall)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By 2024, the estimated number of people with HIV in Fiji had leapt to 5900.
In 2025, they expect up to 3,000 new HIV cases.
In a small population that's huge
Fiji faces major HIV outbreak
www.sciencedirect.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel reveals he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
‘In cold blood’: Israeli troops kill unarmed men during West Bank assault
UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …

The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:

Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Found AI's number one Australian fan. This is real. I'm not going to explain how I came by it. @ketanjoshi.co and @timinclimate.bsky.social will love* it.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Crisafulli just kicked teachers off the board and stuffed it with his far right Advance mates.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Francesca Albanese—

"A day of ordinary ceasefire in Gaza: Israel killing 28 Palestinians amidst the silence of the states that just voted a ‘peace’ plan.

"The neverending suffering of the Palestinians and the sinister politicking around it, are the shame of our times."
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Just 100 cigarettes over the course of someone's life may be enough to raise their risk of heart disease and death.
abcnews.go.com/Health/100-c...
As few as 2 cigarettes per day linked to 50% increased risk of heart disease: Study
Just 100 cigarettes over the course of someone’s life may be enough to raise their risk of heart disease and death, a new study suggests.
abcnews.go.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and wounded an Al Jazeera journalist in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z68e2t
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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SCOOP: Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House, chided authorities for seizing the brothers’ devices, saying it was not a good use of time or resources. He told DHS officials to give them back.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.

By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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"The Coalition [will] thrash out the design of a policy to significantly cut immigration places"

No.

They will take IPA/Advance/Rinehart talking points,
a dash of One Nation racist dogwhistling, and
add scary, misleading numbers and costs.

Then mainstream media will pretend it's policy. #auspol
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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A horrendous report on ABC radio from a Brisbane doctor doing a second tour in Gaza with Medecins sans Frontières. She says the ceasefire is in name only, the genocide continues and the deprivation of basic food, shelter and resources means even the injured haven’t what the need to heal.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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There's an 11year old girl sitting in adult cells in Perth lockup because she got caught shoplifting a drink and a pastry from Coles.worth less than $10
'7NEWS can reveal the Adelaide teen accused over a sickening attack on a homeless woman at Hawthorn is the son of prominent business leaders. The Youth Court has been told the former private schoolboy was already on bail at the time of the alleged assault which was filmed and posted online.'
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Here's the tobacco industry in 1984 spelling it out. legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fet29d00
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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NEW: I have obtained, under FOI, a secret Department report that initially recommended the Targeted Compliance Framework - aka, the unlawful "mutual obligations" scheme

It reveals that, like Robodebt, they recklessly built this thing to punish "entitled" frauds who never existed
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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“In September, researchers at Griffith University demonstrated it in raw numbers. They found the cost of generating electricity would be as much as 50% higher today if Australia had relied solely on coal and gas instead of pursuing renewables”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The Liberals’ so-called ‘founding principles’ underpinning their decision to dump net zero fail the credibility test
The party’s imminent move to abandon the 2050 climate goal makes the environment the loser and Labor the biggest winner
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Study: Relationship between shingles and coronavirus disease 2019: a self-controlled case series study.

Published: 26 September 2025

academic.oup.com/ije/article-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.

Does this sound familiar?

Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM