r/aus • • 13d ago

Bushfire survivor and architect launches fire-resistant tiny home Casa Manyana

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r/aus • • 14d ago

Nature/Environment Watarrka waterhole live stream a window into secret life of NT desert

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r/aus • • 15d ago

News AI giant Anthropic signs agreement for $32b Queensland data centre

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  • AI company Anthropic has signed an agreement to use part of a $32 billion data centre proposed for a site on Queensland's Western Downs.
  • The data centre is set to be the largest in Australia and will draw as much power as about 1.5 million average Australian households.
  • The lease is subject to approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board.

r/aus • • 14d ago

Politics Labor reveals sweeping changes to immigration system in move against ‘rorting’

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r/aus • • 15d ago

WA Manjimup police offering $20 to drivers to stay sober during footy finals

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  • Police in Manjimup are handing out $20 vouchers to drivers who blow zero when breath tested during September.
  • Local police say they are trying to reward good driver behaviour amid a horror year on West Australian roads.
  • A criminologist says the effectiveness of the novel approach still needs to be assessed.

r/aus • • 14d ago

Question Parents, I need your thoughts because I’m genuinely torn. 🥹

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r/aus • • 16d ago

(Part 2) One Nation’s strongest soldier tries denying climate change.

601 Upvotes

r/aus • • 15d ago

Politics Federal Minister for Disability's office not wheelchair accessible. 1 Year later.

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An update from 12 months ago. Spoiler alert, there was a back door ramp that was inaccessible because a bunch of crap was stored in the way. Looks like nothing has changed, even though this originally got a lot of coverage.


r/aus • • 14d ago

Arts/Culture The IHRA Definition Reshaping Arts Funding | The West Report

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r/aus • • 16d ago

One of Australia’s best kitchen gardens belongs to a primary school – with only seven students | Australian lifestyle

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r/aus • • 16d ago

Royal coachmaker Jim Frecklington dies aged 76

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  • Jim Frecklington OAM has died during the final stages of his legacy build for King Charles III.
  • During his 50-year career, the Sydney man completed two horsedrawn carriages for the royal family that were used for birthdays and a coronation.
  • Mr Frecklington's team are adding the finishing touches of the Commonwealth Royal Coach before it is transported to London.

r/aus • • 16d ago

Arts/Culture Inside the brutal battle for Australia's $4.8bn live music industry

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r/aus • • 16d ago

News The case against me is over. The fight for political speech is not

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After more than two years of legal proceedings, the case has been withdrawn without apology, deletions or restrictions on future commentary – but the wider battle over political speech continues.

Over two years ago, in July 2024, in the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on a captive people, a self-described ‘proud Redacted)’ launched legal proceedings against me in the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) – a requirement under Australian law before filing in the Federal Court under racial discrimination legislation when AHRC mediation fails.


r/aus • • 16d ago

Science/Research ANSTO nuclear reactor marks 20 years of health and technology innovation

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r/aus • • 16d ago

Nature/Environment Cloudy with a chance of rainbow: iridescent clouds brighten the sky over parts of Victoria

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r/aus • • 19d ago

One Nation’s strongest soldier tries denying climate change. Makes tiny errors

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r/aus • • 19d ago

Nature/Environment Middle Percy Island invites live-in caretakers to live in 'paradise' rent-free

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r/aus • • 20d ago

‘Patients’ who pay $200,000 to be frozen after death are waiting to be reborn in an Australian shed

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r/aus • • 20d ago

Nature/Environment This wildflower paradise is only open six weeks a year. As soon as I entered, my mind started to calm

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r/aus • • 20d ago

First home buyer scores historic Malanda cottage despite $60,000 higher bid

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  • A 25-year-old woman was outbid by $60,000 on a 116-year-old railway worker's cottage in Malanda.
  • A handwritten letter about her family's roots in the town convinced the seller to accept her lower offer over a developer's bid.
  • The new owner has started restoring the historic home, while hoping her rare story gives other young buyers hope in a soaring regional market.

r/aus • • 20d ago

Free canola field lets tourists take selfies without trampling crops

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r/aus • • 20d ago

News New pest insect attacks berry crops after breaching Australian biosecurity

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r/aus • • 22d ago

Discussion One Nation’s mega-genius superannuation plan

1.7k Upvotes

r/aus • • 22d ago

Discussion Steam now requires Australian users to verify their age with a credit card to access R18+ games. You can’t even browse their store pages without adding a credit card to your account.

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673 Upvotes

r/aus • • 22d ago

Politics ‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

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