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Opinion editor Guardian Australia

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Wenn man es kurz auf sich wirken lässt, kann man das Instagram-Handle von Volkswagen in Italien nie wieder seriös lesen.

28.01.2026 23:13 👍 80 🔁 14 💬 6 📌 0

Love this from @lenoret.bsky.social. Also, please vote for the Guardian's best children's picture book poll!

28.01.2026 21:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I believed Australia could not look away from Aboriginal deaths in custody. I was wrong | Lorena Allam Decades on from the royal commission, I can only conclude there are no words that will make governments face their responsibilities
12.12.2025 21:32 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words

A Clear Air column today. It's a pretty long one. Could have been longer.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

11.11.2025 21:07 👍 37 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 2
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At Sydney’s mighty arms convention, weapons are sold as ‘solutions’. No one mentions the people they will target As protesters outside condemn war, inside the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition the defence minister praises the ‘beautiful, menacing and extremely cool’ technology on show

At Sydney’s mighty arms convention, weapons are sold as ‘solutions’. No one mentions the people they will target, by Ben Doherty

08.11.2025 02:17 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Ha, just didn't check replies on my post! It's a flat rate of AUS338

30.10.2025 04:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hello, @australia.theguardian.com is looking for 800 word opinion pieces that can run any time over the summer months. They can be funny, serious, sad, thoughtful, uplifting... Surprise us! If you have an idea you'd like to pitch, email cif.australia@theguardian.com with SUMMER PITCH in the subject

30.10.2025 00:07 👍 21 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 1

parliament is sitting and the blog is blogging with @krishani-dhanji.bsky.social at the helm

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

21.07.2025 22:19 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Peter Dutton has 'been very clear about that' many, many times during election campaign – video From his plans for civil service jobs to healthcare to combating Trump's tariffs, the opposition leader says he has 'been very clear about that'

He's been very clear about that

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

01.05.2025 04:49 👍 52 🔁 11 💬 9 📌 2

Wohooo, congratulations!!

15.04.2025 06:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Last chance: the extinction crisis this election is ignoring
Last chance: the extinction crisis this election is ignoring YouTube video by Guardian Australia

Guardian Australia has launched a series about nature and threatened species. It's called Last Chance: The extinction crisis the Australian federal election is ignoring. Includes videos, news and comment pieces.

Here's a preview of what it's about:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kQ...

06.04.2025 22:27 👍 102 🔁 55 💬 2 📌 5

Race discrimination commissioner is urging all politicians not to “dehumanise” migrants during the election campaign.

29.03.2025 23:31 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

THIS is what we meant in fashion media when we used to write those "how to take your look from day to night" articles

29.03.2025 11:40 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The rise of the far right, global trade and Ukraine’s future: why the German election matters – visual explainer Trump’s election in November last year has – as promised – sent shockwaves round the world. But next week’s German election could be almost as momentous

Fascinating visual explainer of what's at stake for this weekend's German election: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

20.02.2025 01:13 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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German election frontrunner risks breaking taboo on working with far-right The man tipped to win Germany's election next month is set to propose plans on Wednesday to restrict migration that could pass with the help of votes from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), potentially breaking a taboo on cooperation with the far-right.

Friedrich Merz, the man tipped to win Germany's election next month is set to propose plans to restrict migration that could pass with the help of votes from the Alternative for Germany, potentially breaking a taboo on cooperation with the far-right reut.rs/3PTnt5d

29.01.2025 06:05 👍 53 🔁 21 💬 9 📌 4
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We tried out DeepSeek. It works well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government

We asked DeepSeek’s AI questions about topics historically censored by the great firewall. Here’s how its responses compared to the free versions of ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini chatbot. From @donnadlu.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

28.01.2025 04:59 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
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My Guardian Australia comic from yesterday: 50 years on from cyclone Tracy. A lot of people don’t know Darwin was destroyed on Christmas Day 1974. My Dad was there, this is his story

25.12.2024 23:28 👍 37 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
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LJ Hooker branch used AI to generate real estate listing with non-existent schools Agency apologises after an ad said a house in Farley, NSW, was close to two ‘excellent’ schools even though there are none in the town Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The principal of a branch of one of Australia’s largest real estate companies has admitted using ChatGPT to generate property listings after a rental home was advertised as being close to two “excellent” schools that didn’t exist. LJ Hooker made the errors in the listing for a four-bedroom home it has advertised for rent in Farley, in the New South Wales Hunter region, which it corrected shortly after being contacted by Guardian Australia on Monday. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

LJ Hooker branch used AI to generate real estate listing with non-existent schools

11.11.2024 21:44 👍 40 🔁 16 💬 4 📌 5
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Trump 2.0 could make even the most optimistic climate observers cynical - but it's not the whole story | Adam Morton Much is unclear about how Donald Trump’s return to power will affect efforts to tackle global heating, but there are a few things we can say

Good column from @adammorton.bsky.social , who is off to COP soon for @guardianaustralia.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

11.11.2024 19:53 👍 34 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

Sure - let's chat!

11.11.2024 21:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s November and that means we're looking for timeless first-person pieces of around 800 words that can run in Guardian Australia's opinion section over December/January. Please email your idea to cif.australia@theguardian.com with SUMMER PITCH in the subject

04.11.2024 04:16 👍 23 🔁 8 💬 4 📌 0

noted

24.10.2024 04:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It’s November!! So I’m beginning to commission for summer. Looking for pieces that can run any time over Dec/Jan in Guardian Aus opinion. Can be funny, serious, sweet; experiences, reflections, long held world view etc. $315 per piece. Email cif.australia@theguardian.com with SUMMER PITCH in subject

01.11.2023 03:17 👍 37 🔁 22 💬 9 📌 0

Me on this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

24.09.2023 05:27 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Preparing for the worst bushfire season since black summer – podcast Deputy rural and regional editor Calla Wahlquist tells Gabrielle Jackson how to prepare for the most significant bushfire season since the black summer fires

I spoke to Calla Wahlquist for Full Story about preparing for bushfire season. As a recent 'treechanger', i am terrified www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

19.09.2023 21:45 👍 30 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 2
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Could our future be going up in flames? It’s not all crystal ball gazing | Fiona Katauskas Forecasting our fiery future

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19.09.2023 04:01 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Do you listen to @guardianaustralia.bsky.social's news podcast Full Story? We're running a survey to help us make better podcasts, please let us know what you think here: theguardian.com/podcastsurve...

19.09.2023 03:41 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Pencils with teeth: meet the tiny cookiecutter shark that attacked a catamaran off Cairns These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small size

This pic will haunt me in my dreams... Pencils with teeth: meet the tiny cookiecutter shark that attacked a catamaran off Cairns @henrybelot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

07.09.2023 05:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Approving new coalmines while pledging climate action is an untenable position – and the Albanese ... Being serious about limiting global heating to 1.5C doesn’t just mean investing in green energy, it means ensuring there are as few new mines as possible

Approving new coalmines while pledging climate action is an untenable position – and the Albanese government knows it @adammorton.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.09.2023 01:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Should you just stop reading things that make you angry? Ask agony aunt Dr Dog! | First Dog on the M... If you choose not to control your chickens then your chickens will be uncontrolled

Should you just stop reading things that make you angry? Ask agony aunt Dr Dog! @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

06.09.2023 06:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0