2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (799+ words) The message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist. The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start one-on-one conversations with One Nation…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (818+ words) Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools As we hurtle towards a post-human future, the absence of a human rights act in Australia will put…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (776+ words) Local council and state government attempting to move on residents living in an encampment by the river in Wagga Wagga The New South Wales government paid for a homeless man in Wagga Wagga to be sent back to New Zealand…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (814+ words) Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carrol’s made them the focus of his campaign At a press conference to celebrate the sold-out NFL match played at Melbourne’s MCG on Friday, the Victorian premier, Ben…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (702+ words) Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (985+ words) Former primetime TV host films himself eating dog biscuits, doing ‘munchie runs’ and addressing pool death case Filming from the driver’s seat of his car, with his pet whippet, Lara, in the background, Michael Barrymore shows an array of dog…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (362+ words) Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding On the night Republicans gathered to mourn the killing of Charlie Kirk and warn against the dangers of violent rhetoric, a crowd at the…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (523+ words) As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving change This week, reflecting on a summer as “hot as hell”, the UN’s head of climate, Simon Stiell, said: “Climate is sometimes seen as a…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago   (439+ words) The former New York Times columnist is taking a step away from politics to focus on moral and humanistic concerns the media rarely cover David Brooks knows there are plenty of podcasts out there. But as the veteran commentator prepares…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (639+ words) People making a living from being funny should be exempt from the beauty rules the rest of society plays byIt’s a fact that being funny is an evolutionary trait, developed by the unattractive to entice the very good-looking to mate…...