Graham Norton was asked about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding!

A wonderfully appropriate Banksy

💥Watch Tania Lawrence round up each KPMG head asking them to accept they’ve “failed” Not something they want on record They are all there either sacked or resigned directly as a result of their involvement in a scandal, leaking client data for profit, the reluctance to accept fault, is just shocking

'If you can, move!' say Rome's viral dancing seniors. Bopping to Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley in a Roman square, an elderly dancing duo has become a viral sensation in Italy -- something they hope will inspire other seniors to take up a more active lifestyle u.afp.com/SHBu

EPA alleges skip-bin operator dumped 320 tonnes of rubbish near Clarence Valley waterway

Asbestos in 320 tonnes of rubbish allegedly dumped near waterway

The NSW Environment Protection Authority finds asbestos among rubbish allegedly dumped by a Clarence Valley skip-bin operator near a "sensitive waterway". 

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Productivity Commission on the GST changes Scott Morrison did to try to win WA: "The 2018 reforms were expected to cost the Australian Government about $5 billion by 2024–25, but have ended up costing almost $23 billion" Just 360% blowout. Thanks Scotty.

Sue Barrett: BYV told you in June about the deliberate con built into Victoria's upper house voting system. On 11 August, Victorian Parliament closed it. Here's what changed & what it means when you vote in Nov. suebarrett.substack.com/p/victoria-f...

Victoria finally closes the loophole

BYV told you in June about the deliberate con built into Victoria's upper house voting system. On 11 August, Victorian Parliament closed it. Here's what changed & what it means when you vote in Nov.

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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 finalists include tiny seahorses and cooperating orcas

Breathtaking finalists from the Ocean Photographer of the Year awards

A pair of orcas working in tandem and a monk seal resting with its week-old pup are among the finalists of this year's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition.

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Bro. People are cool as fuck.

this morning: fat bee asleep on a sunflower🌱

The Coalition would end superannuation as we know it, decimating the retirement incomes and economic security of Australian workers.

“Star European miler Bow Echo retired” Marcus Hersh has the news. www.drf.com/news/star-eu...

Star European miler Bow Echo retired

Bow Echo, the star 3-year-old miler based in England, has been retired from racing with an unspecified injury.

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As temperatures continue to reach exceptional levels across parts of the world, one term appears again and again in news reports: heat dome. But what exactly is a heat dome, how does it develop, and are these events becoming more severe in a warming climate? Find out more 👇

What are heat domes? And are they getting worse?

As temperatures continue to reach exceptional levels across parts of the world, one term appears again and again in news reports: heat dome.

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Cal’s latest artwork. This is Madonna- the water dragon that lives in our courtyard…. (Yes they are little seed lights embedded in the canvas so they shine ‘like the stars’ 🥰

“It took years of dedicated, bipartisan, cross-sector partnership to build the security infrastructure we’ve had, and dismantling CISA leaves a gaping hole. We are making the job of securing our democracy exponentially harder.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...

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Exclusive: An expanding group of Liberal MPs say the position of federal party president Tony Abbott is “untenable”, as a New South Wales corruption inquiry probes allegations of a $2 million far right-wing Christian conspiracy to take over the party. trib.al/32ornmc

Exclusive: Tony Abbott’s ICAC comments a ‘warning’ to News Corp

As the ICAC hears evidence of a $2 million conspiracy to take over the NSW Liberal Party, federal MPs believe Tony Abbott’s involvement means he should resign as party president.

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Veiðivötn II Veiðivötn, a spectacular maze of lakes scattered across Iceland’s remote highlands. A wild and quiet corner of Iceland, far away from the usual tourist routes. #Iceland #Landscape #Photography #dji #Veiðivötn #lake #Landscape #aerial

A grand question, albeit raised on Instagrr: Australians voted NO to a Voice for Indigenous people. Are they OK with a quasi-Voice for Israel... with executive authority, contrary to the previous one? #auspol www.instagram.com/reel/DbnPydv...

Lauren Dubois on Instagram: "This is publicly funded foreign interference. She needs to go NOW."

51K likes, 2,747 comments - thelaurendubois on August 4, 2026: "This is publicly funded foreign interference. She needs to go NOW.".

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The anti-vaxxers have proven that stupidity is contagious too.

Kids, eh? 😉

EXCLUSIVE: Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks reut.rs/4wIoZLu

EXCLUSIVE: Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible ​use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said, as the South Korean firms hedge against the risk of tighter U.S. export ‌controls.

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Victorians turn out in massive numbers to denounce Pauline Hanson’s “racism and fascism” — swarming her fundraiser to demand she get out of the state.💥 This should be the greeting she gets everywhere she peddles her hate. Well done Victoria. #auspol

❤️ Proud of my fellow Victorians. We are NOT, and NEVER will be, a supporter of her or her party and it’s disgusting policies.

Nature is life's greatest gift. And its annihilation the greatest, needless, crime.

Remember when some folks freaked out because Bill Shorten set a target of 30% of new cars being electric by 2030? #AusPol

Australia records biggest-ever surge in EV sales

Nearly one in every two new vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid across April, May and June.

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Shame on Australia for voting no to a First Nations Voice to Parliament 😢 #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

'Mirage': Voice architect Noel Pearson breaks silence at Garma on referendum defeat

It marks the first major public speech by Pearson since the referendum was defeated nearly three years ago.

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Grandfather and grandson cycle 5,300km across Australia for motor neurone disease

Grandfather and grandson pedal 5,300km from Broome to Bowral for MND

Bob Montgomery, 82, and his grandson Tom Malcolm, 18, have completed an epic cross-country cycling journey to raise money for research into motor neurone disease. 

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"...Munich court today ruled that by training its AI systems on hits from GEMA’s repertoire in the US, and by storing and reproducing them in Europe, Suno had breached both US and German copyright laws." grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/collecting...

Collecting society GEMA triumphs in copyright clash with AI music generator Suno

#115 | PLUS: Creators petition new PM on AI | Music industry unites on AI and charts |✨AND: Meet the Prof who set an AI trap

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It’s the Thoroughbreds birthday today and fabulous Flemington kicks off the 2026/27 racing season. Here’s a link to some incredible highlights from the previous season. www.racing.com/news/2026/07...

Hidden driveway // I was walking to Miss Can for lunch when I came upon this idyllic scene. #lisbon #vespa #scooter #photography #streetphotography #travelphotography