Has the NZ National Party caught the Australian Liberal party disease?

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New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon calls meeting to resolve leadership speculation

Everyone is flying home from Darwin

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✈️ New aircraft detected: Description: LOCKHEED C-130 Hercules Detection Time (UTC): Aug-11 04:26 globe.airplanes.live/?icao=881b6b

Tax time, time to reduce the size of the paper mountain

Scrubs: Overwhelmed by Paperwork

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“Trump has either been to Turkey, or he’s got a wig on.” “How many golden retrievers had to die to give him that? Donald Trump’s hair takes centre stage as he gives a speech Las Vegas.

WCK is responding in Colombia, where a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Pacific coast. WCK teams and local partners are working to serve meals to people in need as quickly as possible. This situation is evolving—follow along for more. Read More: wck.org/news/colombi...

Gambling reform negotiations continue… @theageaustralia.bsky.social

70 percent of Microsoft's AI revenue is coming from a single customer — OpenAI. I have to ask: is the AI bubble about to burst?

Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble

Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?

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How Taiwan is Preparing to Get Invaded

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The Diplomat Taiwan is on track to procure zero domestically produced drones for its military in 2026. thediplomat.com/2026/08/as-t...

As Taiwan’s Drone Budget Debate Drags on, Time Is Running out

Taiwan could end 2026 without awarding a single new large-scale contract for domestically produced combat drones.

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Roughly 50 S-400 batteries can either defend Moscow's refineries or keep bombing Kyiv—not both, an analyst for RAND wrote. euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/05/s...

Ukraine’s new ballistic missiles would make Russia choose: bomb Kyiv or defend Moscow

Russia uses its S-400 air defense missiles in a surface strike mode. Once Ukrainian ballistic missiles start raining down, this may no longer be an option.

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For geeks out there, the details of the backdoors on the routers www.vulncheck.com/blog/zbt-end...

ENDLESSDOORS Is Phoning Home. Pick Up. | Blog | VulnCheck

Twenty router models sold on Amazon, AliExpress, and Alibaba ship with a remote-control implant enabled by default. It runs as root, it uses no encryption, and it authenticates nobody. Whoever answers...

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An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.

Facebook isn't just giving these agitators a platform: it's paying them

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.

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I happened to look at an auction house and a particular on-site deceased estate auction for a now rare car, but what caught my eye was the number of guns, and the amount of ammo being auctioned off, WTF???? Plus, gun powder, empty shells & chemicals in 🇦🇺 is that legal WTF This person had an issue

What Is Going On? Meme

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ICRC representative allowed by Burma's junta to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since the military takeover in February 2021. www.khaosodenglish.com/featur...

Myanmar says Aung San Suu Kyi met Red Cross representative in Naypyitaw

Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Naypyitaw on Monday, government spokeswoman Khine Khine Soe said. Khine Khine Soe confirmed the meeting took place in the Myanmar capital but did not disclose details of the discussion. The meeting comes amid concerns […]

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⚡️ Ukraine's top security official set to become head of Foreign Intelligence Service, source says.

Ukraine's top security official set to become head of Foreign Intelligence Service, source says

President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to appoint Umerov by presidential decree later in the day on Aug. 3. Former Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko is expected to succeed him as secretary of the Secu...

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⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — AUG 3, 2026 (#1) ■ Engagements well below average, casualties slightly below average; equipment losses remain above average, with increased losses of unarmored vehicles and artillery ■ ... 📈 See dashboard for full data: datastudio.google.com/s/hzC6DuC2VCU

A measure of how low Jackie Chan's stock is in Hong Kong. No mention of his attendance at Nansun Shi's memorial... unlike for Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Tsui Hark,Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Carina Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Sammo Hung, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang, Kevin Tsai and Gwei Lun-mei.

Celebrities and industry figures pay tribute at Nansun Shi’s memorial

More than 100 celebrities and industry figures from Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan gathered on Sunday (Aug 2) to bid farewell to veteran film producer and media executive Nansun Shi, who died la...

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Rare Jackie Chan sighting in Hong Kong yesterday at Nansun Shi's memorial service. Always fascinated by who in Hong Kong he'll still give face to, a list I'm sure gets shorter and shorter each passing year.

📢 The couple face a charge of conspiracy to commit espionage, alleged to have been committed in 2023 and 2024 at Everton Park in Brisbane and the Russian Federation.

Questions raised over laptop access for accused spies in custody

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“The Contenders” is The Atlantic’s guide to the Democrats who might run for president in 2028. Read in-depth profiles of potential candidates, including Mark Kelly, Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer, and more. Check back for new coverage: theatln.tc/2AOOHITa

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US cyber defense agency warns of increased hacker targeting of water utilities

The U.S. government’s civilian cyber ​defense agency on ‌Thursday warned of a significant increase in ​hackers targeting ​technology used to maintain ⁠and control water ​and wastewater systems, ​and said operators of such systems should remove ​them from the ​internet as soon as ‌possible.

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I'm coming around to the rationale for hitting these warehouses. This campaign is hitting the Russian middle class for the 1st time in their pockets. Putin needs the Moscow middle class, unlike the working class outside Moscow, who he uses as cannon fodder

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💥 A thick column of smoke over a Wildberries warehouse in Sarapul, Udmurtia Republic, after a Ukrainian strike on the night of July 30 — Radio Liberty

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Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explodes near village

Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explodes near village

There ​are no reasons to ‌think Poland was ⁠targeted, says Polish PM Donald Tusk

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Only half of Australians understand that higher interest rates are a brake on the economy or push up unemployment. The majority think higher interest rates pushes up inflation, asset prices, & the exchange rate Rich pickings for an econ explainer!

Interesting tactic here by the comedian, he is retweeting tweets that infer wrong doing by the new Premier due to links via his family, with no evidence. I still believe the comedian is positioning himself for an active political career.

Burning. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Taiwan-based radio-controlled systems manufacturer Thunder Tiger debuted the SeaShark 600 and SeaShark 800 USVs in Dapeng Bay, southern Taiwan, on 7/29.

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How Australia Built Cars: Inside a 1960s Automotive Factory

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