Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Why all our children deserve the sanctuary of a school library no matter where in Australia they live | Nova Weetman
Why all our children deserve the sanctuary of a school library no matter where in Australia they live | Nova Weetman
There is not even a legal requirement for a school to have a library, so their existence relies solely on the individual education system
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Thou shalt not kill baby ducks and then blame it on ‘radical leftist lunatics’ because you’re an anti-science moron.
Bwahahahahahaha amazing work by @getup.org.au to rig the projector screen behind Pauline Hanson during her National Press Club address to descend with this banner 😂 Anyone who thinks Hanson or One Nation gives a shit about them is an absolute fool #auspol
Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...
Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
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The Pokémon universe goes hard on ecology and climate science
The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all”
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Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock star and anti-war singer, dies aged 84 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...
Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock star and anti-war singer, dies aged 84
Musician behind Vietnam war protest hit I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag dead from Parkinson’s complications, his wife confirms
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
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Well, fuck 2026. Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71 www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71
Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness
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Finland farmers have been spraying their deer with reflective paint in order to reduce road accidents. Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie. Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore. ==================
Oh 😞 The ballad of Lucy Jordan is one of my absolute favourite songs. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78
Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard
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Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently | Marina Hyde
It’s easy to process allegations against textbook scumbags like Harvey Weinstein. When it is beloved authors and ‘allies’, less so, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Women need to be kept safe from the ‘your body, my choice’ peddlers. Here’s how / Van Badham www.theguardian.com/society/comm...
Women need to be kept safe from the ‘your body, my choice’ peddlers. Here’s how | Van Badham
Does self-protection have to mean rejecting men and sex and joining the 4B movement? Of course not – but it does mean recognising the power of cultural persuasion
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