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6 October 2026

Australia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm

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Australia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm

Campaigners say ruling sets a precedent requiring climate damage be weighed when fossil fuel projects are considered.

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8 October 2026

One Nation’s AI video is vile and tired – but the ensloppification of Australian politics doesn’t stop there

The inflammatory clip shows the wild west of online politicking created by unrestricted access to AI – and why watchdogs need more powers to do something about it Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s new AI-generated campaign video is a new low – even for them. The video – reportedly played at the party’s Victorian campaign launch over the weekend – is an AI-generated collection of racist tropes, depicting a man who appears to be African brandishing a machete, an apparently Middle Eastern man with an explosive vest, a South Asian man in a turban talking about “mass migration” and an Indigenous elder talking about people receiving “money … on the basis of need, not identity”.

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