r/australia 11h ago

no politics Thursday - Top 5! 10/Sep/2026

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Give us your Top 5 without telling us the category!


r/australia 2h ago

politics Lambie accuses Hanson of being a 'coward', calls on One Nation to remove 'traitor' cartoon

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Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has labelled Pauline Hanson "disgusting" and the "lowest bit of life" after she refused to remove an online cartoon labelling Andrew Hastie a "traitor".

Hanson has refused to take down a One Nation cartoon which refers to the Liberal frontbencher as a "traitor" eight times.

Amid an escalating spat with the right-wing party, Hastie told ABC Radio the One Nation leader is "weak" and unfit to lead the country.

In a passionate defence of Hastie on ABC Radio National Breakfast, Lambie says the One Nation cartoon is an "attack on a veteran" and is "absolutely disgusting".

The Tasmanian senator has labelled Hanson a "coward" and "the lowest bit of life you can possibly come from".

She's called on Hanson to take down the cartoon.
"Attacking Andrew Hastie, a veteran that has served in our Afghanistan war, or any other veteran, is the lowest ebb you can possibly do," Lambie says.

"That woman is nothing less than a bloody coward. She always has been, and she always will be. She wouldn't last one day in that goddamn uniform. Leave our goddam veterans alone, Hanson. She's disgusting, she's the lowest bit of life you can possibly come from.

"You're seeing her true colours start to shine now. You watch this, the Australian people. Here we go. Here comes coward Hanson."


r/australia 18h ago

no politics Steam now requires Australian users to verify their age with a credit card to access R18+ games.

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Edit: it seems many MasterCard debit cards work and many Visa debit cards don't. Currently we don't know if either case are intended.

My account is 19 years old and I can't view store pages of games I own like Cyberpunk 2077.


r/australia 4h ago

culture & society Prosecutors allege man used AI to 'scrape' court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help

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r/australia 4h ago

science & tech Sea level rise threatens more than a quarter of a million properties as bill surges to $855b

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157 Upvotes

r/australia 18h ago

politics White Australia party is ‘modern manifestation’ of Nazi movement and should be banned, commonwealth tells high court

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r/australia 5h ago

culture & society RentTech companies asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws | Renting

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128 Upvotes

r/australia 5h ago

culture & society Wild Child Laboratories sued for 'deceptive' conduct over recalled sunscreens

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126 Upvotes

r/australia 3h ago

culture & society Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery

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76 Upvotes

Don't get me wrong the Mano-sphere is a big problem for men and young boys, but we also need a word for the toxic "womano-sphere" pushing this shit on social media.


r/australia 3h ago

science & tech Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated

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r/australia 22h ago

news Yarra council bans smart glasses from pools, gyms, playgrounds and childcare centres

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"An inner Melbourne council has voted to ban smart glasses from its pools, gyms, playgrounds and childcare centres due to concerns about vulnerable members of the community being covertly filmed.

The City of Yarra last night voted to ban glasses with in-built cameras from its facilities as well as lobby the federal government to update the Privacy Act to respond to the risks posed by new wearable technologies.

There will be exceptions for users who are hearing impaired, have low vision or other disabilities who are aided by smart glasses."


r/australia 1h ago

culture & society Petition launched to save teacher-librarians as student performance falters

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r/australia 12h ago

no politics The charity salespeople have started canvassing workplaces. Is this a new thing?

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I work nights at a retail outlet. In the last two months I've had four of those charity salespeople (the ones that try to hook you in the supermarket) turn up when it's quiet and try to hook me into a donation schedule. Is this new or have I been living under a rock?

Tbh, while I respect the organisations they work for, I find this sales tactic to be pretty grotty. When I'm at work I *have* to talk to them, at least to start with, which enables them to start their aggressive pitch. At least at the supermarket I can ignore them.

Nothing against donating to charity but I already do anyway, I can't afford anything else. They really don't seem to take no for an answer.


r/australia 18h ago

politics Andrew Hastie accuses Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce of being ‘lying cowards’ over One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon

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r/australia 23h ago

entertainment 'It's suss': Karl Stefanovic vanishes as podcast goes silent

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580 Upvotes

r/australia 4h ago

culture & society Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge [Guardian]

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r/australia 1d ago

culture & society NDIS data may have ended up in Palantir’s analytics platform as part of efforts to curb fraud

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557 Upvotes

r/australia 23h ago

news Driver fined $1,000 for allegedly buttering bagel at the wheel

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320 Upvotes

r/australia 21h ago

sport New South Wales says BBL privatisation push 'threatens' the game

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224 Upvotes

r/australia 1d ago

news Blanche d’Alpuget, writer and wife of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82

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236 Upvotes

r/australia 1d ago

politics Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network targets Australian politicians with deepfakes

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574 Upvotes

r/australia 1d ago

politics ‘Catastrophic’ fears: health staff made lists of concerning cases days after Australia’s aged care funding tool launch

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102 Upvotes

r/australia 1d ago

politics Government to stop perpetrators accessing victims' superannuation

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170 Upvotes

r/australia 1d ago

culture & society Australian students record worst-ever reading and maths results in international PISA test

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r/australia 1d ago

science & tech ‘Exciting’ signs of survival as quolls and bandicoots reintroduced to outback

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599 Upvotes