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Barnaby Joyce Just Called $150 Power Rebates a "Total Swindle"

Barnaby Joyce Just Lost It On Live TV Over $150 Power Rebates — And It Got Really Weird

Barnaby Joyce called Labor's potential extension of $150 energy rebates a "total swindle" and "Band-Aid on an amputated leg" during heated Sunrise debate with Tanya Plibersek. The New England MP, who recently distanced himself from Nationals over energy policy, used Biblical reference about dogs and vomit to criticize renewable energy while claiming power grid has "gone off a cliff."

Nvidia Becomes First Company To Reach $5 Trillion Valuation As AI Chip Demand Surges
Chip-maker Nvidia has become the first company in history to surpass a $5 trillion market value, driven by soaring artificial-intelligence chip demand, strategic partnerships and a strong keynote at its GTC event — but experts warn of a possible tech bubble.
Retail Safety Crisis: Wesfarmers Reveals Spike In Threats And Assaults On Employees
Wesfarmers discloses that its retail staff faced more than 13,500 threats and about 1,000 assaults in the past year, prompting plans for enhanced safety measures across its stores.
Melbourne Event Trifecta To Spark $110 Million Business Windfall
Melbourne's upcoming event trio—Oasis, Melbourne Cup Carnival and Metallica—could generate around A$110 million in economic activity, offering a major boost to local hospitality, accommodation and retail sectors.
Sweden's EQT Launches A$5.25 Billion Bid For AUB Group In Broking Sector Shake-Up
Sweden's EQT proposes A$45 per share cash bid for Australia's AUB Group, valuing the insurance broker at A$5.25 billion amid global consolidation in the broking industry.

CommBank Just Got Shamed For Refusing $270 Million Refund To Poorest Customers — While Celebrating $10 Billion Profit

Commonwealth Bank won its fourth CHOICE Shonky Award for refusing to refund $270 million in illegal fees charged to 2.2 million low-income customers on Centrelink payments between 2019-2024. ANZ refunded $47.9M; CommBank paid just $25M to Indigenous customers and refused the rest.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Self-exiled singer Monetochka supports the Russian diaspora as well as those who cannot protest back home

Monetochka: Voice Of Resistance And Hope For Anti-Putin Russians

At a recent gathering of exiled Russians in eastern Paris the hall was packed.

Economy in Focus

US Soybean Farmers Battered By Trade Row With China
The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping.
Indian Garment Exporters Reel Under US Tariffs
Brazil Hopes COP30 In Amazon Can Unite World For Climate Action

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Cost Over Climate: Australians To Spend AU$80B On Energy Upgrades
On average, households plan to spend AU$7,500 on energy-efficient upgrades over the next five years, which could add up to more than AU$80 billion nationwide. About 50% of Australians want to make their homes eco-friendlier, driven mostly by a desire to reduce energy costs.

EU Accuses TikTok Of Violating Digital Rules Over Ads

The EU accused TikTok on Thursday of breaking digital rules after concluding that the Chinese-owned social media platform was not transparent enough about advertisements.

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Life

Scientists In Mexico Develop Tortilla For People With No Fridge
Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators -- a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities.
Beyond the Squeeze: How These Shapermint Favorites Are Redefining Shapewear
What The Shell: Scientists Marvel As NZ Snail Lays Egg From Neck

Technology

Inner Workings Of AI An Enigma - Even To Its Creators
Even the greatest human minds building generative artificial intelligence that is poised to change the world admit they do not comprehend how digital minds think.
OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser With ChatGPT at Its Core, Challenging Google Chrome
Baidu Plans Self-driving Taxi Tests In Europe This Year

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Entertainment

Sean Combs's Ex Cassie Alleges Pattern Of Abuse Ahead Of Defense Grilling
Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura testified Wednesday that the music mogul raped her near the end of their decade-plus relationship that included routine physical abuse and left her with post-traumatic stress and suicidal thoughts.
'Aussiewood' Courts Hollywood As Trump Film Tariffs Loom
Prosecutors To Make Case Against Harvey Weinstein At Retrial

Barnaby Joyce Just Lost It On Live TV Over $150 Power Rebates — And It Got Really Weird

Nvidia Becomes First Company To Reach $5 Trillion Valuation As AI Chip Demand Surges

Retail Safety Crisis: Wesfarmers Reveals Spike In Threats And Assaults On Employees

Melbourne Event Trifecta To Spark $110 Million Business Windfall

Sweden's EQT Launches A$5.25 Billion Bid For AUB Group In Broking Sector Shake-Up

NAB Just Posted $7.1 Billion Profit — But Here's Why Investors Should Be Worried

AUKUS Just Got Real: Australia Made 11 Major Announcements in 3 Days — Here's What's Actually Happening

World's Strictest Social Media Law: 9 Platforms Must Block Everyone Under 16 or Pay $33M

Australia Just Built the World's First Quantum Diamond Factory — Here's Why It Matters

Australia Just Helped China's Nuclear Program — And Nobody Noticed Until Now

Australian Parenting App, Tinybeans, Snaps Up US Rival for $4M, Instantly Doubling Subscriber Base

Australian Home Prices Just Hit Their Fastest Growth in Over Two Years — And It's Not Slowing Down

ASX 200 Ends Wild October with Tiny Loss — But the Month Was Anything But Calm

CommBank Just Got Shamed For Refusing $270 Million Refund To Poorest Customers — While Celebrating $10 Billion Profit

Monetochka: Voice Of Resistance And Hope For Anti-Putin Russians

US Soybean Farmers Battered By Trade Row With China

Indian Garment Exporters Reel Under US Tariffs

Brazil Hopes COP30 In Amazon Can Unite World For Climate Action

Cost Over Climate: Australians To Spend AU$80B On Energy Upgrades

Australia Tables Historic Environmental Reform Legislation Promising Economic Boost and Conservation Balance

WiseTech Global Offices Raided by Police, Regulators Over Chairman Richard White's Share Trading

EU Accuses TikTok Of Violating Digital Rules Over Ads

China, US Slash Sweeping Tariffs In Trade War Climbdown

Israeli Travel Company Just Bought a Sydney Business for $10 Million — And It's Not Done Yet

Understanding Australia's New Financial Licensing Framework for Digital Asset Operators

Charter Hall Retail REIT Snaps Up Four Bunnings Stores for A$151 m to Bolster Net-lease Portfolio

Scientists In Mexico Develop Tortilla For People With No Fridge

Beyond the Squeeze: How These Shapermint Favorites Are Redefining Shapewear

What The Shell: Scientists Marvel As NZ Snail Lays Egg From Neck

Inner Workings Of AI An Enigma - Even To Its Creators

OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser With ChatGPT at Its Core, Challenging Google Chrome

Baidu Plans Self-driving Taxi Tests In Europe This Year

'Children Are Innocent': Myanmar Families In Grief After School Air Strike

Indian Auto Giant Mahindra Officially Closed Its $175 Million Australian Aircraft Business — Here's Why

China and U.S. Resume Trade Talks in Malaysia Amid Hopes for Xi-Trump Meeting

Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene Resigns Amid Military Spending Dispute

Sean Combs's Ex Cassie Alleges Pattern Of Abuse Ahead Of Defense Grilling

'Aussiewood' Courts Hollywood As Trump Film Tariffs Loom

Prosecutors To Make Case Against Harvey Weinstein At Retrial