r/australia 19h ago

no politics [no-politics] Friday F**kwit 04/Sep/2026

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Nominate your neighbour, your car, the weather or your broken trampoline springs. Tell us about any non-political thing in your life that's shitty and have a vent.


r/australia 1h ago

image My go at the Riverfire practice flyovers today in Brisbane!

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There’s already been a million photos but thought I’d still share. Looking forward to tomorrow night!

Shot on Canon R7, RF 100-400, F8, 1/3200


r/australia 5h ago

entertainment Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death

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r/australia 4h ago

culture & society One-third of school time lost to student misbehaviour, report finds

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361 Upvotes

r/australia 12h ago

science & tech Australia Is Evacuating an Antarctic Base So No One Has to Watch Thousands of Seals Die

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780 Upvotes

r/australia 9h ago

culture & society Angus bull sells for $420,000, smashing Australian beef record

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408 Upvotes

r/australia 3h ago

no politics Update to previous post about neighbour from hell

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So since everything that happened in my last post ^^

He has slapped the car mirrors multiple times, he has blocked my driveway by parking across it (only time vicpol arrived and told him to move it) and has keyed my car and also my friends car who was visiting.

Still waiting on a personal safety invention order but the courts are taking their sweet ass time.

Vic pol refusing to come out for criminal damage. They don’t seem to care when I say it’s ongoing escalation and we’re concerned for safety. The neighbour has made threats walking past stating “these cameras won’t save you” and when he blocked my driveway he stated in front of police directly to me that “there’s more coming” In regard to his actions. Cops did nothing :)

I don’t know what else I can do, anyone have any advice?


r/australia 5h ago

culture & society ASIC reveals hundreds of complaints about alleged audit misconduct by big four accounting firms

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r/australia 11h ago

politics North Carolina protesters blame data centres for power price rises, prompting warning for Australia

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495 Upvotes

r/australia 14h ago

science & tech BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence

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772 Upvotes

r/australia 13h ago

culture & society KPMG whistleblower who tried to expose alleged 'systemic misconduct' shows why so few people report

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389 Upvotes

r/australia 14h ago

politics Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80% ‘will kill people,’ Labor says amid public health alarm

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r/australia 11h ago

culture & society Australia marks Flag Day by flying New Zealand's flag

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187 Upvotes

r/australia 4h ago

politics Pauline Hanson's invite to open Henty Machinery Field Days event sparks controversy

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r/australia 54m ago

news Jury finds Bogie grazier Darryl Young guilty of triple murder, attempted murder

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r/australia 22h ago

culture & society Woolworths to pull Tamar Valley Dairy dessert products from shelves

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r/australia 12h ago

politics States fume over Commonwealth's proposed private health insurance rebate changes

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r/australia 1d ago

politics US declares it will accelerate military presence in Australia

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r/australia 1d ago

politics Teachers hit back at Nationals claim about 'anti-boy' ideology in schools

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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says teachers are pushing political agendas to students, while his counterpart rallied against anti-boy ideology in the classroom.

A teachers' union has labelled the remarks "ignorant".

It remains unclear how the government intends to give Australians more control over their content amid pressure to back an algorithm opt-in model.


r/australia 4h ago

no politics Where in Melbourne can i try out office chairs for someone over 170kg?

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Preferably in the northern suburbs as I'm traveling from rural Victoria and will only be there for the day, Thanks.

Blah, blah, blah, Need one hundred and twenty characters to post.


r/australia 1d ago

science & tech $12m koala underpass not used in five months

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Why does the government think koalas will know about an underpass, like they will have a map of the area to know about it if trying to pass, say 1 or 2 km up the road? Maybe they will walk along the rail for a few KMs and find it, ok fine, how about if they try to pass the road 10km away? Who actually thinks a single $12m underpass is a good idea? Just seems a little ridiculous to me.


r/australia 1d ago

politics ‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy

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It is an adroitly drawn portrait of a past leader – Keating lost power 30 years ago – who remains firmly convinced his vision is still very much this country’s future. An Australia that finds its security in, rather than from, Asia, that will be a republic, that will finally walk the path to reconciliation with its Indigenous history.

“Instead of long-term strategic thinking about the kinds of issues coming down the national and international track, he sees frenzied activity. His retort? ‘Busyness is not substance"

“It is important for all of us, but particularly and especially young Australians,” Keating said that day, “to believe in an independent Australia, beholden to nobody. We can’t deny young Australians their birthright to a past with meaning for them and a future without meaning: it has to be a future with meaning.”


r/australia 1d ago

news Antonio Rotondo sentenced to two years jail for creating sexualised deepfake images of Brisbane high school students

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In short:

Antonio Rotondo has been sentenced to two years in jail for creating and distributing "profoundly violating" and "degrading" deepfakes of Brisbane women and children.

Rotondo was found guilty of 17 offences yesterday, including distributing intimate images, distributing child exploitation material and stalking.

What's next?

He was granted immediate parole but will remain in custody on other matters.


r/australia 1d ago

image Kookaburra in Noosa, what a big head!

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r/australia 1d ago

politics Coalition unveils plan to slash tobacco tax, legalise and regulate vapes

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In short:

The Coalition has vowed to cut the tobacco excise by 80 per cent if elected, in a bid to shut down the black market.

It has also promised to legalise, regulate, and tax vapes and nicotine pouches for adults.

One Nation plans to slash the excise by 75 per cent, while Labor has argued there is no evidence a dramatic cut would end the illicit trade.