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'Do or die': Flick's journey from jail to artist and First Nations mentor
A day after her 18th birthday, Flick Chafer-Smith hit rock bottom when she was sent to jail. She found salvation through art. Source link
$100m plan to use AI to speed up housing
Artificial intelligence will be recruited to speed up assessments of housing and energy projects waiting for environmental approval, as the government races to build more homes and ward off a key frustration turning voters away from the major parties. Source link
A tropical tax paradise sells much of Australia's gas
Amid renewed debate over whether Australia is getting enough tax from its gas exports, an investigation by the ABC shows how resource giants use shell companies to shift profit. Source link
Australian plane gave 'critical' information as Russian jets flew over Estonia
A European official says they’d be “very happy” if Australia deployed the Wedgetail aircraft again, after it played an important role as NATO responded to an incursion of Russian jets over Estonia. Source link
Inside the course targeting young tradies with get-rich schemes
“Escape the 9-5” content is blowing up on social media, but people who have gotten caught up in it warn of the costs. Source link
'Tokyo is terrified' as Trump prepares to meet Xi while Japan-China tensions flare
An incident involving a Japanese soldier allegedly scaling the wall of China’s embassy in Tokyo a month ago has become a lightning rod for tensions between China and Japan. Source link
One Nation didn't just win. The Liberal vote collapsed spectacularly
Drafting Barnaby Joyce created a permission structure that has allowed conservative or swing voters to support One Nation: if the bloke who was deputy prime minister thinks the Coalition has lost its way, something in the system must be broken. Source link
Everything we know so far about the federal budget
Budget night features a lot of political talk and policy wonkiness, but the government’s plan will impact your financial situation in one way or another, so it’s quite important. Here’s what you need to know. Source link
The government has missed one idea to get housing back on track
If it’s serious about improving intergenerational fairness and housing affordability in this week’s budget, perhaps the federal government should just build some houses. Source link
'We were weird': Tim Finn on Split Enz's rise
Tim Finn on the past, the present and the possible future of Split Enz. Source link