In a rush to lure AI companies, the Australian government risks undoing a creative ecosystem that has taken decades to build | Dan Guthrie | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/27/in-a-rush-to-lure-ai-companies-the-australian-government-risks-undoing-a-creative-ecosystem-that-has-taken-decades-to-build?CMP=aus_bsky

Dying art of bird calling roars back at 2026 Bournda Bird Olympics - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-26/bournda-bird-olympics-2026-merimbula/107298364?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bluesky_news.abc.net.au

Photos fill the frame at the Epson Pano awards 2026 – in pictures | Photography | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/oct/23/epson-pano-awards-2026-in-pictures

gorgeous!
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Australian drag icon Courtney Act glitteringly enshrined at National Portrait Gallery - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-23/courtney-act-mosaic-revealed-national-portrait-gallery-canberra/107302258

Our bikes are 'not for jousting,' says Lime after Hackney duel

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9zrdpg7256yo

Spot on - but the last five minutes will make you want to throw a rock through a stained glass window
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Dustfall review – Anna Torv leads a rock-solid, thoughtful police drama with hefty emotional pull | Australian television | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/12/dustfall-review-australia-tv-police-drama-anna-torv

Guano mining left Lady Elliot Island a barren wasteland. Now it's a tropical oasis - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/guano-mine-rehabilitation-on-lady-elliot-island-birds-return/107138364

On Description

IF A DEPICTION ONLY DISTINGUISHES ONE THING FROM ANOTHER, WHAT ELSE IS LOST?

by Alfred Jung Lee

https://www.thebeliever.net/on-description/

A Mamdaniesque state supermarket?! Anything that causes the duopoly to suffer is good for me | First Dog on the Moon | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/oct/07/a-mamdaniesque-state-supermarket-anything-that-causes-the-duopoly-to-suffer-is-good-for-me?CMP=aus_bsky

AI Versus Everything Else - Paul Krugman

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-everything-else?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=277517&post_id=219079514&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=brgr&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Here lies Jeffrey Archer - by Mic Wright

https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-jeffrey-archer

How close would you have to be to a supernova to get a lethal dose of neutrino radiation?

(OVERHEARD IN A PHYSICS DEPARTMENT)

https://what-if.xkcd.com/73/

😢
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It’s true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs | Marina Hyde | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/02/rumours-demise-exaggerated-haters-bang-on-marina-hyde-final-column

Questions for gluten free folks:

1. Do you trust food made by other people which is “gluten free” or would you not risk it because of contamination risk?

2. Do you have a preferred gluten free flour type to replace wheat flour?

3. How do you feel about xanthin gum being used in GF food?

Away off in the never-never - by John Birmingham

https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/away-off-in-the-never-never?r=2exjx&selection=ca3acd48-efc6-480d-9583-6f8745da6245&utm_campaign=post-share-selection&utm_medium=web&aspectRatio=instagram&textColor=%23ffffff&bgImage=true

Vote, vote, vote! :)
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Scutter or flutter? Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year? - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/2026-australian-insect-of-the-year-vote/107098520?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bluesky_news.abc.net.au

no, fuck off
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Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ | Australia news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/26/australia-datacentre-backlash

Pumpkin mosaic of David Attenborough breaks world record - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/david-attenborough-pumpkin-mosaic/107194378?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bluesky_news.abc.net.au

‘And you will be the People’s Earl’ – Charles Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, digested by John Crace | Diana, Princess of Wales | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/23/peoples-earl-charles-spencer-swan-song-diana-my-sister-digested-read-john-crace

We got a cybersecurity expert to hack this BYD. It was too easy - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/byd-hacked-by-cybersecurity-expert-vehicle-sabotage-surveillance/107139482