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Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘talking about blokes’ issues’ with ex-Olympian and Labor MP Dan Repacholi

Men’s physical and mental health can be a prickly subject, both for men and those looking to help. With the rise of social media and AI, there are new challenges emerging – especially for younger men.

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PBS reveals data breach after company info leaked on Discord

Almost 4,000 PBS employees and affiliates have their contact info leaked.

TechRadar

Spike Lee, Adam McKay and over 2,000 writers decry Trump’s ‘un-American’ actions in open letter

Screenwriters from Writers Guild of America, also including David Simon and Celine Song, call out president’s ‘authoritarian assault’ on free speech

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PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That measure, which passed in the House and the Senate by very narrow margins, will cut off all federal tax dollars that would have…

The Conversation

Trump-Backed Spending Bill Forces CPB Shutdown After 60 Years of Public Broadcasting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will shut down after Congress, following President Donald Trump's spending cuts, stripped $1.1 billion in previously approved funding.

Benzinga

Not just Big Bird: What to know about the Center for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts

The organization shuts down after almost six decades of fueling production of celebrated educational programming, cultural content, and emergency alerts about natural disasters

The Independent UK

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shutter following Trump-era cuts

President Trump has called public media a ‘monstrosity’ that deserves to be defunded, despite millions of US viewers.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after US funding cut

Closure of public broadcasting group follows House Republicans’ decision to strip $1.1bn in funding over two years

The Guardian - US

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been a cornerstone of American culture for three generations

The Independent UK

Corporation for PBS and NPR says it’s ending operations after Trump cuts

Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds PBS, NPR and more than 1,500 local radio and TV stations

The Independent UK

Media Outlets Shouldn't Get Public Funds, No Matter Their Political Bias

It shouldn't matter whether NPR leans right or left. Cutting its federal funding was the right move.

Reason

Sorry, America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you

Donald Trump has blamed ‘freeloader’ countries like Australia for the high cost of medicines. Unfortunately the grim statistics tell a different story

The Guardian - AU

Trump accuses foreign nations of ‘freeloading’ on drug prices as Australia insists PBS prices won’t rise

Pharmaceuticals – already covered under existing US free trade agreement – on PBS ‘not up for negotiation’, Labor says

The Guardian - AU

Senate votes down Hanson push to scrap net zero by 2050 policy – as it happened

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'Good day for patients': cheaper medicines on the way

Australians are being reassured cost-of-living relief is still on the federal government's agenda as it prepares to legislate changes to make medicine cheaper.

The Guardian - AU

ABC sounds alarm over Gaza famine, saying its Palestinian freelancers now too weak to work

International media denied access to Gaza rely on Palestinian freelancers, who are ill and exhausted. Plus: Henderson’s watchdog lives another day

The Independent UK

Trump’s FCC chair plays coy on Fox News when asked if president involved in Colbert’s cancellation

‘Look at what is happening. NPR has been defunded, PBS has been defunded, Colbert is getting canceled,’ Brendan Carr declared when asked if Trump played a role in The Late Show coming to an end.

The Conversation

Trump’s budget cuts could shut down local news outlets and reduce reporting on emergencies

Donald Trump’s campaign against the “fake news” media continues largely unchecked, with a decision that is expected to reduce reporting and close down some local news stations around the US.

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The Guardian - US

NPR’s editor-in-chief to step down days after Congress cuts $1.1bn in funding

Edith Chapin’s announcement comes after Congress approves Trump bill to cancel all federal funding for public broadcasters

Benzinga

Palmer Luckey Once Brutally Bashed Silicon Valley's Obsession With Easy Cash: 'All The Money Went To Paying People To Do Things That Were A Waste Of Time'

In a conversation last year, defense tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey criticized Silicon Valley's obsession with "easy money" ventures, saying a tighter funding environment is finally forcing founders to solve real-world problems.

The Conversation

PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy

Champions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase US$1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their action a refusal to subsidize liberal media.

AAP

Trade stand-off continues as US drug tariffs loom

The deadline on US pharmaceutical tariffs has been dramatically brought forward, in the latest escalation of Donald Trump's trade war with the world.

The Independent UK

Trump’s $9B clawback against PBS and NPR may have bought him a post-summer government shutdown

President has circumvented the government appropriations process and that may heap pain on him come fall

The Guardian - US

‘Devastating’: US public broadcasters condemn Trump cuts to key programs

PBS chief says cuts package ‘goes against the will of the American people’ as smaller outlets could face total closure

International Business Times

Trump's Budget Hacksaw Leaves Public Broadcasting On Precipice

Hundreds of television and radio stations across the United States risk seeing their resources evaporate, after President Donald Trump prevailed Friday in scrapping federal funding for public broadcasting.

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