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"Everything was so heavy at the time, so I was like, ‘Oh, you know what? I’m gonna completely do the opposite’": How Pharrell's pop production defined the sound of the ’00s and beyond

Producer, pop star, and pioneer Pharrell Williams' "skeleton songs" stripped music back to its bare essentials and prized the hook above all else

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Joe Solomon obituary

West Indies and Guyana cricketer whose fielding brilliance led to the first ever tied Test match

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At a time when journalism needs to be at its strongest, an open letter on the Israel/Hamas war has left the profession diminished

The journalists who signed an open letter to Australian media organisations last week calling for ethical reporting on the war in Gaza have succeeded in intensifying the dispute over whether the coverage has been fair. At the same time, they’ve called their own impartiality into question.

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A Record Number Of Aussies Have Enrolled To Vote In The Referendum On The Voice To Parliament

"This result is a continuing source of Australian democratic pride.” The Australian Electoral Commission has recorded the largest enrolment in history. The roll reportedly increased by 447,447 people since the 2022 federal election.

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An Investigation Is Under Way After Dozens Of Wedding Guests Got A Violent Case Gastro

At least it was a night to remember?

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‘Big Move’: Underworld Figures Have Reacted To The Shooting Of Gavin Preston At A Melb Cafe

Figures in Melbourne's underworld scene have commented on the broad daylight shooting of Gavin “Capable” Preston.

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Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down

March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.

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The Vic Labor Party Is Considering A Ban On Workplace Rooting To Improve Parliamentary Behaviour

The plan has been compared to the 2018 "bonk ban", implemented by Malcolm Turnbull.

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LNP takes lead in Queensland Resolve poll, but Labor still far ahead in Victoria

The Queensland state election will be held in October 2024. A Resolve poll for The Brisbane Times, conducted from May to August with a sample of 947, gave the Liberal National Party 38% of the primary vote (up five since January to April), Labor 32% (down three), the Greens 11%…

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A Bloke On A Melbourne Tram Was Tasered By Cops After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Passengers

Police have arrested a man in Melbourne after he allegedly threatened to kill passengers aboard a tram in the city's CBD.

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Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains

A Victorian state Resolve poll for The Age, conducted with the federal May and June Resolve polls from a sample of about 1,000, gave Labor 41% of the primary vote (down one since April), the Coalition just 26% (down four), the Greens 15% (up five), independents 12% (steady) and others…

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Government to scale back ads in Melbourne newspapers

The Victorian government will scale back advertising in the print editions of Melbourne's two biggest newspapers as it shifts to online and television media.

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What comes next for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith after his defamation case was dismissed?

Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the most expensive defamation trials in Australia, and along with it his reputation. There are other factors that now need to be considered too.

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Ben Roberts-Smith: will more Afghanistan war crimes trials follow?

Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost a defamation case against newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan in a landmark ruling with widespread implications for future criminal trials.

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Ben Roberts-Smith loses mammoth defamation battle against newspapers, reporters

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith's decision to sue the publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times, and three journalists, in the Federal Court over a series of articles published in 2018 backfires.

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Decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith to learn fate today, five years after launching defamation battle

The Victoria Cross recipient sued the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times and three journalists in the Federal Court over a series of articles published in 2018. Today Justice Anthony Besanko will deliver his judgement.

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Does the Fight Transphobia UniMelb campaign against a feminist philosopher violate academic freedom?

A campaign by the activist group Fight Transphobia UniMelb against feminist philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith escalated recently. There have been calls to boycott her course on feminism at the University of Melbourne. Posters and stickers around the campus and its environs have declared “Our demands: Transphobes and Nazis off campus” and…

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Former Hawks staffer Jason Burt says he 'overstepped the mark' in incident with First Nations player, but has nothing to apologise for

Former Hawthorn welfare manager Jason Burt says he has 'nothing to say sorry for' after he was named in a club investigation into the treatment of First Nations players.

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A Vic Cop Who Worked In Sexual Offence Investigations For Years Pleaded Guilty To Sexual Assault

His behaviour was described as "reprehensible" and "perverse" by the judge.

The Guardian - AU

How Australia’s newspapers reacted to the 2023 federal budget

Cartoons of treasurer Jim Chalmers dominated front pages, while the budget works ‘a Chalm’ for the voter featured on the Daily Telegraph

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Unpapering the cracks: sugar, slavery and the Sydney Morning Herald

In a splash of articles published over the past two weeks, the British Guardian has acknowledged and apologised for its historical links with slavery. The Scott Trust, owners of the newspaper that became a global news website, outlined how the Guardian’s founders were linked to transatlantic slavery and announced a…

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Journalists and readers mourn revered cartoonist Bruce Petty, dead at 93

Award-winning cartoonist and animator Bruce Petty has died at the age of 93. Petty was born in Doncaster in Melbourne's northeast in 1929 and began his

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Award-winning cartoonist, animator Bruce Petty dies

Bruce Petty, legendary animator and one of Australia's most lauded cartoonists, has died at the age of 93.

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Academy Award-winning cartoonist Bruce Petty dies at age 93

Known for his political satire in newspapers such as The Age and The Australian, Petty died peacefully on Thursday morning, according to a statement released by family.

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‘Pretentious’, ‘hyperbolic’ and ‘irresponsible’: what was behind Nine newspapers’ Red Alert series?

Experts have questioned whether the Sydney Morning Herald and Age’s alarming series was inspired by an attempt to undermine the stabilisation of Australia’s relationship with China

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