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The midterms weren’t left vs right: it was grassroots movements pushing up

Grace Tame — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:52:01 +0000

Americans seem to have finally realised that their enemy is not their fellow citizens but the billionaire oligarchy exploiting them all.

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The Snoop: Resigned One Nation candidate in disguise? Plus water crackdown on data centres, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:29:50 +0000

Plus: Which Labor factional warlord was spotted with Victorian One Nation leader Warren Pickering?

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The Horse’s Mouth: Payman exits Lounge, Pollies forgetful on US junket, Senate’s Chekhov returns

Sean Johnson — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:50:17 +0000

Plus: Nationals Senator Ross Cadell tells us his Bitcoin investment was doing well the last time he looked. That must have been a while ago.

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Evil forces, corrupt media and stupid people aren’t to blame for election results — you are

Sami Shah — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:40:50 +0000

If Victoria ousts Labor and votes in the Liberals, many on the left will rush to blame the press and nefarious billionaires. But they’ll be wrong.

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Labor rusted-ons are in denial about government spending. Time to face facts

Bernard Keane — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:48:57 +0000

Defenders of Labor's higher government spending insist it isn't causing inflation. But the facts are clear.

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The Victorian election — a race for the ages, or a win by default?

Aaron Billings — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:48:10 +0000

Oh no, Ben Carroll's run into potholes!

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Knives out for Pete Hegseth as Republicans look for scapegoat

Rich James — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:16:12 +0000

While privately they acknowledge it wasn't just the disastrous Iran war that caused them so much election pain, Republicans aren't willing to blame Donald Trump — yet. Meanwhile, the data centre backlash escalates as Australia learns lessons from the midterms.

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Waltz across Texas, dead in Ohio, and Mississippi Goddamn: Examining the debris from the US midterms

Charlie Lewis — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:44:41 +0000

It was a result so conclusive that even Donald Trump had to accept it.

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The monster blue wave that hammered Trump gives Albanese time to avoid a voter battering

Bernard Keane — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:18:19 +0000

Incumbents around the world, including our own Labor government, should take the Republicans' thrashing as a warning: deliver on the economy, or get replaced.

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The Snoop: News Corp’s taxpayer cash whinge, Moira Deeming’s weird commemoration, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:01:02 +0000

Plus: Elon Musk, who spent half a billion dollars on Republican candidates in the midterms, sure didn't get much return on his investment.

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