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NSW’s koala national park will protect threatened species and cap logging. Could the Greens really block it?

The Albanese government approved a proposal allowing the park to create carbon credits worth hundreds of millions of dollars, sparking a schism among environmentalists

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25

I’m not usually patriotic. But Pauline Hanson’s cheap nationalism has me rooting for multicultural Australia

Patriotism can be angry and stridently militaristic – or it can be a gentle pride in the success of an experiment like multiculturalism

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25

Australia bans AI-generated music from its official charts

Australia's move comes as AI music floods streaming platforms, with a new study finding 38.5% of music released globally in July involved AI.

Euronews · Aug 25

View from The Hill: Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up, but Productivity Commission remains burr under saddle

Anthony Albanese insists there will be no retreat from his promise that Western Australia’s over-generous slice of the GST will remain intact as long as he is prime minister, regardless of the Productivity Commission’s compelling argument for it to be scrapped.

The Conversation · Aug 25

AI songs banned from Australian charts after viral Madonna track

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The Independent UK · Aug 25

Australia bans fully AI-generated songs from official music charts after viral Madonna cover

Josh Fawaz’s cover of Madonna’s 'Like a Prayer' became the most-played song on radio before its AI-generated vocals and drums were disclosed

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Kiss reveals Suaalii plan as Wallabies' options grow

Les Kiss has explained his thoughts around a positional switch for Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and how Michael Cheika's return to Australian rugby will impact him.

AAP · Aug 25

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

Australia’s recorded music industry says tracks wholly generated by AI will be barred from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Overseas players no longer mandatory in new BBL rosters

Big Bash League clubs will soon be able to start signing players for the 2026-27 season, but there will no longer be a requirement to pick up overseas talent.

AAP · Aug 25

Australia’s ideal team for South Africa tour still no clearer than before Bangladesh visit

The quick-fire series in the Northern Territory did little to answer batting line-up questions and the top of the order remains an almighty jumble

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25