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Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

The promise of lower insurance premiums in return for ember screens and other bushfire-safe upgrades has more households retrofitting for the future climate.

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Actor Alexandra Roach looks back: ‘I’m from a small town – when I snuck into a nightclub underage, 11 people told my dad’

The Utopia and No Offence star on her love of electronic music, how she shakes off heavy roles, and channelling her righteous younger self

The Guardian - UK

Russian state TV and Kremlin insiders laughing at Trump’s concessions to Putin over Ukraine: report

‘The president of the United States called the president of Russia. That alone is already a major success!’ pundit says

The Independent UK

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Kremlin supporters tout Trump takeover threats as aiding Putin’s expansionist goals

By talking of making Canada the 51st state, “Trump is basically saying, ‘Russians, you can take the Baltics,’” said TV host

The Independent UK

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review: We’ll miss these characters – Oh my Christ, they were lush

3/5 This Christmas special is about half an hour too long and the script recycles the least interesting elements of what’s gone before, but it still makes for lovely festive telly

The Independent UK

Why the middle-aged huns are the real stars of Gavin & Stacey

IN FOCUS: The best bit about ‘Gavin & Stacey’? The central trio of chaotic older women. As the show bows out with one last festive hurrah, Katie Rosseinsky salutes the performers who’ve brought these characters to life

The Independent UK

Gavin and Stacey finale: what have the cast members been up to since the BBC show ended?

James Corden has become a household name but other cast members have enjoyed success. Discover how — and if they are returning for the Christmas Day finale

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Podcast picks of the week: Julia Davis turns agony aunt, the history of Grand Theft Auto and more

In a Hear Here special, we round up five of the best unscripted shows, and five of the best video game podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Russian state TV gloats over Trump victory and hails Putin for pretending to support Harris

Trump has claimed he would end Ukraine war before he even takes office

The Independent UK

'So many heartbreaking stories': why expert says flood cover's worth it

Some Newcastle residents have copped $30,000 quotes.

Newcastle Herald

‘The worst film ever made’: how Sex Lives of the Potato Men broke British cinema

When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh

The Guardian - UK

‘I was held hostage and made to wear a nappy!’ Julia Davis and others on the sublime ‘sick-com’ Nighty Night

As the gloriously despicable comedy turns 20, its creator and stars open up about shocking hate mail, being too scared to tell their parents they were in it – and George Michael’s wild Jill impression

The Guardian - UK

Pick of the podcasts: the best listens for your autumn commute

As the London Podcast Festival gets underway, here are our recommendations for some of the funny, thrilling and compelling podcasts that have kept us entertained this year

Evening Standard

Susanna Reid walks off GMB set to comfort mother of missing rugby player Levi Davis

The Breakfast host apologised after leaving the show for 15 minutes

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Who creates more wealth in society – bankers or nurses?

Letters: Disgraceful inequality will continue to grow if we think of people’s worth in binary terms, says Canon Andrew Lightbown. Plus Prof Roger Bayston on the fickle perception of public service workers

ABC News

Insurers stop offering insurance to postcodes near flood-affected communities

A growing number of Victorians are finding it more difficult to insure their homes after widespread flooding in the state, despite not living in at-risk areas.

ABC News

Calls for subsidies as low-income Australians view insurance as a luxury they can no longer afford

With the rising cost of living and insurance premiums expected to go up after recent widespread flood damage, calls are renewed for insurance to be considered an essential service and given a government subsidy.

The Guardian - AU

Nude Tuesday review – this New Zealand orgy comedy told in gibberish is delightful

Hilariously subtitled by comedian Julia Davis, this film sees an unhappy couple go to a horny guru – played by Jemaine Clement – to fix their marriage

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The Independent UK

Russian TV hosts mock White House press secretary for not being ‘white, heterosexual male’

‘Don’t watch it if you have high blood pressure,’ American journalist warns

ABC News

Aged care homes don't need 'evidence' on food spending to receive government funding, with a third still spending less than $10 a day

Despite additional government funding, almost 900 aged care homes are still spending less than $10 a day per resident on food — and operators have been told they don't need to provide "evidence" of how much they're spending to receive the extra cash.

The Guardian - US

‘JP, right?’ Donald Trump appears to forget name of candidate he endorsed

Former president seemed to mix up JD Vance with his rival Josh Mandel in Republican Ohio Senate primary at rally on Sunday

Salon

Putin supporters willing to die for him

“We will go to heaven, while they will simply croak"

Salon

Russia going after NATO countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin's propagandists issued a new warning this week

Daily Mirror

Head of RT tells Russian state TV nation is 'waging war against NATO' not Ukraine

Russia Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, who is a high-ranking ally of Vladimir Putin, told TV pundits on state-controlled propaganda programme Russia-1 that it was NATO's fault the invasion is dragging on

Salon

Russian TV teases effort to help Trump

Russian propagandist says the Kremlin is making "preparations" for future interference in American elections

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