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‘I’ve been called “bigoted”, “racist”, “homophobic” ... none of that worries me’: outspoken pastoralist causes a stir as NT’s new administrator

David Connolly has previously attacked Aboriginal land rights and insulted Anthony Albanese. Now he’s moving into Government House

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23

Bad genes ban: insurers to be blocked from using data

Insurance companies will be banned from taking Australians' genetic tests into account when offering cover, in a push to address gene discrimination.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

How One Woman Used ChatGPT To Build an Early Retirement Plan

This YouTuber used ChatGPT to map out her early retirement plan -- like a financial MASH game, but with more spreadsheets and fewer paper fortunes.

GOBankingRates · Aug 21, 2025

Two sides of the wire: how the Overland Telegraph brought colonial triumph and Aboriginal devastation

The project connected Australia to the world 150 years ago, but central Australia’s Aboriginal communities paid a terrible price

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2022

Attempted Aboriginal massacres took place as recently as 1981, historian says

Alice Springs mass poisoning claimed two lives and left many in hospital but details are scarce, showing challenges of verifying frontier killings

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2022