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10/09/2026

In today's instalment of The Snoop, we continue keeping tabs on the legal woes of One Nation's Victorian candidates.

Plus: Meta's forced AI glasses sponcon.

10/09/2026

"You might remember that, once upon a time, Milo was A Big Deal," writes Jeff Sparrow. In his heyday, the alt-right firebrand received no shortage of praise from Australia's conservative press, including Andrew Bolt, Rita Panahi and Janet Albrechtsen.

Milo Yiannopoulos may have lost the audience that made him an infamous firebrand, but the vicious style he pioneered has only spread.

10/09/2026

Sleep-deprived, isolated and desperate for validation. Madison Griffiths explains why new mothers are easy targets for AI slop farms whose only purpose is to deceptively sell dubious products.

The latest episode of the Cut Through podcast is live on all platforms now.

10/09/2026

There are good journalists doing important work about the climate crisis. It's time for Australia's media editors and producers to put it up in lights.

The greatest success of fossil fuel corporations — and the politicians and commentators who support them — has been convincing the media that there's no story to tell in the climate crisis.

10/09/2026

Podcast | "So [the health chatbot ad says] 'give us a picture of your breast' — the implications of that make me feel really sick". Listen to the latest episode of Cut Through now.

Madison Griffiths joins the podcast to discuss how slop content and AI services are driving vulnerable women away from health care.

10/09/2026

Meta is auto-promoting its AI glasses on any social media posts about the controversial tech specs, including critical ones.

Plus: Meta's forced AI glasses sponcon.

10/09/2026

Critics don't like Labor's "Digital Duty of Care" bill — and on one issue, they have a point: Labor can't be trusted with powers to censor.

The hostile reaction from the right and social media companies to Labor's Digital Duty of Care proposal has nothing to do with free speech. Nonetheless, they're right that the government can't be trusted.

10/09/2026

With a deluge of political polls, it's important not to treat any single reading as gospel. Instead, look to trends and averages, writes psephologist Kevin Bonham.

With so many polls circulating, the numbers can be confusing. It’s a reminder not to take any single reading as gospel and instead monitor trends and averages.

10/09/2026

Podcast | Madison Griffiths and Crystal Andrews journey into the weird, dark world of AI "Mum Slop" and discuss how it's putting the most vulnerable women at risk. Listen now.

Madison Griffiths joins the podcast to discuss how slop content and AI services are driving vulnerable women away from health care.

10/09/2026

The NFL has claimed an iconic Australian cartoon character — and no, it's not Bluey.

Plus: Meta's forced AI glasses sponcon.