Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is "simply wrong" (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/alb…
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/netanyahu-orders-israeli-army-seize-70-gaza-strip-violating-ceasefire-deal
"Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds", so we should let the oil firms pay more...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/20
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Sources: Reuters news executive Simon Robinson is expected to be appointed news director of Australia's ABC, replacing Justin Stevens, who resigned on Wednesday (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/28/simon-robinso…
trump heard about this CIA guy grabbing $40,000,000 in gold bars.
And trump said "that's small time; I get that much in an hour".
"Former senior CIA official accused of stealing $40m in gold bars from agency"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m
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Mystery Palestinian flag continues to fly high over Dublin as removal deemed too risky | Ireland | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/palestinian-flag-dublin-spire-removal-d…
Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is "simply wrong" (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/alb…
Sources: BBC told Radio 4's Today staff that social and digital platforms were now the top priority for correspondents, effectively deprioritising TV and radio (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/27/tod…
Journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, is freed after five years in a Belarusian prison as part of a US-brokered multi-country swap deal (Jakub Krupa/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr