JB Hi-Fi are in hot water over claims they sold junk extended warranties to thousands of customers over a decade.
New from me at news.com.au:

www.news.com.au/finance/busi...

ICYMI: The leader of a tightly knit religious cult accused of causing the death of an eight-year-old girl allegedly texted her parents that the child’s sickness was “a little trial” to prove they were “faithful to God”. New from me, on news.com.au

www.news.com.au/national/que...

"If journalists couldn’t gather and report compelling evidence to report on the abuse of people, power and systems, and instead left all wrongdoing to the criminal justice system, with all its flaws, to one day sort out, we wouldn’t be living in much of a democracy."

BREAKING:
Channel 7 Spotlight's exclusive interview with Bruce Lehrmann has been dumped as a finalist in this year's Walkley Awards.

It was a contender for Scoop of the Year until the Board reviewed Federal Court documents, revealing arrangements for 7 to pay Mr Lehrmann's rent.

freelance journalists: “gee I hope I successfully pitch enough articles this month to make rent”

dudes on the internet: “fuck you, fat cat media person!”

An absolute masterclass investigative piece from the SMH here.

New from me:
The identity of a US man arrested over his alleged connection to the religiously motivated terror attack which killed constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold, and neighbour Alan Dare, has been revealed. www.news.com.au/world/us-man...

This is a HUGE development in the police's probe of the Wieambilla shooting.

"On Friday morning, December 1, 2023 FBI Agents arrested a 58-year-old United States national near Heber Overgaard, Arizona in connection to the religiously motivated terrorist attack on December 12, 2022 at Wieambilla."

New from me:
A bombshell report from the Victorian Ombudsman has cleared accusations of the public sector being "stacked" with Labor operatives, but found it was still being politicised in "other, equally pervasive ways". www.news.com.au/national/vic...

The media’s intellectually inert obsession with treating politics as some kind of perpetual-motion, first-past-the-post contest used to be dull, but innocent enough.
Not any more.
A quick thought on the state of the horse race ...
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The government is caught in a political firestorm in the wake of the bombshell NZYQ High Court ruling. Clare O'Neil is facing calls to resign already. www.news.com.au/national/bre...

Same cave.