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SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: Australian businessman Clive Palmer speaks at a press conference after the federal election campaign launch of the 'Trumpet of Patriots' party on April 19, 2025 on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Australian businessman and former member of parliament, Clive Palmer is intending to contest the 2025 federal election with his Trumpet of Patriots party. (Photo by Dan Peled/Getty Images)

Why you keep getting texts from the Trumpet of Patriots

How did the Trumpet of Patriots get your number? Are they allowed? Is it legal? How come you can’t unsubscribe from their texts? Find the answers here.

VWeekend

‘I swear a lot’: How Waka is winning over Aussie audiences

Comedian Takashi Wakasugi has opened up about his love of Asics trainers, why he chose Melbourne over Sydney and how he gets Aussies laughing.

Federal Election

Influencer Holly MacAlpine is seeking an apology from the LNP after their official TikTok page used her content without her permission. Picture: Supplied

Libs busted in TikTok stoush with Greens-supporting influencer

Holly MacAlpine is a vocal supporter of the Greens. The Libs took her video, cropped it and reposted it — changing the message without her permission. Now, she wants an apology.

VIDEOFederal Election

Not so great sporting moments by politicians.

WATCH: Dutton joins history books of epic sporting fails

A stunned Peter Dutton has learned what so many of his predecessors and opponents also found out the hard way: mixing sport and politics is rarely a good idea. SEE THE PICTURES

Federal Election

John Howard at the joint Boothby-Sturt Liberal Party fundraiser with candidates Nicolle Flint and James Stevens in Adelaide on Thursday Sept 5.

Howard reveals his election prediction for Albo and Dutton

Former prime minister John Howard has predicted who will win the upcoming federal election and why, compared to Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, Anthony Albanese is “out of his depth”.

Opinion

Fan gallery from the Matildas game at GMHBA.Matildas first goal Picture: Mark Wilson

Opinion: Tillies are elite athletes, not fetish bait for middle-aged men

Marty Sheargold’s comments about the Matildas are classic examples of sexualisation in the workplace. They’re also a reflection on how society treats women’s sport.

Opinion

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image contains nudity.) L-R, Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Bianca Censori’s Grammys nudity: Controlled or in control?

Was Bianca Censori’s shocking red-carpet nudity a red flag or the culmination a carefully staged, years-long, public strip tease? Is she controlled, or master of her own naked domain? Two very different opinions.

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