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van Badham

The Guardian

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AI products are reaching further into our lives. Does it matter who controls the companies behind them?

AI products are reaching further into our lives. Does it matter who controls the companies behind them?

The joke on the internet asks: “What are the seven most terrifying words in the English language?” The answer: “Ronan Farrow’s been asking...

10.04.2026 10

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It is no fluke that social media platforms are addictive and causing harm. They were designed that way

A disdain towards the notion of “consequence” somewhat defines the contemporary western moment of the powerful. So two recent US court decisions...

27.03.2026 10

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Albanese’s ‘difficult’ moment with Grace Tame: in one dumb word he summoned the spectre of Scott Morrison

Rare is the job that comes with a failsafe cheat code, yet the Australian prime ministership has one. It is asking yourself “Would Scott Morrison do...

27.02.2026 10

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As we enter the age of the AI-rranged marriage, here’s why I hate Fate

The Guardian reported on the arrival of “Fate” and, friends, I laughed. Or maybe I cried. It’s apparently the first “agentic AI dating app”....

24.02.2026 100

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Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium

15.01.2026 70

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Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment

21.11.2025 40

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Westpac’s work-from-home complaint was a cultural miff that doesn’t resonate in today’s Australia

28.10.2025 30

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AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable

16.10.2025 20

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In a world where techlords rule us by whim, Australia’s stance against deepfakes is reason to celebrate

04.10.2025 10

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America’s language of extremity is shocking to Australians. With local radicals on the march, we have to push back

19.09.2025 20

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To Australia’s university fat cats, who may yet face job cuts not of their own making – don’t forget to wash your underwear …

05.09.2025 20

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Middle-aged men are among society’s loneliest people – what does that say about the patriarchy?

22.08.2025 10

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Microplastics are everywhere, even in human testicles. So will the patriarchy finally step in?

07.08.2025 20

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Are young women finally being spared the unique cruelty of male literary opinions?

27.07.2025 20

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Yes, AI is getting scarier. So why do I need that loveless machine to tell me everything will be all right?

10.07.2025 20

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The idea of inflicting a 90s summer on children makes me anxious. Mainly because I was there

25.06.2025 10

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Parts of Australia are suffering another devastating drought, but you wouldn’t know it in the cities

11.06.2025 10

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Our obsession with spoiling pets has gone too far: your dog doesn’t care if its collar is from Burberry

02.06.2025 20

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A fluff ball with a monster face: what explains the luxury appeal of Labubu dolls?

14.05.2025 20

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The ‘womanosphere’ is the latest cultural propaganda assault on young womanhood. Will it work?

30.04.2025 30

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America used to fire the world’s imagination – but now the cultural conversation is being silenced

17.04.2025 20

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Gen X men: if you don’t find the strength to inoculate boys against the manosphere, what men are left?

06.04.2025 20

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The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t

19.03.2025 20

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Dutton has backed more funding to women’s health. But the political record is worth revisiting

12.02.2025 30

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My advice to male writers struggling to get published? Toughen up – and embrace poverty

04.02.2025 20

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van Badham