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October 2025 Media Highlights

Opinion

Australian journalism prizes ‘objectivity’ over truth

by Amy Remeikis in Deep Cut News

Opinion

No Joy, only Division: It’s just the stupidest stupid we’ve yet seen

by Amy Remeikis in The New Daily

Media Release

Salmon industry review plan falls well short of community expectations

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Law & Order, Security, Society & Culture

Firearm theft in Australia

Two decades of stolen guns

by Rod Campbell and Skye Predavec

Fossil Fuel Mining, Corporate Governance, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Adani royalty discrepancy

by Rod Campbell

Agriculture, Aquaculture & Food, Biodiversity, Corporate Governance

Correspondence between the Australian government and UNESCO – received under FOI

by Eloise Carr

Elections, Politics & Parties, Governance & Government Agencies, Identity & Freedom from Discrimination

Australian democracy in 2025

Submission to the inquiry into the 2025 federal election

by Bill Browne, Skye Predavec and Frank Yuan

Education & Training, Corporate Governance

Cooking the books at the Australian National University – An analysis of the ANU accounts

by David Richardson and Richard Denniss

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Webinar, Unparliamentary

Unparliamentary with Jason Koutsoukis – 7 November 2025

Fri, Nov 7, 2025 11:00 am AEDT Zoom

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Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 5:30 pm AEDT Western Sydney University, Parramatta (Level 9, Peter Shergold Building)

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Dr Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture

Dr Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture 2025 | The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM

Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 pm ACDT State Library of South Australia

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Barrie, Bowers & Friends

Mon, Nov 17, 2025 6:00 pm AEDT Sydney Town Hall

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Webinar, Australia's Biggest Book Club

Aiming Higher with George Williams

Join Vice Chancellor of Western Sydney University, Professor George Williams AO discussing his new essay, Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future

Fri, Nov 21, 2025 11:00 am AEDT Zoom

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