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What r/australia is talking about this week

r/australia has 2,944,073 members and 25 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 20.9 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

2,944,073members
25posts in the last 24 hours, newest 33 min ago
20.9comments an hour right now, newest 6 h ago
7,617points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/australia this week

australian16police14sydney10abc9climate9news8woman7dies7nation6data6community5close5

Top threads this week

  1. Chinese community gathers at State Library Victoria to mourn delivery rider Jianming Feng

    Tonight members of Melbourne's Chinese community, along with other delivery riders and locals, gathered on the lawns in front of the State Library to remember Jianming Feng, the 47-year-old food...

    7,617 points406 comments5 d ago
  2. Anti-Asian racism in Australia

    What is happening in Australia? Been living in this exact same address for almost the past 20 years now, never had this happen before. Some guy moves in next door, and while we are IN THEM MIDDLE...

    6,844 points2,104 comments4 d ago
  3. Spiky cam: up close with an echidna on my regenerating bush block

    We have been regenerating an ex cattle property for wildlife for the past 14 years. Our reward has been to see the return of animals, birdlife and plants in a natural environment. This is Spike....

    1,884 points73 comments3 d ago
  4. I found an old bottle with a 3 digit phone number
    1,875 points108 comments6 d ago
  5. PM announces plan to ease housing crisis by letting people stay overnight in the David Jones bedding section
    1,612 points31 comments6 d ago
  6. This is a European wasp nest I found on my farm. Thought it would be cool to get some slo-mo footage. Bad idea - they became very very angry. Even after 40 minutes, they were still attacking the phone.

    We have a European Wasp nest on our farm. These are an introduced feral species, and are a declared pest in Australia. Before I exterminated them, I thought it would be cool to set up my phone and...

    1,535 points175 comments2 d ago
  7. The Bush stone-curlew: the most unimpressed bird

    These birds clearly have no time for tourists :) I haven't seen such an unimpressed look by an animal before! Taken in Brisbane.

    1,522 points62 comments5 d ago
  8. ‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back
    1,227 points485 comments7 d ago
  9. The biggest school shake-up in years is coming as Australia moves to restrict screens and AI in education

    ‘The evidence is showing us the more time kids spend online the more likely it is their results decline.’ Australian students are facing a sweeping education overhaul, with major changes to screen...

    1,198 points166 comments7 d ago
  10. Steam has added automatic age verification for Australian users.
    1,167 points247 comments6 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Turnbull hits back as Khawaja controversy widens
    1 points0 comments33 min ago
  2. Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech | Cop31
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  3. Lake Eyre Basin's 'inland ocean' to be harvested under flood plain proposal
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  4. ASIC accuses Commonwealth Bank of overcharging thousands of business customers
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  5. Pre diabetes coffee
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  6. Police probe after human torso found inside sofa couch in Sydney bushland
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  7. Singapore wants to send us its carbon pollution, and Australians will be left holding the bill
    1 points0 comments4 h ago
  8. One Nation's 'missing' aircraft located at hangar in Broken Hill, ABC investigation confirms
    1 points0 comments4 h ago
  9. Whistleblowers allege culture of bullying and intimidation at Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  10. One Nation candidates say they are funding their own Victorian election campaigns as party keeps purse shut
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
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