Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ 27. September 2026 (00:00) Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in USAustralian politicians and business leaders are arguing that their populace’s growing resentment of AI datacentres is an inauthentic import from the United States.Like the US, Australia is seeing community resentment grow in response to a surge in the construction of massive AI datacentres. However, pro-datacentre officials and executives argue the scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and therefore less damaging than that in the US. They say the burgeoning negative reaction is being tainted and inflamed by a heated US debate that has arrived down under via social media feeds. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real? 26. September 2026 (23:20) Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.(BBC News)
Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’ 26. September 2026 (22:00) Federal government to deregister graduate diploma of management in October over fears it was being used by ‘non-genuine’ students to remain in countryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate colleges are offering discounts to rush students into a diploma the federal government is cancelling over concerns it is being “misused by shonks”.The government announced in early September it would deregister the graduate diploma of management (learning) which it suspected was being used by “non-genuine” students to remain in Australia. The course is taught by close to 450 institutions, has over 15,000 students studying currently and more than 40,000 students registered for future enrolment following completion of a different vocational course. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palestinian careers adviser who was allegedly told to stop wearing keffiyeh at Sydney school sues for racial discrimination 26. September 2026 (22:00) Wasim El-Haj alleges NSW government school ordered him to stop wearing symbolic garment as it ‘may cause discord’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Palestinian careers adviser who was allegedly directed to stop wearing a keffiyeh at a Sydney government school because it was a symbol that “may cause discord” has lodged a racial discrimination case in the federal court against the state of New South Wales.Wasim El-Haj, a former careers adviser at Sydney Girls High School – an inner-city selective government school – alleges the then acting principal told him in 2024 that the keffiyeh was seen as a symbol of conflict. He alleges the state’s conduct is unlawful for breaching the Racial Discrimination Act. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Republic of Ireland to wear black armbands for Israel game 26. September 2026 (21:59) Republic of Ireland players intend to wear black armbands "in recognition of all lives lost in the [Gaza] conflict" for match against Israel.(BBC News)
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot Chesly Sullenberger inducted into US Aviation Hall of Fame 26. September 2026 (21:54) Sullenberger landed a disabled passenger plane safely in the Hudson River in 2009 without any loss of lifeCapt Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III – the pilot known for safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City’s Hudson River during a 2009 emergency – has been inducted into the US’s National Aviation Hall of Fame, two months after he went public with an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.Sullenberger, 75, received the honor during a ceremony held in Washington DC on Thursday, 17 years after he engineered what has become widely known as the Miracle on the Hudson. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
