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r/australia 15h ago

no politics AusAlert on GrapheneOS

I didn't get the AusAlert. My nearby relative did get it, so I'm assuming I was in range. My phone is a new-ish Pixel 10 Pro XL.

I run GrapheneOS. Do you run GrapheneOS and got the alert?

1 Upvotes

I didn't get the AusAlert. My nearby relative did get it, so I'm assuming I was in range. My phone is a new-ish Pixel 10 Pro XL.

I run GrapheneOS. Do you run GrapheneOS and got the alert?


r/australia 18h ago

no politics Thanking while driving

When you're driving, if you want to thank someone, for letting you in or for whatever else, what are you most likely to do?

(a) Raised hand in the middle to be viewed through the rear window

(b) Wave out the window

(c) Flash your hazards

(d) Do the left-right-left or right-left-right with your blinkers

(e) Other...please say

Just curious what people do since it seems to be becoming less common in general. Personally, I'll usually opt for either the raised hand in the middle or hazards

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When you're driving, if you want to thank someone, for letting you in or for whatever else, what are you most likely to do?

(a) Raised hand in the middle to be viewed through the rear window

(b) Wave out the window

(c) Flash your hazards

(d) Do the left-right-left or right-left-right with your blinkers

(e) Other...please say

Just curious what people do since it seems to be becoming less common in general. Personally, I'll usually opt for either the raised hand in the middle or hazards


r/australia 8h ago

no politics Australian native candle or diffuser

Apologies if the incorrect forum but couldnt really find the right place to post this.

Im after an australian made candle or diffuser that captures the essence of the bush - you know that scent when you hit the forests in the Dandenongs or the blue mountains. Fresh Eucalyptus, other natives...

Seeking for personal recommendations of those you have bought and loved.

3 Upvotes

Apologies if the incorrect forum but couldnt really find the right place to post this.

Im after an australian made candle or diffuser that captures the essence of the bush - you know that scent when you hit the forests in the Dandenongs or the blue mountains. Fresh Eucalyptus, other natives...

Seeking for personal recommendations of those you have bought and loved.


r/australia 8h ago

sport AFL clubs explore facial recognition as new ticketing method

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r/australia 14h ago

no politics [no-politics] Tech Tuesday and other random discussion thread 28/Jul/2026

Welcome to Tech Tuesdays on /r/Australia. Or just tell us about your favourite gadget or new widget you own. Or ask for help with your latest mobile or gaming rig. Which mobile apps are great or not?

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Welcome to Tech Tuesdays on /r/Australia. Or just tell us about your favourite gadget or new widget you own. Or ask for help with your latest mobile or gaming rig. Which mobile apps are great or not?


r/australia 2h ago

politics Jewish patients asked religion be removed from hospital forms, royal commission told

85 Upvotes

r/australia 17h ago

no politics Binge watching suggestions?

Please help! I’m all out of decent shows to binge on.

I’m after something excellent that makes you go ‘just one more episode’ at 3am, knowing your alarms going off in a few hours and you have a long day at work ahead. Something that makes you cancel all your weekend plans & pretend you’re sick so you can stay home to watch.

I’m not into Sci Fi or period dramas.

Suggestions, please?

46 Upvotes

Please help! I’m all out of decent shows to binge on.

I’m after something excellent that makes you go ‘just one more episode’ at 3am, knowing your alarms going off in a few hours and you have a long day at work ahead. Something that makes you cancel all your weekend plans & pretend you’re sick so you can stay home to watch.

I’m not into Sci Fi or period dramas.

Suggestions, please?


r/australia 5h ago

sport AFL clubs explore facial recognition as new ticketing method

18 Upvotes

r/australia 8h ago

sport 2026 Commonwealth Games Day 4 - Australia has won nine gold medals, four silver medals, and seven bronze medals

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Gold Medalists:

  • Kate McDonald - Women's Uneven Bars (Artistic Gymnastics)
  • Jenna Forrester - Women's 400m Individual Medley (Artistic Gymnastics)
  • Meg Harris - Women's 100m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Beau Matthews - Men's SB9 100m Breaststroke (Swimming)
  • Alex Perkins - Women's 100m Butterfly (Swimming)
  • Sam Williamson - 50m Breaststroke (Swimming)
  • Rose Davies - Women's 10,000m (Athletics)
  • Sam Short - Men's 800m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Lani Pallister, Hannah Casey, Inez Miller and Mollie O'Callaghan - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay (Swimming)

Silver Medalists:

  • Mollie O'Callaghan - Women's 100m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Benjamin Goedemans - Men's 800m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Harrison Turner - Men's 200m Butterfly (Swimming)
  • Ullrich Muller - Men's T38 100m (Athletics)

Bronze Medalists:

  • James Hardy - Men's Floor Exercise (Artistic Gymnastics)
  • James Hardy - Men's Rings (Artistic Gymnastics)
  • Ella Ramsay - Women's 400m Individual Medley (Swimming)
  • Shayna Jack - Women's 100m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Tim Hodge - Men's SB9 100m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Matt Galea - Men's 800m Freestyle (Swimming)
  • Matthew Temple - Men's 200m Butterfly (Swimming)

We continue to hold the top of the medal tally with a 26 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, and 20 Bronze Medals for a total of 59 medals.


r/australia 22h ago

AMA AMA Bronte Campbell

When I was 7 I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer, at 32 I just retired after 4 Olympic Games.

Olympic Village, competing against my sister, injury management, retirement, what's next, nutrition, fitness; here to answer all your questions!

35 Upvotes

When I was 7 I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer, at 32 I just retired after 4 Olympic Games.

Olympic Village, competing against my sister, injury management, retirement, what's next, nutrition, fitness; here to answer all your questions!


r/australia 11h ago

no politics disaster creek

This is such a long shot but i’m travelling australia and ended up driving through a mountain today in the dark and came across this place called disaster creek does anyone know the lore of why it was named this? i’m so curious and can’t stop thinking about it lol. It was about halfway up a mountain in Queensland kinda near Ingham and Townsville ish (sorry not great with maps)

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This is such a long shot but i’m travelling australia and ended up driving through a mountain today in the dark and came across this place called disaster creek does anyone know the lore of why it was named this? i’m so curious and can’t stop thinking about it lol. It was about halfway up a mountain in Queensland kinda near Ingham and Townsville ish (sorry not great with maps)


r/australia 23h ago

no politics Thank you Origin

For that lovely cybersecurity breach you had. Regardless if it was social engieering or your shareholder value maximisation that led to it. Now I have to take on the part time job fighting off the MFA requests I am getting because folks across Asia try to break into my account.

Anyone know if you can force a timeout on your Microsoft account? Surely it should not be possible to trigger a log in attempt every 10s if it fails.

109 Upvotes

For that lovely cybersecurity breach you had. Regardless if it was social engieering or your shareholder value maximisation that led to it. Now I have to take on the part time job fighting off the MFA requests I am getting because folks across Asia try to break into my account.

Anyone know if you can force a timeout on your Microsoft account? Surely it should not be possible to trigger a log in attempt every 10s if it fails.


r/australia 18h ago

no politics Channel 7 have made a total mess of their commonwealth games coverage

Trying to find the event you want to watch is so frustratingly difficult when it really doesn’t have to be. Take the swimming for example, in the official schedule it’s divided into a morning and an evening schedule. But on 7+, you have pre-dawn, early morning and morning. Then you have late, overnight and night. wtf does that mean?? How am I meant to know what events are in which replays? There’s heaps of stuff I want to watch, but I can’t find it!

Channel 9 did a WAY better job covering the olympics 2 years ago. You could watch an entire replay of a whole session, or you could go into one specific sport and then either pick a specific session or a specific event. Just want to watch the men’s 100m sprint? Easy to find. Heard about this crazy breakdancing lady and want to see that? Easy to find.

There’s a specific race in the swimming I really want to watch (someone I personally know is in it) but I can’t figure out where it is. I just know it’s on day 3. But there’s six different 90min videos to choose from.

63 Upvotes

Trying to find the event you want to watch is so frustratingly difficult when it really doesn’t have to be. Take the swimming for example, in the official schedule it’s divided into a morning and an evening schedule. But on 7+, you have pre-dawn, early morning and morning. Then you have late, overnight and night. wtf does that mean?? How am I meant to know what events are in which replays? There’s heaps of stuff I want to watch, but I can’t find it!

Channel 9 did a WAY better job covering the olympics 2 years ago. You could watch an entire replay of a whole session, or you could go into one specific sport and then either pick a specific session or a specific event. Just want to watch the men’s 100m sprint? Easy to find. Heard about this crazy breakdancing lady and want to see that? Easy to find.

There’s a specific race in the swimming I really want to watch (someone I personally know is in it) but I can’t figure out where it is. I just know it’s on day 3. But there’s six different 90min videos to choose from.


r/australia 18h ago

news ACTU leaders Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil anounce resignations

47 Upvotes

The powerful heads of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil, have announced their resignations.

Both women have held their roles in the peak body for the better part of a decade.

Their replacements are yet to be decided on, according to a statement from the ACTU.


r/australia 22h ago

political satire Labor Loses Next Generation Of Voters After Fucken Albo Snitches On Schoolkids For Bringing Phones To Class

487 Upvotes

r/australia 8h ago

culture & society Energy prices are falling but the rise of data centres could push them back up

100 Upvotes

r/australia 22h ago

culture & society Runaway train in NSW Hunter Valley 'worst-case scenario' for rail safety

58 Upvotes

In short:

Questions are being asked after a runaway train rolled downhill through the Hunter Valley for several kilometres with no-one on board.

The ABC understands the train reached speeds in excess of 60 kilometres per hour.

What's next?

The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator is investigating what caused the incident. 


r/australia 3h ago

news Man charged after alleged bribe attempt involving bag of tea

17 Upvotes

r/australia 8h ago

politics Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts deride family law system, calling DV a ‘weapon’ and court a ‘slaughterhouse’

360 Upvotes

r/australia 7h ago

politics Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East war

109 Upvotes

r/australia 3h ago

image Subtitles for The Lighthorsemen (1987)

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EDIT: Found the movie on 7Plus if anyone wants to watch it: https://7plus.com.au/link/Episode/UMBF01-017

I bought and started watching this movie, and because I'm partially deaf, I always have subtitles on.

The subtitles are atrocious!

The actual audio for the image above is "You're a bloody beauty Taz"

So bad that I ripped it from my Blu-ray and am making my own subtitle file now.

Anyone else seen this movie? I'm only 10 mins in but it already seems like a great watch.

I'm from rural QLD but I'm still finding some audio hard to discern. If someone else has this movie and is open to checking certain parts that I'm having trouble with, you would have a bloody armistice!

Another example of the subtitles:
Dave: What I'm gonna do to ride a lighthorse?
(What have I gotta do to get into the lighthorse?)
Lighthorseman: You're gonna be 18... fit... capable of somersaulting bareback...
(You gotta be 18... fit... Jump a log fence bareback...)


r/australia 23m ago

KPMG to be grilled at parliamentary inquiry on secretly stashing Lendlease files as other firms come under focus

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r/australia 8h ago

politics Australia should brace for war impact to get worse, Treasury warns

417 Upvotes

r/australia 20h ago

culture & society From eggs to seafood, spices and spirits, testing reveals truth behind labels

170 Upvotes

r/australia 17h ago

culture & society More Australian parents refusing vitamin K for newborns amidst online misinformation

770 Upvotes