@bencubby

Reporter at SMH, [email protected]. I’m just Ben, anywhere else I’d be a 10.

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Joined February 2011
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Michael Gambon: the authorised biography review – a brilliant actor, and a master deceiver theguardian.com/books/2026/o…

Michael Gambon: the authorised biography review – a brilliant actor, and a master deceiver

From the National Theatre to Harry Potter, Gambon’s shapeshifting life leaves many questions still unanswered

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A Hunter Valley coal mine that this week secured the intervention of the #NSW premier @ChrisMinnsMP to allow a controversial expansion is targeting children in marketing materials spruiking coal. Its goal is to influence the school curriculum. smh.com.au/environment/clima…

Coal, colouring-in and classrooms: Hunter Valley mine’s push into schools

The operator of the Mount Pleasant mine near Muswellbrook says its goal is to influence the school curriculum.

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What wonderful optimism in the face of such shocking news. From airport queue to sudden diagnosis: Jennifer Hewett on facing brain cancer afr.com/policy/health-and-ed…

Life, death and an Aperol Spritz: my fight with brain cancer

The AFR’s national affairs columnist, Jennifer Hewett, was told she had a few months to live. Then she had her first appointment with a Sydney neurosurgeon.

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David Stewart: Melbourne barrister or Sydney business tycoon? smh.com.au/national/nsw/melb…

Melbourne barrister or Sydney business tycoon? Unmasking the real David Stewart

Until this week, the spray paint tycoon lived a relatively anonymous life. But David Stewart was not always David Stewart.

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This sort of nonsense has to stop. The @NewcastleJetsFC and every Jets supporter should be deeply embarrassed by the club’s behaviour. Don’t want journos writing about unpaid debts? Pay your bills. And a stronger, less invisible APL would tell the Jets to pull their head in.
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The Herald's coverage of the Jets may look a little different in the coming weeks. bit.ly/4hXaltv

An open letter to Jets fans from the Herald

The Herald's coverage of the Jets may look a little different in the coming weeks.

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in 1817, awaiting the arrival of a massive statue of Ramesses II (known in greek as Ozymandias) at British shores, Percy Shelley and Horace Smith proposed a duel, to see who could write a better sonnet inspired by the statue and an inscription. A generational mogging ensued.
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ABC reporter could face disciplinary action over opinion piece, journalists’ union says theguardian.com/media/2026/o…

ABC reporter could face disciplinary action over opinion piece, journalists’ union says

Opinion piece by head of union Michael Slezak sparks disagreement with new ABC director of news, Simon Robinson

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I'll never get booing the welcome to country. Like is it hard to just shut up for a minute
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2026 Australia Cup final LIVE: South Melbourne take on Melbourne Victory in historic decider at sold-out AAMI Park in Melbourne smh.com.au/sport/soccer/aust…

Australia Cup final as it happened: South Melbourne claims Australia Cup on record-breaking night

South Melbourne equalised with three minutes left in extra time, then defeated Melbourne Victory on penalties to become the first team from outside the A-League to lift the cup.

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Former ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70 smh.com.au/culture/celebrity…

Veteran ABC newsreader Richard Morecroft dies aged 70

Morecroft was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and died with his partner of 36 years by his side.

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Yup, I’m done. My reporting career has gone from telegrams to the age of AI. It will only pace up from here, but that’s for the next generation. And they’re committed and bright. Good luck. Farewell. smh.com.au/national/tears-tr…

Tears, trauma and telexes: Hugh Riminton signs off after a lifetime in the know

The veteran broadcaster has a warning about the future of journalism.

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Estamos perdiendo 12-0 y el árbitro decide adicionar un minuto más. Es un hijo de puta.
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We’re so poor we’ve got six streaming services and Uber Eats only once a week smh.com.au/national/we-re-so…

We’re so poor we’ve got six streaming services and Uber Eats only once a week

There I was, griping about the cost of living, until I scrolled through our bank statement.

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By far the most prominent and tragic victim of Australia’s declining snow seasons is snow gums. My book on their demise, and the people trying to stop it, is out next week. It’s an occasionally bleak but surprisingly upbeat story which I co-wrote with a woman half my age. Enjoy!
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Perisher closes today, ending IMO the worst Aus snow season in memory While the peak depth at Spencers Ck just beat the worst season, 2006, by 9cm This season saw no Spencers Ck snow before end of Sept for first time 200m below Spencers at Deep Creek, almost no snow all season
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Dostoyevsky on the death of his infant daughter. A passage that has stayed with me years after I first encountered it
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They’re targeted day and night — and these railways workers still turn up to work. From Kyiv: smh.com.au/world/europe/we-a…
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Trump says he is banning CNN and other news outlets from the White House smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…

Trump says he is banning CNN and other news outlets from the White House

The announcement is an extraordinary escalation of Trump’s long-standing animosity towards the media and outlets that report factual stories he does not like.

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Socceroos star to contest NSW Police fine, questions roadside drug testing smh.com.au/national/nsw/socc…

Socceroos star contests cocaine fine, questions roadside drug testing

Cristian Volpato has pleaded not guilty to driving with the drug in his system after being stopped by police in Sydney in late July.

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First NFL game in Australia tonight!
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More realistic AI doom scenario: You wake up, and can't log in to any of your devices or accounts. "Hmm, that's weird..." The Internet doesn't work. For anyone. Nothing loads. No passwords work. This does not improve, for several days. Then weeks. What happens next?
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