A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister’s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about it

The Violence Reduction Unit… is not a law-and-order program: it views violence as a public health issue, which therefore requires a public health response.

The model has its origins in the work of Karyn McCluskey, a former police officer and nurse who established the first VRU in Scotland in 2003 – a time when Glasgow was known as the murder capital of the world. More than 20 years on – 14 with McCluskey helming the VRU – and the turnaround is stark: homicides, attempted murders and serious assaults plummeted and stayed low, and in 2024 the country removed its last youth from prison.

Antony Green has just worked his last day at the ABC, and GetUp has a thank you card for people to sign.

For more than thirty years, he’s been the voice of every election night. He was the one who made sense of it all – the swings, the seats, the counts too close to call – while the rest of us held our breath.

But he’s been so much more than that. Antony Green has helped millions of Australians understand how our democracy works. And because we understood it, we trusted it – thanks to him. That’s never been more important.

So we’re sending him a giant card to say thank you, and to wish him a happy retirement. Will you add your name today?

I was thinking that as it seems times aren’t going to get easier that there should be a section aiming at supporting each other with practical info and also discussing issues to do with family or solo life, children, ageing and health.

Let me know your thoughts and if you like the concept, can you think of alternative names for the community? Let’s see what we can come up with.