Oceania · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Australia
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: AXS Tickets · Threema for iOS · Opioid Calculator · Anxiety Release based on EMDR · Context Camera. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 5,259 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AI 'detox', anti-Semitism lessons in education overhaul (dailyadvertiser.com.au)
- Heidi job cuts: Melbourne AI scribe to shed 108 roles as two co-founders depart (smh.com.au)
- War and security More than usual
- Peninsula's oldest church stops to remember (mpnews.com.au)
- How should the Australian War Memorial deal with conflict between settlers and Indigenous peoples on the colonial frontier? (independentaustralia.net)
- Cost of living More than usual
- Sheep welfare sparks search interest | Wimmera Mallee News | Local News covering Sport, Rural, Council & Business News for Horsham, Warracknabeal, Dimboola, Rainbow, Jeparit & Yaapeet in VIC Australia (warrackherald.com.au)
- Black Friday 2026 Sale: Get up to $1400 off MOVA robot vacuums (cairnspost.com.au)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- Dr Karl Heads To COP31 To Bring Climate Conversations To TikTok (bandt.com.au)
- What does the blue tsunami mean for markets? (macrobusiness.com.au)
Survey · 2023 62% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual1.1 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual7.5 words per 1,000usually 6.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual10.2 words per 1,000usually 9.2The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty183.0from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −91.8 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain
Books, arts & history
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J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain Rising
SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0
Food & drink
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2DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More
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Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
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Society & beliefs
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Travel & places
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Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0 Legohun, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Government & public sector 25Media & entertainment 22Gaming 13Music 10Sports & fitness 9Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Education 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news7reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 3 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news69reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 53 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Unemployment4.4%Jul 2026 · −0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence98.0100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.3 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate4.60%Sept 2026 · +0.25 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- Real house prices4.2%Q2 2026 · −1.8 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.4%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment9.6%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Job postings152.21 Feb 2020 = 10023 Oct 2026 · +4.2 since 24 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.603AUD per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +1.2% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence100.5100 = long-run averageFeb 2026 · +0.0 since Jan 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Society
- People online96.1%2024 · +0.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government46.2%OECD Trust Survey2023 · +8.2 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change38.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority59.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1The One About Matthew Perry
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2Nobody Wants This
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3The Diplomat
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4Minimum wage
5Below
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6Lupin
Press photo, Public domain 7East of Eden
8Tyson
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9Unforgettable
10The Fall of El Mayo
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr 1Weapon
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2The Addams Family
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3Greenfingers
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4Glenrothan
5The Addams Family 2
6Nowhere to Run
7Animals
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8Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex
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9Surviving Hurricane Otis
10Manoj Bajpayee
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Ella Langley
3Adéla
4Olivia Dean
5Stella Lefty
6Olivia Rodrigo
7Sam Fender
8Taylor Swift
10Ashe
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Mamamia Out Loud
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2Hamish & Andy
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3The Case Of
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4Conversations
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5Casefile
6The Rest Is History
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7The Poisoned Wife
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8The Rest Is Politics
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9The Rest Is Politics: US
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10If You're Listening
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1ING Banking - Do Your Thing
2Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
3AXS Tickets
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4ChatGPT
5myGov app
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6Claude by Anthropic
7CapCut
8Shop
9Microsoft Authenticator
10Australia Post
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1WikiCamps Australia
2Threema for iOS
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3TripView
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4Chromagraph Camera
5Shadowrocket
6Monash FODMAP Diet
7AnkiMobile Flashcards
8Procreate
9Tiny Computers
10ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2Phantom Blade Zero
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3Counter-Strike 2
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4Aion 2
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6Probably Stolen
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7Crimson Desert
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8Aniimo
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9MapleStory
10Steam Deck
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.