Oceania · Friday, 6 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: HappyCow - Vegan Food Near You · AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker · Rain Parrot · Waze · DramaWave - Dramas & Reels. 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 4,302 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- Fear sweep through Wall Street as investors rethink AI trade (abc.net.au)
- Steve Price: Victoria's election will be vicious as Labor clings to power (geelongadvertiser.com.au)
- War and security More than usual
- Clima, al via in Turchia la prima Cop oltre quota +1,5°C (greenreport.it)
- 가장 강한 엘니뇨 온다…우리나라 영향은 [지금은 기후위기] (inews24.com)
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 −1.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 1.1The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 6.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual9.7 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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The White House, Public domain Rising
Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
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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
Cars & transport
Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
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Crime & justice
Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain Philip Mallis from Melbourne, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
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Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Fashion & beauty
SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0 FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain
Food & drink
Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0 3pub+
Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Warmtoned, CC BY 4.0
Celebrities & creators
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Nithya Raman, Public domain Rising
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Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
https://www.flickr.com/photos/naparazzi/, CC BY-SA 2.0 paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0 New
Original: NL-HaNA, ANEFO / neg. stroken, 1945-1989, 2.24.01.05, item number 930…, CC0 New
Travel & places
NASA World Wind, Screenshot by Carport, Public domain Rising
Industries here
Media & entertainment 27Government & public sector 17Music 16Gaming 13Sports & fitness 6Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Fashion & beauty 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 news4reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 4 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news73reports of events, mostly in English6 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 euro1.625AUD per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro +2.2% since 30 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 · 2026-11-07
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Mamamia Out Loud
2The Rest Is Politics: US
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3Hamish & Andy
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4Conversations
5Shameless
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6Casefile
7The Rest Is History
8The Poisoned Wife
9The Case Of
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10Life Uncut
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1ING Banking - Do Your Thing
2Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
3ChatGPT
4AXS Tickets
5myGov app
6Ticketmaster－Buy, Sell Tickets
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7CapCut
8Claude by Anthropic
9Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
10AliExpress - Shopping App
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App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1WikiCamps Australia
2Threema for iOS
3TripView
4Shadowrocket
5Monash FODMAP Diet
6Chromagraph Camera
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7Rain Parrot
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8AnkiMobile Flashcards
9Tiny Computers
10ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
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App Store · 2026-11-07
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.