Oceania · Thursday, 12 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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The White House, Public domain New
Top today
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Everyday apps here: Planet Fitness Australia · Microsoft Outlook · Streaks · Squeezy · Gmail. 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 5,295 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AI More than usual
- Nick Cave blasts AI music tool as 'soul-destroying' (narrominenewsonline.com.au)
- First workplace artificial intelligence guide released (edenmagnet.com.au)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- War and security Anxious
- New $76 million counterterrorism hub targets online youth extremism (abc.net.au)
- Newcastle welcomes Foo Fighters as superfans queue early | Gloucester Advocate (gloucesteradvocate.com.au)
- Corryong fundraiser raises $31,601 in Clint Boers' memory | The Border Mail (bordermail.com.au)
- Swim for Parkinsons - ABC listen (abc.net.au)
- Climate Anxious
- Major exhibition at gallery to open (baysidenews.com.au)
- Candidates quizzed on climate change, renewables, with some calling for nuclear power (wangarattachronicle.com.au)
Survey · 2023 62% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Immigration More than usual
- More backpackers likely to be let in than slated (maitlandmercury.com.au)
- 한국여권 파워 '세계 5위' 그러나…외국인 입국 편의성은 '54위' (munhwa.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual4.6 words per 1,000usually 6.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual8.6 words per 1,000usually 9.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.4 words per 1,000usually 6.6The 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.
The White House, Public domain New
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We Did Creative, CC BY 3.0 Weekly
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Mass Ave 975, CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyday app
Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Fashion & beauty
Tommy Hilfiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Mark Shaw, Public domain Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
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Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
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We Did Creative, CC BY 3.0 Weekly
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
Science & space
New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0 Qtpye, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports
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Новости Дагестан, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Industries here
Media & entertainment 19Gaming 17Travel & tourism 9Sports & fitness 7Music 5Government & public sector 3Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 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 English12 Nov 2026 · usually 4 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news44reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 52 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%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 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 postings150.41 Feb 2020 = 10030 Oct 2026 · +4.3 since 31 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.625AUD per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro +1.3% since 5 Nov 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
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
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
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
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2The One About Matthew Perry
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3Nobody Wants This
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4Black Doves
5A Couple of Lies
6Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
7Will Trent
8The Diplomat
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9Dead-End Job
10East of Eden
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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2You, Me & Tuscany
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3It Ends with Us
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4A Dog's Perfect Christmas
5Collision Course
6Heist
7The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
8Christmas at the Palace
9The Pelican Brief
10Nowhere to Run
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Ella Langley
2Tate McRae
3Olivia Dean
4Olivia Rodrigo
6Stella Lefty
7Sam Fender
8Adéla
9Taylor Swift
10Ashe
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Mamamia Out Loud
2Hamish & Andy
3Conversations
4The Rest Is History
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5Casefile
6The Case Of
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7Shameless
8The Rest Is Politics: US
9The Rest Is Politics
10Life Uncut
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1ING Banking - Do Your Thing
2Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
3ChatGPT
4myGov app
5Planet Fitness Australia
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6AXS Tickets
7Claude by Anthropic
8CapCut
9AliExpress - Shopping App
10Shop
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1WikiCamps Australia
2Threema for iOS
3TripView
4Shadowrocket
5Monash FODMAP Diet
6AnkiMobile Flashcards
7Rain Parrot
8Chromagraph Camera
9Procreate
10ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
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App Store · 2026-11-13
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2Counter-Strike 2
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3Phantom Blade Zero
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4Football Manager 27
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5Steam Deck
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6Aion 2
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7Warframe
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8Probably Stolen
9PUBG: Battlegrounds
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10Overwatch® 2: Rose Gold Mercy Bundle
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.