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James Norman

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Australian journalist published in The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Saturday paper and many other places. Specialises in long form feature writing and comment pieces. Also the author of a political biography of former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown, published by Allen & Unwin.

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Loved by audiences, loathed by critics: Bohemian Rhapsody is like Queen itself

Loved by audiences, loathed by critics: Bohemian Rhapsody is like Queen itself

Updated November 11, 2018 10:46:10 When I went to an 11am session of Bohemian Rhapsody this week in Melbourne…

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Hate footy? Five Grand Final alternatives, from art in a meat factory to Church in a giant shoe

Hate footy? Five Grand Final alternatives, from art in a meat factory to Church in a giant shoe

Updated September 28, 2018 17:46:22 With grand final fever sweeping the country, it feels almost impossible t…

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Thieves stole all my luggage, then a stranger restored my faith in humanity

Thieves stole all my luggage, then a stranger restored my faith in humanity

I had been in San Francisco for only about an hour when it happened. I parked my SUV hire car in the only ava…

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Christian soldiers marching on the US with 'Project Blitz'

Christian soldiers marching on the US with 'Project Blitz'

Trump, who won the 2016 presidential election partly on the back of the evangelical Christian vote, has prove…

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The case for legalised cannabis

The case for legalised cannabis

At the Oakland Community Partners marijuana dispensary in the San Francisco Bay area the unmistakeable whiff …

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Taking up where Luther King left off: the new Poor People's Campaign

Taking up where Luther King left off: the new Poor People's Campaign

The newly reinvigorated effort, The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, was started by…

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From ‘charger rage’ to a 700km range: is public charging keeping up with Australia’s EV demand?

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By James Norman
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Australia is having an electric vehicle moment. Close to 25,000 electric vehicles were sold in Australia in March, an all-time record and an increase of 69.6% compared with March 2025, according to the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia. Although still lagging behind countries like China where close to half of new passenger vehicles sold are electric, soaring petrol prices on the back of the war in Iran have accelerated interest in EV ownership in Australia.
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‘The environmental movement needs many hands’: saving Australia’s biodiversity is getting personal

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By James Norman
| Inkl
There are more than 10m hectares of privately protected and managed areas in Australia. Composite: Getty / Guardian Design Gifting land for conservation and leaving environmental bequests in personal wills are part of a quiet but rapidly growing revolution in environmentalism in Australia – motivated by individual efforts to address the climate and biodiversity crisis head on.
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Don’t Mistake AI Hype for a Bubble

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By Seth Wilson Verified, James Norman
| Built In Verified
Image: Shutterstock / Built In Summary: AI investment is a platform shift, not a bubble. Unlike the dot-com era, AI uses existing digital infrastructure for immediate adoption. It boosts productivity by automating work, creating a capability gap between casual users and those using it for massive efficiency gains. more AI investment is a platform shift, not a bubble. Unlike the dot-com era, AI uses existing digital infrastructure for immediate adoption.
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Features writer for The Age daily culture section.

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