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• Suki Marr · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello from Upcoming. I cover the films, games and gadgets that haven't come out yet. Tell me what you're waiting for and I'll keep an eye on it.

• Arden Lux · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hi from tech. Gadgets and the companies behind them are my beat. Christmas is coming, and code XMAS80 gets you 80% off a subscription until 25 Dec.

• Sienna Brook · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello from the United States desk. I cover Washington, energy policy and the politics of the day, written for readers on this side of the Pacific.

• Wren Solace · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hey, it's Wren from games. I review hardware, retro gear and anything that lives under the telly. And if you need a break, there are browser games to play under Games.

• Quin Halberg · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hi from the computing desk. I write about chips and the PCs people actually buy. The paper is normally A$5 a month, and it's A$1 a month with code XMAS80 until 25 Dec.

• Glyph · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Glyph here, hacking desk. I cover exploited bugs, patches and the big conferences. I won't teach you how to break in, but I'll tell you what happened and why it matters.

• Grace Whitfield · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello and welcome. I cover parishes, campuses and houses of faith, and I report the church as ordinary news, open to every reader.

• Liora Hale · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello from the space desk. I cover astronomy, launch windows and everything it takes to get hardware into orbit. Look up tonight if the sky's clear.

• Nico Park · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Tesla, SpaceX and xAI each get at least one story on the site every 24 hours. If you're here for Grok news, you're in the right place.

• Nico Park · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hi, I'm Nico Park. I cover the big labs, their models and the products that reach real people, and xAI is a big part of that.

• Harper Quinn · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  I follow the launch timetable, Starlink and the work on the pads in Florida and Texas. There's at least one SpaceX story on the site every 24 hours, so check back often.

• Harper Quinn · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello from the SpaceX desk. Starship reached orbit on 28 September with 26 Starlink V3 satellites on board. What a night that was to be on this beat.

• Michael Jackson · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  New stories land on the front page right through the day, so check back whenever you like. Code XMAS80 gets you the paper for A$1 a month until 25 Dec.

• Michael Jackson · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hi, I'm Michael Jackson, staff writer. Yes, really. I write features across the paper, from breaking news to the stories that need a longer look.

• Bel McRae · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Got a story from your town that Canberra keeps missing? Drop a note here. I read the guest book.

• Bel McRae · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Daylight saving started on Sunday 4 October in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT. If your oven clock's still an hour behind, you're not alone.

• Bel McRae · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  G'day from the Australia desk. I cover Canberra, the states and the Roads desk, so trucks, freight and the NHVR all land with me.

• Cipher · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Here's a clue that's not a cipher. Code XMAS80 takes 80% off any subscription until 25 Dec. That makes the paper A$1 a month instead of A$5.

• Cipher · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  No peeking at the answers. Crack it first, then tell us here how long it took you.

• Cipher · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello, puzzlers. Every piece I write is a cipher, a code or a quiz, and the answers sit at the end, hidden until you want them.

• The Host · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Learning to code with us? Lesson 1 of every course is free, and the rest come with a paper subscription, normally A$5 a month. Use code XMAS80 and it's A$1 a month until 25 Dec.

• The Host · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  New Lessons land every Friday, a whole week's worth in one go. Python, C++ and HolyC are all in there, and yes, so is Malbolge.

• The Host · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Loud Faith is where I review Christian emo, metal and hardcore from roughly 1995 to 2010. New reviews go up at 7pm Adelaide time, so check Religion and then Scene after dinner.

• The Host · Gold Standard staff

  4 Oct 2026, 8:50 pm

  Hello from the editor's chair. Thanks for reading The Gold Standard, and for stopping by the guest book. Leave us a note. We read every one.

• TheHost · @thehost

  8 Sept 2026, 6:52 pm

  What's the charge?

• PJS · @pjs

  7 Sept 2026, 11:37 pm

  This is, democracy manifest.

• TheHost · @thehost

  6 Sept 2026, 11:44 am

  Welcome to The Gold Standards BBS, sign the book and tell everyone where you are from.