Afternoon Update: Trump’s Truth Social posting frenzy; Hanson speaks at Mar-a-Lago; and hitching a ride on a whale

Good afternoon.
The fallout from the Democrats’ clutch of election wins continues, with Donald Trump responding online in trademark fashion. Among his 30 Truth Social posts in less than two hours was a series of bizarre AI-generated videos covering topics from his G2 meeting with Xi Jinping to Walmart allegedly lowering its prices.
It came as seasoned New York political analyst Michael Lange identified a small cohort of Trump voters who turned out for Mamdani in the Democrat’s mayoral election win. The mayor-elect has wasted little time, announcing an all-female transition team as he prepares to get to work on 1 January.
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In video

Rare footage has captured gripping vision of remora fish clutching on to a humpback whale, where they enjoy a ride – and a sumptuous feast of whale skin.
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“I love how your president has green-lit the US military to blow up drug cartel boats.” – Pauline Hanson
The One Nation leader skipped Senate duties this week to deliver a speech at an event run by the Conservative Political Action Conference at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
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What does it take for top bosses to lose their bonuses?
Senior reporter Henry Belot speaks to Nour Haydar about the enduring culture of paying big bonuses to company executives, despite community outrage over company conduct.
Listen to the episode here.

Before bed read
Lucy Clark has reflected on a landmark survey of 1,400 teenagers, gauging attitudes about masculinity in Australia now. “The good news,” she writes, “is that boys believe in gender equality. The scary question is: will they forget when they become men?”
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