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US, Australia hold joint military exercise in Papua New Guinea for first time
SRN News
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August 1, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, August 1 (Reuters) -The joint U.S. and Australian military exercise Talisman Sabre extended across 500 km (300 miles) of remote northern coast in Papua New Guinea this week, Australian officials said,...
NP Digital Australia reports strongest half-year growth in 2025
Mumbrella
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August 1, 2025
NP Digital Australia has added eight new clients and expanded its services across key verticals, marking its most successful half-year to date. NP Digital Australia, part of the globally renowned performance marketing agency founded by Neil Patel,...
Australia reopens market to Canadian beef
CHAT TV
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July 31, 2025
Photo credit: Jasmintoffoli/Dreamstime. By Curtis Galbraith Agriculture Jul 31, 2025 | 6:00 AM For the first time since 2003, Australia has opened its market to beef and beef products from Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a news...
Action on Australian research integrity reform needed now
The National Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Australia’s leading scientists have renewed their call for the Australian Government to establish a national body to manage and investigate research misconduct in Australia. President of the Australian Academy of Science Professor Chennupati...
Meat and potatoes diplomacy delivers win for Australia
Azzet
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August 1, 2025
Australia has secured the lowest possible tariff rate of 10% under President Donald Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariff regime, positioning exporters with a crucial competitive advantage, as higher levies devastate rival nations. The executive...
Impartiality concerns raised as LNP appoints former Liberal party member to lead Queensland CFMEU inquiry
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
The lawyer leading a commission of inquiry into Queensland’s CFMEU was a former member of the Liberal party and acted for businesses, raising questions about his impartiality, according to the state’s union movement. Deputy premier and industrial...
Economic stability key in Pacific: Australian Foreign Minister Wong
Pacific News Service
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— Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has recommitted to maintaining the regional processing centre on Nauru, which accounts for more than half of the island country’s budget. Revenue from the processing centre accounts for $135 million (US$95...
Sydney: Farrell says debate over Australia as Lions destination 'insulting'
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has dismissed talk that the Wallabies are not worthy opponents as "insulting" and said it would be "tragic" if Australia was axed as a tour host. The Lions are seeking a series whitewash when they clash...
What Will It Take For Australia To Recognise Palestine As A State?
Pedestrian
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August 1, 2025
The crisis in Gaza has grown impossible to ignore: images of starving children and decimated neighbourhoods have shaken the world. Against this backdrop, pressure is piling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to make a historic shift — formally...
Beijing denies threat as FBI opens new office in New Zealand to ‘counter China’
South China Morning Post
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August 1, 2025
China has accused the FBI chief of asserting “groundless” vilification and claims that Beijing is a threat after the American security agency opened its first permanent office in New Zealand. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on...
Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s to Safeguard Youth
WebProNews
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July 31, 2025
Australia’s Bold Push to Curb Social Media for Youth In a move that has sent ripples through the tech industry, Australia’s government has enacted one of the world’s strictest social media regulations, banning access for children under 16. The...
Foreign Spies Targeting AUKUS Secrets, Warns Australian Spy Chief
The Epoch Times
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August 1, 2025
Director-General of ASIO, Mike Burgess appears before a Senate inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on April 29, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch Foreign nations are actively attempting to recruit Australia’s elected officials, public...
Editorial – The nuclear distraction: what the atomic option can’t do for Australia
Echonetdaily
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July 31, 2025
While the Coalition’s attempt to win the nation over on the promise of nuclear power was unsuccessful, it nonetheless has drawn attention to the fact that ordinary Australians are not as opposed to nuclear power as perhaps they ought to be....
Bangkok protests demand resignation of suspended PM
PerthNow
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August 2, 2025
Protesters have rallied in the Thai capital to demand the resignation of court-suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, following a recent violent border dispute with Cambodia that killed more than three dozen people and displaced...
Climate Targets in Australia: Fact Sheet
The Climate Council
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August 1, 2025
The Australian Government will soon set its 2035 climate target. The strongest possible target must be set to ensure the protection of future generations from worsening climate impacts, in Australia and around the globe. Here is everything you...
Friends to all: No guarantee of light-touch security partnerships for Samoa
The Strategist
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August 1, 2025
Samoa’s election at the end of August may be seen as an opportunity for foreign partners to deepen engagement and offer new avenues of support. With robust democratic institutions and strong cultural ties to its traditional partners, a sudden...
See the list: Australia spared tariff hike as Trump raises rates on others
SBS
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President Donald Trump has slapped dozens of America's trading partners with new tariff rates, but Australia's exports to the United States have been spared a hike. Most of these new tariff hikes were first announced in April when Trump slapped a...
Hong Kong Police Seek Arrests of 19 Activists Under Security Law
Times News Global
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August 1, 2025
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police have announced rewards for information relating to the arrest of 19 activists based overseas, whom they accuse of violating a national security law imposed by Beijing. In a statement released Friday, the police...
Zoo welcomes Tasmanian devils in Animals of Australia exhibit
Beverly Press and Park Labrea News - California
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July 31, 2025
Two naturally curious and active Tasmanian devils are on view at the L.A. Zoo. (photo by Andrea Delegal/courtesy of L.A. Zoo) For the first time in five years, the Los Angeles Zoo is once again home to wildly popular Tasmanian devils. Working in...
Ransomware Attacks Escalate to Physical Threats Against Executives
Infosecurity Magazine
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July 31, 2025
Ransomware actors are resorting to extreme measures to pressure victims into paying demands, including threats of physical harm to business executives. Over the past 12 months, executives were physically threatened in 40% of ransomware incidents,...