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Australia, India, Japan, US declare economic war on China’s rare earth empire
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 30, 2025
Washington, DC [US], July 30 (ANI): Foreign ministers from the Quad nations- Australia, India, Japan, and the United States- convened in Washington earlier this month and unveiled a robust strategy designed to counteract China's coercive influence...
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...
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,...
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....
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,...
First woman AFP Commissioner appointed
RiotACT
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August 4, 2025
Krissy Barrett has been appointed AFP Commissioner, the first woman in the top job. Photo: AFP. Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Krissy Barrett has been promoted to the force’s top job and will take over as Commissioner in October....
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...
Australia to Ban YouTube for Under-16s by December 2025, Tech Giants Face $50M Penalty for Non-Compliance
The Hans India
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July 30, 2025
Australia is taking a firmer stand on digital safety for children, expanding its age restrictions on social media to now include YouTube. The move, announced this week, will prohibit children under the age of 16 from creating accounts on the...
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...
Australia to ban YouTube accounts for under-16s from December
Mint
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July 30, 2025
The Australian government has confirmed that YouTube will be subject to a new minimum age requirement for social media platforms, reversing a previous decision to exclude the video-sharing site from the restrictions. From 10 December, users under...
Australia bans children under 16 from using YouTube
KFOX - Texas
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular...
Australia Adds YouTube to Social Media Ban Protecting Children Under 16
Mezha
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July 30, 2025
Australia has entered into a conflict with YouTube, the world’s largest video platform, by withdrawing its previous promise to exempt it from the social media ban for children under 16 years old. The Labor government announced that YouTube, owned...
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...
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...
Australia announces YouTube account ban for children under 16
Global News
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July 30, 2025
The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16-years-old from December, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular video-sharing service. YouTube was...
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...
NSW flood threat this weekend follows Sydney’s coldest July day in decades
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 31, 2025
A cold and wet week across New South Wales will culminate this weekend in heavy rain, strong winds and powerful surf along the coast. The stormy winter weather will result from a multi-centred coastal low developing in response to a broad polar...
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...
Australia awards multiple contracts to support counter-drone technologies
Shephard Media
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The Australian Government has awarded contracts totalling A$16.9 million (US$11 million) to 11 companies, including five Australian companies, to develop CUAS capabilities and technologies. In a statement on the contracts, the government said that...
Australia to include Youtube in world-first social ban for under-16
TVC News Nigeria
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July 30, 2025
The government of Australia has decided to include YouTube in its world-first social media ban for minors under the age of sixteen, renouncing its earlier exemption for the platform. The video-sharing service was intended to be spared from the...