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On Gaza, the Australian government has become a habitual follower and it’s painful to watch
Women's Agenda
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July 30, 2025
Australia has become a habitual follower, and it’s painful to watch. This morning, following in the footsteps of France and the UK, Canada announced it will recognise a Palestinian state by September. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the...
Canada to recognise Palestine as Australia flags 'conditional' plan
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 30, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country intends to recognise a Palestinian state. Mr Carney said the planned move was predicated on the Palestinian Authority's (PA) commitment to reforms, including commitments to fundamentally change...
New cost burden threatens to slam brakes on transport sector
The National Tribune
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July 31, 2025
The latest governmental and regulatory challenges to hit the Australian transport sector have just come into effect to further stifle 1000s of some of the nation’s most important small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Since July 1, the National...
Report offers insights into crop loss and waste on Australian horticultural farms
The National Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Dept of Agriculture The average percentage of crop loss or waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied significantly depending on crop type, new data collected by ABARES reveals. The report, Crop loss/waste on Australian...
One thing Australia needs recognise Palestine
Cairns Post
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July 30, 2025
Australia has declared recognition of Palestinian statehood is a question of “when, not if” as Canada moved overnight to join France and Britain in backing the plan. As events continue to unfold swiftly, Australia has stopped short of formally...
Resolving Global Conflicts and ‘America First’: What Is Trump’s Philosophy?
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 30, 2025
Standing in his white golf shoes on a lush green, President Donald Trump told those gathered at the ribbon-cutting for his golf course in Scotland on Tuesday that his administration has “put out fires all over the world” and “stopped about five...
Over 80% of Tuvaluans have applied for climate visas to Australia
Turkmenportal
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More than 80% of residents of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have applied for climate visas to move to Australia, the Australian diplomatic mission in Tuvalu has reported. As noted in the diplomatic mission's social media post, a total of...
The case for South Korea-Australia defence industrial cooperation
The Strategist
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July 30, 2025
Strategic convergence between South Korea and Australia is accelerating, but defence industrial cooperation remains underdeveloped. In an era of geoeconomic fragmentation, supply chain vulnerabilities and rising strategic uncertainty, Seoul and...
How to Watch ‘The Challenge: Vets and New Threats’ for Free: Time, Streaming, Cast
Decider
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July 30, 2025
Seasoned The Challenge veterans will take on newcomers in Season 41. The Challenge: Vets and New Threats premieres tonight, July 30, only on MTV. While The Challenge originally only featured contestants from The Real World and Road Rules, other...
Australia adds YouTube to its social media ban list to protect kids online
KYMA - Arizona
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July 30, 2025
(CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Australia has put YouTube on the chopping block as it pushes a new policy to protect kids online. The ban expands the world's first crackdown on social media use for those under the age of 16. YouTube is out as Australia...
Australia and Canada should cooperate, not compete, on critical minerals
The Strategist
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July 30, 2025
The global critical minerals race is heating up, and by not collaborating more closely, Australia and Canada are letting down their partner nations. Despite being the world’s two most reliable and like-minded mining giants, the pair are drifting...
Australia news LIVE: HECS reduction bill passes parliament; Coalition push for US beef inquiry blocked; Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America
Brisbane Times
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July 31, 2025
NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said the long-awaited Great Koala National Park could be announced “very soon”after she and Premier Chris Minns made a recent trip to the Mid North Coast. The proposed park in northern NSW, a signature...
Drake Has Cancelled Those Australia and New Zealand Shows He Postponed
Tone Deaf
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July 30, 2025
It’s official: Drake has cancelled the Australian and New Zealand shows that were postponed earlier this year. After playing arena shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, the Canadian rapper was scheduled to play back-to-back nights in...
Australia Could Be Biggest Victim Of Trump’s “America First” Policy; Why US Wants To Review AUKUS Deal?
The Eurasian Times
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July 30, 2025
It was hailed as Australia’s biggest defense agreement ever, one that could redefine the security architecture in the crucial Indo-Pacific and challenge China’s rising belligerence in the region. However, four years after the agreement, worth...
JACKSON HEWETT: Australian inflation update, fading CPI makes rate cut a shoo-in
The West Australian
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July 30, 2025
Any nervousness the Reserve Bank felt at its last rates meeting should be laid to rest. Earlier this month, six of the nine members of the interest setting advisory board opted to keep rates on hold, citing the need for a clearer picture on...
Australian Police Arrest Suspect in Arson Attack on Melbourne Synagogue
Jewish Post and News
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July 30, 2025
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani makes statements to the media with then-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Doha, Qatar, Oct. 13, 2023. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS Qatar, Saudi...
Australia Extends Social Media Ban to YouTube for Teens
Ratopati
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Canberra – Australia has expanded its social media restrictions to include YouTube for users under 16 years old. The government has added YouTube to its list of banned platforms for teenagers, marking the first time the video-sharing site has...
Drake cancels remaining shows in Australia and New Zealand
92.1 WROU - Ohio
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July 30, 2025
Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA Drake‘s postponed shows in Australia and New Zealand have been canceled. Live Nation announced the news, citing an inability to reschedule the dates within the necessary timeframe. “Live Nation Australia...
Thousands of animal species face an imminent threat of extinction from climate change
Earth.com
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Climate change is rapidly joining overexploitation and habitat destruction as a third major driver of global biodiversity loss, forcing thousands of animals onto the endangered species list. A sweeping analysis recently identified at least 3,500...
Albanese Wants International Cover Before Australia Recognizes Palestine as a State
The Diplomat
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July 30, 2025
Australia’s Anthony Albanese will recall well when another Labor prime minister was feeling the heat over Palestinian status. It was 2012 and then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard was forced into a corner over the stand Australia should take on a...