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Australia bans YouTube for under-16s: Here’s why
Cape Town ETC
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July 31, 2025
The Australian government has announced that starting December 10, YouTube will join a list of social media platforms banned for users under the age of 16, Cape {town} Etc reports. This move comes as part of broader efforts to protect children...
US, Australia hold drills in Papua New Guinea
The Manila Times
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August 1, 2025
SYDNEY — The joint US and Australian military exercise Talisman Sabre extended across 500 kilometers of remote northern coast in Papua New Guinea this week, Australian officials said, the first time the war games have been taken to another...
The Government says it’s fixing the cost of living, so what happens if voters don’t believe it? - Thomas Coughlan
The New Zealand Herald
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August 1, 2025
It was clearly designed to assuage fears, fanned by the Opposition, that the Government had put the entire Crown infrastructure build on ice, leading to the mass exodus of construction labour to Australia. The tactic isn’t an unfair one. All...
Whitlam, Vietnam and colour TV: how Australia was redefined by the ‘hinge year’ of 1975
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
Seismic political shake-ups, international upheaval that reverberated across the nation and a vivid cultural renaissance – 1975 was one of Australia’s most pivotal years of the 20th century. Five decades on, the National Library of Australia in...
Australian activists allege they were ‘brutalised psychologically’ after Israeli military detained Gaza aid boat
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
Two Australian activists say they were “brutalised psychologically” and treated “like criminals” by the Israeli military, including being strip-searched, shackled and denied external communication, after a boat they were on was intercepted and...
Cassowary crossing — how Australia is tackling its roadkill crisis
The Times
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The cassowary is a big, violent, flightless creature that is widely considered the world’s most dangerous bird. It is no match, however, for a more powerful beast: the Australian motorist. Now scientists are racing against time to save the bird’s...
FBI Director Slips into Australia for Secret High-Level Talks
The Epoch Times
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August 1, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a House of Representatives hearing in Washington on May 7, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed he met with FBI Director Kash Patel during his low-key visit to...
Canberra pet ambulance hangs up the keys after 19 years helping our animal friends
RiotACT
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July 31, 2025
Jarrod Male, one half of Pet Ambulance Services, says the “feel good” factor of helping worried pet owners kept him going over the years. Photo: Pet Ambulance Services/Facebook. For the past 19 years, pet owners could ring Pet Ambulance Services...
Government reacts to Trump’s 10 per cent tariff on Australian imports
Sky News Australia
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August 1, 2025
A spokesperson for the trade minister has released a statement saying Australia has received the lowest tariff rate imposed by the US and the government will continue to advocate for the removal of all tariffs in line with the free trade agreement.
Australia to keep lobbying US on tariffs, despite reprieve
Financial Review
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August 1, 2025
The Albanese government has claimed credit for Donald Trump’s decision to leave the 10 per cent baseline tariff on Australian imports untouched, and will now devote efforts to having the impost removed altogether. Trade Minister Don Farrell said...
Shock Poll: Does the Silent Majority in Australia — and Beyond — Actually Exist?
Algemeiner Journal
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August 1, 2025
On July 29, 2025, a national poll in Australia delivered a deeply unsettling message: perhaps the “silent majority” that we believed in for so long — those decent, fair-minded Australians who would reject antisemitism when it crossed a line — was...
EJ Norvill made headlines for her theatre work. Now she’s headed back to TV with The Twelve
PerthNow
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August 2, 2025
She’s best known for wowing theatre audiences through the celebrated one-woman play, The Picture Of Dorian Gray, which toured the east coast of Australia from 2020 to great acclaim and multiple five-star reviews. But this week Eryn Jean Norvill...
Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as trade minister heralds ‘vindication’ for Albanese’s approach
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
Australian goods imported into the US will continue to attract the baseline 10% tariff, with Australia dodging any tariff increase in the latest round of Donald Trump’s global trade war. On Thursday night US time – Friday morning in Australia –...
Australians double down on batteries, as energy reform kicks in
The National Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water The consumer watchdog has found the Albanese Labor Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program and energy bill relief are effectively lowering bills across the country, with more reforms to get...
Western Australia adopts new digital property valuation platform
Mortgage Professional Australia
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August 1, 2025
The adoption of VM Online is expected to benefit mortgage brokers by enabling faster and more reliable property valuations. This could help reduce delays in loan approvals and settlements, allowing brokers to serve clients more efficiently and...
Nurses Strike for Safe Staffing: Government under fire as workloads soar
Indian Newslink
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August 1, 2025
Nurses say that they are overworked and underpaid, and many are planning to move to Australia: Striking Nurses with Labour MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan on July 30, 2025 (Photo Supplied)Government Investment I do not think that is an unreasonable...
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau 'are interested in each other'
PerthNow
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August 2, 2025
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau "have a lot in common". The 40-year-old pop star and the former Canadian Prime Minister have recently been spending time together in Montreal, and an insider has now claimed that there is "an attraction" between the...
Minister breaks silence on secret FBI meeting
Townsville Bulletin
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July 31, 2025
Australia’s Home Affairs Minister has been forced to defend a meeting with the FBI director in Sydney. Donald Trump’s FBI director Kash Patel was in Australia and New Zealand in the past week, and a Sunday night dinner meeting between he and Tony...
Australia eyes more US exports as Trump holds tariffs at 10%
Yahoo Finance
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By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Australian products could become more competitive in the U.S. market, helping businesses boost exports, Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump kept...
Australia to continue paying baseline 10 per cent US tariff rate
Seven News
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August 1, 2025
Australia will be spared from higher tariffs after the Trump administration announced new levies for dozens of countries. The White House on Friday, Australian time, revealed the US president’s decision to hike import taxes for products from...