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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...
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...
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...
Silence over Marinus Link deal defended, but it could cost Liberals government
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 1, 2025
The business case for Tasmania's biggest ever infrastructure project details significant power price increases for industrial businesses and warnings that the government may be exposed to "very significant" financial risk in the future. But it...
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 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 –...
Victorian government to enshrine working from home rights
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 1, 2025
Victorian workers' right to work from home will be protected by law as part of a plan from Premier Jacinta Allan that threatens to spark a fight with employers. Ms Allan will use the Labor Party's state conference on Saturday to outline her...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tens of thousands join anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian march over Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Times of Israel
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August 3, 2025
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators marched across Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge on Sunday to call for increased aid deliveries to Gaza and sanctions on Israel. The march in Australia’s largest city occurred days after...
Australian Agencies Get AI Governance Framework
Image and Data Manager
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July 31, 2025
The Digital Transformation Agency has released a technical standard to assist government agencies to embed transparency, accountability and safety measures across artificial intelligence system lifecycles. The Australian Government AI Technical...
Government backflip on YouTube social media ban is one of Olympic proportions
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 31, 2025
As any gymnast will tell you, it's not easy landing a backflip, and as any politician will tell you, a political backflip is harder again. It's also less likely that people will applaud you when you land, even if you nail it. The government's...
Australia dodges tariff increase as Trump keeps rate at 10 per cent
Brisbane Times
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July 31, 2025
Washington: Australian goods will continue to be subject to a US tariff of 10 per cent after President Donald Trump maintained the current “baseline” rate – despite earlier threats to hike the levy to 15 or 20 per cent. Trump issued an executive...
Allan government pledges to make working from home a legal right
WAtoday
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August 1, 2025
Loading “If you can do your job from home, we’ll make it your right – because we’re on your side.” The Allan government estimates working from home saves Australian employees $110 a week. It will also argue that remote working cuts congestion,...
Australian Prime Minister Television interview – ABC 7.30
The National Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Prime Minister Prime Minister, welcome to 7.30. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good evening, Sarah. FERGUSON: Will Australia recognise a Palestinian state at the time of the UN General Assembly in September? PRIME MINISTER: We won’t be driven...
‘Just the way I am’: Labor mayor’s long list of political and criminal connections
The Sydney Morning Herald
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August 1, 2025
Police soon made a curious discovery. Ognenov, who had done almost five years’ jail time in the late 1990s for heroin trafficking, was a tenant in one of Memeti’s investment properties. After checking his phone records, police also uncovered that...
Minister outlines steps to address blasphemy law misuse
Pakistan Today
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July 31, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday highlighted the government’s approach to addressing the misuse of blasphemy laws. He emphasized efforts to strengthen legal safeguards and ensure accountability...
‘The first generation with declining standards of living’: Australia’s faltering economic standing
The Sydney Morning Herald
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August 1, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Not since the height of the Cold War have Australia’s national security and economic standing...