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Game-changing Partnership: Westpac Backs Cricket
The National Tribune
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August 1, 2025
One of the most significant partnerships in Australian sport will see Westpac and CA join forces to support the growth of Australia’s national sport across all levels of the game. This will include Westpac joining with Cricket Australia to help...
Today's rugby news as Louis Rees-Zammit inundated with pleas and late Australia v Lions change made
Wales Online
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August 1, 2025
These are your latest rugby headlines on Friday, August 1. Louis Rees-Zammit inundated Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has promised fans there is more big news coming after he confirmed he is quitting NFL to return to the sport. The Welshman...
Trump hits NZ with 15% tariff, spares Australia and UK
interest.co.nz
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New Zealand has lost some of its competitive edge in the United States after President Donald Trump hiked its baseline import tariff to 15% while leaving some countries at 10%. Australia, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and the Falkland Islands have...
A visit from Upland’s Australian sister
The Claremont Courier - California
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August 1, 2025
The arrival of Mildura Sister City Association’s Jodie Alderton, pictured here Tuesday at Upland City Hall with Upland Mayor Bill Velto, meant the renewal to a longstanding long-distance relationship between the cities of Upland and Mildura,...
Health Services Union of Western Australia Delegate Conference speech – Perth
The National Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Assistant Minister for the Public Service, Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Struggling breaths in the back seat. Panicked breaths in the front seat. Dad running an amber light that...
Australian Venue Co announces CVC as new private equity partner alongside PAG
The Hotel Conversation
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Australian Venue Co, one of the country’s biggest owners of pubs, bars and hotels, has attracted a new private equity partner to support its next phase of growth. CVC Capital Partners Asia VI, a private equity fund managed by CVC Capital Partners,...
Is Australia becoming a more violent country?
The Conversation
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August 1, 2025
Almost every day, it seems we read or hear reports another family is grieving the murder of a loved one in a street brawl, another business owner is hospitalised after trying to fend off armed robbers, or shoppers simply going about their business...
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...
‘These Guys Will Go Down in the Hall of Fame as the Greatest to Do It’: Hilltop Hoods Ascend to the Pinnacle of Australian Hip-Hop with New Album
Rolling Stone Australia
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July 31, 2025
Collingwood, Melbourne. It’s a crisp winter morning on a Wednesday, and posing for photos on a narrow street outside an Absolute MMA gym is Australian hip-hop royalty Hilltop Hoods (much taller than you’d expect), and MMA royalty Alexander “Volk”...
Australia: Ensuring Ethical Governance of AI in Health Research
OpenGov Asia
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July 31, 2025
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is leading a national initiative that aims to address the growing ethical complexities surrounding AI in health research. Backed by AU$2.25 million in funding, the project responds to urgent challenges faced by...
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...
Why Australia cannot breathe easy on Trump’s tariffs
Financial Review
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August 1, 2025
Washington | Australian officials can afford a brief sigh of relief, having avoided the worst of Donald Trump’s second round of retaliatory levies. But the US president’s increasing willingness to use tariffs as a weapon of diplomacy means they...
Queensland Government delivers safer roads for Bundaberg
The National Tribune
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August 1, 2025
The Crisafulli Government is delivering improved road safety for Bundaberg, announcing critical upgrades to the Bundaberg Ring Road and Telegraph Road intersection. Works include installing traffic signals, upgrading lighting and signage and...
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 –...
Thunes and EzyRemit Partner to Enhance Global Money Transfers
Fintech Review
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July 31, 2025
Thunes, dubbed the “Smart Superhighway” for global money movement, has unveiled a strategic alliance with EzyRemit, a leading digital money transfer operator. The goal of this partnership is to simplify cross-border payments for overseas...
Trump holds Australian tariffs at 10pc, lifts Brazil to 50pc
Beef Central
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August 1, 2025
UNITED States president Donald Trump has adjusted his much-anticipated tariff schedule, with tariffs on Australian beef set to stay on 10pc while one of Australia’s biggest competitors is looking at 50pc. President Trump earlier in the week...
Sorry America, but it's not Australia's fault that your healthcare system is failing you | John Quiggin
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
If I were president of the United States, I would certainly be concerned about the cost and performance of the country’s healthcare system. The grim statistics are well known. As of 2022, the US spent $12,555 per person on healthcare, almost twice...
Heart Foundation announces recipients of 2025 Active Australia Innovation Challenge
Australian Leisure
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The Heart Foundation, with support from the Australian Government, has announced eight recipients of this year's Active Australia Innovation Challenge (AAIC), with the winning projects showcasing the diversity of physical activities for many...
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...
Vietnam-Australia Centre helps strengthen policy, leadership links
Vietnam Pictorial
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August 1, 2025
The 6th meeting of the Vietnam-Australia Centre (VAC) Steering Committee was held in Hanoi on July 31, to review past activities and discuss future directions. Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA) The 6th meeting of the Vietnam-Australia...