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Henry Jom
Legal Challenge to Melbourne Public Housing Demolition Dismissed by Supreme Court
‘So for us now, it will be a case of reframing our arguments somewhat,’ lawyers acting for the residents said.
May 03, 2024
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Henry Jom
10 hours
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Asia & Pacific
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Rex Widerstrom
Winston Peters Responds to China Defamation Threat
A war of words has erupted between a former Australian foreign minister and New Zealand’s deputy prime minister about AUKUS.
May 03, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
11 hours
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Court Upholds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for WA Police, Disciplinary Action to Follow
This follows the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal against the vaccine mandate.
May 03, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
12 hours
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
‘Billboard Chris’ and X to Appeal Order to Remove Post Criticising Trans Activist
Australia’s internet regulator ordered X to remove a post critical of the WHO appointing a trans-activist to an expert panel.
May 03, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
12 hours
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Australia News
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Henry Jom
Australian Census Will Stop Collecting Data on ‘Ethnicity’ Citing ‘Significant Issues’
‘The testing showed that the public is unlikely to have a consistent understanding of what ethnic identity is,’ the ABS said.
May 02, 2024
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Henry Jom
14 hours
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Monica O’Shea
State MP Presents Motion to Stop ‘Relentless’ Banking Branch Closures
Major banks have been steadily closing branches across Australia citing the popularity of online digital services.
May 02, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
16 hours
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Asia & Pacific
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Jim Birchall
NZ Prepping to Sue Canada Over Dairy Trade Access
NZ claims Canada is blocking exporters and has not upheld an independent panel ruling from September 2023.
May 02, 2024
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Jim Birchall
17 hours
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Celene Ignacio
Australian Plant-Based Meat Sales Surge 47 Percent Between 2020 and 2023
Yet retail sales were slow due to ‘expectations around taste’ and the ‘higher price point’ of plant-based products.
May 02, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
17 hours
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Viewpoints
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Colleen Harkin
Opinion: Apparently, Mathematics Can Be 'Racist'
The allegation that maths is racist and therefore needs to be ‘decolonised’ is not unique to ANU.
May 02, 2024
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Colleen Harkin
22 hours
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Australia News
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Rebecca Zhu
City Council Votes Down Motion to Support Persecuted Faith Group
‘They have been denied their rights and liberties and been subjected to illegal organ harvesting,’ the councillor said.
May 02, 2024
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Rebecca Zhu
May 02
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Deadline Looms as Major Bank Gears up for Cashless Transition
The investment bank is phasing out all cash and cheque services in 2024.
May 02, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
May 02
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Viewpoints
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Nicole James
Opinion: Who Needs Free Speech When You Can Have ‘Safe Speech?’
Eight reasons why the muzzle of moderation trumps the megaphone of freedom.
May 02, 2024
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Nicole James
May 02
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Asia & Pacific
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Rex Widerstrom
New Solomons PM Emerges, But Questions Remain Over CCP Ties
Jeremiah Manele was the foreign minister of the Pacific Island and was involved in tightening ties with the CCP.
May 02, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 02
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Australia News
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Celene Ignacio
Virgin Australia Could Soon Sell Tickets for Air New Zealand Trans-Tasman Flights
The codeshare agreement will allow Virgin Australia passengers to access an unlimited number of seats on Air New Zealand, subject to availability.
May 02, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
May 02
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Asia & Pacific
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Rex Widerstrom
Former Foreign Minister to Sue NZ Minister for Defamation
Bob Carr says he will sue Winston Peters over remarks he made on radio in a dispute over AUKUS.
May 02, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 02
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Jim Birchall
Queensland Extends Police Metal Detector Trial
Jack’s Law, is named after the 2019 stabbing death of 17-year-old Jack Beasley and equips police with wands to detect knives in high-crime areas.
May 02, 2024
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Jim Birchall
May 02
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Queensland Premier Doles out Coal-Funded $1,000 for Energy Bills
The coal-royalty funded handout comes less than 6 months before the Queensland state election.
May 01, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
May 01
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Major Bank Promises Not to Close Anymore Regional Branches Until 2027
Westpac will instead invest more than $150 million in the branch network in the next two years.
May 01, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
May 01
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Australia News
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Jim Birchall
Solar Tech Conference Attendees Walk out on Opposition Energy Spokesman
Mr. O'Brien argued renewables and battery storage technology was experimental and would not generate the energy capacity the country needs endangering the grid.
May 01, 2024
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Jim Birchall
May 01
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Australian Politics News
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Rex Widerstrom
Think Tank Questions Government’s Near $1 Billion Bet on Quantum Computer
The Commonwealth and Queensland governments have commited almost a billion dollars to quantum computing start-up PsiQuantum.
May 01, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 01
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