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Statement on Commonwealth environmental watering and non-urban water metering in New South Wales
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water The following can be attributed to Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Dr Simon Banks: The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) has temporarily paused all environmental watering...
Australia to develop national solar module reuse and recycling scheme
PV Tech
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August 18, 2025
New South Wales, which has earned praise across Australia’s renewables industry for developing a battery regulation legislation, will lead preliminary work on a regulatory impact statement with other jurisdictions. According to the New South Wales...
Australian Children’s Content Summit confirms powerhouse storytellers for ‘In Conversation’ line-up
Mumbrella
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August 17, 2025
Leah Purcell AM, Karissa Valencia and Kevin Lerdwichagul will headline this year’s Australian Children’s Content Summit. Two powerhouse storytellers and a global creative force in digital animation are set to headline ‘In Conversation’ sessions at...
Victoria Police launch manhunt after thief stole $1m red Ferrari and three other luxury cars
PerthNow
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August 18, 2025
Police are on the hunt for a brazen thief who broke into a home in Melbourne’s east and carefully stole four luxury cars. including a $1m red Ferrari, over three hours. Detectives have released an image of the Ferrari, which sports a distinctive...
Australian regulator sues Google over anti-competitive Search deals
Channel News Asia
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August 18, 2025
Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it has begun proceedings against Alphabet's Google over its past deals with telecom operators Telstra and Optus for the pre-installation of Google Search on Android mobile phones. Google has...
Australian College of Nursing upskilling nurses to care for older Australians
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Australian College of Nursing The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is proud to be one of five providers selected to upskill nurses in the latest round of the Federal Government’s Aged Care Transition to Practice (ACTTP) Program. The Royal...
Australia edge out China in nerve-shredding Fiba Asia Cup final to win third straight title
The Guardian
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August 17, 2025
Australia lifted the Asia Cup for the third time in a row after a magnificent, nerve-shredding and ultimately euphoric 90-89 victory over China at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. There could not have been a tighter finish, with China...
Australia’s Credit Card Fee Crackdown Threatens Points
Live and Let's Fly - California
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August 17, 2025
Australia is looking to curb credit card costs to help businesses but that comes at the cost of frequent flyer points and Qantas bottom line. A Push to Lower Costs for Businesses The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is moving to eliminate card...
Australia edge China for Asia Cup 'three-peat'
The Straits Times
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August 18, 2025
Australia landed a third straight Asia Cup title when China's Hu Mingxuan missed a three-point buzzer beater at the end of Sunday's final, leaving the Boomers to lift the trophy with a 90-89 victory at Jeddah's King Abdullah Sports City. Xavier...
Australia’s top environment groups call for greater input into Treasurer’s economic roundtable
The Laotian Times
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August 17, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Leaders from Australia’s environment sector have delivered a set of recommendations to the government ahead of its three-day economic roundtable this week. The recommendations followed an...
Australian Government delivering $21.5 million to strengthen aged care workforce
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Department of Health The Australian Government is backing our dedicated aged care workforce across Australia, investing $21.5 million in scholarships to help aged care workers and nurses progress in their careers. Workers in aged care deliver the...
Australia's East Air to enter scheduled market in mid-4Q25
Ch-Aviation
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August 18, 2025
East Air (Australia) (Cairns) has announced it would launch its first scheduled route, connecting Cairns with Hamilton Island, on November 3, 2025. While the flights will initially be onboard the carrier's existing fleet of Beech 1900Ds, East Air...
Australian Court Fines Qantas US$59 Million For Illegal Layoffs
International Business Times
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August 18, 2025
An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers' rights. Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said he...
Australia's Green wins first Champions title
ESPN Philippines
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August 18, 2025
CALGARY, Alberta -- Richard Green of Australia won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title, birdieing the par-5 18th hole for a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke victory. Green held off Ricardo Gonzalez, the Argentine...
Australia: UNSW Pioneers Smart, Safer CRISPR Gene Tech
OpenGov Asia
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August 17, 2025
A new advance in CRISPR technology from UNSW Sydney is pushing innovation in Australia’s global biotechnology fields. Researchers have developed a third-generation form of the smart, gene-editing tool that avoids cutting DNA altogether, instead...
Australian changes risk ‘driving misbehaviour underground’
University of Nottingham
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August 16, 2025
Changes to Australia’s international education rules risk fuelling unintended consequences by driving “bad actors” underground, industry figures fear. A recent increase to the country’s target quota for international students has highlighted the...
Australia edge out China to complete hat-trick
Gulf Daily News Online
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BASKETBALL – AUSTRALIA completed a three-peat after surviving a dramatic 90-89 victory over China in the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 final last night at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. Xavier Cooks led the way with a monster effort as the Boomers...
Australia To Push On With Plastics Pollution Measures
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water Australia is disappointed that agreement was not secured on a global plastics pollution treaty in Geneva. The Albanese Government will continue to take action to tackle the growth in plastics...
Australia survives China scare in thrilling Asia Cup final to complete 3-peat
Rappler
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August 18, 2025
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Xavier Cooks saves the best for last as Australia climbs out of a 15-point hole and overcomes a last-second China scare to capture its third...
Australia is one of the ‘largest contributors’ to effort in Ukraine
Sky News Australia
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August 18, 2025
Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Thistlethwaite says Australia has been one of the “largest contributors” to the effort in Ukraine. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined a call with European leaders to discuss the next steps in the...