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Kangaroo surprises racegoers by leaping onto horse track mid-race in Warren New South Wales during dramatic opening event
TDPel Media
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June 2, 2025
You go to the races expecting to see horses, maybe place a bet or two, cheer for your pick—and then a kangaroo hops onto the track. Yes, that actually happened on Monday at a race meet in Warren, a quiet town in western New South Wales. What began...
Kiwis return from assisting with New South Wales floods
Times Online
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June 2, 2025
The Fire and Emergency New Zealand contingent deployed to New South Wales consisted of community liaison officers and two jurisdiction liaisons. Photo supplied Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed back its specialist team from their...
Kiwis Return From Assisting With The New South Wales Floods
Scoop
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(Photo/Supplied) Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed back its specialist team from their deployment to New South Wales. The contingent of four Community Liaison Officers and two Jurisdiction Liaison have been operating mainly in the...
Freezing cold front set to blow into Queensland
Sky News Australia
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June 2, 2025
Chilly winter temperatures hitting the east coast of Australia this week are expected to be felt as far north as Queensland, with snow not off the cards for the mainland alpine region. The town of Roma could see on overnight low on Thursday of 1C...
Taxpayer-funded review of drug testing in Queensland may not be released
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
The Queensland government is refusing to say if it will publicly release an independent taxpayer-funded evaluation of the state's now-axed drug checking sites. The former Labor administration commissioned the University of Queensland (UQ) to...
Australia news LIVE: ‘Part-time parliament’ to sit for fewest days in 20 years; Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson returns to witness stand
WAtoday
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June 2, 2025
More than 2300 business websites, including dozens in Australia, have been compromised and used to steal consumers’ information as part of a year-long, “highly orchestrated phishing campaign”, a security firm warns. Almost 80 small and...
Australia must process, not just dig, its critical minerals
The Strategist
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June 2, 2025
The future of Australia’s critical minerals sector will test our commitment to sovereign capability, regional development and supply chain resilience. Despite billions in investment announcements and a growing list of international critical...
Filipino woman changes the game for Australia's 'exploited' offshore workers
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
A woman in the Philippines who scored a surprise win against an Australian business in the Fair Work Commission has blazed a trail for potential legal claims — including class actions — by offshore workers, lawyers say. Joanna Pascua, who was...
The West Australian Pulse: Charley-Marie Travia wraps up ‘toxic culture’ of ballet in moving work, Stored Away
PerthNow
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June 2, 2025
The intense demands and “toxic culture” surrounding ballet forced Charley-Marie Travia to quit the sport she loved from age 3 to 17. The Iona Presentation College graduate turned her experience into Stored Away, a series of photorealistic oil...
6 Australian suburbs with the best rental yields
Real Estate Business
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June 2, 2025
A number of suburbs across the nation have emerged as robust markets for property investors, balancing high rental returns with strong growth potential.Hotspotting’s latest National Top 10 Positive Cash Flow Hotspots report has revealed the top...
Direct to satellite text messaging service gets first Australian users
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
There is hope an Australia-first service using satellites to deliver text messages anywhere in the country will be expanded to become a game changer for Australians living in mobile black spots. Telstra has launched a mobile-to-satellite service...
Australia Broadcasters Unite for Nautel Transmitter Upgrade
Radio World
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June 2, 2025
Four FM stations serving Geelong join forces with the NV5-LT From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: In Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, Grant Broadcasters and local community broadcasters have upgraded four stations with Nautel NV5-LT...
Australia’s brave to reunite in Mildura
Sunraysia Daily
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June 3, 2025
MEMBERS of the Australian Bravery Association will reunite in Mildura this weekend for an annual three-day event. All recipients of Australia and Imperial honours or awards for bravery and gallantry, people who have placed themselves in jeopardy...
Exploring Ballarat: A Guide to Victoria’s Gold Rush Gem
The Good Men Project - California
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June 2, 2025
— Just 110 km northwest of Melbourne, Ballarat, Victoria’s third-largest city, beckons with a captivating blend of gold rush history, vibrant culture, and natural splendor. A short trip from Melbourne, this Goldfields gem offers an authentic...
Australia's two-time World Cup champion Maxwell quits ODIs
Gulf Today
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June 2, 2025
Two-time World Cup champion Glenn Maxwell is retiring from One-Day Internationals (ODIs) cricket in a bid to play a role in Australia's push for a Twenty20 world title next year. Maxwell has retired from ODI to focus on next year's T20 World Cup,...
Australia’s Victoria passes gambling reform bill, delays trial of carded play system
Yogonet International
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June 2, 2025
Victoria has passed legislation introducing a mandatory pre-commitment system for electronic gaming machines, but a planned trial of the new carded play system has been postponed, the state government said. The Gambling Legislation Amendment...
Ancient Rock Art Site in Australia Under Threat After Government Extends Life of Nearby Gas Mega-Plant
Art in America
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June 2, 2025
The Australian government recently extended the life of a liquified natural gas project near a 50,000-year-old rock art site in a remote area of the country, prompting an archaeologist to raise alarms about additional environmental damage. On May...
Australia's Coriole Music Festival Appoints New Artistic Director
The Violin Channel
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June 2, 2025
The McLaren Vale Music Festival Association (MVMFA) has announced that the violinist Kate Suthers, concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, will serve as the new Artistic Director of the Coriole Music Festival in South Australia. Suthers...
Hamish McLellan Heads Home for Australian Trials Next Week
BVM Sports
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June 2, 2025
DENVER - University of Denver rising sophomore Hamish McLellan will head home to Australia next week for the 2025 Australian Swimming Trials from June 9-14 at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre. The meet is a selection meet for the Australian...
Zara Tindall's Australia plans unclear as Mike confirms trip
The News International
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Zara Tindall might not join her husband, Mike Tindall on his upcoming trip to Australia. The beloved royal couple, who tied the knot married in 2011, have fond memories of their first meeting, which took place at a bar in Sydney back in 2003....