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Hundreds of families across south-eastern New South Wales will soon gain greater access to high-quality, fee-free early childhood education
The Sector
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July 1, 2025
The NSW Government has awarded contracts for new preschools at Boorowa Central School, Moss Vale Public School, Queanbeyan East Public School and Queanbeyan South Public School. Once operational, the services will offer places for up to 320...
'The Wild West': The Northern Territory's Cracker Night in pictures
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
It happens just once a year, for five loud, chaotic hours — and only in one rebellious corner of the country. On the evening of July 1, the Northern Territory once again lit up in a flurry of bangs, smoke and unregulated explosives as thousands of...
Australia: NSW Labor budget cuts spending but boosts property developers
World Socialist Web Site
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July 2, 2025
Last week’s third budget handed down by the Labor government in New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, features more huge handouts to the billionaire property developers who are profiting from Australia’s housing affordability...
Australia's Emus advance with statement win over France
PerthNow
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July 2, 2025
Australia have made a statement in their bid to end a decades-long medal drought at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup with a dominant 71-63 win over France. Jacob Furphy and Roman Siulepa scored 19 points each for the Emus, who committed 20 turnovers...
Australia echoes global demand for Russia to pay for MH17 flight downing
PerthNow
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July 1, 2025
Australia has joined the UN’s aviation watchdog in demanding Russia negotiate reparations for the downing of MH17. More than a decade has passed since the Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people...
Australian Hobie Cat Nationals entries rolling in
Sail-World
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July 1, 2025
by Susan Ghent 1 Jul 14:15 PDT 27 December 2025 - 5 January 2026 There is excitement in the air for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. To be held in Busselton in the South West of Western Australia...
Australian health workers voice outrage over Gaza catastrophe
World Socialist Web Site
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July 2, 2025
Health workers at Sydney mass protest against Gaza genocide, February 11, 2024.Over the past month, more than 2,000 health care workers from across Australia have signed an open letter to express their horror at the intensifying Gaza genocide and...
Australia's Qantas confirms cyber incident at contact centre, customer data exposed
Channel News Asia
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July 1, 2025
Australia's Qantas Airways confirmed the occurrence of a cyber incident at one of its contact centres on Wednesday, impacting customer data. The company said the breach occurred when a cybercriminal targeted a call centre and accessed a...
Australia’s Agentic AI Surge Signals a New Era in Digital Decision-Making
WhaTech
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July 1, 2025
Australia’s artificial intelligence evolution has entered a new phase — and it’s moving fast. A new report by Adobe has revealed that agentic AI usage in the country has skyrocketed by 50% in just three months. In its latest research, From...
Australia's Qantas confirms cyber incident at one of its contact centres
Channel News Asia
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July 1, 2025
Australia's Qantas Airways confirmed on Wednesday a cyber incident at one of its contact centres, impacting customer data. The company said the breach occurred when a cybercriminal targeted a call centre and accessed a third-party customer...
Australian airline Qantas reveals data theft impacting six million customers
The Register
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Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen. “On Monday [June 30], we detected unusual activity on a third party platform used by a Qantas airline...
Australia Test victory
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 2, 2025
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood in action against South Africa during the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Britain on June 11, 2025. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Josh Hazlewood dismantled the West Indies’...
Australian retail sales edge up 0.2pc in May but miss analyst forecasts
The West Australian
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July 2, 2025
Australian retail sales rose less than expected in May, with a rare drop in food spending offsetting gains recorded in clothing and department stores. The 0.2 per cent lift in May was weaker than the 0.4 per cent rise analysts were looking for....
Queensland police offer $500k reward over 1987 cold case murder
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
Queensland police are offering a $500,000 reward for information into the cold case murder of Bundaberg taxi driver Bryan Hodgkinson. Live Moment Live updates, reactions and contributions from ABC readers. 2m agoWed 2 Jul 2025 at 12:02am Police...
Australian manufacturer losing ‘tens of millions a month’ begs for govt handout
Sky News Australia
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July 2, 2025
The CEO of a major Australian manufacturer has begged various state and federal governments for a handout as losses mount to "tens of million a month" while China allegedly distorts the market. Metal processor Nyrstar Australia has struggled with...
Australian airline Qantas says hit by ‘significant’ cyberattack
Manila Standard
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July 2, 2025
Sydney, Australia—Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a “significant” cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers. Qantas said hackers had targeted one of its...
Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions live streams: How to watch Wednesday’s tour match
Rugby World
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July 1, 2025
Shouldn’t you be at work? This guide explains how to watch Queensland Reds v the British & Irish Lions online and on TV this Wednesday, though you may have to clear this one with your boss… – Date: Wednesday 2 July, 2025 – Kick-off time: 8.00pm...
Australians Reuse Passwords and Don't Trust AI Agents: New Okta Research Reveals a Digital Trust Deficit
iTWire
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July 1, 2025
GUEST RESEARCH: Australians are continuing to expose themselves to avoidable cyber risks, with poor password practices and deepening distrust of AI agents creating new challenges for digital security and experience, according to new research from...
Australia has been crowned the best outdoor destination in the world
Nine
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July 1, 2025
When thinking of Australia, many holidaymakers instantly dream about tropical beaches, unique reefs, and the isolated outback. And now it's official. The nation has been named the best outdoor destination in the world, according to a new study....
Australia’s Qantas says 6 million customer accounts exposed in cyber hack
SRN News
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July 1, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Byron Kaye and Shivangi Lahiri (Reuters) -A cyber hacker broke into a database containing the personal information of millions of customers, Qantas said, in Australia’s biggest breach in years and a setback for an airline...