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Aus renters beg landlords for one thing – cheaper bills
realestate.com.au
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July 15, 2025
Australian renters are feeling the pinch of rising living costs, but new research reveals a potential solution: energy-efficient homes. A report by REA Group and Origin, the PropTrack Origin Renter Reality Report, shows a significant number of...
Australian supermarket chicken nuggets taste test: from ‘mushy’ to ‘super good’
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
What makes a good chicken nugget? Ahead of this taste test, I put a call-out on Instagram asking this question. Dozens of messages essentially said the same thing: real chicken flavour, evenly textured meat and a crisp exterior. Though a handful...
Why A Sinking Tiny South Pacific Nation Wants An Australian Climate Change Visa
News18
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July 11, 2025
Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 22:00 IST Under the Falepili Union Treaty, 280 Tuvaluans will be chosen every year through a secret ballot to move to Australia. Tuvalu, one of the world’s smallest countries, consists of nine tiny coral islands...
Australia's climate visa: A model for sinking islands?
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
In the tiny South Pacific nation of just over 10,000 people, one in three citizens has already entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Tuvalu is classified as being extremely...
Australian rate cuts may trail other countries: Bullock
Azzet
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July 8, 2025
Australian interest rates may not fall as much as in other countries, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said. Addressing a news conference after the surprise decision to keep the official cash interest rate on hold at 3.85%, the...
Liontown opens Kathleen Valley lithium operation in Australia
Mining Technology
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July 11, 2025
Australia-based battery minerals provider Liontown Resources has officially opened its Kathleen Valley lithium project, the country’s first underground lithium mine. Liontown aims to achieve full underground mining operations at the project by...
World News | German Tourist Found Alive 12 Days After She Was Lost in Australian Outback
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Melbourne, Jul 11 (AP) German tourist Carolina Wilga was found alive in Australia's remote Outback on Friday, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered, police said. The last known sighting of the 26-year-old...
Australia's biggest peanut supplier set to shut down
Port Macquarie News
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July 9, 2025
About 150 employees at the Peanut Company of Australia's Kingaroy and Tolga facilities in Queensland will be offered redundancies, support services and other opportunities where possible, Bega Group said on Wednesday.
The most active crypto ATM users were scam victims, Australia police warns
Cryptopolitan
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July 11, 2025
Tasmania Police contacted 15 of the top crypto ATM users in the area to discover that they all fell victim to scams. The investigation found no legitimate activity among the highest-volume users statewide. Combined losses reached $2.5 million,...
Australia-backed infrastructure projects foster development
Solomon Star
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July 9, 2025
The official opening of the newly refurbished Gizo Police Station and upgraded Gizo Provincial Boat Facility on Tuesday marks a major milestone in strengthening security, creating jobs, and fostering development in the Western Province. The...
Australian childcare operator to install CCTV after abuse claims
BBC
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One of Australia's largest private childcare operators will speed up the rollout of CCTV across more than 400 centres, days after child sex abuse allegations against an employee emerged. G8 Education will also let parents and carers choose who can...
Australia's Telstra to axe 550 roles in enterprise business overhaul
Yahoo Finance
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(Reuters) -Telstra Group, Australia's top telecom operator, said on Wednesday that it plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing overhaul of its enterprise business and structural changes across other parts of the organisation. The 550...
Australian scientists pioneer green method for lithium extraction
Xinhua News Agency
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CANBERRA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have developed an eco-friendly technique to extract valuable materials, such as lithium for batteries, from brine deposits. Unlike conventional methods that use electricity and expensive...
Australia Building Permits Climb 3.2% On Month In May
RTTNews
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July 9, 2025
The total number of building permits issued in Australia was up a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent on month in May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - coming in at 15,212. That was in line with expectations following the 4.1...
Former Hull FC man and NRL assistant interested in Castleford Tigers job
Love Rugby League
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July 11, 2025
Former Hull FC and Salford Red Devils star Daniel Holdsworth is among the candidates from Australia who is interested in becoming Castleford Tigers’ next head coach. Holdsworth is currently working in the NRL as part of the coaching staff at...
Australian central bank declines to cut interest rates, citing global uncertainty
World Socialist Web Site
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July 9, 2025
In a split decision, by a vote of six to three, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) yesterday decided to keep its interest cash rate unchanged at the high level of 3.85 percent, thus denting the claims of the Albanese Labor government to have...
Apprenticeship reforms should focus on employers' economic reality – Ai Group
Human Resources Director Australia
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Trade contracts went down by 2.9%, while non-trade contracts went down by 19.1%, the NCVER data showed. "Australia's apprenticeship and traineeship system is not producing enough skilled people to meet current needs, let alone the skills we need...
Queensland Government Fund Next Wave in Marine Jobs
Mysailing
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July 11, 2025
The Boating Industry Association Ltd have announced a significant funding agreement with the Queensland Government to deliver a major boost to the Marine Jobs program across the Sunshine State. BIA CEO Andrew Fielding said this milestone funding...
Sonny Bill Williams vs Paul Gallen: Assessing the best verbal jabs ahead of fight between NRL greats
The New Zealand Herald
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July 15, 2025
Honourable mention Taking a page out of the Ricky Stuart playbook “You are a weak-gutted dog, an absolute mutt.” - Gallen Nearly three years since Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart labelled then-Penrith Panthers utility Jaeman Salmon a...
Trump 2.0 is upending US ties. De-coupling may be hard – de-risking is necessary
The Indian Express
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July 16, 2025
Sections of the Indian foreign policy community feel “betrayed” by the Donald Trump administration, which has found unexpected affection for Rawalpindi, raised a host of tough demands on trade, and threatened additional tariffs on India because of...