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Bassett Furniture, Gregory Commercial Furniture and Workstations collapses into voluntary administration
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
A Sydney furniture firm has collapsed into administration, locked out of its site and unable to deliver $500,000 in orders. Customers of Inventis furniture brands may be left in limbo after five companies, including Bassett Furniture, Gregory...
Australia’s independence and national interest
The Age
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July 10, 2025
On the flipside Being an old Northcote boy, ex Herbert Street, I applaud the residents for refusing Macca’s push for a store in their suburb. Here’s a chance to boycott the US, so I hope you succeed. John Cain, McCrae Broken care system When...
K17.7 million project launched to boost labour governance in PNG
NBC PNG
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Workers in the construction site. (Image: Supplied) A total of K17.7 million has been committed to Papua New Guinea to implement a comprehensive, multi-faceted strategy aimed at improving labour governance, legal reforms, social protections, and...
Oops. Did the Reserve Bank get that last rate decision wrong?
WAtoday
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July 17, 2025
The Reserve Bank was not pencilling in a rise to that level this soon and was expecting the June number to come in at 4.2 per cent. Last week while releasing its rate decision, the Reserve Bank said, “various indicators suggest that labour market...
Yen slides as tariff, election concerns weigh
Dunya News
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen slid on Thursday as concerns mounted over a pivotal election in Japan and a still elusive trade deal with the U.S. to avoid a punishing rise in tariffs. Japan's currency traded near a one-year low against the euro as...
Australian Dollar Remains Stronger As US Dollar Weakens Amid Renewed Tariff Concerns
myMotherLode - California
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 11:35 PM EDT Image Source: Unsplash The Australian Dollar receives support from the cautious tone surrounding RBA’s policy outlook. RBA’s Bullock stated that elevated unit labor costs and weak productivity could drive...
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The three key areas the Lions will have to be immaculate in to beat Australia… and I've changed my mind about the back-row trio in my starting XV
Daily Mail
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July 12, 2025
In my coaching career, I used to remind my teams of what I saw as the three rugby basics. By that, I meant the non-negotiables, the parts of the game we have to get right - our safety net to success. They can vary from match to match but for the...
Australians told to hold off filing tax too early as billions spent before returns are paid
Sky News Australia
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July 10, 2025
Australians are spending more than $1.5 billion from their expected tax refunds before they have been paid into their bank accounts, new research has revealed. New figures have emerged showing Australians are spending the refunds or expecting...
Australians just learnt a lesson about the pitfalls of following the herd
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 10, 2025
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers chimed in with a comment laced with frustration when he said: “It’s not the result millions of Australians were hoping for or what the market was expecting.” This decision didn’t win Bullock any friends other than...
Matsa Resources gold mine ticks off operational milestone
Mining Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Matsa Resources’ Devon Pit gold mine in Western Australia is now fully operational, with haulage to FMR Investments’ processing plant expected to start in late July. Blue Cap Mining, Devon Pit’s mining contractor, began mining ore from the site on...
The Taste of Longing: A novelistic biography of WW II PoW Ethel Mulvany
Legion Magazine
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July 16, 2025
The award winning book, The Taste of Longing by Suzanne Evans, has been optioned by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Noura Kevorkian. [BTLBooks] “I wrongly thought the last thing you would want to think about,” admits author Suzanne Evans, “is food...
Australian Public Service Gets Blueprint for Secure AI Adoption
Image and Data Manager
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July 10, 2025
The Australian Public Service (APS) has been provided with a comprehensive roadmap for securely adopting Microsoft 365 Copilot, following the conclusion of a six-month government trial that demonstrated significant productivity gains from AI...
The biggest myth about the trending ‘Cortisol Cocktail’
The Age
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July 16, 2025
What is cortisol, and should I be worried about it? “In general, people don’t need to worry about their cortisol levels at all,” Cheung says. Loading “We don’t need to worry about regulating cortisol ... It’s regulated by the adrenal glands. And...
Australian mining company Santana Minerals buys Otago land for $25 million
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring. Photo: Supplied An Australian mining company believes it has struck gold on a Central Otago livestock station, buying it for $25 million and promising to employ hundreds of people. Santana Minerals -...
Jobs galore as Americans bring clock-watching culture to Goulburn
About Regional
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July 10, 2025
Skilled with 110-word Pitman’s shorthand, touch typing, invoicing and payroll skills, Barbara Todkill enjoyed a fabulous career in Goulburn from the 1940s to 1990s. Photo: Todkill family collection. In the early decades after World War II Goulburn...
Australia’s PALM touches thousands here
The Islandsun
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July 10, 2025
BY INDY MAEALASIA WITH 10,000 Solomon Islanders already part of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, Australia’s High Commissioner Rod Hilton says the scheme’s legacy lies in the lives changed and communities that have been...
Australia lights up Gizo Street with solar power
The Islandsun
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July 10, 2025
BY BEN BILUA Gizo Australia’s Department of Defence (ADD) has installed 40 solar-powered streetlights in Gizo, the capital of Western Province under its Community Solar Lighting Program. The solar lights, officially handed over to the Gizo Police...
Australian marketers report sharp rise in confidence in 2025
Mumbrella
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July 9, 2025
71% of Australian marketers are optimistic about the year ahead, driven by clearer AI use and stabilising budgets, according to Sonar Group’s 2025 Benchmarking Report. The announcement: Australian marketers have reported a huge surge in confidence...
The little-known link between silver and gold stocks
Fat Tail Daily
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July 17, 2025
Silver just broke out to a 13-year high. Many now want to invest in silver stocks. But there are few to choose from. Here’s a better way... Gold has delivered stellar performance in the last ten years. It tripled during this period, and more than...
Mushroom killer
The Spectator Australia
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July 16, 2025
So, Erin Patterson was found guilty, just like I predicted. If only the great state of Victoria had listened, they could have saved all that taxpayer money on a lengthy trial and avoided the media circus outside the Latrobe Valley Law Courts. For...