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Telstra Group to lay off 550 employees
ETHRWorld Southeast Asia
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July 11, 2025
Telstra Group, an Australian telecom provider, has announced plans to lay off 550 employees as part of its continued restructuring of the enterprise division and internal process improvements across the organisation. The job cuts represent less...
The lights have stayed on in Australia, even as more wind and solar is added to the grid
Renew Economy
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July 11, 2025
Australia’s grid continues to demonstrate that rapid growth of renewable energy does not mean a guaranteed drumbeat of blackouts, or unmanageable system costs. This has been obvious to many of us for a long time, but it bears repeating, given the...
Border protection jobs at Newcastle airport
Coast Community News
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July 10, 2025
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is looking for locals who believe they have what it takes to join the nation’s border protection and customs service on a casual basis, as the agency prepares for international flights to commence later this year...
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.
Sports News | Italian Soccer League Hopes to Stage Serie A Match in Australia
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Rome, Jul 11 (AP) An Italian league match between two teams located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart could be held in Australia next year. The Italian soccer federation announced on Thursday that a plan is in motion to play the Serie A match...
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...
Integrity Sampling Leads The Way In Managing Prescribed Medication In Australian Workplaces
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) As the use of prescribed medications that can potentially affect people's ability to work safely rises, Integrity Sampling urges employers to review policies, educate staff, and ensure safety remains the priority. Legal...
Polestar Australia ready to sell NVES credits, but some brands are off the table on principle
Drive
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July 11, 2025
Electric car brand Polestar will be selective with who it does business with when selling NVES credits. Polestar Australia will look to sell NVES credits to other brands when the NVES CO2 bills start flooding in. However, the Sino-Swedish...
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...
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...
Remote resort jobs changing lives of Indigenous workers
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
Cameron Victor is "shaking a little" as he strums his guitar for customers dining at a resort in far northern Western Australia. Today he's on stage, but on any other day you can find him in the kitchen, prepping food and washing dishes. "The show...
“A wine for the ages”: Tassie Pinot crowned Australia’s best
Winetitles Media
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July 11, 2025
Julian Langworthly led a team of 26 industry experts during judging. Image courtesy The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) Bream Creek Vineyard has made a spectacular sweep at the 2025 Royal Queensland...
Joann bankruptcy takes down another company with 1,400 jobs at risk
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
By ALICE WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:33 EDT, 10 July 2025 | Updated: 19:59 EDT, 10 July 2025 Advertisement The collapse of beloved crafts store Joann has pushed one of its major suppliers into bankruptcy. The gift-wrap maker Design...
The Silent Revolution: How Bäny Garang Malwal Jok’s Administration Transformed Twic East Leadership in Queensland, Australia (Part 2)
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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July 10, 2025
A Comparative Analysis of TECAQ and TECAA Leadership Through the Lens of Payam, Wut, and Dhien Representation (2009–2025) Abstract: This study was commissioned by Agwer Ajang-Warken Bior, former Secretary General of TECAQ under the government of...
The remarkable rise of a Sydney deputy mayor to a plum Trump job
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 11, 2025
Adams’ first foray into politics came when he was elected to Ashfield Council in 2004 on the Liberal Party ticket, before being appointed Australia’s youngest deputy mayor the following year. The then-Ashfield councillor Nick Adams at the...
AI is already taking jobs. And it’s not where you’d think
Financial Review
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July 11, 2025
Jul 11, 2025 – 2.11pm Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Login Zoe Ogden had worked for IBM for 26 years, most recently in the...
Australian retail faces a perfect storm of economic and political pressures
Inside Retail Asia
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July 9, 2025
year in which the headwinds are getting stronger even as retailing has yet to really recover from the sluggish sales in the years before Covid-19 or the pandemic itself. The headwinds include the potentially adverse impacts of US President Donald...