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Voyages celebrates with young Indigenous Australians after Training Academy graduations
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia celebrated a major milestone for the National Indigenous Training Academy (NITA), with 28 young Indigenous Australians graduating from the program at Ayers Rock Resort over the weekend – bringing the total...
Nominations now open for 5-Star Employers of Choice 2026
This highly anticipated report recognises organisations across Australia and New Zealand that are setting the standard for workplace excellence. Companies with at least 10 employees are invited to put themselves forward by completing a short entry...
'Answer is yes': Dew wants head coach job, but not yet
Port Adelaide's new senior assistant coach Stuart Dew still harbours desire to land another head coaching gig. But Dew says he hasn't returned to Port to further his ambitions, but to help Josh Carr remodel the Power. "Short answer is yes," Dew...
Backing Australian companies to expand into Southeast Asia
Prime Minister The Albanese Government has today announced two milestone investments to boost Australia’s economic engagement with Southeast Asia, supporting new opportunities for Australian investors and businesses. The Government will invest...
BREAKING: Ex-Virgin CEO takes top Fiji Airways job
Fiji Airways has announced Paul Scurrah as the incoming managing director and chief executive officer of Fiji Airways, effective 1 November 2025. Scurrah brings to the role more than two decades of executive experience across aviation, transport,...
Australian Prime Minister Doorstop – Kuala Lumpur
Prime Minister It’s wonderful to be here in Malaysia and to receive such a very warm welcome. We are now in the fastest growing region in the world in human history. What that represents is opportunities for economic growth in Australia, creation...
Australia: Don’t make the same mistakes in Gaza
If the ceasefire in Gaza holds, world leaders will quickly pivot to the question of Gaza’s future. If they are serious about preventing the next instalment of Gaza’s wars, it’s essential that they don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. Already, a...
General : Australia Eyes AU$20 Bln Investment Opportunities In Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Australia has identified an AU$20 billion (AU$1 = RM2.76) investment pipeline across Southeast Asia as Canberra moves into a new phase of its regional economic cooperation, signalling a stronger commitment toward...
The ACT is 'bottom of the table' on unemployment nationally: economic report
"The economic performances of Australian states and territories are being supported by a combination of slowing inflation, a reduction in borrowing costs, rising real wages, increasing home prices, robust government spending, a pickup in housing...
Great Barrier Reef valued at $95bn and supports 77,000 jobs, report finds
Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water Senator The Hon Nita Green, Assistant Minister for Tourism and Northern Australia Matt Smith MP, Member for Leichhardt Source &...
Cloudflare names Pat Breen Area Vice President for Australia NZ
Cloudflare has appointed Pat Breen as Area Vice President for Australia and New Zealand. Breen joins Cloudflare with more than 25 years of experience in sales and pre-sales roles, having previously led teams at global technology companies in the...
Australia acted on own intel, Burke says, as Israel names alleged Iranian attack plotter
Home affairs minister Tony Burke has said the Australian government acted on its own intelligence assessments, as Israel's intelligence agency named an alleged Iranian official behind antisemitic attacks in Australia. Mossad and the office of...
News Australia Debuts Campaign Uniting Consumers & Businesses To Build A Better Aussie Future
News Australia has launched ‘Back Australia: It’s Good For All Of Us’, a national campaign to unite consumers and businesses to build a better future for Australia. Through authentic and compelling storytelling, Back Australia will empower...
$300,000 TAFE Investment Ensures More Sparkies On Job
Investment expands North Metropolitan TAFE’s Capstone testing capacity to deliver more licensed electricians $300,000 investment follows $51.1 million to create Construction Skills Innovation Hub at Balga campus Electrical trades qualifications...
Team Samoa Wrestling Makes Waves at Australian International Super Series
Team Samoa Wrestling has made waves at the Australian International Super Series Tournament in Sydney Australia, coming away with an outstanding overall result of three gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. Shane Palemia won one...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to make Australia a strong manufacturing nation again
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to make Australia a manufacturing powerhouse again amid warnings from business leaders that local industry is “dying” and calls for a new tzar to slash red tape across every level of government. The move...
5 charts that show how young Australians are getting screwed
Australia is becoming increasingly unequal. The story is unmissably generational: young Australians today face a tougher reality than their parents and grandparents. Despite having greater access to education and information, they are more...
Cloudflare Appoints Pat Breen as Vice President, Australia & New Zealand
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: With over 120 employees, the company continues to expand its presence in the region Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced the appointment of Pat Breen as Area Vice President,...
Leadership paralysis is crippling Australian enterprises
GUEST OPINION: The explosion of AI adoption in recent years is impossible to ignore. A recent study commissioned by Tech Council of Australia reveals 84% of Australian office workers are using AI at work. Despite the extensive use of AI tools,...
Why Australia’s small businesses are suddenly being told “no” by banks
Across Australia, banks are tightening their grip on small business lending as credit appetite shrinks and risk models shift. Kim Woodward, director of Woodward Finance. Source: SmartCompany via Canva and supplied It’s happening quietly, and most...